Chapter 1700: Each Harboring Their Own Schemes (II)

Boom!

At the same time, dark clouds churned across the sky, and purple lightning descended from above, narrowly striking down the brilliant light Daisi had concealed in the shadows. Minghui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, So he came prepared as well...

Li Zhouwei had still not used his most crucial spirit treasure or [Heaven-Venerating Gate]. He had clearly understood Minghui's warning, and was still conserving his strength to deal with Gongsun Bei. Yet Li Ximing had yet to appear, and the cultivators of the Song court had not arrived. The assembled cultivators were certainly not easy prey!

Sure enough, while Li Zhouwei dealt with Mingxiang on his left, Chilu appeared with sword in hand, bearing down upon him with murderous momentum before slashing fiercely. None of the Mahas were easy opponents. Even with his formidable dharma body, Li Zhouwei had been momentarily trapped in the air by their Buddhist artifacts and arts!

Chilu's golden-red sword came cleaving down, yet the divine ability coursing through Li Zhouwei's body continued to surge. His immensely abundant mana and extraordinary Dao conduct fused as [Sovereign In Peril] resonated, allowing him to recall the [Hundred-Ridge Profound Stone Umbrella] through the layers of obstructing colored light and bring it before him just in time!

Clang!

What reached their ears, however, was an exceptionally crisp clash of metal, as though the sword had struck some gleaming golden object. A humming vibration filled the air, causing all the Buddhist cultivators to freeze as their vision blurred.

"Pfft!"

Chilu suddenly coughed up blood.

Five-Eyed felt his scalp go numb as he cried out inwardly in alarm, The [Dry Yang Bangles] have appeared!

Chilu, who faced Li Zhouwei head-on, had never expected him to erupt so suddenly after being pinned down by their combined assault. The power of his divine ability was utterly absurd. A biting chill rushed toward Chilu's face, and the world before his eyes shattered in an instant, plunging him into boundless confusion as his head threatened to split apart.

Li Zhouwei had already released his grip. [Da Sheng] abruptly straightened, blasting apart a swath of shattered heavenly light, while he dropped the golden pearl from his left hand. The golden pearl unleashed radiance thousands of meters high as Li Zhouwei even abandoned his spirit artifact to Mingxiang's suppression. Taking full advantage of the momentum from his charge, he disregarded everything else and thrust his hand forward to seize Chilu by the neck!

In that fleeting instant, only Five-Eyed's golden pearl was close enough to have any chance of saving Chilu in time!

Yet the Merciful One lowered his eyes slightly, and made no move to drive the golden pearl forward. He did not dare remain completely idle either, so a greedy gleam erupted in his eyes. His thumb tapped and pushed against a knuckle, and his body transformed into light, dispersing and gathering again.

Resonating with the golden pearl, he used it to materialize beside Li Zhouwei, then pressed his palms together and pointed directly at the [Hundred-Ridge Profound Stone Umbrella], which hung isolated and bereft of mana in midair. He intended to take advantage of the chaos to suppress and seize it!

Yet the brilliance between Li Zhouwei's brows had already transformed into darkness. After a single brilliant flash, countless streams of black-gold light surged forth, instantly drowning out every color around him.

[Imperial Divergence Light]!

"Aaagh!"

The first agonized scream naturally came from Chilu. After suffering a blow from the [Dry Yang Bangles], he was utterly disoriented, with the world spinning around him. Minghui, who had been quietly holding back, released the [Hundred-Ridge Profound Stone Umbrella], while Five-Eyed, blinded by greed, immediately went after it. Not a single one came to Chilu's aid!

The powerful hand closed around Chilu in an instant. Black-golden light swept down over his face, covering his crimson head with countless mottled marks. As the hand gripping his face tightened, the sound of shattering crystal immediately rang out.

Crack!

Li Zhouwei's thumb sank into Chilu's crystal-like eye, shattering it first. The hand clamped around his face seemed to swell rapidly, its knuckles thickening and its claws growing sharp as countless savage scales sprouted across it with a rustling sound, increasing its power by another thirty percent!

Boom!

