Chapter 1316: Dao Fruit of a Thousand Evils Arrives
Chapter 1316: Chapter 1316: Dao Fruit of a Thousand Evils Arrives
The complete Ancient Kingdom’s God-Destroying Shield ranks nineteenth on the Heaven-opening List.
According to the records of the Heaven-opening List, the first-generation owner of this shield was named Jiang Shui.
The last owner of this shield was named Dao Man Shan, and it was in Dao Man Shan’s hands that this shield shattered into six parts.
What Ning Fan obtained was just the Sixth Fragment.
This fragment had already been refined and devoured by Ning Fan, and its state transitioned from [Life] to [Destruction].
But this was originally the fragment’s wish; for it, life was death, and destruction was survival.
By devouring it, Ning Fan didn’t kill it; rather, he saved it.
And when Ning Fan comprehended the essence of destruction, grasping a trace of the undying path, the Sixth Fragment finally exercised its authority, with power even greater than before!
At this moment, the fragment encountered its old power!
This was something taken by the Third Divine King without permission! Now that the Divine King is absent, it ought to return to its rightful owner!
The black gold scales around Black Dragon abruptly shot out an infinite number of black gold rays, like the afterglow of a black sunset, evoking a sense of ancientness and twilight, as beautiful as the sunset, but only near dusk!
This is the Sixth Fragment initiating an attack on its own, intending to reclaim its power, not controlled by Ning Fan’s instinct to kill, yet the instinct instantly comprehended the reason for this event.
The Black Dragon then assisted the fragment further, imbuing the undying capabilities he cultivated onto the Sixth Fragment, enhancing its power even more, shooting out more black gold rays.
Enveloped by this glow, the giant apes, possessing a Battle Golden Body, found their golden purple bodies slightly eroded by the black light, developing a thin black gold rust, causing them to feel both shock and anger.
What shocked them was that the Heaven-opening Fragment held by Black Dragon could execute such techniques! With just one fragment, it could enhance its own defense and weaken that of others; if it were complete, what incredible power would it possess!
The anger stemmed from the fact that the Battle Golden Body was one of the three great beauties they sought throughout their life, and the only one they managed to obtain. That this dragon dared to damage their treasure was an act that truly deserved killing!
The Sumeru Mountain God was likewise enveloped by the black gold brilliance, and the degree of corrosion on his body was dozens of times more severe than that of the giant apes. The originally golden shining body of the mountain god had turned completely black, dilapidated and decayed, with numerous cracks; the indestructible power within him gushed out from the fissures, being sucked away by the God-Destroying Shield uncontrollably, rolling on the ground in pain, and his cultivation plunged from ten cycles of reincarnation down to just a single cycle.
Yet due to this intense pain, he briefly regained clarity.
"God... King..."
The Mountain God no longer struggled but gazed at the scales of Black Dragon, filled with sentimentality and remembrance.
It seemed he recalled the scenes when the Third Divine King, via the God-Destroying Shield, bestowed upon him the indestructible divine power.
And now that this power was reclaimed by the God-Destroying Shield, he bore no resentment but rather felt fortunate.
Having encountered such an event, he regarded it as upholding what the Divine King bestowed, returning it to its owner, and thus he did not fail in his duty, how lucky this was, not betraying the benefaction of the Divine King’s recognition...
Were it not for this incident, the power would surely have been seized by Duobao Tathagata or someone else... In a world where the Divine King no longer exists, there’s no better outcome than returning the item to its rightful owner.
"Otherworldly... Divine Spirit..."
"Please take away... everything of mine..."
The Mountain God pleaded.
He was being schemed against, facing destruction. Rather than allow his own power to fall into enemy hands, it seemed better to entrust it to the fellow Divine Spirit, Black Dragon.
Not only did he wish to return the indestructible power to its rightful owner, but also to offer his divine status to the deserving.
"I bestow upon you a divine body, you dare to betray!"
