Painting World

A man clad in brocade robes emerged from the summit's Treasure Hall, standing tall and straight as a pine tree, his steps light yet steady, utterly unaffected by the magnetic pull of the Divine Mountain.

Duobao Taoist, who originally planned to enter the hall, halted his steps, surprise flickering in his eyes.

He clearly saw that the man who walked out of the Treasure Hall was none other than the spitting image of Bai Ze Demon Saint from the Demon Court.

It wasn't just the appearance and stature, but also the refined and graceful temperament, the self-assured poise, and the terrifying aura that seemed as deep and unfathomable as the ocean.

A Quasi-Saint of such stature actually resorting to such a trick!

"This is shameless!" Red Cloud Ancestor bellowed angrily: "We had agreed upon disciples competing against each other, yet you send a mere incarnation to fight. Isn't this cheating?"

The Queen Mother of the West also spoke with a cold expression: "Friend, your actions are somewhat excessive!"

"Are fellow Daoists suggesting to renege on our agreement?"

Bai Ze Demon Saint in the venue "swooshed" open his folding fan with a smile and said, "I have never uttered the words 'send out disciples to compete'. All along, I have been saying to let your honorable disciples come forth to climb the mountain.

Yet you went as far as to call upon the esteemed disciple of Upper Pure Spirit Treasure Venerate.

Since you were the first to disregard the rules, I had no choice but to summon an external incarnation to guard the final barrier."

"You had that incarnation hidden in the Treasure Hall from the very start!" Red Cloud Ancestor said irritably: "Today I have truly realized that Bai Ze, you really are unscrupulous in achieving your goals!"

Bai Ze swayed his folding fan gently, and with a smile said, "I'll take the words of the honorable Daoist as a compliment."

Such unashamed gall, unmatched under the heavens!

Witnessing Bai Ze's unembarrassed and even prideful demeanor, Yu Yuan couldn't help but praise inwardly, feeling a genuine admiration.

This sort of shamelessness is not something just anyone can manage!

To put it mildly, it's being unscrupulous in achieving one's goals; more grandly put, it is for the collective interest, ignoring personal honor and disgrace!

Sacrifice the ego, fulfill the greater self!

If he were the Demon Emperor Jun, he would surely cultivate Bai Ze as his close aide.

After all, compared to him, the other powerful entities of his kind seemed somewhat less significant.

Faced with Bai Ze Demon Saint's maneuver, The Queen Mother of the West and the others, though filled with rage, found themselves without recourse.

After all, there was a prior agreement, and this magical duel was something they had settled upon.

They could only blame themselves for not anticipating this or underestimating Bai Ze's level of shamelessness, which allowed him to exploit a loophole.

At the moment, they could only pin their hopes on Duobao Taoist.

An external incarnation can at most possess half the original body's magic power, perhaps Duobao Taoist could escape from Bai Ze's incarnation and find an opportunity to enter the Treasure Hall...

However, they overlooked one point.

Duobao is a young man.

And what young man lacks in fiery spirit?

At present, in that Painting World, Duobao Taoist raised his head to look at the "Bai Ze" in front of him, the astonishment in his eyes slowly fading, replaced by unrestrainable excitement and agitation.

He stretched out his robust right hand, and upon a forceful grip, an Immortal Sword appeared in his palm.

This sword radiated a hazy clear aura in his hands, shining through like transparent crystal, engraved with all sorts of mysterious and profound symbols, exuding an aura of mystery and piercing chill.

Grasping the sword, Duobao felt its extreme lightness, as if it bore no weight at all.

"Go!"

With a clear shout from Duobao Taoist, he lightly tossed the Immortal Sword in his hand.

The sword light soared like a rainbow piercing the sky, directly and unpretentiously thrusting towards the "Bai Ze" ahead.

Initially, it resembled a verdant rainbow, its apex piercing through space and emitting bright radiance, turning the entire Painting World into a light green tint.

The green sky shone in contrast against the black mountains.

That streak of sword light had also grown from a mere verdant rainbow into a majestic galaxy as if it sought to engulf and shred everything!

"Bai Ze" let out a soft huff, his hands abruptly transforming into two immense cyan-black palms reaching for the skies, blocking in front without any fanciness, aiming to seize the bright galaxy-like sword light.

"Boom!"

The two cyan-black giant palms closed together, perfectly capturing the dazzling sword light within their grasp.

In the next moment, Upper Pure Divine Thunders exploded in the skies above the summit.

The hands of "Bai Ze" crumbled inch by inch, dissipating into specks of golden light.

And the bright sword light was rapidly extinguishing.

The two forces merged, creating a beautiful spectrum of colors, flowing and dancing above the Nine Heavens, a sight both vibrant and wondrous.

After a short while, the majestic sword light vanished entirely.

The light Immortal Sword returned to Duobao's hands.

In the next instant, a sword light infused with Chaotic Qi soared into the skies, slicing towards "Bai Ze"!

In that split second, the world turned dim, fierce winds howled, dark clouds engulfed the sky, and it seemed as if nothing remained between heaven and earth but that sword light.

Witnessing that sword light that almost split the Painting World in half, many Immortal Gods felt their scalps tingle, among them were Daluo Golden Immortals.

Even those Quasi-Saints with unfathomably deep Dao Xing showed expressions of astonishment.

With their insight, they could naturally discern that the power of this sword was beyond the reach of many Daluo Golden Immortals.

