Chapter 379: The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal
People were astonished, not knowing why the Red Dragon Daoist was so familiar with the ancient royal clans, but no one dwelled on it at the moment.
Once the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art was activated, it could rival the gods themselves. Every single hair on the Battle Saint Ape's body shimmered like lightning, blazing with brilliance, its fierce battle intent and terrifying killing aura surging like a tsunami.
"Boom!"
Its fiery golden eyes blazed as it unleashed a strike that dominated heaven and earth, its furry golden fist slamming directly into the massive blood-colored hand.
Nine layers of divine power surged forward one after another, each layer crashing into the next—nine strikes that shook the heavens, their might unparalleled!
Even someone as formidable as the Red Dragon Daoist wore a grave expression. On his massive hand, a red dragon raised its head, merging with the blood-colored hand. Dragon roars shook heaven and earth as it trembled incessantly, crimson radiance blinding all.
He had no choice but to do so, because the nine layers of divine power unleashed by the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art stacked upon each other, each layer more terrifying than the last. When the nine strikes merged into one, they could split heaven and earth.
"Boom!"
It was like shifting mountains and overturning seas, or a flood sweeping across the sky. Once the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art's world-shaking nine strikes were unleashed, they could only be described as stirring up storms and darkening heaven and earth.
If it were allowed to break free, not just the Heaven-Numbered Stone Garden, but the entire stone gambling establishment might not survive, reduced to ashes.
Such were the earth-shattering methods of the ancient Battle Saint Ape lineage!
The Great Power of the Ji Family, the Third Great Bandit of the Northern Domain, Xu Tianxiong, and the Imperial Uncle of the Great Xia Dynasty in the Central Province acted simultaneously, sealing off this space with intricate and profound Dao patterns to isolate the area.
Even so, everyone still felt a chilling dread. They could see the killing intent soaring into the sky within the arena, as if thousands of great rivers were rushing upward.
The Red Dragon Daoist firmly withstood the world-shaking nine strikes of the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art. His ancient Daoist robe rustled loudly, but he himself remained utterly unmoved.
"Thud," "thud," "thud"...
The Battle Saint Ape failed to shake its opponent. The golden fur all over its body dimmed. It staggered backward, each step cracking the ground with a terrifying fissure.
In midair, the blood-colored hand pressed down, slowly closing in, enveloping its entire body, accompanied by dragon roars.
The crowd erupted in uproar. The Red Dragon Daoist could indeed dominate the Eastern Wasteland—he might even subdue an ancient royal clan member. If he raised it, the holy lands would face immense trouble in the future.
The Battle Saint Ape growled low, its golden fur bristling. Two beams of golden light shot from its eyes, tearing open the void itself.
At this moment, time seemed to freeze, its flow imperceptible. The Battle Saint Ape reached out a hand and drew something from the void it had pierced.
Bright, crystalline, and silvery, like a gathering of stars, it was the strange source stone sealed with the divine maiden, now in the Battle Saint Ape's grasp.
It actually understood spatial arts, exceeding everyone's expectations. Its eyes could pierce the void to retrieve objects—just the thought of such a divine technique sent chills down one's spine.
"Trouble!"
The Ji Family Great Power, Xu Tianxiong, and the Great Xia Imperial Uncle all furrowed their brows, sensing disaster and ready to act at any moment.
"Boom!"
Killing intent surged like an ocean, roaring and sweeping toward the heavens, as if a demon emperor had crossed the myriad realms to descend upon the mortal world!
In the Battle Saint Ape's hand appeared a blood-colored spear tip. Though rusted and nearly decayed, it merged with the ape, erupting with a terrifying killing aura that seemed to stir the Nine Heavens' Star River.
The heavens shook, the earth trembled, and human hearts quaked!
Holding this fearsome weapon, it held the Red Dragon Daoist at bay, standing proudly in the arena. At the same time, divine radiance burst from its body, sweeping up fragments of divine source stone to cover the strange source.
Especially after it withdrew the spear tip, the blood hole left on the divine maiden's body was filled with five-colored divine light, swirling and sealed completely.
The crowd gasped. The Battle Saint Ape had taken that peerless fierce weapon into its hands, like a tiger gaining wings. It surveyed the surroundings with pride, its eyes like torches, intensely imposing.