The giant apes erupted in anger, instantly activating the Black Moon Mark to the extreme, suppressing the Mountain God’s will once more.
They cultivated the Mountain God only to increase assistance, not to aid the enemy.
Seeing the Mountain God’s indestructible power being plundered entirely in an instant, his cultivation dropping to just one cycle, knowing this Mountain God would no longer be useful, the giant apes simply opened the abyssal mouth, swallowing the Mountain God whole.
At the very least, there remained a single epoch of cultivation and acquired divine status, and refining it would provide some nourishment.
However, the divine status was taboo and could not be held for long; once outside of the Taiyi Dream, Zi Wei had to discard it immediately. While in the dream, it was harmless to use temporarily.
"Earthquake!"
"Whip Mountain and Move Stone!"
"Whip Mountain and Move the Sea!"
"Heavenly Repairing and Sun Bathing!"
The giant apes unleashed four Heavenly Gang Skills, shattering, swallowing the Sumeru Mountain inside their belly, instantly gaining the support of acquired divine light, manifesting the triple splendor of Immortal, Demon, and God.
The indestructible power within the Black Dragon was also greatly enhanced. As the Undying Daoist sect grew stronger, his body was further augmented with Buddha’s light, representing the forces plundered from Duobao Tathagata. With a wave of the dragon’s claw, a boundlessly changing Buddha Country in the palm was faintly visible!
Taiyi’s Dream is the place most suitable for plundering Dao Fruits in the world! As long as you are strong enough, you can seize everything from the losers!
This place was once an ungoverned zone tacitly approved by the Third Divine King, reducing mundane wars. As the saying goes, when the immortals fight, mortals suffer. If two great powers were to battle outside the dream, it would surely destroy heaven and earth, involve all beings, and result in innumerable casualties. However, by battling in the dream, although still brutal, at least it wouldn’t affect the lives of the multitudes.
This was an act of benevolence, but also out of helplessness. Even as mighty as the Divine King Niyue, he couldn’t completely extinguish the flames of worldly war, only reduce them. After all, the survival of the fittest is the norm for all creatures. Or perhaps, the so-called survival of the fittest is merely an excuse for all beings, with desire being the original sin.
No matter how the times progress, no matter how abundant materials become, as long as desire persists in the world, the flames of war can never be eradicated...
With greatly increasing strength, the battle between Black Dragon and giant apes grew more intense; this place was already the second Taiyi Dream in which they fought, yet it once again showed signs of collapse, about to be shattered by the two!
The Taiyi Dreams available for Second Step battles are as sturdy as the Great Thousand World. In other words, if this were a battle in the outside world, these two ferocious creatures would be close to destroying two Great Thousand Worlds, yet still unable to discern a victor. It was uncertain how many lives would be sacrificed to determine the result.
This was merely the war between the giant apes and the Black Dragon. If the Reverse Saints were to contend, the dust tribulations would sweep across, bringing supreme calamity! Even saints caught in the wave would not escape unscathed, let alone all the living beings!
"Great Sumeru Palm Seal! Million Arhats Divine Sky Strike!"
The giant apes pressed out a palm seal, striking with the power of a million arhats, causing numerous depressions in Black Dragon’s body, but then saw Black Dragon fully recover within the indestructible power.
The Black Dragon remained silent, but with the power of the Buddha Country in its palm, it manifested three thousand Buddhas, five hundred Arhas, eight great Vajras, and boundless Bodhisattvas, each holding banners and exotic immortal flowers. With a swing of the dragon’s claw, countless wounds were torn across the giant apes’ body, yet the latter also instantly recovered with a spray of Purple Qi.
The two fought fiercely, but only Duobao Tathagata suffered, spinning through Black Dragon’s stomach, frantically losing Dao power, occasionally being shaken into spitting blood by the residual waves of the Sumeru Palm Seal piercing through him.
"When you gods and immortals fight, why involve me, this little fish in the pond..." Duobao Tathagata felt exhausted but dared not give rise to a hint of resentment.
