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The bare-chested man hovered in the air, his left hand as large as the clouds above, holding those Nascent Souls and Qi cultivators.
His right hand hovered in a grabbing motion.
Countless Divine Patterns rapidly surged and converged on his palm.
Then—
He nonchalantly reached out with a light grab!
Time seemed to freeze.
Wang Ba stared up blankly.
Looking at the sky.
Watching the black Mountain Goblin in the sky, frantically struggling and displaying a look of horror, as it was directly pinched in the giant’s right hand.
The colossal body, like mountains, brought endless despair to Song Dongyang, Tang Ji, and over ten other Nascent Soul cultivators—a Mountain Goblin Deity from the Kingdom of Immortals.
At this moment.
In this palm.
It was like a toy being casually held by its owner, its limbs desperately kicking and pulling...
But the palm didn’t budge an inch.
The Divine Power from the faith of all beings, in the face of absolute power, was as fragile as a piece of thin paper.
"Is this Immortal Ascension?"
"The Immortal Ascension of the Dharma Lineage!"
Wang Ba’s gaze was stunned.
He couldn’t help but imagine himself reaching the Immortal Ascension realm one day.
He completely forgot about the torment brought by the multiple uses of the Body Sealing Art.
"After the Myriad Laws become One, we’ll have to figure out a way to integrate everything we’ve learned."
"The Five Elements, Yin and Yang, changes of Wind and Thunder, Divine Pattern Rites... everything can be encompassed within it!"
The giant looked at Wang Ba and instructed.
Wang Ba, upon hearing this, didn’t know how to respond.
He wanted to say that his master was teaching a bit too soon; he hadn’t even completed Stage I of the realm.
The first level of the Dharma Lineage requires one to amass the strengths of hundreds and learn numerous Cultivation Methods.
And he had learned only eight so far.
He didn’t know how many Master Yao Wudi had mastered during his Golden Core phase, but it was certainly more than him.
Thinking this, he was about to speak.
From the sky, however, came a sudden shout:
"Da Jin Monk! Who are you! You trespassed on our Kingdom of Immortals’ territory and attacked us, do you wish to provoke conflict between the Kingdom of Immortals and Da Jin?"
"Do not presume that, because our strength is weaker, you can belittle our nation! In the Kingdom of Immortals, I am but a second-level Subordinate God, with direct gods and three Divine Masters above me!"
"Release me quickly, and I will treat this incident as if it never occurred!"
"Hm?"
The giant was joyfully instructing when suddenly interrupted by the Mountain Goblin Deity, causing his brows to furrow.
His face turned cold instantly, looking at the still struggling Mountain Goblin Deity in his palm with a hint of severity:
"You ask me who I am?"
"Then I’ll tell you! I am the Southeast Guardian of Great Jin, Yao Wudi!"
"In charge of Sen, Fu, Chen, Song!"
"You killed my Sect’s people in the Song State, then it’s a life for a life!"
"The Song State isn’t..."
The Mountain Goblin Deity attempted to argue, but then suddenly realized something, with terror flooding his eyes.
A harsh look flashed in Yao Wudi’s eyes.
"I say it is, and it is!"
In mid-air, the hand holding the Mountain Goblin Deity pulsated with Divine Patterns, and immediately the hand began to contract forcefully.
As the hand contracted, it also compressed the Mountain Goblin Deity within!
Realizing the imminent threat to its life, the deity struggled fiercely, even opening its decayed yellow mouth to bite at the edge of Yao Wudi’s palm.
"Hiss—"
Yao Wudi was instantly enraged and squeezed the Mountain Goblin Deity hard, then violently slammed it into the ground below!
Boom!
The surrounding ground shook violently!
Then, as he raised his palm again, in the stunned gazes of Wang Ba and the other Nascent Soul cultivators, he slapped down again!
Raising, slamming, raising, slamming...
Around Yao Wudi’s palm, tiny vortexes appeared so small they were nearly invisible to the naked eye, only to vanish as quickly as they appeared under the healing force of heaven and earth.
When Yao Wudi finally stopped, the Mountain Goblin Deity in his hand was still conscious, but now in its eyes, there was no more violence or arrogance, only deep fear!
"Spare... me..."
"Spare?"
Yao Wudi chuckled lightly, with a trace of mockery.
His palm slightly tightened.
But at that moment.
A figure quietly appeared beside Yao Wudi, looking at him:
"Wudi, you can’t kill it."
Yao Wudi wasn’t surprised by this person’s appearance and calmly replied:
"Senior Brother Pang, shouldn’t you be in the Myriad Library? What are you doing here... and why can’t I kill?"
The newcomer was dressed half in black and half in white, and seemed even younger than Wang Ba.
His hair was casually tied behind him, and he seemed completely detached from this world.
He wore a light smile and said:
"You used to have a different attitude towards me when you were just a Nascent Soul."
However, he was met with Yao Wudi’s calm gaze, causing him to sigh with a smile:
"You’re sometimes rash and sometimes so sensitive... Well, Elder Xun sent me to keep an eye on you, afraid you might act impulsively. Now it seems he understands you quite well."
Not far away, the Mountain Goblin Deity’s ears perked up, its eyes revealing a glimmer of hope.
"Cultivator! Spares me! I... Ah—"
As soon as the words "Elder Xun" were uttered, Yao Wudi casually squashed the Mountain Goblin Deity, scoffing:
"Impulsive?"
"It’s allowed to kill my Phenomena Sect’s people, but I’m not allowed to avenge my fellow disciples?"
Senior Brother Pang frowned slightly at this and shook his head:
"That won’t do!"
With a flick of his finger.
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