Taiyi Dao Fruit

Once the family elder, then an enemy, and now...

He was soon to be a dead man.

Even though his physical body was still intact, Lu Tianpeng, the former Yaoguang Elder of the Dinghu Sect, was already on the brink of death.

As Jiang Li's words fell, the three-pointed two-bladed sword thrust forward again, its tip piercing out from behind Lu Tianpeng, filling his entire body with the All Heaven Divine Sha.

Even possessing the Divine Farmer's appearance and commanding the Military God's Five Weapons, Lu Tianpeng could not ignore the ferocious cruelty of the Divine Evil. In just an instant, his already heavily wounded body had its life force extinguished by the Divine Evil, which even surged through some invisible connection to attack another point.

Behind Lu Tianpeng, a giant vertical eye appeared, but the power of the Yellow Heaven did not manifest, casting only a shadow.

Within that pupil, a shadow reflected, its nearly transparent eyes meeting Jiang Li's gaze.

Then—

The three-pointed two-bladed sword stabbed again, its tip piercing into the vertical eye.

The shadow had no time to say more before Jiang Li annihilated it.

Immediately, Jiang Li's gaze moved beyond Lu Tianpeng toward the distant Immortal of Colossal Spirit and Thunder God and Lightning Mother.

"Not good!"

The Immortal of Colossal Spirit let out a low cry as Vigorous Force radiated out.

In the distance, Jiang Li's form transformed, from a physical body to a structure of light. With a flicker of light and shadow, he suddenly appeared nearby, his speed so great that it was difficult for the three to track any trace.

"Giant Spirit Sky-Breaking Hammer."

The Immortal of Colossal Spirit suddenly raised his hand, his arm as thick as a mountain peak thrusting forward, Vigorous Force expanding and contracting, causing the space in front of him to warp.

A streak of Sword Light appeared at that moment. The fierce sharpness barely tore a small dark crevice before it was forcibly suppressed by the Vigorous Force, the punch of the Immortal landing directly on the Sword Light.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal striking metal echoed, and behind the Sword Light, the figure of Jiang Li appeared, still maintaining the posture of Fatian Xiangdi; he drew a sword from the Sword Light, and with a swing, hundreds of meters of Sword Qi fell like a river from the sky.

But the Immortal of Colossal Spirit also displayed unmatched power, thunder jumping in his eyes to form two Thunder Seals, Fist Power radiating outwards, transitioning from restrained compression to extreme dominance, the exploding Thunder Sound vibrating the air, a will of giving and taking life emerging, his already huge fist seeming capable of filling heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

Fist met sword, Vigorous Force and Sword Qi trembling, air continuously exploding, and the surrounding fractured mountains shuddering violently under another strike.

The power of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit was several times stronger than before, a colossal force transferring through space into his body, bursting forth as Thunder Power.

His direct punch forcibly caught the Sword Light, the Immortal of Colossal Spirit's gaze concentrating, a myriad of thunders exploding from his body, Thunderbolt Lightning forming Thunder Water, surging forward like tidal waves.

"Go!"

With a loud shout, his colossal body suddenly retreated, shrinking from several tens of meters to nearly one meter, retreating along with Thunder God and Lightning Mother, transforming into Thunderbolt Lightning, and breaking the sky.

Simultaneously, Divine Light billowed out from the statue in the valley, enveloping the surroundings, and the surviving believers of the Taiping Sect suddenly felt as though Divine Power was instilled within them, Qi Mechanism flourishing, many of the heavily injured regaining their breath.

But before the Divine Light could fully spread, a Sword Light split the Thunder Water, streaked through the air, and lodged in the statue's brow, sealing the incense within firmly, preventing it from leaking.

Jiang Li emerged, his Heavenly Eye reaching thousands of miles, locking onto the fleeing Thunderbolt Lightning, yet slowly fading.

"It seems Zhang Zhixuan has made his move to battle me, letting them escape one disaster. But this incense worship will surely not escape."

Jiang Li's gaze fell on the statue, his eyes lingering in the fading celestial anomaly.

Gongsun Qi ultimately did not make a move against Jiang Li, choosing to leave. Though he could leave, the incense within the statue had difficulty doing so, eventually suppressed by Jiang Li.

Furthermore, after Lu Tianpeng's death, the Military God's Five Weapons he possessed fell into Jiang Li's hands.

"This greeting has been properly delivered. With Feng Manlou's nature as a troublemaker, he must have already chosen to start the battle, possibly already engaging the Taiping Sect's forces in close combat, though it's a pity..."

Jiang Li shook his head.

Even if there was no prior collusion, Feng Manlou could definitely seize this opportunity, living up to his name as the foremost troublemaker.

But unfortunately, the enemy was also well-prepared.

Breaking through the Daxing Mountain Range, connecting the climates of two provinces, forcibly altering the weather of one province—Jiang Li could not help but acknowledge such a grand maneuver.

Now with Plague Qi appearing, a rapid outbreak was imminent, making it impossible for his side to gain a decisive advantage.

"Using pestilence as a weapon, resolute and ruthless. But my heart is also not lacking in ruthlessness, should the battle situation change..."

Jiang Li's gaze fell to the ground, seeing the resentful look in the eyes of the remaining faithful, he waved his hand.

A hurricane swept through, cleansing the remaining living creatures.

In terms of ruthlessness, Jiang Li was in no way inferior to others; it was just a matter of necessity.

His colossal figure slowly returned to its original form, lightly beckoning to draw Lu Tianpeng's corpse and the Military God's Five Weapons. Jiang Li stepped on air, moving to the top of the statue, firmly suppressing the still restless incense.

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Thunder Light shone, electric snakes coursing through the sky.

Zhang Zhixuan held the Nine-Section Staff, standing on a mountain peak, his Qi locked onto the emerging figure.

"Mo Sect Master," he stated solemnly, revealing the other's origin.