CHAPTER 360: CHAPTER 48 SMASH, SMASH HARD!

Kong Xuan’s space beside him suddenly developed a spatial rift.

A man in a dark blue Daoist robe with long hair draped over his shoulders, Li Qingming, stepped out from the rift, accompanied by a seemingly naive and endearing giant Flying Bear.

Kong Xuan turned his head in unexpected delight and bowed to Li Qingming, saying, "Disciple Kong Xuan pays respects to Master."

Li Qingming nodded slightly and helped Kong Xuan up, saying, "No need for formalities! Kong Xuan, you did well!"

Zhunti looked at Li Qingming, his eyes blazing with fire, and through gritted teeth, nearly pausing at every word, he said: "Qingmingzi!"

"Zhunti, there has long been deep resentment between us. And now you bully my disciple again, do you really think that the Heavenly Dao Saint is truly immortal and indestructible?" Li Qingming glanced coldly at Zhunti and suddenly raised his hand. With a curl and stretch of his fingers, five pitch-black holes appeared in the void. A bright glow flashed out and fell into Li Qingming’s palm—it was the Innate Spiritual Treasure, Qiankun Ruler!

Seeing the dazzling Qiankun Ruler, Zhunti instinctively stepped back several paces, his expression uncertain as he glanced at the infant on the ground and Li Qingming in the sky.

Jie Yin, sensing a change in the situation, hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Fellow Daoist, please refrain from acting rashly! We too are here on our Master’s orders to take this infant back to the West! If Fellow Daoist prevents us further, making our task difficult is a minor matter. But if our Master gets angry, it will be hard for you to avoid responsibility!"

Li Qingming’s eyes gleamed dangerously, and he sneered coldly, saying, "You still want to use Xuanhu to pressure me, huh? Let me tell you, even if Xuanhu is here, what can he do? Whoever I, Li Qingming, vow to protect cannot be taken away by anyone!"

"You young fool, repeatedly insulting our West, are you not afraid that my Master will move east to Penglai and destroy your Penglai Island lineage?" Zhunti roared furiously, breaking free from Jie Yin’s restraint and cursing loudly!

"Threatening me?" Upon hearing this, the veins on Li Qingming’s face throbbed, and anger surged in his heart.

In his life, he could tolerate others humiliating or grievously injuring him, but he absolutely could not tolerate even the slightest harm coming to his loved ones and friends!

Now, Zhunti threatened Li Qingming with Xuanhu annihilating Penglai Island, igniting an unbearable fury within him; he needed to vent, to release it madly.

Jie Yin clearly saw that Li Qingming’s emotions were beginning to show violent fluctuations, his face terribly pallid, turning him grotesque and fearsome.

"Ha ha ha, the bane, are you scared now! Scram quickly for Buddha, and if Buddha is in a good mood, maybe I’ll even spare your life!" The trace of darkness on Zhunti’s face deepened, his current state a stark contrast from before.

If one could become a Saint, would he be a fool?

Watching the suffering Zhunti, Jie Yin suddenly thought of Ksitigarbha from the Netherworld. How similar it was to that time!

Li Qingming, fueled by soaring murderous intent, roared furiously at Zhunti in front of him: "Zhunti, you deserve to die! You deserve to die!!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The Endless Void had absolutely no resistance and shattered directly! Ancient stars millions of miles away from the Divine Continent were also unable to withstand his roar, breaking into dust and falling to the mortal realm.

In the Yin Yang Realm millions of miles away from Lie Mountain, Eye Spirit, who was secretly observing the Jiang Clan, shuddered violently, feeling sharp pains in both eyes and ears.

Eye Spirit’s true form is an Innate Strange Beast called Heaven and Earth Audio-Visual Beast, naturally possessing the ability to survey all and explore Nether powers! But

since its birth, due to innate conditions, it had been disturbed daily by these unconsciously incoming sounds and suddenly appearing images.

Later, it met Li Qianqiu, who, seeing its plight, taught it to control these two innate powers, allowing it to live a peaceful life.

Thus, Eye Spirit felt an inexplicable gratitude and admiration for Li Qianqiu and was willing to do anything for him!

"Eye Spirit, what happened?" Xiao Di was currently with Eye Spirit while his brother Xiao Tian had gone to the Jiang Clan. Seeing Eye Spirit’s panicked appearance, Xiao Di stepped forward and asked.

"Lord Xiao Di, an extremely terrifying person has appeared in the Jiang Clan, please quickly report to the master! We must have them retreat before Lord Xiao Tian and the others reach Lie Mountain," Eye Spirit said, touching its achingly painful eyes, the urgency clear in its voice.

"Oh? Who possesses such influence?" Xiao Di looked at Eye Spirit with some concern and asked.

"I don’t know him! But I heard that Saint Zhunti and he mentioned something about Mingzi... oh, yes! Qingmingzi! That Zhunti... that young Daoist called Qingmingzi!" Blood began to trickle from Eye Spirit’s eyes and ears, its speech intermittent, and its body slightly weakened.

"Eye Spirit!" Xiao Di, alarmed, no longer hesitated. He picked up Eye Spirit and rushed to where Li Qianqiu lived at the Black Mountain.

...

Li Qingming’s murderous intent surged as he was enveloped by an unparalleled aura. In one leap, he vanished from his original spot and reappeared directly above Zhunti.

