Chapter 2035: Chapter 84: No Passage Allowed! (Part 2)
But it was blocked by an outstretched hand, covered in gray fur.
He couldn’t help but look in surprise at the owner of this arm—Wu Monkey King.
Bam!
The golden-black Ruyi Stick was heavily inserted into the steps.
In the next moment, the Wu Monkey King, as thin as an old monk, calmly gazed at the phantom of the wooden hairpin approaching and clapped his hands together!
"Amitabha!"
With the sound of a Buddha name, Wu Monkey King rapidly inflated like a balloon, transforming into a towering Buddha figure, three heads, six arms, muscular and strong, glaring fiercely, holding a treasure tower and mallet, forming mudras and chanting sutras.
The Brahma sound reverberation, the two Buddha’s Hands wrapped in sutras forcefully held up the incoming wooden hairpin phantom!
In a daze, as if lifting a mountain.
Then, in the stunned and horrified gaze of the first wave of cultivators, Wu Monkey King’s mudra-making palms also slammed towards the wooden hairpin phantom!
Crack!
The wooden hairpin phantom shattered instantly like paper!
Swirled backward!
"This is bad!"
The two leaders were deeply shocked, too late to react, only letting out a scream, and above their heads, their Primordial Spirits were forcefully shaken out, and these spirits drifted uncertainly, looking panic-stricken, as if they might disappear in the wind at any moment!
In their frantic retreat, the two gathered their bodies around their Primordial Spirits and hastily backed away.
Fortunately, Wu Monkey King didn’t pursue them, just withdrew his Dharma Aspect and sat cross-legged back on the steps.
Just like the monkey that looked like an old monk earlier.
This allowed the two retreating, yet hindered by various rules, to feel a wave of relief and a sense of rebirth.
However, only then did the two finally notice behind them—there was nothing, only a mess of broken Dao Treasures and odds and ends scattered on the steps.
The two instantly realized what had happened, as if struck by lightning, their eyes turned red!
"Dead... They’re all dead!"
These were their future, their hope for power, yet gone in an instant!
Before the two could come to grips with this devastating blow.
A surprised voice sounded from below the steps:
"Oh, aren’t those Old Man Shui and Old Man Mu from Five Elements Heaven? They actually got here before us!"
While speaking, figures were already rushing up from below the steps.
As they passed the two, seeing their miserable state, the scattered Dao Treasures on the ground, and Wu Monkey King sitting alone on the steps, with the stick across him and a resolute gaze, they didn’t need to say much to understand what happened.
"Haha, looks like they kicked against a steel plate."
"That person, isn’t he the Taiyi Mountain Master? He’s actually here too..."
"I wonder what tricks the Taiyi Mountain Master is up to, where’s that red-clothed female Cultivator beside him?"
"Probably in that ’Fake Secret Realm’ behind."
"It’s rare to see such a powerful Spirit Beast... Haha, would any of you Taoist Friends like to test its strength?"
This second wave of cultivators, clearly from different factions, numbered around fifty or sixty people.
Though their Cultivation Realm wasn’t revealed, it was apparent that the disparity among them was considerable, some even only at the Immortal Ascension stage.
At this moment, gathered on the steps not far from Wu Monkey King, each had their eyes wary of the others, even if they intended to go after Wang Ba or ask for the treasure that could continuously produce spirit food, they dared not act rashly, making the atmosphere inexplicably stiff.
Wu Monkey King continued to sit undisturbed.
At this point, when more and more people gathered on the steps, someone finally couldn’t help but say:
"What are you all waiting for? Once Li Zhongping, Lu Shifu, and those Seventh Tier individuals arrive, will we have any chance?"
These words woke all the hesitant cultivators on the steps as if from a dream!
One person suddenly spoke:
"Since you all refuse to act, I’ll lead the way!"
Swoosh!
From the blues a cultivator with three hands swiftly flew out, a Class VI Dao Domain quickly formed a palm phantom, aiming to bypass Wu Monkey King and grab Wang Ba!
"It’s Supreme Yun from the Three-Handed Country!"
Someone exclaimed.
Sitting alone in the face of the crowd on the steps, Wu Monkey King finally showed a sign of movement.
He slightly turned his head and abruptly raised his arm, the limb unexpectedly extending directly to slap the Dao Domain of the three-handed cultivator!
Supreme Yun coldly chuckled, unhurried:
"I’ve been waiting for you!"
Silently in mid-air, two identical palm phantoms reappeared, aiming for Wu Monkey King from behind!
Wu Monkey King’s expression remained indifferent.
Suddenly, his tongue burst forth like blooming lotus, and he let out a low shout, like a lion’s roar!
The palm phantoms behind, as if ice meeting the blazing sun, instantly melted!
Supreme Yun’s smug smile instantly froze and turned into terror.
"This is bad! I’ve overestimated myself!"
Before he had time to retreat, everyone behind saw an opportunity, and someone shouted:
"Though this Spirit Beast is strong, it’s still only at the Class VI Dao Domain. Let’s all go in together!"
With these words, except for those at the Immortal Ascension and Void Refining stages, around twenty Class V, Class VI Dao Domain cultivators swiftly rushed forward.
These were the pivotal figures in their respective factions, even leaders of a force.
However, right now, they’ve decisively discarded all psychological restraints and straightforwardly acted, only for the sake of seizing something advantageous.
Some sought to clear obstacles, reach the summit, and uncover the secrets of the Mirage.
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