Zhang Youzhao truly embraced Taoism through Confucianism.
What he was cultivating was the Confucian classics, which could condense the illusory image of the Confucian sage to fight enemies.
The moment the illusory figure of the Confucian sage raised his hand, the extremely violent Vermilion Bird Divine Flame arrived.
There was no loud banging, nor any leakage of the aftershocks of the battle; the scene seemed frozen in time.
The illusory figure of the Confucian sage raised one hand and caught the raging Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. No matter how violently the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame trembled, it could not break free from the restraint of that single palm.
The endless ancient characters spun and coiled rapidly, eventually disappearing into the illusory image of the Confucian sage, which then became even more solid.
Zhang Youzhao summoned the illusory image of the Confucian Sage to intercept the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, while the other three were in grave danger.
A deafening roar erupted from the ruins where Qin Feng had crashed down, followed by the sudden rise of a blazing sun.
The moment the Great Sun Heavenly Fire was activated, a large amount of ruins were burned into nothingness. Then, the Great Sun rose into the sky and crashed hard into the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
The Great Sun Heavenly Fire is on par with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame in terms of rank, but in terms of sheer ferocity, it surpasses the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
boom!
The moment the sun collided with the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, the entire Vermilion Bird Divine City trembled violently. In the midst of the massive burst of light, the eyes of countless people in the Vermilion Bird Divine City instantly exploded.
The wails echoed throughout every corner of the Vermilion Bird Divine City.
The great sun and the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame were locked in a standoff.
Mysterious runes flashed between Huang Jiu's foreheads, and then a huge azure dragon phantom rose up behind him.
Nine Spirits Opening Heaven Technique, Dragon Spirit.
The enormous azure dragon circled in mid-air, then opened its massive mouth to unleash its innate skill, letting out a roar.
Jin Mantang retreated a thousand feet, then shook his hands, and a large net composed of countless spirit crystals instantly took shape. He then used a single finger to trap the violent Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
But the moment the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame was trapped, the net was quickly incinerated.
Upon seeing this, Jin Mantang waved his hand again, and countless spirit crystals filled the entire sky above the Vermilion Bird Divine City.
As he formed hand seals, endless spirit crystals began to rapidly converge and form a new large net. At the same time as the net was formed, a large amount of milky white power was rapidly extracted by the net.
The power of faith in the Vermilion Bird Temple.
From the moment he seized control of the Vermilion Bird Temple's finances, Jin Mantang began secretly plotting against the temple's loss of faith.
Although the true state of the Vermilion Bird God was unknown at that time, severing its connection with the power of faith would deprive it of its endless source of power.
Just as the power of faith was being rapidly extracted, Jin Mantang clenched his right fist, instantly activating a massive underground array within the entire Vermilion Bird Divine City.
This was his second scheme: to sever the connection between the Vermilion Bird God Lord and the underground high-grade spirit crystal mine of Vermilion Bird Divine City.
Without the support of faith and with its connection to the underground high-grade spirit crystal mine severed, the Vermilion Bird God Lord is no longer invincible.
Jin Mantang knew very well that the reason His Highness hadn't come was because he was plotting to control the Seven Stars of the Vermilion Bird Divine Land.
With the power of the stars severed, the power of faith and the spirit crystal veins intercepted, as long as we can hold out for a while until His Highness arrives, this sudden change will come to an end.
Jin Mantang's schemes went far beyond this. He used the opportunity of controlling the temple to throw the divine land into chaos, and the prestige of the Vermilion Bird Temple and the Vermilion Bird God Lord in the hearts of the people had already dropped to its lowest point.
As a result, even within the main camp, the Vermilion Bird God Lord had no source of replenishment for his strength.
With a hum, the net, imbued with countless powers of faith, finally took shape, and just as the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame was about to break free, it enveloped it once more.
With the continuous support of faith, no matter how violently the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame unleashed its power, it still could not break free from the constraints of the great net.
For a moment, a standoff formed in the air above the Vermilion Bird Temple.
The Vermilion Bird Divine Flame split into four, and the four people held it firmly in place, unable to advance an inch.
The Vermilion Bird God Lord coldly watched the scene before him, a chilling glint in his eyes.
"I was born by the will of Heaven, so I will not perish here. Although the process has been somewhat bumpy, it is good that good things come to those who wait."
As the sound faded, the enormous body trembled slightly.
"You are indeed talented enough to withstand my divine flame attack, but it is wishful thinking for you to kill me."
"I have ruled the divine land for ten thousand years and have lived for ten thousand years. To me, your so-called schemes are no different from children playing around."
The moment those words were spoken, the inner core floating above suddenly lit up, and dozens of beams of light fell in all directions toward the Vermilion Bird Divine City.
"Since the will of Heaven has come, and the best time for me to be reborn has arrived, let's end it here."
Just as the Vermilion Bird God Lord finished speaking, dozens of people suddenly emerged from the spot where the inner core light had fallen, rushing rapidly towards the sky above the God Lord's Palace.
The moment these dozens of people appeared, the eyes of Xiao Jiu and the other three narrowed sharply.
Because the dozens of people who rushed over were all Que Sheng.
To be precise, these dozens of people are all clones secretly created by the Vermilion Bird God Lord over the years, and they all look exactly like Que Sheng.
At this moment, the group realized that everything was under the old bird's control.
While seemingly in seclusion, he had actually secretly hidden dozens of clones in various corners of the divine city, observing everything that was happening on the divine land.
Que Sheng was merely bait he had laid out in the open.
Even if one Que Sheng is killed, there are still dozens of Que Shengs left, and it is unknown whether there are other clones hidden yet to emerge.
As soon as the dozens of clones appeared, they attacked the dead man who was desperately resisting the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame.
Zhang Youzhao's forehead was covered in sweat. Although the Vermilion Bird God was seriously injured and on the verge of death, his cultivation level was still far superior to his.
Even facing only a quarter of the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame, Zhang Youzhao still felt extremely strained. All his energy was used to desperately withstand the violent bombardment of the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame. Now, facing these suddenly appearing dozens of clones, he had no way to deal with them.
The same was true for Xiao Jiu and Qin Feng. The only one who didn't look so disheveled was Jin Mantang, but he also had no strength left to rescue the others.
Dozens of clones arrived with a bang, their palm prints, accompanied by a whistling sound, crashing down on the heads of the four.
The four people who were tightly bound by the Vermilion Bird Divine Flame could only watch helplessly as the palm print got closer and closer to their heads without any power to fight back.
Even dodging is impossible.
The palm print was less than half a foot away from Zhang Youzhao's head, and his head would explode and he would die on the spot in the next moment.
This caused a ruthless glint to appear in Zhang Youzhao's eyes.
The Zhang family members are never afraid of death, and even if they die, they would never die in such a humiliating way.
His spiritual energy surged upwards, rapidly converging on his dantian.
He's going to self-destruct.
Even if I die, I'll take a few of them down with me.
Qin Feng and Xiao Jiu were surging with spiritual energy, and they had prepared to self-destruct even before Zhang Youzhao.
Their eyes shone with boundless madness; they didn't care about dying by self-destruction.
But we'll have to drag this old bird down with us.
Only in this way can the task assigned to him by the Crown Prince be considered complete.
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