Chapter 344: Chapter 344: Power Rivaling the Great Emperor

However.

After severely injuring the Vermilion Ape, Daoist Taifeng did not seize the opportunity to kill his opponent but instead tore through the void to appear before Ji Xuan.

Upon seeing Daoist Taifeng arrive, Ji Xuan’s expression changed.

Although he had already entered the Void Refining stage, he was still far inferior to a powerhouse at the Tribulation Stage.

A gap of an entire major realm is not something that talent and foundation alone can bridge.

Even though at the moment he successfully crossed his tribulation, Ji Xuan managed to block an attack from Daoist Taifeng, it did not mean he had the strength to contend with him.

Thus.

Seeing Daoist Taifeng approach, Ji Xuan immediately abandoned his opponent and retreated backward.

"Dreaming of escaping before me, such wishful thinking!"

Daoist Taifeng’s eyes were cold, the Divine Jade given by Master Huan Yu already lay in his hand.

The situation had reached this point, and there was nothing left to hold back.

Previously, to conserve the Divine Jade, the situation had become increasingly complex, even the Taihe Sword was lost in this battle.

In such a moment, Daoist Taifeng naturally hesitated no longer.

He crushed the Divine Jade in an instant, a terrifying aura suddenly emerged, causing the sky to shake violently and then shatter at a speed visible to the naked eye.

A majestic figure was born from the shattering sky, standing tall like a god, covering the entire battlefield with a horrifying aura.

Both sides involuntarily stopped fighting.

"A...Great Emperor!"

Jiang Cauldron’s voice trembled.

He saw something extraordinary.

It was a true existence equivalent to a Great Emperor.

As an ancient Quasi-Emperor, Jiang Cauldron had witnessed the might of other Great Emperors, which was no different from what was before him now.

If this were an imprint of a Great Emperor’s power from the past, Jiang Cauldron wouldn’t have been so shocked.

After all, each Sacred Land and Dynasty had Emperor’s Soldiers, within which the imprints of past Great Emperor powers lingered, able to cooperate with the Soldiers for killing Quasi-Emperors in critical moments.

However.

A Great Emperor Illusion ultimately cannot truly inherit the complete power of a Great Emperor.

It can be said.

The Great Emperor Illusion is merely equivalent to a stronger Quasi-Emperor.

But now this appearing mighty illusion, that terrifying aura it emitted, caused Jiang Cauldron’s energy to stagnate.

This was a true Great Emperor level presence.

It wasn’t just Jiang Cauldron who was shocked.

Sects like the Immortal King Sect and the Celestial Sword Sect were filled with unconcealed astonishment at the sight of that majestic figure.

Although they could not clearly see the face of that great being, they could sense the immense power contained within the illusion.

A Mahayana Stage powerhouse!

No one expected that Wenda Sect had such profound reserves.

Methods equivalent to the Mahayana Stage, something other sects lacked.

In different circumstances where Wenda Sect exposed such depths, other sects would undoubtedly suffer a significant disadvantage.

After all.

The power of the Mahayana Stage cannot be compared to the Tribulation Stage.

Once confronted, the result would be one of life and death.

...

Everything seemed slow yet actually occurred in a flash.

When the illusion appeared, Ji Xuan felt himself locked onto by a terrifying power, the surrounding space becoming stagnant, rendering his body immobile.

A feeling named despair surged in Ji Xuan’s heart.

In the face of absolute power, any struggle seemed futile.

Ji Xuan never expected that in order to eliminate him, the Wenda Sect would use such a precious trump card.

Even having crossed the Ninety-nine Minor Celestial Tribulation with talent rivaling Daoist Taiyuan’s, Ji Xuan ultimately could not change the fact that he had just entered the seventh rank.

A seventh rank!

A ninth rank!

A gap of two major realms is not something so-called talent and potential could fill.

At this moment.

The majestic figure suddenly moved, a palm descending, with infinite thunder present within its heart, purple silver serpents dancing wildly, its terrifying momentum seeming capable of destroying heaven and earth.

"Am I about to die?"

Ji Xuan gazed at the descending purple thunder, his Protective Gang Qi already silently shattered, and even before the power fell upon him, his physical form already felt as though it couldn’t withstand it, on the brink of shattering.

At this moment.

A bell tolled from afar, resembling an ethereal heavenly sound, infiltrating the divine souls of cultivators.

The descending purple thunder seemingly fell into a momentary stasis, as if it was restrained.

The next instant.

Space was torn.

An ancient bronze bell abruptly appeared.

Immense divine might emanated from the bronze bell, its body tremoring on its own, the deep bell sound sweeping across the heavens, as if reverberating through the entire Azure Sky of the Taiyuan Realm.

The descending thunder force shattered inch by inch, unable to bear the terrifying power of the bell.

Upon seeing the ancient bronze bell appear, the expressions of cultivators from both realms drastically changed.

The Taiyuan Realm was shocked, but the Cyan Yang Divine Court side was overjoyed.

"Demon Emperor Bell!"

"The Divine Emperor himself has made a move!"

The Demon Court’s Supreme Treasure, the Demon Emperor Bell, was not unfamiliar to many ancient powerhouses, but everyone knew that when Cyan Yang Divine Court crushed the Immortal Extinction Realm in the past, the Demon Emperor Bell along with the Human Emperor Sword came into the hands of Gu Qingyang.

Now the sudden appearance of the Demon Emperor Bell here indicated that the Divine Emperor had noticed this place.

Or it could be said.

That one had been watching this battlefield all along.

But due to certain reasons, that one did not act readily.

Until now.

When the Wenda Sect employed reserves equivalent to a Great Emperor, that Divine Emperor truly intervened, and the appearance of the Demon Emperor Bell was the best proof.

The Vermilion Ape glanced at the imposing ancient bronze bell, a bitter smile appearing on its face.

Demon Emperor Bell!

It was once the Supreme Treasure of the Demon Court.

But with the Demon Emperor Bell in Gu Qingyang’s possession, the Vermilion Ape dared not express any dissatisfaction.

What pained the Vermilion Ape, however, was that considering the Demon Emperor Bell’s rank, offering it to the Divine Kingdom’s chat group could have possibly earned the Demon Court generous Contribution Points.

But since Gu Qingyang took it directly, the Demon Court suffered a loss of Contribution Points.

Yet nothing could be done.

If the Vermilion Ape stood before Gu Qingyang to ask for Contribution Points, it wouldn’t have the courage.

Elsewhere.

With the arrival of the Demon Emperor Bell, the seal of Mahayana Stage-level power instantly shattered, allowing Ji Xuan to withdraw at the first moment, fearing that lingering even a moment longer would drag him into the ensuing clash.

Indeed, with the Wenda Sect revealing such depth, they would not rest until their aim was achieved, and simultaneously, the Demon Emperor Bell appearing here could not simply leave either.

A battle between the two was inevitable.

Involving ninth-rank level power, even a brief aftermath could effortlessly slay a seventh-rank cultivator.

In this situation, Ji Xuan certainly couldn’t remain in place.

True to form.

Just as Ji Xuan retreated, the bronze bell’s ring sounded urgently, the sonic power shattering the void, and then purple thunder raged on, with the entire world seeming to fall into an apocalyptic scene.

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