Why?
"Because we have no way to survive."
"What?" Xiao Wenbing glared angrily. What do you mean there's no way out? Give us back our lives...
The King of Food suddenly laughed, a hint of desolation flashing across his ugly old face: "Do you think we can still survive in front of the Dark God?"
"Well, with your cultivation level, it seems like hiding for a while shouldn't be too difficult, right?" Xiao Wenbing asked hesitantly. He had another question he hadn't said: This old guy's cultivation level is so high, why hasn't he gone to the Immortal Realm yet?
Seemingly sensing Xiao Wenbing's doubts, the Food King sneered, "Hide? Heh heh... If I wanted to hide, I would have gone to the Immortal Realm three thousand years ago, and I wouldn't still be lingering here."
"Ah..." Xiao Wenbing's expression was indescribably strange. Everyone else was trying their best to ascend to the Immortal Realm, but this old man, with such profound cultivation, insisted on trying every means to stay in this realm. It's true... everyone has their own ambitions.
"Do you know why I kept the three of you here?" the Food King suddenly asked.
"Why?"
The King of Food turned around and stared intently into his eyes, a dangerous glint in his emerald green pupils: "Zhang Yaqi is the successor of the Qiankun Ring, Feng Baiyi is the successor of the Tianlei Palace, and your Secret Talisman Sect's Earth Gold Talisman is on this old Taoist priest. If the three of you join forces, you should be able to set up the Immortal Slaughtering Formation."
"No. Their skills are too shallow; they are not qualified to activate the Zhuxian Grand Item," the old Taoist priest Xianyun immediately objected.
"Is that so?" The Food King glanced at him disdainfully and said, "The Universe Ring contains the spirits of the five elements, and Feng Baiyi has the Heavenly Thunder Body. Do you think they are qualified?"
The old Taoist priest was taken aback. Several thoughts lingered in his mind before he finally said, "Alright, let me join forces with the two of them to launch the Great Immortal Slaughtering Ceremony and eradicate this scoundrel."
"You? No way." The Food King immediately rejected the idea.
"Why? This old Taoist's cultivation has already reached the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, and he is also the current successor of the Secret Talisman lineage. If he is not qualified, then who is?"
The King of Food pointed at Xiao Wenbing and said, "Him."
The old Taoist priest, Xianyun, twitched his lips slightly, and after a moment, immediately shook his head and said, "Wenbing's skill is too shallow; he simply cannot utilize the wonders of the golden talisman. Absolutely not."
"Hmph." The Food King's voice was full of sarcasm: "I'm afraid it's you who can't fully utilize the wonders of the Golden Talisman."
The old Taoist priest's face turned from pale to flushed, seemingly filled with unspeakable indignation.
"I'm sure I'm right that the ancestral golden talisman in your Shifu Sect can only be fully utilized by divine power."
The old Taoist priest's face suddenly turned neither pale nor red. After hearing the Food King's words, his old face instantly became bloodless. He stared at the Food King in fear and asked, "You... how did you know?"
"Have you forgotten? I participated in that great war three thousand years ago. If the Golden Talisman, the Universe Ring, and the Heavenly Thunder Sword didn't contain divine power, how could they have annihilated the nine super demons in one fell swoop? Don't tell me you didn't know that they were all immortals who came down from the Immortal Realm without permission."
The old Taoist priest took a deep breath and said, "What you say is true, senior. Our sect's golden talisman does indeed require divine power to exert its full effect. However, since the White Crane Ancestor ascended to the Immortal Realm, no one has possessed divine power. Therefore, I am the best user of the golden talisman."
The Food King looked at him carefully and asked, "Are you really unaware, or are you pretending not to know? Doesn't your disciple possess divine power?"
The old Taoist priest's face turned red again. He stared at the Food King and said slowly and deliberately, "No, the golden talisman is mine. It cannot be passed on to anyone else before I die."
The Food King's face gradually darkened, his eyes filled with murderous intent: "Do you want to ruin this world for your own greed?"
A faint golden ripple suddenly appeared on the body of the old Taoist priest, who confronted the King of Food without flinching: "The golden talisman has been with me for hundreds of years and I can control it with ease. I assure you, even if I lose my old life, I will definitely be able to suppress that Dark God."
The King of Food was taken aback. He looked at the old Taoist priest, and suddenly seemed to understand something. He turned back to look at Xiao Wenbing, who seemed to have realized something, and finally sighed, "Old Taoist, you are too selfish."
The old Taoist priest bowed slightly to him and said, "Please grant my request, senior."
The King of Food's expression shifted, and he finally said, "Alright, then you can make the move."
"Thank you, senior." The old Taoist priest Xianyun breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply to the King of Food.
