“Don’t worry. Our bloodline is all a hideous mess now and no longer as powerful as before. Feel free to use whatever tricks you have. Otherwise, you’ll be the one regretting it.” The old man surnamed Ma was not afraid at all.
He took a step forward and changed into another boxing posture. With a low roar, golden monkey hair grew out of his palms, arms, and neck, bristling like steel needles and glinting gold.
Layers of airflow visible to the naked eye swirled around his body. A powerful aura radiated in all directions. The light was distorted and space began to shake as if it were a piece of paper.
The old man surnamed Ma punched again.
Each of his punches came out rather slowly.
The others saw clearly that his fists broke through the air, and layers of airflow were disturbed. Although his punches were evidently slow, people were under the impression that he was throwing the punches at the top speed.
“Weather changes as I like.” Fairy Emperor of Light spoke again and got his immortal skills working.
With a cold look on his face, he said, “Little monkey, you can’t protect this sinner. I will let you attack me with three moves and get lost after that. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not giving face to Great Sage Equaling Heaven.”
As he spoke, the drifting clouds, the wind, and the mist began to whirl around him, which was dim and hazy. Then, dents left by huge fist prints appeared on the layer of the clouds and mist one by one and eventually dissolved into nothing.
Fairy Emperor of Light swayed slightly but he quickly steadied himself.
Burning with burgeoning fighting intent, the old man surnamed Ma growled, “Those from the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits all have a clear-cut stand on what to appreciate and what to loathe, but have no idea of what is ‘get lost’… Magic ape, bewitch, bewitch, bewitch!”
Amidst the roar, his figure suddenly began to expand.
The seams of his clothing burst open, and his golden hair grew as crazily as wild grass. In the blink of an eye, his body was tens of meters high, just like a giant beast wrapped in the ferocious aura in ancient times.
Zhangsun Changkong, the Demon Broadsword, and the boy of the witch tribe and the other extraterrestrial practitioners looked horrified. Shortly, they could not catch their breath under the weight of the formidable pressure and backed away in consternation.
That was the aura of the general level, which was a whole realm above them, so that power was not what they could withstand.
Fairy Emperor of Light’s complexion altered slightly. “Little monkey, don’t reach out for a yard after taking an inch. You are mistaken if you think I don’t dare murder you. Even Great Sage Equaling Heaven treated me with grace back then…”
The temper of the old man surnamed Ma was quite hot. And when he heard that, he flew off the handle as if someone just stepped on his tail. “All crap! How hypocritical! When our king was in charge, who else in the universe dared to go against our Mountain of Flowers and Fruits? Who do you think you are? You have the face to bring up the title of our king again and again? Face it, you are a has-been who just got rid of your seal. When I give you the courtesy, you can be Fairy Emperor of Light. But when I don’t, what kind of rubbish are you? Bah, you are just a hatchet man of that beast!”
He was incredibly brawny, as though a golden god. When his mountain-sized giant palm swooped, it stirred up waves of clouds in midair before slamming at Fairy Emperor of Light as if he was just a fly.
“You’re looking for death… A ray of light breaks through all tribulations! Kill!”
Fairy Emperor of Light was furious. Finally, he was no longer satisfied with defense. The surrounding clouds, wind, and mist suddenly condensed into a Spear of Light. It zoomed as fast as lightning, tearing the void, and darted straight at the giant golden ape.
Kaboom!
Terrifying Taoist figures ran wild in the air and dreadful energy swept across the place.
The giant golden ape staggered by a sudden bombardment, but he directly grasped the tip of the Spear of Light, crushed it with his fingers, and then the huge palm swept over towards Fairy Emperor of Light.
Rumble!
Fairy Emperor of Light exerted his magical powers and made to take on the blow head-on. However, he was hit by the harsh slap of the giant golden ape and flew back several hundred meters before crashing with the peak of the Five-finger Mountain and rolling down along with the shattered rocks.
