131: The tide of battle turned

"A Breakthrough? Hmph! This is the perfect time to kill him, while his Breakthrough is still unstable!"

The Nine-Tailed Thunder Roc let out an excited, savage shriek as the thin trace of Nine Heavens Thunder Roc True Spirit Bloodline within its body boiled and began to burn.

Instead of retreating, its nine thousand-foot-long thunder tails quietly closed together, concentrating all their lightning power at the tips to form a purple-gold Heavenly Thunder Spear wreathed in endless arcs of electricity, which it then hurled violently at True Monarch Taihe!

The spear, over ten thousand feet long, tore through hundreds of miles of sky in an instant with a deafening sonic boom, crashing down alongside True Monarch Haoran's myriad transformation return to origin bell.

"Too late!"

True Monarch Taihe laughed loudly as his Dharma Idol body behind him expanded violently. His originally five-thousand-foot-tall body rose another thousand feet, reaching a massive six thousand feet!

Seemingly endless, searing flames erupted forth. The terrifying light and heat caused the Nine-Tailed Thunder Roc's Heavenly Thunder Spear, which contained its full power, to silently begin to "burn"!

The explosive lightning was being decomposed, assimilated, and restructured into the most basic Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence!

Clang!!!

The giant bell smashing down from above was suddenly knocked flying by Taihe Mountain.

True Monarch Haoran's expression changed again as he felt his myriad transformation return to origin bell hit an immovable barrier, sending it flying back with a mournful wail.

True Monarch Taihe had been a match for him even at the Dharma Idol Realm Late Stage, with their strengths being nearly equal. Now that he had reached Dharma Idol Realm Perfection, his combat power was likely a level higher than his own.

"Now, it's my turn!!!"

True Monarch Taihe's face was flushed as the pressure of a Dharma Idol Realm Perfection expert was suddenly released.

The Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence within a radius of thousands of miles was drawn in, whistling frantically as it gathered, refilling the sea of law within his body with boundless, majestic power.

He felt as though he had returned to his Peak state!

"Forget it!"

"We're already in too deep; he must die even if he broke through!"

"If we don't kill him, we will never have peace again!"

"Don't hold back, everyone attack together!"

In an instant, the four unified their resolve and lunged forward, refusing to believe their luck had run out!

A battle even more tragic than before erupted... In mid-air, the other True Monarchs from both sides experienced a total reversal of emotions, as if moving between ice and fire.

Originally, those from the Xuan Yin Palace side were confident of victory, closing in on the zhen yue spirit god with cold smiles, intending to begin the encirclement of the Tianshu Sect and Fengming Sword Sect the moment True Monarch Taihe was defeated.

But who would have thought that True Monarch Taihe would actually have a Breakthrough in the middle of the battle?

Dharma Idol Realm Perfection and Late Stage were entirely different.

By reaching this step, it meant True Monarch Taihe's cultivation in the Dharma Idol Realm was now at its limit, truly granting him the qualification for Ascension.

Back at the Late Stage, True Monarch Taihe had been able to fight four opponents alone for three days before reaching his end.

Now that he had reached Perfection and his state had returned to its Peak, the battle situation was completely different.

At least in the eyes of the True Monarchs below, while a grand victory was hard to predict, True Monarch Taihe would likely not lose again.

That was enough.

"Good, good, good! A turn for the better."

"I didn't expect..."

Inside the zhen yue spirit god, True Monarch Changkong laughed loudly three times while clapping his hands, then turned to look at True Monarch Fengyue of the Tianshu Sect.

"Fellow Daoist Fengyue, if we don't strike now, when will we?"

True Monarch Fengyue, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, frowned again and said hesitantly, "The outcome on Fellow Daoist Taihe's side hasn't been decided yet. What use is it for us to fight? Besides, we don't have the advantage in numbers, why should we—"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by True Monarch Changkong. "Fellow Daoist Fengyue, do I really need to remind you?"

"Fellow Daoist Taihe is fighting a life-and-death battle; it wouldn't look good for us to just watch from down here, would it?"