However, he didn't see the strange glint that flashed in the Food King's eyes. So, just as he lowered his head, the Food King's large hand slammed hard on the back of his head.
The grateful old Taoist priest felt a sharp pain in the back of his head, and his mind immediately became clouded.
Just before he fell unconscious, he realized what had happened and was filled with remorse. He had clearly seen the Food King harm the little dragon, so how could he have trusted him so blindly? It was truly a case of heaven's sins being forgiven, but self-inflicted sins being unforgivable…
However, there's no going back in life. No matter how unwilling he was, he simply fell into a coma and remained unconscious.
Volume 4, Chapter 237: Double Barrier
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The light, filled with a murderous aura, grew stronger and stronger. The calm and composed expressions on Long Shi and Feng Hua's faces were no longer visible; instead, they were flushed with a vivid red.
The dragon pearls and phoenix pills hanging above their heads flew at high speed, and a large amount of dragon energy and phoenix power surged towards the dragon-phoenix barrier. These treasures, which had been cultivated for thousands of years, had exerted their power close to the limit.
At the moment when their lives were threatened, Dragon Ball and Phoenix also unleashed their power close to its limit.
Before that power that almost exceeded the limits of the original body, the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier was stronger than ever before.
The power of order is the most powerful of all the divine powers, and it is considered one of the three great divine powers, along with the power of creation of the creator god and the power of chaos of the destroyer god.
The dragon and phoenix represent the power of order in the cultivation world. The combined power of the dragon and phoenix is the manifestation of the power of order in this world.
Of course, the divine power contained in this small amount of order power is extremely limited, so thin that it is almost invisible, but even the weakest amount of order power is still the highest level of divine power.
Otherwise, even if the Dark God had just awakened from its long slumber, and even if its power was far less than at its peak, it would still be something that cultivators like Long Shi and Feng Hua could not withstand for even a moment.
However, the gap in strength between the two sides was indeed too great, to the point of no return. Therefore, even though the dragon and phoenix had exerted their utmost efforts, the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier was still teetering on the brink of collapse and in imminent danger. Under the immense pressure of the Dark God's power, it had already begun to crack.
Long Shi and Feng Hua exchanged a wry smile. Although they had a premonition, they still hadn't expected the Dark God's power to be so great. In such a short time, the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier was already struggling to withstand it.
The colors of the Dragon Ball and Phoenix Pill have gradually faded, which is because the power of the Dragon and Phoenix has been consumed too much.
They all knew that if things continued at this rate, the energy in the Dragon Pearl and Phoenix Elixir would be completely exhausted in at most another hour. At that point, maintaining the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier would require consuming their own life energy.
But... they knew even more that the only path before them was to persevere, persevere, and persevere again, until their lives were completely exhausted.
"boom……"
A powerful, dark golden energy suddenly slammed into the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier, causing Long Shi and Feng Hua to tremble slightly. The Dark God's energy could now directly attack their bodies through the barrier. How much longer could this barrier hold...?
Could they hold out until all the energy of the Dragon Pearl and Phoenix Elixir was used up? They had lost all confidence.
The dark golden light surged again, as if manipulated, slowly retreating backward. Then, at a certain point, it suddenly surged forward, like a giant crashing car slamming into the barrier.
Long Shi and Feng Hua's bodies swayed again. The power of the Dark God was indeed unfathomable. This time, the powerful force was directly attacking their internal organs. If the two of them had not already achieved the Vajra Indestructible Body, this impact alone would have been enough to take their lives.
But at this moment, they were definitely not feeling good either.
Just as the Dark God's energy collided with the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier, a faint wisp of dark golden light pierced through the barrier, following their aura to their bodies.
This was the Dark God's direct attack. Although it had completely lost its mind, its fighting instincts remained, which was why it was able to find that tiny gap in the barrier and directly attack the master who set up the barrier.
As the dark golden light entered the bodies of the dragon and phoenix, they simultaneously felt a darkness before their eyes, and their entire bodies felt as if they had been crushed by countless boulders, experiencing unbearable pain, almost to the point of giving up control of the barrier.
Fortunately, with their incredibly strong will, they managed to pull through.
Fortunately, they were inside the barrier, and the Dark God could only penetrate a negligible amount of energy. However, even this small amount of energy caused them great harm.
When Long Shi and Feng Hua regained their breath and looked up, they were horrified. They could clearly see that the dark golden light within the barrier was slowly retreating for the third time. A deep sense of fear finally appeared on their faces.
What they feared was not the attack from the Dark God, but rather the possibility that, if attacked, they might lose control and cause the Dragon-Phoenix Barrier to collapse. That would mean all their previous efforts would be in vain.