The King of Food slumped down, as if all his strength had been drained away. He muttered, "Who says the man-eating flower clan can't save people? My life force is second only to our ancestor."
Compared to the Food King's exhaustion, Long Shi and Feng Hua were completely different.
The life force of the Food King was like a cool stream of water, calming all the heat in their bodies. Moreover, after the heat subsided, all the damaged meridians and internal organs were miraculously healed.
Although it was still extremely painful, it was no longer unbearable.
Overjoyed, the two endured excruciating pain while genuine smiles appeared on their lips.
Absorbing energy is truly a sport that combines joy and pain.
Volume 4, Chapter 247: The New Dragon and Phoenix Barrier
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In the sky, the battle between Xiao Wenbing and the Dark God continued to escalate, with both sides using more and more energy, naturally causing increasingly severe damage to the planet.
Fortunately, although their power was great, it was not great enough to destroy a planet. So, although the scope of the destruction was wide, it did not shake the planet's foundation.
The two continued to fight in the same direct manner, as if they had no other means of attack besides relying on their fists.
In fact, although the Dark Gods possess divine status, those Dark Gods dominated by their divine status have lost their previous knowledge and can only fight based on instinct, using their powerful bodies to fight their enemies. With very few exceptions, the vast majority of Dark Gods are like this.
The dark god in front of Xiao Wenbing was undoubtedly one of them, and fortunately it was a dark god who did not know any Taoist arts, otherwise the damage it caused would have been far greater than it is now.
For Xiao Wenbing, resorting to fists was a last resort. Just look at how the Dragon and Phoenix Barrier, blessed by the Food King, couldn't withstand the power of this guy's punch; it's clear that in this realm, there are no spells or magical artifacts that can pose a threat to him.
Perhaps Zhang Yaqi's Qiankun Ring and Feng Baiyi's lightning-summoning technique are the only exceptions, but these two skills are clearly beyond Xiao Wenbing's ability to master. Therefore, physical combat becomes the only option for both sides.
The powerful aftershocks surged wildly in all directions with each exchange of blows, and the pressure around them grew ever greater.
However, Zhang Yaqi, protected by the energy shield of the Qiankun Ring, seemed unaware of it. The power of the five elements circulated endlessly, as if the Qiankun Ring's energy shield formed its own barrier, completely unaffected by the outside world.
Just then, two powerful and fierce auras suddenly emanated from the ground. Even the two combatants hesitated for a moment. Based on their senses, although these two forces were far inferior to their own, they were not to be underestimated.
With a resounding dragon's roar and phoenix's cry that echoed through the heavens and earth, a large, blood-red circle suddenly appeared within a radius of a hundred miles, its surface radiating a faint golden light.
This is the evolved version of the Dragon and Phoenix Barrier created by Long Shi and Feng Hua after their rebirth.
Containing all their anger and the surging, seemingly endless dragon and phoenix energy, the largest and strongest dragon and phoenix barrier in the history of the cultivation world has finally taken shape.
Above the barrier, faint sparks flickered, and a faint smell of blood wafted through the air. Clearly, the two of them had used all their abilities from the very beginning, employing the Bloodlust Technique without reservation, and maximizing the power of the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier.
After the dragon and phoenix barrier, spanning hundreds of miles, took shape, it immediately began to shrink rapidly toward the battlefield centered on the Dark God.
Because the area covered by the barrier was so large, the Dark God was caught off guard and was successfully surrounded.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Dark God rushed upwards. Fighting inside the barrier was not a good choice, so it wanted to get out. In its eyes, although this barrier was much stronger than the original one, it still could not trap it.
As for Xiao Wenbing, although he tried his best to entangle the Dark God, once the guy wanted to leave, there was nothing he could do to stop him. So he shouted loudly, "Yaqi, Qiankun Ring..."
With a flick of her wrist, Zhang Yaqi threw out the Qiankun Ring just as Xiao Wenbing made his voice. Her reaction was just as fast as Xiao Wenbing's.
The Universe Ring transformed into a ball of light, closely following the Dark God's back as it surged upwards.
The Dark God moved quickly and had already reached the edge of the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier. Without stopping, it wanted to rely on its strength to break through the barrier and escape.
Xiao Wenbing's heart was in his throat. If he couldn't capture the Dark God this time, he feared he would never have a better chance.
Before the Dark God's body even touched the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier, the powerful protective aura had already collided violently with the barrier.
A series of flashes of light and fire flickered in the air, and powerful energy generated intense friction in the small space between the two, with lightning dancing and sparks flying everywhere.