He possessed both the Wisdom Root and Wisdom Eye, naturally seeing through his current predicament.
The Black Dragon that swallowed him seemed a bit off in the head...a sin, a sin, it appeared to be not quite lucid, completely controlled by the instinct to kill.
He was swallowed only because he harbored delusions; if he were to harbor more delusions, the outcome would only be worse.
But if he were to obliterate all delusions, leaving only good thoughts and gratitude, he might just escape death...
This was somewhat difficult for people!
Swallowed by you, with many of my powers taken away, I still have to be grateful to you. Obviously, a normal person couldn’t achieve this!
But Duobao Tathagata was far from ordinary, thus using the Wisdom Sword to sever all greed, anger, and ignorance in his heart, thereby brainwashing himself with "all beings are suffering, accept it willingly," ultimately deceiving himself into concluding: The suffering I endure now is simply karmic retribution, undiscouraging; the act of feeding the dragon with my body aligns with the path of sacrificing meat for eagles in the Sha sect, embodying boundless compassion, naturally deserving.
Hence it is said: The past mind is unattainable, the present mind is unattainable, the future mind is unattainable. Form is impermanent, impermanence means suffering, suffering is non-self, non-self is neither mine nor what I possess, those who view thus are called truly correct observers. Likewise, perception, thought, actions, and consciousness are impermanent, impermanence means suffering, suffering is non-self, non-self is neither mine nor what I possess, those who view thus are called truly correct observers. Saints disciples viewing thus, being tired of form, and tired of feelings, thoughts, actions, and consciousness, becoming disenchanted thereby becomes not fond, not fond thus gains liberation, liberated with truly wise insight arises: My being is exhausted, the pure practice is established, what should be done is done, knowingly not receiving future becoming.
Avoid all evil, fulfill all good, purify mind sincerely, this is the teaching of all Buddhas.
Duobao Tathagata sat in meditation atop the sea of Black Dragon’s gastric juices, hands folded in prayer, allowing Black Dragon to refine him, with no delusions arising again.
Seeing all the Dharma Seals of the Buddha Country in the palm being completely lost.
Watching the golden body and Buddha bones of the Buddha become a fleeting dream.
Witnessing the marvelous golden lotus gradually falling apart.
Observing the Seven Treasures Marvelous Tree slowly withering.
Seeing the Six Divine Powers Vajra Relics shatter one by one.
Watching the past corpse, present corpse, and future corpse turn into pus and blood, disappearing completely.
Facing various hardships, yet picking a flower with a smile, in the void, colorless, neither impure nor pure, neither born nor extinguished, neither increased nor decreased.
"If it brings you a little satisfaction, my wish is fulfilled." Duobao Tathagata thus spoke, truly brainwashing himself into such thoughts.
This matter defies common sense, but if it were within the scope of conventional means, it still wouldn’t deceive Ning Fan’s instinctive drive to kill.
Thus, it exploits the loophole and weakness in the killing instinct!
If I genuinely care for you, could you still bear to destroy me?
Ultimately.
After the killing instinct took all of Duobao Tathagata’s Taoist practices, it didn’t deliver the fatal blow.
Primarily, the killing instinct couldn’t discern... was this guy truly an enemy, not a friend? Some uncertainties remain, so it was detained in the belly, waiting for the Nine Consciousness to be in place for further handling...
"Eat, why don’t you eat this final bite! Without eating more, how can you have the strength to fight the giant apes to the death!"
"Is it because you think I taste bad? Apologies for not letting you indulge; it’s entirely my fault."
"To eliminate unproductive aspects for all beings is truly mercy; to wish unlimited benefits and happiness upon beings is ultimate compassion; to feel joy for the hearts of all beings is supreme delight; to renounce personal joy and give to others is true renunciation. I achieved Nirvana through mercy, compassion, joy, and renunciation. Why let the heart waver... Wheel me on the boundless sea of suffering; eating me is the shore..."