"Furthermore, it was one thing for you all not to give your full effort before, but in this situation, if you are still so hesitant, not only will you gain nothing after the war, you will also offend Fellow Daoist Taihe!"

True Monarch Fengyue fell silent for a moment.

After exchanging a glance with True Monarch Fengning, he finally gritted his teeth and nodded.

True Monarch Changkong was right. With True Monarch Taihe's prestige and his Breakthrough to Dharma Idol Realm Perfection, he could truly be called the number one person in the Cangmang Realm; it was worth taking a gamble with him.

Moreover, they were already on the same boat and should not hesitate.

"Fine! We will do as you say!"

"Pass down the order: take out all the Spirit Stones, activate all the Formations and Restrictions of the zhen yue spirit god, and maintain Peak condition!"

"Yes!"

"The Sect Master orders: all Formations fully open!"

Buzz!!!

A low, grand roar erupted for a thousand miles as the zhen yue spirit god Puppet instantly released a brilliant spiritual light, and its endless Formations and Restrictions began to operate at high speed.

"Hahaha, that's more like it!"

True Monarch Changkong laughed as his figure instantly appeared outside, his massive Dharma Idol rising slowly behind him.

"Thieves of the Xuan Yin Palace! Take a strike from my sword!!!"

Swish~

Before his voice faded, a ten-thousand-foot-long radiant sword light tore through the sky, whistling as it crashed toward True Monarch Youquan and the others.

The reason he could be recruited by True Monarch Taihe, besides Taihe's personal charisma, was largely because the Fengming Sword Sect already had a grudge against the Xuan Yin Palace... Another day passed, and the battle situation had completely reversed.

Now, it was True Monarch Taihe alone suppressing the other four.

Aside from True Monarch Haoran, who was at the same Realm and could barely hold his own, the other three were completely outmatched and could only provide auxiliary support from the periphery.

"You dead bird, weren't you very arrogant just now?"

"Hahaha, why don't you try being arrogant again?"

True Monarch Taihe laughed mockingly as his Dharma Idol's left palm rose slightly, and the Red Copper Precious Mirror flashed with light.

The searing mirror light was like spilled mercury, instantly filling the entire space within a hundred-mile radius of the Nine-Tailed Thunder Roc's true body!

Shining upon its body, its thunder-patterned feathers, which were strong enough to withstand Magic Treasure strikes, began to rapidly lose their luster, and the lightning within them was being continuously purified!

Its flesh was dissipating into green smoke.

Of its nine thousand-foot thunder tails, only five remained!

Screech—!!!

The Nine-Tailed Thunder Roc let out a sharp cry filled with pain and terror. No longer daring to hold anything back, it violently spat out a sphere of pure white light made of lightning to protect its body, temporarily resisting the erosion of the mirror light.

It took the opportunity to flap its wings, not hesitating to burn its Origin blood to perform the True Spirit Bloodline forbidden technique, 'Nine Heavens Thunder Escape.' Its figure blurred in the air, instantly appearing three thousand miles away, escaping the range of the mirror light.

It couldn't fight!

It simply couldn't fight!

After True Monarch Taihe reached Dharma Idol Realm Perfection, it felt it couldn't even withstand a single blow. If it kept fighting, it would be finished.

"Xuan Yin, this King no longer wants your reward!!!"

The Nine-Tailed Thunder Roc's aura plummeted as it fled desperately toward the South Sea without looking back, looking utterly pathetic!

"Fellow Daoist Taihe, the source of all this was that fellow Xuan Yin's idea. This King has no intention of being your enemy, farewell!"

Hearing these words, the panting Palace Master Xuan Yin's face turned dark, and he opened his mouth to curse: "Nine-Tails, you mother—"

Before he could finish, a ten-thousand-foot fire spear swept across the sky, smashing toward him with immense force.

Pfft—

The four-thousand-foot-tall Xuan Yin Dharma Idol was struck by the spear shaft and plummeted hundreds of miles, crashing into the earth's crust and shattering one thousand-foot-tall mountain after another.