The tables had instantly turned.
Although the shift had taken place across the three battlefields at the same time, it was Tang Jie who reacted the fastest.
As Jade Truth’s hand pressed toward Tang Jie, a power that could rend open the skies gathered in his palm, as he planned to obliterate Tang Jie with one strike.
Just when his attack was about to land, Tang Jie suddenly shouted, “Fixate!”
Through the power of Law Speaking, Jade Truth froze, his hand stuck in place, and even Flowing Wind was paralyzed, unable to continue his attack. However, the bolt of energy he had already fired continued to shoot toward Yiyi.
“Out of the way!” At this moment, a figure charged out from the side and pushed Yiyi aside, their body exuding an astonishing amount of energy that drew the bolt of energy toward them.
It was Deng Yuqing!
A moment later, the blast pierced through his body like a beam of light.
Deng Yuqing’s body froze, and he looked at Yiyi and tried to say something, but in the end, he failed to speak.
“Aaaah!” Yiyi screamed.
A giant fist of energy descended from the sky, striking the passage and shattering it, preventing Flowing Wind from making any more attacks. This was Tang Jie’s work. He had sensed something wrong down below and sacrificed the initiative in his own battle to save Yiyi.
This made him lose out on the chance to catch his breath provided by Fixate.
Jade Truth’s clawed hand broke through the paralysis to reach Tang Jie, unleashing the unprecedented power contained between its fingers. “DIE!”
Just as he was about to obliterate Tang Jie, he found himself slowing down.
It was an attack with all his strength behind it, but his Immortal energy was flowing and changing several dozen times slower than normal. Jade Truth could even see the Immortal energy flowing through his body, which was extremely rare.
Observing how his Immortal energy flowed and changed even enlightened him. If he had time, he could even use his insights to bring his Heavenly Jadefication to a new level.
But in the end, he didn’t get this chance.
As he slowed down, Tang Jie grew faster.
As the five fingers dug into his body, about to unleash their energy, Tang Jie was able to do numerous things.
He first shouted, “Break”, “Shake”, “Shatter”, and “Open” with Law Speaking, finally loosening the Heavenly Jadefication a little. After this, he opened his Celestial Eye and activated his Dao Realm.
Through the Celestial Eye, Tang Jie was able to identify the weakest part of the Heavenly Jadefication, after which he used six strikes of the Combat Emperor Catalog in a row. Under this furious barrage, the heavens shattered, and Tang Jie finally broke free.
He didn’t leave, instead splitting into two. The original body remained in place to draw Jade Truth’s attention, taking on his claw, while the avatar moved to his back and swung the Sovereign Blade at his neck.
All this could happen in an instant thanks to Split-Second Youth.
Split-Second Youth had slowed down Jade Truth’s time and accelerated Tang Jie’s time. This allowed him to use Law Speaking, the Celestial Eye, and the Combat Emperor Catalog, and then divide himself into two.
Finally, after a “long” charge-up, Jade Truth had finished gathering up energy, and the flow of his time returned to normal. His hand erupted with a blinding light that blasted open Tang Jie’s stomach. But at the same time, he felt danger from behind him.
Looking back, he saw the shining Sovereign Blade. Aghast, he tried to run, but Tang Jie’s original body held him fast. A golden wave swept over him, obliterating Jade Truth.
Obliterated with him was Tang Jie’s original body, Jade Truth’s terrifying strike shattering that mighty figure.
A moment later, the original body began to reform.
The Immortal Spirit Body, an everlasting body!
As Tang Jie was destroying Jade Truth, an explosion erupted from beneath the earth, sending a plume of dust soaring into the sky. Together with it came Mou Siming’s crazed and enraged roar: “DIE!”
However, his counterattack failed to go smoothly, for a giant hand suddenly appeared.
This was a glowing translucent arm that terminated at a smooth stump. It seemed to be carved from jade and had a jewel-like sheen.
This was the Bejeweled Star Lord’s severed arm.
Tang Jie had given it to Xu Miaoran to protect her, and Xu Miaoran had tried her best to not use it. But when Mou Siming used his Starshatter Ring, she knew that she wouldn’t be able to hold onto this treasure.
The Starshatter Ring was Mou Siming’s Dao armament, and unlike the others, this was not a pseudo–Dao armament, but an artificial Dao armament. It wasn’t considered the strongest of artificial Dao armaments, but this still made it much more powerful.
The Starshatter Ring emphasized the “Shatter” in its name. This Dao armament belonged to the Dao of Force, and when it was thrown out, it would shake the heavens and sunder the earth. Even a star in the heavens would fall if struck by this ring, hence the name “Starshatter”. But it consumed a great deal of energy, and Mou Siming did not recklessly use it. Moreover, he was a very proud person and felt that using the Starshatter Ring on two Violet Palace experts was too shameful. It was only after several of his attempts had been thwarted that he finally used it. Alas, because of his arrogance, two Earth Immortals had died. Of course, if he had used it earlier, Tang Jie would have found a way to counter it.
While Tang Jie’s cage of fire and earth was formidable, it could only yield to the power of a Dao armament, forcing Xu Miaoran to take out the Bejeweled Star Lord’s arm.
The arm of a True Immortal was extraordinary, the Bejeweled Star Lord’s arm even more so, as he had been hibernating for ten thousand years.
The arm and ring clashed in the air, neither able to come out ahead.
But if one looked carefully, one would notice that each clash caused flesh to fall from the arm, indicating that it was taking significant damage. Meanwhile, the Starshatter Ring was fine. This wasn’t purely because of a Dao armament’s power. It was also the difference in the user.
But a moment later, Tang Jie charged at Mou Siming “Leave this place to me. Go and help Yiyi.”
He threw Jade Truth’s Imperishable Law Robe to the Vermillion Bird.
This item was definitely living up to its name, having reformed even after a beating like that and outlived its owner.
The Vermillion Bird grabbed it, wiped away its seals, and put it on. With a thought from her, the robe transformed into a splendid gown. Only the Vermillion Bird, who was a half-step from Earth Immortal, could use the robe to its full extent, as Xu Miaoran had yet to reach the proper cultivation level. The Vermillion Bird was very satisfied with the robe, as she was now strong enough to go a few rounds with an Earth Immortal.
Meanwhile, Xu Miaoran winced as she called back the arm and flew off with the Vermillion Bird.