The killing instinct ultimately couldn’t swallow this last bite.
Faced with a certain peril, Duobao Tathagata incredibly found a glimmer of life, successfully turning it around; yet due to thorough brainwashing, he felt no joy in survival but rather pain: just one bite away from achieving Nirvana here, using compassion to transform this dragon, yet failing to completely die out, such a pity...
Though the killing instinct didn’t fully consume Duobao Tathagata, it drained all of his Taoist practices completely.
Mana advanced by two thousand two hundred tribulations!
Vital energy, divine sense, and Emperor Qi progressed by one-third of Duobao’s extent.
Eighteen Golden Body Dao Fruit, 16!
Palm Buddha Country Dao Fruit, 10!
Five Finger Mountain Seal Dao Fruit, 5!
Six Divine Powers Vajra Relic Dao Fruit, 6!
Past, Present, Future Three Corpses Dao Fruit, 1 each!
Wisdom Sword Dao Fruit, 10!
Wisdom Eye Dao Fruit, 10!
Wisdom Root Dao Fruit, 10!
Other Dao Fruits, more than a hundred, no need to elaborate.
Forcibly drained a plump Buddha till it was skinny but appeared more compassionate.
A poem praises:
I reminisce about Tathagata’s practice in past epochs.
All Buddhas emerged and universally revered, thus acquiring achievements vast like space.
Buddha practiced endless offerings, countless as dust in innumerable realms.
Sumeru shines upon Bodhisattva spirit, cherishing the memory of the peaceful departure.
Duobao Tathagata called the Buddha’s name, treasure form dignified.
Outside, chaos raged, intensifying further.
With the continuous refinement of Duobao Tathagata’s Dao Fruit, the Black Dragon regained supremacy, forcing the giant ape retreating repeatedly, blood-staining the heaven and earth.
On the surface, one devoured Duobao Tathagata, the other took Sumeru Mountain God, seemingly fair.
However, what the Black Dragon swallowed was the complete Duobao, whereas the most precious piece of the giant ape’s Sumeru Mountain had been taken by the Black Dragon.
Swallowing Sumeru Mountain barely improved the giant ape’s strength by a tenth.
The Black Dragon’s body, merely an Immortal King, swallowing the Buddha about to ascend to the Saint Realm, also regained an amount of old power from the God-Extinguishing Shield, enhancing significantly.
Even with its current possession of Three Spirits, the giant ape couldn’t prevent its constant retreat.
"Such a butterfly holds but a Heaven-opening Fragment, yet demonstrates such power!" Zi Wei felt frustrated.
He possessed the three spirits of immortal, demon, and divine, yet couldn’t withstand mere divine spirit and Heaven-opening fragment, how disgraceful!
The gap was merely due to lacking the True Self?
Zi Wei might have the three spirits, but: cultivating immortality wasn’t his real intention, only to harmonize with light and dust; demon spirit wasn’t in harmony with his six senses; divine spirit he considered a burden, to be discarded upon exiting Taiyi Dream.
Thus, without seamless intention and unaligned with the Dao, are his body robust? Is his Dao firm?
Ning Fan, however, is different!
His intention aligns with the body, his will aligns with the Dao, in terms of willpower, they are entirely different levels!
Even the Chao Yue Dragon formed at this moment aligns with Ning Fan’s Rain Beginnings Moon Endings Dao. Moon endings... moon endings... solely for moon endings, he is willing to become the wind and rain of the world!
The God-Extinguishing Shield equally matches Ning Fan’s unbreakable essence, a perfect fusion with the Power of God Destruction, showcased by the dragon scales!
How could a motley crew defeat the iron tide!
Amidst the giant ape’s astonished eyes, the Black Dragon’s dragon claw Buddha light reached its peak, thoroughly penetrating the giant ape’s golden body defense for the first time, extracting the Sumeru Mountain God from its body!