"Boom!"

Li Qingming wielded the Qiankun Ruler in his hand, unleashing a terrifying surge of Qi, striking at Zhunti.

The vast space that had just started to mend was again shattered by the brutal force of the Qiankun Ruler, leaving no chance for healing! The terrifying force was like a mighty storm, immensely powerful!

Saint Zhunti was greatly shocked and frantically stimulated the Buddha Power around him, protecting his body with the Tao Bowl, preparing to withstand the attack of the Qiankun Ruler directly. He understood that all efforts to dodge were futile in front of Li Qingming. Only by withstanding the attack was there a sliver of hope for survival!

But would reality actually allow him to succeed?

"Boom!"

The massive Qiankun Ruler pressed down thunderously, and the Purple Gold Tao Bowl radiated dazzling brilliance. Yet even so, along with the protected Saint Zhunti, it was blasted flying upward.

In the void, a black vortex was left behind, pitch-black and unfathomable!

"Spurt!" Saint Zhunti, rapidly flying backward, suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood flowing up against the current, and a more sinister expression of black energy seemed to add to his fierce countenance.

On this side, Li Qingming had no intention of letting Saint Zhunti go. He recalled the Qiankun Ruler and held it reversed in his hand. Surrounded by the supreme Yuqing True Essence, a light blue halo enveloped the Qiankun Ruler.

The Qiankun Ruler slowly began to enlarge and thicken. Eventually, it transformed directly into a large-sized Wolf Fang Club. Each sharp and unparalleled wolf tooth was decorated on the bright white club, appearing exceedingly formidable.

Swinging the luminous white Wolf Fang Club, Li Qingming utilized the Space Power on the tip of his toes, and with a flicker, he caught up with Saint Zhunti in the distance.

"Boom!"

Li Qingming swung the Wolf Fang Club, smashing it directly onto the golden light barrier formed by the Tao Bowl.

The golden light barrier first hesitated, then immediately, cracks resembling a spider web appeared. Although not very visible, they sufficed to illustrate the strength of Li Qingming’s attack.

The corners of Li Qingming’s mouth curved into a satisfied arc. He gritted his teeth fiercely, and the Wolf Fang Club was raised again for another swing!

"Boom!"

This time, the spider-web-like cracks were much deeper and visibly, sluggishly spreading around.

Saint Zhunti’s complexion began to show an unhealthy red hue, and then mouthfuls of blood spurt out as if it cost him nothing, frantically vomiting out.

Although Li Qingming’s attack had not broken through Saint Zhunti’s protection, the endless strength, still transmitting through the silent wave of energy, injured Saint Zhunti’s internal organs.

"Junior brother!" Witnessing Saint Zhunti visibly bleeding profusely, Jie Yin sorrowfully roared and lightly tapped the void beneath him, revealing a Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus. His figure flickered instantly, blocking in front of Saint Zhunti.

"Fellow Daoist, give mercy where you can. We will head back to the Western region; please spare us!" Hopeless, the situation overpowered them. If he didn’t step back now, not to mention not being able to bring back the child Lie Mountain. He himself wouldn’t even manage to leave the Northern Continent alive.

"Hmph, why didn’t you do this earlier? Too late, if you don’t move aside, I, Daoist, will smash you together!" Li Qingming paid no heed to Jie Yin’s show of weakness, swinging the Wolf Fang Club in his hand. Without mercy, he swung it towards Jie Yin, who was blocking in front of Saint Zhunti.

"Boom!"

Though the Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus was reputed for its top-tier defensive Spiritual Energy, faced with such a ferocious strike from Li Qingming, the golden light barrier still showed some cracks.

Jie Yin only felt as if a giant hammer viciously struck his chest. The suffocating pressure caused his entire face to contort into a purple-red color.

This feeling paused only for a second before his entire body was directly blasted away, without a trace of resistance.

"Boom!"

Li Qingming swung the Wolf Fang Club again towards Saint Zhunti. His chest filled with unsubsided anger; he simply did not plan to stop his action.

This strike directly drove Saint Zhunti into the ground, piercing through the strata, straight to the core of the Earth.

Li Qingming’s figure plummeted, following the blasting downward Saint Zhunti, directly entering into the Earth’s core.

"Boom!"

The underground world was filled with red hues, and the scorching magma transformed into several mighty fire Fierce Beasts. They swung their bodies full of magma power unrestrainedly, chasing and frolicking.

However, the arrival of Saint Zhunti and Li Qingming shattered the tranquility here.

The Fierce Beasts, stepping with barbaric strides, furiously ran towards the two, seemingly wanting to tear these two who disrupted the underground order completely to shreds.

Li Qingming, with a face as cold as frost, sneered disdainfully twice. Swinging the Wolf Fang Club, all the charging Fierce Beasts were simultaneously smashed flying by a strike, falling back into the lava, reintegrating back into the Earth’s core after melting.

"Saint Zhunti, roll up for me!" Li Qingming swung out another strike, this blow whirling from bottom to top. The already precarious Tao Bowl could no longer sustain such a violent bombardment, and directly shattered.

"Crack!" A clear sound of bones breaking came.

"Ah!" Saint Zhunti screamed miserably, with the Tao Bowl no longer protecting him, unfortunately, his waist was smashed by the Wolf Fang Club. His entire body was contorted into a grotesque V-shape. (. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)