Although the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier was under immense pressure, unlike the last time, this intense conflict did not cause the barrier to collapse; instead, it accelerated the barrier's contraction.
The Dark God's figure suddenly stopped. It already knew that its protective aura alone was no longer enough to break through this powerful barrier. It stabilized itself in mid-air and suddenly threw a punch. Dark golden energy surged out, and a powerful force capable of destroying heaven and earth struck the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier heavily.
Both Long Shi and Feng Hua on the ground blushed at the same time, as if their internal organs had suffered an unprecedented blow.
Their bodies trembled, they coughed up blood, and collapsed to the ground, no longer able to control the barrier.
A dim light flashed across the barrier along with the Dark God's fist, and the entire barrier seemed to pause for a moment before shattering with a deafening roar.
However, the dragon and phoenix barrier that Long Shi and Feng Hua set up at the cost of their lives still managed to delay the Dark God by one second.
Tick-tock...
It was just a fleeting second.
The five-colored light following closely behind the Dark God did not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Just as the barrier began to crack, it successfully wrapped around the Dark God's body.
The Dark God let out a savage roar, and its dark golden light suddenly shone brightly.
As if under immense pressure, the multicolored light was about to break free in an instant. However, the Ring of Order represents rules, which cannot be broken by mere force.
As long as one is within the range of the Qiankun Circle's power, everything must follow the rules it specifies.
Even true gods must obey this, let alone the Dark God, who is not even a true god.
Therefore, the intense dark golden light only flashed brightly for a moment before being completely suppressed by the five-colored light. The Qiankun Ring transformed into an omnipresent halo, completely enveloping the Dark God from head to toe.
"Great, it worked!" Xiao Wenbing shouted excitedly. If he hadn't succeeded this time, he would have almost given up.
However, he was clearly a little too happy. Although the Dark God had been captured by the Qiankun Ring, it did not mean that it would give up the struggle.
Inside the Qiankun Circle, the Dark God relentlessly attacked the circle's protective barrier, but seeing little effect, it immediately changed its strategy, identified a direction, and flew off at full speed.
Zhang Yaqi's pretty face changed slightly. She made a hand seal, trying to freeze the Qiankun Ring. However, her cultivation was too shallow. Although she had captured the Dark God with the powerful force of the Qiankun Ring, she was unable to suppress its movements. Instead of freezing the Qiankun Ring, she was pulled forward by it.
The colorful light in the sky resembled a giant kite, its powerful force pulling Zhang Yaqi upwards.
Zhang Yaqi exclaimed in surprise. Despite the danger, she remained calm and kept making hand seals. However, the difference in power between the two was too great, and no matter how hard she tried, it was to no avail.
Xiao Wenbing was greatly shocked. After all, his mind had not yet merged with the divine personality. At this moment, the one who controlled the body was still the relatively independent divine personality. Therefore, when faced with such a sudden change, his reaction was naturally a beat slower.
However, just as he was panicking, several thick green tentacles appeared in front of the Qiankun Ring. These tentacles swayed incessantly in the air, exuding an indescribable terror.
But Xiao Wenbing cheered, finally relieved.
He was very familiar with these tentacles, which were transformed from the flower roots of the Food King. After borrowing the energy of the Divine Tree Ancestor, the Food King's power was already enough to rival that of the Dark God Sect.
As expected, the straight-forward-moving Universe Ring plunged into the encirclement of those tentacles and came to a sudden halt. However, the Dark God's strength was clearly a notch greater than the combined strength of Zhang Yaqi and the Food King.
After pausing for a few seconds, the Qiankun Ring continued to slowly move forward, but at a negligible speed.
"Don't just stand there, use the small golden talisman to suppress it..."
The old face of the Food King appeared on the tentacles, and he roared out in a hoarse voice, clearly having exhausted all his strength.
Xiao Wenbing responded and dared not delay. He wiped his palm across his chest and immediately removed the small golden talisman that was close to his body. Since the energy of the small golden talisman resonated with the natal golden talisman in his dantian, he was not worried about controlling it.
Under the remote control of the natal golden talisman, the small golden talisman slowly rose into the air, emitting a dazzling yet gentle light.
Unlike the Dark God's murderous and violent divine power, and unlike the Treasure God's majestic divine power, the energy on this small golden talisman seemed to give people a feeling of vitality.
The light, floating golden talisman moved onto the Qiankun Ring, and the intense golden light grew stronger and stronger.
Although the five-colored light curtain emitted by the Qiankun Ring tried its best to repel and suppress the divine power of the Dark God, it immediately merged with the golden light of the Little Golden Talisman and became one.