With another Evil Dragon Tail, directly distorting the giant ape’s style, flying out while also smashing the second Taiyi Dream completely and falling into the third Taiyi Dream!
"Thank... you..." The rescued Sumeru Mountain God, shrunk into a small form, held effortlessly in the Black Dragon’s claw.
Unfortunately, the Black Dragon couldn’t hear the voice, nor did it intend to make any excessive response.
Based on the judgment of the killing instinct, this Mountain God wasn’t an enemy, so slaughter wasn’t necessary. Recklessly killing innocents would dull its sword; a sword only knowing to slaughter the weak can never slaughter the Supreme.
Thus, the dragon claw ripped open a reincarnation passage from the already shattered second Taiyi Dream and casually tossed the Sumeru Mountain God in.
Although disdainful of killing innocents, it learned a lesson not to give the giant ape another chance to devour Sumeru Mountain.
"In this dream, my divine status is within reach, yet he disdains to seize... Such magnanimity!" Sumeru Mountain, deeply shocked.
This otherworldly divine spirit possesses profound wisdom and magnanimity, vast and immeasurable, mysterious and beyond comprehension.
Seeing this god is akin to witnessing the three Divine Kings of the past...
Although the Divine Kings passed away, in the distant future, successors still emerge endlessly...
Even if the ancient country is destroyed, even if generations change, the will of the Divine Kings will always be inherited through generations, becoming the beacon for all living beings to end the chaos...
Rather than being schemed against after leaving Taiyi’s Dream, it’s better to leave this divine status to this otherworldly divine spirit.
In this way, it also repays the debt of saving a life...
"I truly wish to meet you during the era when the three kings reigned..."
The Mountain God peeled off his divine status and handed it to the Black Dragon, then disappeared into the chaotic time-space stream.
Once separated from Taiyi’s Dream, the Mountain God instantly reverted to his original form of Sumeru Mountain.
Because of his severe injuries, the mountain shattered into countless meteors, falling from the sky like a world-ending calamity.
This is a disaster from which even the Primordial Holy City must retreat, enough to turn any Immortal Kingdom in the Real Realms into ruins.
Fortunately, this calamity did not fall upon any densely populated area, but rather on a desolate forbidden zone in the Nether Dust Realm.
Alternatively, this may not be luck, but Ning Fan’s instinct towards slaughter made the choice...
From then on, Sumeru Mountain was destroyed, shattered into countless scattered stones.
After countless years passed, among these scattered stones, one absorbed enough sun and moon essence, returning to origin.
That became the initial Stone God Taoist.
Subsequently, four more stones awakened, taking the Daoist titles of Stonedemon, Stone Demon, Stone Immortal, and Shi Gui, collectively establishing the Stone Man Country amidst the forest of chaotic stones.
The cycle of reincarnation has neither beginning nor end; the past affects the future, and the future equally affects the past.
But these subsequent events have no relation to the current Ning Fan now.
The Black Dragon let Sumeru Mountain go, not for saving lives, but he obtained the Dao Fruit containing the Sumeru Divine Format.
Instinctively judging this as gratitude from the other side, he decided it was edible.
Though unsure why the other side expressed gratitude, consuming this Dao Fruit should allow him to beat Zi Wei even harder, thus he ate the Dao Fruit, accepting the favor.
Without completely refining it, he immediately pursued Zi Wei into the third Taiyi Dream, continuing the chase.
A single divine status Dao Fruit unexpectedly elevated Ning Fan’s divine spirit level directly from Postnatal Infant God Stage to Postnatal Young God Stage!
As his divine power surged, he also newly developed a divine talent—All-Things Gathering.
This is a skill of Shengwan, Ning Fan had long studied its principles, therefore at this moment, comprehending this skill was merely natural.
During the exchanges, Zi Wei successively used two Fairy Spirit Arts, while Ning Fan, due to Manzhi’s calculations, found it hard to use even one Divine Arts, suffering considerable losses.