“Seems that you are weaker than I thought.” The giant golden ape spoke in human language. He then lifted a foot and stomped directly upon Fairy Emperor of Light, saying, “Today, I will teach you what Mountain of Flowers and Fruits means.”
“How dare you!” Fairy Emperor of Light was outraged.
He employed his divine power, and his figure began to grow against the wind as well. A second later, he was several hundred meters high. Then, he punched straight at the giant golden ape.
Rumble!
Fairy Emperor of Light was knocked off his feet and thrown to the air again.
“Dare to compete in physical skills with us from Mountain of Flowers and Fruits?” The giant golden ape burst into a roar of laughter, which reverberated through the area like muffled thunderclaps, incurring an avalanche of the white clouds made of the Spiritual Qi. The sight was magnificent and splendid to the extreme.
Soon, Fairy Emperor of Light’s bewitched gigantic body was shattered and was once again sent flying.
The physical power of those from the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits was peerless. Fairy Emperor of Light was both shocked and enraged. He was completely suppressed by the power of the old man surnamed Ma, and now appeared to be rather woebegone.
“Damn it! You ruined my grand plan!”
Fairy Emperor of Light roared. An idea surfaced in his head but was soon forced down.
“Old thing, do I have your reverence now?” The voice of the old man surnamed Ma echoed in the Five-finger Mountain.
Fairy Emperor of Light gave no reply and launched another strike.
This was utterly a fight between two immortals.
Under the forbidding pressure of the Grand Demon-subduing Formation and the Five-finger Mountain, only the general-level expert such as the old man surnamed Ma and the immortal like Fairy Emperor of Light could still perform their supernatural powers at such ease. As frightening energy fluctuations spread, all the extraterrestrial practitioners shuddered despite themselves and kept backing away.
By that time, Li Mu had made his way back with the help of Guo Yuqing.
“Young Master, are you all right? Can you still breathe?” Ming Yue anxiously smacked Li Mu’s face with her hand and said, “Are you really okay?”
“If you slap me a few more times, I’ll die for real,” grumbled Li Mu, who originally planned to pretend to be dead for a longer time. But just as the injuries on his face healed a little, Ming Yue’s slaps ripped the wounds again. Aching and exasperated, Li Mu snapped his eyes open sulkily.
Guo Yuqing, who was beside him, was not particularly worried, because he had seen Li Mu being more miserable before. At the time, Li Mu even had to rebuild his physical body at last. From that incident, Guo Yuqing learned that Li Mu had a nearly heaven-defying method of recovery.
“Wow, wow, this is great!” Ming Yue looked at him in a daze and breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she rolled up her sleeves and said, “Young Master, do you want to drink some blood? It will replenish your blood and qi, heal your injuries and cure your wounds. I guarantee you.”
“Go to play somewhere else.” Li Mu was too amused to be angry anymore.
Moments later, he sat up, took out from his storage space a few Purple Jade Dragon Ginsengs he had collected in the separated world called Everlasting Heaven, and crunched them noisily as if chewing carrots. The strong medical power turned into a warm current and flowed into Li Mu’s limbs and bones, and even the corners of his mouth were flowing with purple medicine juice…
At that scene, the faces of those extraterrestrial practitioners in the distance turned a delicate shade of green.
A thousand-year-old Purple Jade Dragon King Ginseng was deemed as a magic herb that healed external injuries and increased cultivation even in the Brilliance Immortal Galaxy. What a waste it was when it was gulped down by that filthy sinner so unceremoniously!
Li Mu started running his qi to cure the wounds.
As most of his injuries contained his opponent’s martial will and the weapon’s killing intent, it was not easy for him to get a full recovery. He needed to remove the killing intent and the martial will first before healing his flesh. Therefore, the recovery proceeded very slowly.
After taking a short rest to regulate his breathing, Li Mu still had a bleeding nose and two black eyes, and the wounds on his face were barely scarred. There was no doubt that his good looks were ruined.
His wounds were scarring at a slow pace, which put him in great pain. Li Mu’s face was contorted in such agony.