The spirit treasure had first struck and weakened his spirit, followed by the torrent of Imperial Divergence Light. [Sovereign In Peril] was now unleashing fifteen parts of power from a full measure of ten. Although Chilu served beneath the Golden Lotus Throne and had tempered his dharma body for centuries, his head was now no sturdier than ordinary crystal.

It exploded with a deafening crash!

Clatter...

Billowing sand and shards of crystal rained down from the sky. A Buddhist cultivator's dharma body had no true weak points, and bright flames still burned across Chilu's headless form. Yet every part of his body was now saturated with the Yang Apex power left behind by [Imperial Divergence Light]. His hands continued ineffectually pushing against Li Zhouwei's arm, but though the Merciful One was overcome with shock and fury, he could only feel his dharma body breaking apart with perfect clarity!

Five-Eyed was scared out of his wits, but having already put on an appearance of greed, he did not dare abandon the treasure in his grasp. He could only keep the umbrella suppressed while retreating at full speed, crying out inwardly in terror, Good heavens! That nearly scared me to death!

He fled in utter panic, appalled by the King of Wei's decisiveness and brutality, and muttered repeatedly to himself, Buddha abo— Ptui... Exalted Immortal above... We're on the same side... the same side!

Li Zhouwei had no attention to spare for him. The instant he crushed Chilu's dharma body, he spun around without the slightest hesitation. Chilu's entire body was saturated with Imperial Divergence Light, and his dharma body was already ruined, but Li Zhouwei had not escaped unscathed.

He had released Da Sheng moments earlier, and the weapon was now pinned beneath the vajra pestle. The butt of the halberd trembled and leaped incessantly under the pull of his divine ability, struggling to break free, but the brilliant light pressing down upon it only tightened. He had no time to catch his breath. The slightest lapse would surrender the hard-won initiative he had only just seized!

[Sovereign In Peril] circulated, blocking Daisi's arts one after another and finally allowing Li Zhouwei to seize the butt of the halberd with one hand. Yet Mingxiang was the strongest Maha present, and his reactions were no slower.

He did not spare Chilu so much as another glance, clearly having set his sights on [Da Sheng]. How could he allow Li Zhouwei to reclaim it? Jade light swiftly closed around the weapon, delaying Li Zhouwei for a single instant. Green radiance spread across the halberd until the entire weapon was nearly immobilized.

Watching this unfold left Minghui inwardly wailing in despair, almost to the point of tears, Senior brother... Senior brother! Do you not understand what it means to hold back? You are going to get master and me killed!

Yet Mingxiang could hardly be blamed. Minghui and his master had not dared tell him the truth about the lake and had done their best to make their story convincing. They had only said that the goal was to weaken the other Buddhist cultivators, and earn a profit from the affair. Naturally, Mingxiang intended to profit as handsomely as possible. How could he possibly let [Da Sheng] slip away?

A trace of regret flashed through Li Zhouwei's eyes, though he was not particularly surprised. Enduring Five-Eyed's and Minghui's arts head-on, he suddenly exerted force with one hand, his golden eyes blazing as he fixed his gaze upon the vajra pestle!

"Pfft!"

No matter how much the two held back, their attacks had still struck him squarely. Li Zhouwei's face flushed red as the mana within his body barely completed its transition. The golden projection appeared once more and slammed violently into the vajra.

Clang!

However formidable the vajra pestle might be, it was ultimately no match for the Dry Yang Bangles. It let out a mournful cry and sprang high into the air as though it had been viciously slapped aside. Deprived of support, the jade light suppressing the halberd swiftly faded. Yet a figure suddenly emerged in midair, holding a purple bowl.

Having waited for precisely this moment, Daisi finally brought the bowl down over the spirit treasure just as its momentum was spent!

He had converted from Immortal cultivation to Buddhism and was devious in the extreme, with an even deeper understanding of immortal cultivators. He had calculated this moment perfectly. Pouring all his mana into the [Kongsijiang Demon Bowl], he urgently sent a message through the great void with his spiritual sense.

General Gongsun, now is the perfect opportunity!

The sight made Minghui's heart sink. A chill ran through him as a terrifying possibility suddenly occurred to him, Li Ximing still has not made a move? ...Could it be... that he is not here?

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