Although Ning Fan was sealed by the Infinite God Sealing Seal, rendering his divine arts sealed, acquiring a new divine art at this moment was outside the seal and could be used in the following battles.
An advantage thus further expanded!
This also made Zi Wei’s expression horrify.
Only now did he realize something!
The other party, as a divine spirit, had never used divine arts, not because he hadn’t realized them, but because he was under Jiang Shui’s seal!
Damned!
This butterfly is trampling on me with such a condition!
If his divine arts weren’t sealed, wouldn’t I be utterly defeated!
Boom!
The surge of divine power in the Black Dragon, with a Dragon-Tearing Moon move, caused the giant apes to spew fresh blood wildly, tearing towards the depths of the third Taiyi Dream.
To the giant apes, that was merely a mouthful of blood, but to the world, it was a torrential blood rain, suddenly pouring down!
Instantly alarming someone engrossed in Soul Stealing within this dream.
...
This is a Taiyi Dream filled everywhere with bull bones, yellow wind across the land, devoid of grass.
A Black Bull Spirit named Huo Kong was scheming to steal the spirit of a White Bull Spirit here.
The White Bull Spirit known as Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, once a Desolate Saint, fell from the Saint Realm due to the machinations of various saints.
Seeing the complacent Huo Kong, the weak and dying White Bull Spirit closed his eyes in sorrow.
Seeing that the White Bull Spirit seemed to regain his fighting spirit and gave up resisting, Huo Kong couldn’t help but laugh wildly toward the sky: "Father, oh father, although I truly respected you from the bottom of my heart, you are already old! Watching as I continually snatch the spirits of the Red Bull and Green Bull, you can’t do anything, even your body will become my Dao Fruit! This era no longer has a place for an old Heavenly Bull like you! It’s time to make room for the young!"
"Do not call me father, only you, are unworthy to be my son."
Emperor Void Phase, tremble!
The dying White Bull Spirit recalled the appearance of his dead child and was filled with rage.
The purple-golden Emperor Void Fire condensed on his fist, struck towards Huo Kong across space, instantly distorting and tearing the cycle of reincarnation under this punch, a destructive shock wave swept the heavens and earth, blasting Huo Kong apart, shattering into countless fragments within the endless purple-golden smoke.
But Huo Kong could not easily die, relying on the power of the Heavenly Bull Hide Pattern Unbreakable Pattern, he instantly resurrected from the marked location.
Moreover, at the moment of resurrection, he summoned a Witch Demon Sword containing the power of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, piercing through the White Bull Spirit’s hide pattern, penetrating his heart.
"Cough cough cough...the one who incited you to kill your brother and father, was actually... Shuang Yue..." The White Bull Spirit, regardless of his injuries, punched out another tremble, striking Huo Kong again.
But this punch also used up his last bit of strength.
He didn’t even have any extra strength to pull out the Frost Moon Sword piercing through his heart.
This sword belonged to the Ancient Third Mountain Master—Frost Moon Great Saint, he had battled with Shuang Yue several times, and it was impossible to mistake.
Back when his cultivation was intact, he won every battle, yet didn’t expect to die under this sword ultimately.
The sword’s cold light, like Frost Moon, passed through his body, yet no blood flowed out, as the White Bull Spirit’s blood had frozen into ice.
Subsequently, his entire being froze within a massive ice block.
As for Huo Kong, he resurrected again using the power of the Heavenly Bull Hide Pattern. Seeing he finally defeated his foster father, Huo Kong felt overwhelmingly excited, wishing he could immediately devour his foster father’s Mixed Sky Dao Fruit.
Unable to help but laugh toward the sky again, yet at that moment, he was drenched in a mouthful of blood rain.
"What is that..."
Huo Kong, originally complacent, suddenly felt terrified.
Before he could react, he saw the giant ape’s hand reaching across past and future timelines, stretching towards him.
And he exhausted all means and used all his skin pattern powers, yet still couldn’t dodge the terrifying palm!