“Big jerk, you know that? This is payback for you.” Crouching beside Li Mu, Nannan chuckled and said in a childish tone, “You’ve robbed a little girl of her bellyband. God is punishing you.”
All of a sudden, Li Mu flushed guiltily.
“Can you be a little more considerate and don’t mention this in front of so many people?”
“A wrong judgment could destroy my entire life of fame!”
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
In the low altitude, terrible energy fluctuations radiated like layers of lead-colored clouds.
Fairy Emperor of Light was knocked to the air once more.
He heavily smashed into the middle peak of the Five-finger Mountain, causing the rocks to shatter and the dust to rise. In that battle, from the time when the old man surnamed Ma revealed his true form and employed his physical powers, Fairy Emperor of Light had basically been in a disadvantageous position.
“So much for the game,” said the old man surnamed Ma overlooking Fair Emperor of Light. He, however, did not continue to pursue him. “I won’t kill you even though you’ve lost. Just let go of this young sinner today.”
With that, he lowered his head and looked at those cultivators from outer space and said coldly, “You’re seniors, but you joined forces to attack a junior and even ridiculed him. The sects in the Brilliance Immortal Galaxy aren’t as glorious as they used to be. You are degrading by generations. It’s really despicable.”
Zhangsun Changkong and the others all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him straight in the eyes. Though their looks were full of hatred and malice, they dared not to show any.
In the crowd, Lord Qu looked somber, as if he was weighing something, but he did not say anything, either.
The old man surnamed Ma turned to look at Li Mu and remarked, “Kid, take your friends out of here. I’ll keep you safe within 48 hours. However, you’ll have to rely on yourself in the future. Even though the universe is vast, I’m afraid it won’t have a place for you. Go ahead and take care of yourself.”
Li Mu opened his mouth to say something.
But just at that moment, the earth trembled slightly, as if it were a forewarning of an earthquake.
Shortly after that, the whole Five-finger Mountain began to shake violently.
All of a sudden, the old man surnamed Ma’s complexion changed, and he swiftly darted his eyes at the Five-finger Mountain.
“It is not my intention to kill the monkey from the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits at first. But you forced me into this…” Fairy Emperor of Light’s furious voice came from the middle peak enveloped by smoke and dust. “Stupid monkey, you’ve ruined my plans. Today, even if your king is here, you’ll still die.”
He could not hold back that thought any longer, so he displayed his best move.
The Five-finger Mountain quivered wildly as if an earthquake had occurred. The five overpowering peaks that resembled five fingers began to rise slowly amid the rumbling vibrations.
In the midst of the thunderous rumbling, countless boulders fell from those five peaks, causing smoke and dust to surge. The rocks that covered the mountain peak were peeled off by an invisible force, revealing the white bones engraved with the flickering Taoist figures of the Great Way.
Then, those five peaks transformed into five flesh-less fingers. The enormous fingers began to stretch, as though someone was flexing his fingers. Each of the five fingers had indescribable mighty force circulating around it and dense the Taoist figures of the Great Way whirling and glinting on its surface like a dazzling sea of stars.
That sight was incredibly shocking and terrifying. The five peaks had been turned into five fingers!
“Bright Light Demon-subduing Seal… suppress!”
Fairy Emperor of Light emerged 100 meters above the ground.
Some bright light was swirling around his body. His face was frosty, and his black hair was dancing like black flames. At the left wrist where the palm was chopped off, a faint light was flowing out from the cut.
With a gentle wave of his broken arm, the huge flesh-less hand evolving from the Five-finger Mountain flipped and pressed down from mid-air, blotting half of the sky from sight. The golden ape, which was the genuine form of the old man surnamed Ma, was directly pinned under that palm.
Boom!
Heaven and earth quaked.
“This blow was originally prepared for another person, but unfortunately, that person has not appeared yet. But you stupid monkey just have to send yourself to me… Anyway, you are also a beast. I shall let you die on his behalf!”
The expression of Fairy Emperor of Light was stony and ruthless.