"Bai Ze" flashed a hint of surprise in his eyes, seemingly not expecting Duobao to unleash such a sword strike.

Without any hesitation, he instantly transformed into a peculiar, mysterious, and imposing exotic beast.

One could see its dragon head with green hair and horns, a body like a tiger's, and four legs as if in flight, with a pair of wings on its back; the wings' primary color was white mixed with a hint of blue.

With a flap of its wings, it tore through the sky, soaring upward like a long rainbow, straight up into Yun Xiao.

This also once again confirmed that he was not affected by the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain at all.

However, the sword strike from Duobao had already locked onto him, and the dazzling sword light overcame the heavy pressure of Primordial Magnetic Divine Power, racing up to the Nine Heavens, rapidly closing in on "Bai Ze."

Seeing that he could neither shake off nor dodge the attack, "Bai Ze" quickly dove back down, breaking into the continuous range of peaks.

Duobao's Immortal Sword relentlessly pursued, plunging from above the Nine Heavens, and once again was attracted by the Primordial Magnetic Divine Power of the Divine Mountain.

Eventually, under the influence of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Power, the sword strike deviated, slashing towards the mountainous ridges on the edge of the Primordial Magnetic Divine Mountain.

Wherever the sword light passed, peaks were cut in half, and a black rift appeared in between Heaven and Earth, stretching straight towards the distance...

At first glance, it appeared as if Heaven and Earth had been split in two.

At the same time, a thin line appeared on the scroll, neatly dividing it into two.

However, the world within the painting did not shatter; instead, it healed and repaired itself at an extremely fast pace.

"What a pity!" The Queen Mother of the West sighed softly, "If that sword strike had been thirty percent stronger, it would have been able to split open this painting world!"

East King also shook his head and said with a sigh: "Nephew Duobao has done his best; it's a pity his opponent is too cunning."

"It's not cunning, it's downright shameless!" Red Cloud Ancestor said while staring disdainfully at Bai Ze Demon Saint.

The latter, not taking offense, smiled and shook the fan in his hand, "My fellow Daoist friends, have you found the last candidate?"

Although Duobao had not yet been defeated, it was clear to any discerning eye that the sword strike that nearly split Heaven and Earth had exhausted all his Essence Qi, and he wouldn't be able to use a stronger move in the short term.

Moreover, "Bai Ze" did not give him another chance. After reverting back to his Innate Taoist Body, he immediately closed in and pressed down upon Duobao with his tactics.

Facing "Bai Ze's" onslaught, Duobao could only choose to dodge temporarily.

But "Bai Ze" seemed to be able to precisely predict his evasive maneuvers, attacking just at the right moment each time.

Soon, Duobao was pressed on all sides, eventually being struck off the cliff by "Bai Ze" with a palm strike, tumbling from the summit all the way down to the valley below.

Although "Bai Ze" was measured in his attack, not causing serious harm, the prestige Duobao had built up was completely lost.

Just as he thought to himself "one must rise from where they fall," preparing to climb to the summit again to challenge "Bai Ze," he saw his opponent suddenly appear before him, eyes flickering with a strange light.

In the next instant, Duobao was shocked to find his flesh and blood turning to stone in a moment, rooted at the foot of the mountain unable to move, even unable to perform Primordial Spirit Emergence!

Heavenly Demon Forbidden God Curse!

Yu Yuan's heart moved slightly as he recognized the Divine Skill "Bai Ze" had used.

Compared to when Emperor Jun used it, it was many times stronger, and even someone like Duobao, not inferior to a Daluo Golden Immortal, was instantly affected.

"I'll take the last one!" Red Cloud Ancestor glared at Bai Ze and said angrily: "Since you can send an incarnation to guard the summit, then I will also send an incarnation to climb the mountain!"

"You are not qualified."

Bai Ze shook his head, laughing: "We previously agreed, you need to send your disciples... Unless you now take these two Daoists as your masters, I will acknowledge your eligibility to participate!"

"You... this guy..."

Red Cloud Ancestor was fuming with anger.

East King and The Queen Mother of the West looked at each other helplessly.

With Duobao defeated, where could they find a younger disciple stronger than him?

Perhaps they would have to do as Bai Ze said and take each other as masters...

Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!

He may be shameless, but we still have our dignity!

Yu Yuan looked around at the several Great Powers and couldn't help shaking his head.

In terms of Dao Xing and Realm, these people were not lacking, but in terms of cunning strategies, all of them together were no match for Bai Ze.

This duel, unless something unexpected happens, was clearly lost.

Just then, Yu Yuan heard a cold voice:

"Master Uncle, please allow me to try in the last match!"

Yu Yuan's heart shivered, seeing a figure bright as spring and clear as autumn standing up, respectfully saluting The Queen Mother of the West.

You want to get involved in this too?

Duobao, who was your senior, couldn't defeat that Bai Ze's incarnation, do you think you can do it?

This is simply ludicrous!

Yu Yuan muttered to himself irritably, though he knew that she had enough reason to step forward.

Although she was cold-hearted, she deeply valued loyalty.

Duobao, being her fellow disciple, had also taken good care of her. Even if she was uncertain of defeating the opponent, she would not stand idly by and do nothing!

Upon her request, The Queen Mother of the West knew winning was unlikely, but with no better candidates, she could only nod in agreement.

Just as she did, a booming voice rang out:

"Why are you showing off at such a young age? Get back to your seat, stop trying to steal the spotlight!"

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