"Don’t eat me! I, I can be your son, loyal to you for life..." The Black Bull Spirit cowered.
The giant ape completely ignored this obstinate bull spirit.
Then it swallowed the Black Bull Spirit in one bite and wanted to eat the White Bull Spirit next, but was stopped by the Black Dragon.
The Black Dragon was clever!
He didn’t eat the White Bull Spirit, but he absolutely wouldn’t give the giant ape a chance to eat it. So, he swallowed the ice block freezing the White Bull Spirit into his stomach, but didn’t refine it.
This frightened the emaciated Duobao Tathagata, who was chanting Buddha’s name.
He and the White Bull Spirit were not from the same era, but he recognized the White Bull Spirit had once been a Desolate Saint.
This dragon dared to eat even a Desolate Saint!
In comparison, being food was indeed a great fortune and an honor akin to being beside a Desolate Saint!
As fellow feed for the dragon, there’s an obligation to help each other.
At the moment, Duobao’s Taoist practice was completely lost, but he hadn’t forgotten his Buddhist teachings, so he recited the Ancient Buddha Scripture towards the White Bull Spirit.
Miraculously, the scripture seemed to have mystical effects, dispelling the ancestral witch power and ultimately melting the icing of the White Bull Spirit. Furthermore, the skin pattern power of the White Bull Spirit began to circulate due to the power of Undying Pattern, allowing it to resurrect.
"I didn’t die... Was it you, Daoist, who rescued me from Huo Kong’s hands? Thank you." The White Bull Spirit weakly expressed its gratitude.
"You misunderstood, Benefactor; it was not the little monk who saved you, but Senior Black Dragon. He has crafted works of wonders and is unmatched in benevolence. We receive his favors and should repay by becoming food." Seeing the White Bull Spirit, who had fallen from the Saint Realm, Duobao believed this bull was also someone to trick (convert), and began his process of enlightening the bull spirit.
"Food? I see, so this is actually the stomach of your Senior Black Dragon... The dragon swallowing me without refining really is a great favor, and I cannot repay it..."
Though not familiar with Duobao, the White Bull Spirit discerned that Duobao was a Buddha, and one who was supposed to be approaching sainthood.
Unfortunately, such a Buddha was drained of his Taoist practice by someone, leaving him emaciated. His chances of becoming a saint seemed distant now.
Clearly, being drained of Taoist practice yet surviving, it seemed this Buddha was also plotted against in the Taiyi Dream and later rescued by the Black Dragon.
Alternatively, perhaps this Buddha was first saved by the Black Dragon, then willingly offered himself to the dragon, giving up his Taoist practices; if so, this Buddha understood how to appreciate and repay favors, truly a real Buddha in this era, not to be treated as a junior.
The Black Dragon, capable of traveling through the Taiyi Dream to save people, had truly remarkable skills.
Moreover, it’s rare that he possessed such a heart to save people... The Black Dragon seemed to be acting on murderous instincts, yet his instinct was to save people, what a compassionate heart...
"What does the Benefactor plan to do?" Duobao gently and carefully asked.
"Though the Black Dragon has no intention of refining me, he is fighting someone to the death right now and must need assistance. I shall serve him, help him in battle!" The White Bull Spirit, though wild and evil in actions, never hesitated to repay debts.
Only for the Black Bull Spirit to suffer alone.
Poor Huo Kong, swallowed by the giant ape, the Black Bull was terrified and shrank back. It felt that all the vicious foes it had encountered in life were not as dangerous and spiteful as this giant ape.
The Taiyi Dream said there would be no outside interference in soul stealing; why did a giant ape and Black Dragon appear!
Regretting beyond words, it realized too late the dangerous nature of the Taiyi Dream. It really should have used another way to kill its father...
Now look, the father wasn’t killed, and the life was lost; even if it narrowly escaped, it lost Senior Shuang Yue’s treasure sword and faced inevitable death...
The Black Bull Spirit lamented, soon refined and absorbed as a Dao Fruit by the giant ape.
