Taiyi Dao Fruit-Chapter 1347 - 96: The Ultimatum

Inexhaustible light permeated the space, forcibly fixing the Cosmic Light.

In the Great Venerable's perception, the heavens and earth shone with radiance, and outside this space wasn't the Void, but rather filled with True Sun Fire.

Since Jiang Li had come, naturally, it was to sever the Great Venerable's retreat, only thus could he take the Great Venerable's life.

"Truly a grand gesture indeed."

The Great Venerable lightly exhaled, his gaze resting on Jiang Li's right hand, "Truly formidable courage, to abandon the Three Pure Dao Artifacts just like that."

To seal the resurrected Emperor Xi, Jiang Li did not hesitate to use the Three Pure Dao Artifacts. This move ensured the strength of the seal, yet also made Jiang Li unable to use the Three Pure Dao Artifacts.

Such courage is indeed astonishing.

"Without such action, how could one seal Emperor Xi?" Jiang Li said lightly, the Three Pure Ones Taiji Ball floating on his hand, "Even without the Three Pure Dao Artifacts, I am still invincible in the world. Whether I have the Three Pure Dao Artifacts or not, it makes no difference."

As he spoke, Jiang Li descended slowly, and the moment his feet touched the altar, the altar and the straw man turned to ash under the True Fire, leaving only a Seven Arrows Book, which flew into Jiang Li's sleeve.

Shen Hou was also freed, the means of control buried within him swept away. He looked at Jiang Li, both in awe and fear, after all, the Nail-Head Seven Arrows Book was cast by Shen Hou himself.

In Jiang Li's blood-filled eyes, there was a share belonging to Shen Hou.

"Stand down," Jiang Li said little, only telling Shen Hou to stand aside.

And Shen Hou, as if a heavy burden was lifted, bowed towards Jiang Li and then retreated behind him.

The injury in his eyes had not yet healed; his right eye had stopped bleeding, but the left eye was still bleeding, even with traces of sword marks remaining in the pupils.

The memento left to Jiang Li by the Great Heavenly Venerate was clearly not so easily erased.

The Great Venerable looked at Jiang Li, bloodied and battered, and chuckled lightly, "Without a First Grade Dao Artifact, you can still be invincible? With such severe injuries, do you still have confidence to keep me here?"

The Divine Thought firmly locked onto the Taiji Ball in Jiang Li's hand, unable to conceal his excitement.

His goal was actually achieved, Emperor Xi was indeed resurrected, but due to Jiang Li's restraint and courage, Emperor Xi was immediately sealed upon resurrection.

But it didn't matter, there was still a chance now.

Break the seal, and Emperor Xi could naturally reappear in the world.

This was undeniably a tempting bait, and the Great Venerable could not refuse.

"You can't defeat me, you can't escape, and you don't want to."

Jiang Li also noticed the Great Venerable's Divine Thought, but he was unfazed, slowly speaking, "Now, my people should have already reached the Dragon Palace; they will destroy all your blood and sweat, and you will die here. After this, the remaining threats will be few."

The Great Venerable wouldn't want to escape; the temptation before him was the reason he couldn't flee.

And he couldn't escape.

After the Great Venerable's death, who would remain?

Who else could threaten Jiang Li?

The Queen Mother of the West? Shakyamuni Tathagata? Or the Two Emperors?

They might be threats, but not comparable to Emperor Xi.

Once the greatest threat was in hand, the rest couldn't be said to be insignificant, but were not enough for Jiang Li to disregard his limits.

A wound like today should be the last one.

As his thoughts reached this, the murderous intent finally emerged without concealment, filling every inch of space with a crimson aura.

It was the manifestation of murderous intent and the embodiment of solar will.

In the Great Venerable's eyes, Jiang Li had seemingly turned into a Great Sun, releasing endless light and heat. The Sun Wheel infinitely expanded, filling the universe and devouring space.

This was not a physical transformation, but the suppression of perception and consciousness by supreme power.

When power surpasses a limit, even the intangible and impalpable consciousness and perception are oppressed by power. Clearly, the size of their forms has not changed, yet in the Great Venerable's perception, he was being dwarfed, becoming smaller.

This is the proving of Dao with power.

Just like a massive celestial body has its own gravity, extreme power can already oppress everything.

Moreover, Jiang Li's strength was not merely an accumulation of quantity; he was in harmony with heaven and earth, and merged with the Human Path, his Daoist prowess was undoubtedly remarkable.

Jiang Li could absorb insights from great battles; after a battle with the Great Heavenly Venerate, his Daoist prowess advanced by leaps and bounds. Even if his power didn't greatly increase, Jiang Li's strength still became more formidable.

Even at this moment, gravely injured, he could still suppress the Great Venerable's consciousness.

When the Great Venerable realized this, he found that the opportunity he perceived wasn't actually significant, or even nonexistent. Instead of thinking about capturing the Taiji Seal, it would be more practical to find a way to flee.

But the Great Venerable had no thought of retreat.

This opportunity was almost nonexistent, but if he missed today, there would be absolutely no opportunity.

He simply couldn't surpass the recovering Jiang Li.

"Darkness and Brightness."

The human-shaped body suddenly changed, a Red Dragon stretching almost a thousand miles appeared, its length undulating like a mountain range.

With the Candle Dragon Divine Skills displayed, its eyes closed, darkness descended in an instant, but didn't cover the light, instead making light and darkness, day and night, oppose each other.

Candle Dragon closes its eyes for the night, and Jiang Li, being the embodiment of the sun, requires subduing Jiang Li to change day and night.

The clash of light and darkness gave rise to a chaotic vision, the forces of both sides met in the most direct collision.

"Roar——"

The Candle Dragon roared, a giant banner erected above its head, mysterious writings infused with countless demon energy merged into the Candle Dragon's body, causing its power to surge.