"Shiiing!"
The Battle Saint Ape strode forward, wielding the blood-colored spear tip, thrusting it ahead. Blood light shot out, aiming straight for the Red Dragon Daoist's throat. Fierce killing intent spread, overwhelming everything.
For an ordinary person, even facing such killing intent would leave them limp and weak on the ground, ground into meat paste. But who was the Red Dragon Daoist?
He did not retreat. His fingers shone like awns, pointing forward. Eighty-one blood-colored sword qi pierced through the void, striking ahead.
"Clang!"
The Battle Saint Ape violently shook its fierce weapon, the war spear trembling wildly, as if breaking through the barriers of space. Thousands of spear tips shattered all the sword qi.
"Hummm"
The rust-covered war spear seemed to awaken, its peerless killing aura growing even more terrifying. It vibrated on its own, as if thirsting for blood.
Blood light flickered, and around it emerged scenes of mountains of corpses and seas of blood—a series of horrifying images. The war spear was bathed in blood.
White bones floated in the blood sea. It was born from blood, transforming into a blood-colored lightning bolt that pierced the void, slaying one peerless expert after another.
A heaven-shattering strike pierced through heaven and earth, impaling a tall figure wearing a crown. Finally, it transformed into a blood-colored true dragon, causing mountains and rivers to lose color, striking a young girl from behind, piercing through her chest, and pinning her there.
Everyone's expression changed. The fleeting scenes were enough to prove the fierce weapon's ferocity—it had slain ancient kings!
With such terrifying killing intent, everything made sense. It had killed earth-shattering great figures and been stained with their blood.
Though not an extreme weapon, its fierce might was enough to shake the world. Just this killing aura alone could suppress all divine weapons and sharp blades.
Holding such a fearsome blood spear, the Battle Saint Ape was brimming with confidence. It shouted in the ancient language and thrust forward in an instant.
The Red Dragon Daoist countered with a strange posture. He moved like a true dragon spanning the sky, his spine cracking loudly like a dragon's body. With a fierce swing, his legs lashed down like dragon tails.
"Smack!"
The divine awn he swung struck the ancient spear, deflecting it, but could not stop it. The spear tip, like blood, still thrust forward, following his movements.
The Red Dragon Daoist let out a soft chant, like a dragon roaring across the sky. Blood light flashed in his hand, and a blood dragon whip appeared, striking at the war spear.
"Clang!"
A piercing sound rang out. The blood dragon whip, shaped like a dragon, clashed fiercely with the war spear, colliding back and forth, sparks flying everywhere.
"That blood dragon whip... was refined from the Red Dragon Daoist's shed skin, yet it can't withstand the fierce weapon!" the Great Xia Imperial Uncle exclaimed in shock.
His words shook the others even more. The Red Dragon Daoist's shed skin was top-tier refining material, yet the blood dragon whip was humming, as if it could not endure.
"How is this possible? That ancient spear is already decayed, on the verge of breaking. How can it still be so sturdy?"
Many were baffled, filled with astonishment, finding the ancient races increasingly powerful and mysterious, even their weapons so.
"Though its form is decaying, its killing intent is undying. The Dao and principles woven by the weapon's spirit are enough to sustain it, allowing it to endure. Thus, it suppresses the blood dragon whip!" the Ji Family Great Power explained.
"Hummm!"
The Battle Saint Ape was divinely brave and unmatched. It wielded the ancient spear like a great staff, swinging it to crush the void, as if about to shatter heaven and earth, overpowering the Red Dragon Daoist.
With fiery golden eyes and immense strength, it activated the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Art, striving to rival the heavens. Its golden fur shimmered, its might unparalleled.
In the distant sky, people discussed in shock, many muttering that if the Red Dragon Daoist could not stop it, a great disaster might ensue.
"This is practically Sun Wukong reborn! Could the Great Sage be of this race?" Pang Bo's words were mixed into the crowd's chatter, but no one paid attention.
A deep bell toll echoed through Divine City, shaking everyone. The entire city stirred!
This bell sound was all too familiar—it had rung for the third time. The Primordial Bell's waves from Purple Mountain came with those who had crossed the void.
Divine City buzzed with noise, more shocking than witnessing an ancient king. People knew that this final assault on Purple Mountain had yielded results!