Chapter 1252: A Stalemate

Inside the great hall, the two sides were locked in chaotic melee, a fearsome spectacle, but in terms of intensity, the fight between the Rabbit Mask and Pure Essence True Man was the most fierce.

Pure Essence True Man wore a solemn expression, a golden light enveloping his body; with every move, thousands of sword shadows shot forth, and a sharp, unmatched sword aura filled the entire hall.

Meanwhile, the Rabbit Mask was surrounded by layers of black shadows that morphed into various illusions, shifting like a kaleidoscope, and surged overwhelmingly toward Pure Essence True Man. The sharp sword aura around Pure Essence True Man cut into these illusions but vanished without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Han Li's eyes flickered. He had seen such a scene before, in the Tai Sui Immortal Mansion.

“Shi Kongmo, you have actually joined the Reincarnation Sect and become my enemy of the Nine Yuan Temple. Do you intend to provoke another war between the Nine Yuan Temple and the Demon Realm?” Pure Essence True Man roared.

“Your enemy? I’m looking for my wife and son. You, old ox-nose, are quite skilled, but compared to me, you’re still far off. Just lie down now.” The Rabbit Mask laughed heartily, waving both hands.

The layers of illusions around him instantly thickened tenfold, forming an illusion domain ten zhang in radius that pressed toward Pure Essence True Man.

“You…” Pure Essence True Man, hearing this, showed a surprised expression.

Then, seeing the illusion domain flying toward him, he quickly formed hand seals, and the sword shadows around him also multiplied several times, forming a golden domain about seven or eight zhang in size.

Countless golden sword shadows flickered within the golden domain and collided with the illusion domain.

With a thunderous roar, the nearby void shattered completely.

“It really is that old fellow…” Outside the hall, Han Li thought to himself.

Back then, Jiao San had taken Shi Kongmo away, and somehow persuaded him to come here.

“But why are their domains only spread to such a small range?” Han Li then felt greatly puzzled, speculating inwardly.

“Haha… exhilarating, exhilarating! It’s been a long time since I’ve felt this exhilarated!”

Shi Kongmo laughed heartily, waving both hands. Within the illusion domain, over a dozen substantial black claws emerged, grabbing at Pure Essence True Man, tendrils of black qi缠绕 around the claws.

Pure Essence True Man’s expression shifted slightly, and he immediately formed a hand seal and pointed.

The golden sword shadows in his domain shot forth, slashing at the black claws, but the black claws were like phantoms, passing through the golden sword shadows and flying to Pure Essence True Man, grabbing at him.

Swish, swish, swish!

Blood splattered. Over a dozen wounds deep enough to show bone appeared on Pure Essence True Man, and he staggered backward.

“So easily defeated, how disappointing!” Shi Kongmo shook his head and said.

“Sect Master!” Yang Junzi and Lei Jun True Man, seeing this, changed expression and cried out in alarm, their movements involuntarily slowing.

“Jiao San!” Wu Yang’s eyes lit up. He formed hand seals like spinning wheels while shouting loudly.

The golden light on him surged, and a golden wheel appeared behind him, spinning rapidly. It was the True Word Wheel, now condensed into substance.

Around Wu Yang, a golden domain emerged, filled with flickering wheel shadows.

Jiao San clearly understood what Wu Yang meant by calling her. She formed hand seals with both hands, and layers of dark red light surged from her body, instantly forming a dark red domain.

The two domains merged, simultaneously brightening and humming with vibration, as if resonating with each other.

Jiao San’s expression was solemn, and she formed hand seals rapidly.

With a rumble!

A house-sized dark red wheel emerged from the domain, with six black holes spinning rapidly, emitting a vast, terrifying aura like that of the sun, moon, and stars.

Wu Yang flew to Jiao San’s side and formed hand seals.

The True Word Wheel behind him shot forth, merging with the dark red wheel in a flash.

Boom, boom, boom!

The dark red wheel immediately doubled in size, with golden runes appearing on its surface, emitting threads of time law power that merged and resonated with the reincarnation law power on the dark red wheel.

Outside the hall, Han Li, seeing this, was surprised, but also felt a subtle sense of loss pass through his heart.

Previously, only his time law could resonate with Jiao San’s reincarnation law, but now Wu Yang could also do it.

However, Han Li quickly dismissed this thought. Wu Yang cultivated the True Word Wheel Sutra, so it was only natural that he could resonate with Jiao San’s reincarnation law.

But the resonance of their laws was not very coordinated, seemingly less smooth than when he and Jiao San worked together.

“Go!” Jiao San and Wu Yang pushed forward with both hands in the void.

The dark red wheel rolled forward, striking the golden altar with overwhelming force.

With a series of crisp sounds, several golden figures in front were hit by the dark red wheel and burst apart like dry twigs, unable to resist the dark red wheel in the slightest.

This series of events, though complex to describe, was completed in an instant.

Upon seeing this, Yang Junzi and Thunderclap True Person's expressions changed drastically, inwardly reproaching themselves for being distracted, while hastily forming hand seals.