Being merely a Second-Grade Quasi-Saint, its father assassination relied entirely on sneak attacks. How could it withstand the refining by the giant ape, perishing instantaneously, unable to counter the ape’s refinement with its Heavenly Bull Hide Pattern, much less revive after death.
Because the Black Bull Spirit died too quickly, the Black Dragon didn’t have time to make the giant ape vomit out, as the opponent had already finished eating.
"Damn it! This Black Bull is the trash of trash!" The giant ape successfully refined the Black Bull yet felt no joy because the nutrition from this Bull was insufficient to enhance its power by even one ten-thousandth!
Conversely, the Black Dragon seemed to gain immense benefits from the White Bull Spirit.
At this moment, the Black Dragon’s dragon claws were wrapped in the golden purple smoke of the Emperor Void Dao Skill. Using the posture of Dragon-Tearing Moon to attack, its power exceeded previous levels, tearing the giant ape’s skin apart, blood flowing like rain.
Though clearly at a disadvantage, the giant ape refused to admit defeat, its fighting intent rising stronger. Upon being injured, it immediately used Heaven-opening Purple Qi to heal, heedless of how damaging this act was to its foundation!
In desperation, it pierced through the third Taiyi Dream, reaching the fourth.
Breaking through the fourth Taiyi Dream, falling into the fifth.
And then the sixth room, the seventh room, the eighth...
At this moment, countless Old Bi Deng trying to exploit the Taiyi Dream to murder and loot felt the fear imposed by the Moral Sage!
The length of the victim list alone couldn’t be written in a hundred Chapters...
The more the Black Dragon fought, the fiercer it became, while the giant ape grew weaker... Sometimes it would find good things to eat, only for the Black Dragon to make it vomit, losing all its food; occasionally refining some food, but most of it was useless.
There was no chance of victory...
But even if it were to die, it would fight until the very last moment!
If starlight cannot be obtained, if the burning butterfly technique cannot be pursued, then at least its own ape bones cannot betray the glorious name of battle!
It would fight to the end, as Purple Sky!
It would retrieve the old sword, sever destiny!
It would remember oaths until destruction!
"This is all of me! Butterfly!!!"
To the limit of strength, [Emperor’s Sky Shock]!
To the limit of thought, [Void Wave]!
The giant ape threw a punch emitting purple golden fist light of Emperor’s Sky Shock, while the other hand condensed black moonlight waves, launching a destruction energy wave towards the Black Dragon.
The Black Dragon then swung its claws, tearing apart the fist light and moonlight wave, finally biting off the ape’s head with its dragon mouth.
With an Evil Dragon Tail strike, it heavily knocked the giant ape flying, causing its retreating body to crash through this Taiyi Dream.
Meanwhile, from within the Black Dragon, a thousand voices cheered, most of them unlucky Old Bi Deng, but also some members of the victim alliance saved by the Black Dragon.
"Trash giant ape! Experience the power of the Moral Sage!"
"A bunch of Old Bi Deng, always scheming against others, now you will learn how it feels to have your soul stolen!"
"Monkey head! Hand over your Taoist practice, enter my Lord Revered Dragon’s stomach, and we will forgive you to become a member of [Duobao Alliance], cleanse your evildoing, and start anew!"
"He who steals will be stolen by others! The world’s moral model is none other than the Moral Sage! Everyone, the True Lord is hungry again! Quickly offer your Dao Fruit, let it consume us, fulfill the loyalty and reputation of [Death Eaters]!"
Inside the dragon’s belly, the emaciated Duobao Tathagata was surrounded by over a thousand Old Bi Deng and victims. He eloquently calmed and placated their agitated emotions.
At the same time, gently converting everyone, encouraging them to voluntarily offer their own power for the Black Dragon to devour.
With such support for the Black Dragon, it surely won’t be deemed an enemy by the dragon’s murderous instincts anymore? Even if there isn’t merit, there’s effort!