The powerful force gradually pressed down, and the Food King, seeing the opportunity quickly, immediately withdrew.
Just as the Dark God was about to seize the opportunity to exert his strength, he suddenly felt that the Universe Ring was as heavy as Mount Tai, and no matter how hard he tried, he could no longer move it even an inch.
Volume 4, The Divine Artifacts Chapter 248: Heavenly Thunder Strike
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The sky was pitch black, heaven and earth merged into one, and nothing could be seen. Not a single star shone through the thick clouds.
In the pitch-black darkness, even the sky seemed to be fast asleep. Yet, a rumble of thunder rolled across the distant and mysterious atmosphere, as if trapped and unable to break free by the dense, thick clouds, its sound dull and sluggish.
Feng Baiyi, deep in the clouds, half-closed her starry eyes, her entire spirit focused on the small square in her hand.
Ten slender, orchid-like fingers formed a strange pattern, with their palms facing each other from afar. An unimaginable storm of thunderclouds was slowly taking shape in this point of quantum space.
The Heavenly Thunder Palace is renowned throughout the cultivation world for its Heavenly Thunder Techniques. Even the three great holy lands treat it with utmost respect and dare not easily offend it.
The reason for this is that the Heavenly Venerable of the Heavenly Thunder Palace is the only outstanding person who can control heavenly thunder.
In the Heavenly Thunder Palace, there are ten Heavenly Thunder Divine Swords. Nine of them are called Heavenly Thunder Secondary Swords. Users can use special techniques to borrow their mysterious power and summon heavenly tribulation lightning to attack their enemies.
However, Feng Baiyi possesses the legendary Heavenly Thunder Body, which has existed only once in thousands of years. Therefore, she is the only person in the countless years since the founding of the Heavenly Thunder Palace who can summon Heavenly Thunder without using the Heavenly Thunder Sword.
However, what she is summoning now is not an ordinary Heavenly Tribulation. Because ordinary Heavenly Tribulations in this realm are simply incapable of destroying the Dark God, who has already approached the level of a true god.
Therefore, from the very beginning, what Feng Baiyi wanted to borrow was the power of chaos, specifically the Heavenly Thunder Wall that stood outside the Heavenly Thunder Palace.
Only by borrowing such power can the Dark God be completely destroyed.
Of course, the greater the power to be borrowed, the greater the risk. While Feng Baiyi couldn't say she could summon ordinary heavenly lightning with ease, she was about 70-80% confident. But to borrow the divine lightning power of that wall of heavenly lightning, even she had no chance.
Even with the slimmest chance, she showed no sign of backing down. Because below her were two people she cared about engaged in a life-or-death struggle. She... absolutely could not abandon them.
Feng Baiyi remained calm amidst the clouds, her heart undisturbed. Gradually, she slowly opened her palms, her ten fingers touching, gently widening the distance between them.
Between her palms, a tiny, almost invisible white lightning flashed.
However, she had exhausted all her spiritual power for just this tiny spark of electricity.
The technique of gathering electricity is a supreme lightning-summoning technique left behind by the former Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Palace at the Heavenly Dao Sect on Earth. No one knows why this former one of the three great saints would entrust his life's work to the Heavenly Dao Sect.
However, no one dared to disobey the words left behind by that sage. Before the true Heavenly Thunder Body appears, no one should even think of touching this powerful and supreme forbidden technique.
Originally, everyone in the Heavenly Thunder Palace thought that this forbidden technique would be lost forever, but no one expected that three thousand years later, a person with the Heavenly Thunder Body would actually appear.
When Feng Baiyi went to Earth, the current Lord of the Heavenly Thunder Palace said that the ancestral teachings of his predecessors, the technique of gathering electricity, allows one to contact the Heavenly Thunder Wall of the Heavenly Thunder Palace at any time in any plane and at any location, and to freely borrow the chaotic power of the Heavenly Thunder Wall.
However, along with immense power comes equally immense risk. Therefore, whether to take it or not, whether to learn it or not, the initiative is entirely in her hands, and no one can interfere.
Having grown up in the Heavenly Thunder Palace, Feng Baiyi naturally knew the power of the Heavenly Thunder Wall. She had no confidence that she could withstand the terrifying backlash of the divine thunder, so for the first time in her cultivation career, she faced a difficult choice.
However, at that time, she met Zhang Yaqi and Xiao Wenbing. When Zhang Yaqi obtained the Qiankun Ring as an ordinary Core Formation disciple, she also made up her mind.