In truth, both Yang Junzi and Thunderclap True Person had reached the late-stage Great Luo realm, and normally would not be prone to distraction, but Shi Kongmo cultivated the Heart Demon Law, which could subtly influence one's mind without detection.

Jiao San, Wu Yang, and the others, knowing Shi Kongmo's abilities, had long carried defensive treasures. Yang Junzi and Thunderclap True Person, unaware of this, had no such protection and fell prey, their minds wandering at the critical moment, giving Jiao San and Wu Yang an opening.

As the two cast their spells, the golden formation around the altar brightened, and countless golden runes burst forth from the ground, merging into the formation.

Golden patterns instantly appeared on the golden figures within the formation, their bodies swelling in size, and the blades in their hands blazed with golden light as they struck out in unison.

Huge beams of sword light and saber radiance howled forth, interweaving into a massive golden net that erupted with towering golden light, blocking the path before the dark red wheel.

A thunderous boom resounded!

The dark red wheel crashed into the golden net like a meteor, sending golden and red light soaring skyward, while stirring up white void storms and black streaks of spatial rifts that shot out in all directions.

For a moment, a sizzling sound filled the entire hall.

The dark red wheel's surface shimmered with light as it continued to spin, like a massive millstone.

The golden net trembled violently, then emitted a crisp sound like shattering porcelain, cracking apart inch by inch.

Though Yang Junzi and Thunderclap True Person had hastily cast their spells and held the advantage of terrain, they were ultimately no match for the resonant power of laws that Jiao San and Wu Yang had long synchronized.

The dark red wheel paused briefly, then immediately rolled forward, easily crushing the golden figures in its path, and shot toward the altar with lightning speed.

Yang Junzi and Thunderclap True Person wanted to block it but were too late, though they did not appear panicked.

A dark red phantom flashed, and the massive wheel instantly reached the altar, striking down fiercely.

But at that moment, the void around the altar suddenly rippled, and black light seeped out from nowhere, rapidly coalescing into a spherical black barrier that enveloped the entire altar.

The dark red wheel struck the black barrier with a loud clang!

Ripples spread across the black barrier, and the point of impact slightly dented inward.

Yet that was the extent of the dark red wheel's effect; no matter how it spun and rammed, the barrier remained unmoved.

"You Reincarnation Palace sent a large force to attack key points of our Nine Elements Temple, drawing our attention, while secretly dispatching experts to infiltrate the Nine Elements Palace—a fine feint! But you didn't expect this Profound Dark Light Barrier, did you? This restriction was personally set up by our patriarch at the request of Profound Dark Dao Ancestor. With just you few, trying to break it is pure fantasy!" Halfway in the air, Pureclad True Person retreated, took out a blood-red pill and swallowed it, his wounds rapidly healing as he sneered.

Thunderclap True Person smiled wryly, and Yang Junzi also grinned, raising his hands as if to act.

At that moment, a figure darted like lightning to Thunderclap True Person's front—it was Lu Chuanfeng.

Without any visible movement, countless blue lights burst from his body, each radiating an intensely cold aura, raining down upon Thunderclap True Person.

An extreme chill instantly filled the entire hall, making one's teeth chatter.

On the other side, a figure flickered before Yang Junzi—it was Wu Yang, who waved his hands repeatedly.

Golden palm prints appeared above Yang Junzi's head, crashing down like raging waves.

Midair, Shi Kongmo also fully activated his domain, forcing Pureclad True Person to retreat step by step.

At that moment, Jiao San moved like a ghost, appearing near the altar in a flash. He took out an object and tossed it.

"That is..." Han Li's eyes flickered from outside the hall.

The object Jiao San threw was none other than the black iron token obtained from the Time Immortal Mansion.

"Profound Dark Black Token! How do you have that?" Pureclad True Person's sneer vanished instantly, replaced by panic.

He moved to fly downward.

"Haha, old ox, we haven't settled our score yet, and you want to switch opponents? Come, come, let's fight another three hundred rounds!" Shi Kongmo laughed loudly and pointed a finger.

Black shadows flickered before Pureclad True Person, and countless illusory ghost claws appeared again, grabbing fiercely.

Pureclad True Person had no choice but to halt and cast spells to defend.

Lu Chuanfeng and Wu Yang also went all out, tightly engaging Thunderclap True Person and Yang Junzi.

At this moment, Jiao San spat out a mouthful of essence blood, which turned into a blood light that vanished into the black iron token, while his hands swiftly formed hand seals.

With a whoosh, black flames ignited on the token, and following Jiao San's gestures, it elongated into a ten-foot-long black fire sword, slashing down at the Profound Dark Light Barrier below.

The seemingly indestructible Profound Dark Light Barrier suddenly became fragile under the black fire sword, and with a tearing sound, a long gash was cut open.

Jiao San flickered and flew through the gap into the barrier, grabbing with one hand in the air.

At the top of the altar, a dark red giant hand appeared out of nowhere, seizing the fiery red cloud mass.

Seeing this, Pureclad True Person and the other two roared in fury but were helpless.

But at that moment, a sudden change occurred!