Boom!
For Lu Yang, it was just an instant. By the time he reacted, the surrounding scenery was already being stripped away from him at extreme speed.
[Raising Palaces].
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]'s final strike was desperate, using his thoroughly collapsing Grotto-Heaven to draw out the strongest phenomenon from [Wall-Top Earth].
In a flash, heaven and earth centered on Lu Yang seemed to crack, collapse, and disintegrate. It was a strong conceptual force, like peeling a person away from the world, erasing their existence on a conceptual level, wiping away ink stains left on paper.
Thousands of thunderclaps seemed to ring in Lu Yang's ears.
This was [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]'s desperate strike. His essence, energy, and spirit climbed to the peak at this moment, filled with ferocious killing intent toward Lu Yang.
Even a rabbit bites when anxious.
Concerning his Dao path, how could he leave anything to luck? His killing intent was truly set; even the [Knowledge-Perception Barrier] couldn't erase this killing intent out of thin air!
Light drowned Lu Yang's vision. He couldn't even comprehend what was happening. Not just him, even the people outside found it hard to see clearly. This was the characteristic of [Wall-Top Earth], causing aura to be blocked, with no interaction between inside and outside, leaving almost no chance of survival for Lu Yang.
Bang!
Light surged and roared, lasting for several breaths before gradually dimming, revealing [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]'s figure again.
He staggered, disbelief written all over his face.
"How is this possible..."
Before him, Lu Yang's body was already falling from the sky like a meteor, smashing into the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth] below with a boom.
Very miserable.
Very tragic.
But the problem was, he wasn't dead!
How could he not be dead!?
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] couldn't understand at all. A false Golden Core, at most comparable to an Unorthodox Perfected Lord—that final strike just now was enough to kill him!
For this, he paid a huge price. His Grotto-Heaven was completely shattered. The [Wall-Top Earth] that was once incomparably close was receding at a visible speed. His already strained essence, energy, and spirit began to fall rapidly. In less than a breath, his full head of black hair was dyed white.
But Lu Yang was still alive.
Thinking of this, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] almost crushed his teeth. After all, he worked so hard; why was this guy still alive?
It made no sense!
After all, the opponent was different from him and couldn't use the fundamental miracles of [Overturned Lamp Flame]. Under such circumstances, how on earth did he survive?
On the other side, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath of turbid air.
The answer was simple.
Purple Talent— [A Few Tricks Up Your Sleeve]! As long as the opponent's attack was within the limit he could handle, he could definitely handle it!
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]'s desperate strike was handled by him just like that!
Even Lu Yang himself felt the handling process was outrageous.
In the nick of time, he disassembled the [Yama Hall], using a part of the banner spirits to replace himself and take [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]'s attack.
Anyway, banner spirits didn't cost money.
If a batch died, he could switch to a new batch and bless them with incense again.
However, he did it so smoothly and skillfully at the time. Looking back now, it was like reading a heavenly book; he couldn't understand how he did it just now.
In the end, it could only be attributed to a moment of "inspiration."
Cough, cough...
Lu Yang vomited blood. His true body was covered with fine cracks. Occasionally, brilliance seeped out from them, threatening to expand these cracks further.
However, he knew that compared to his injuries, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] was the one truly done for. The center of his brows had long cracked open, and the Grotto-Heaven behind him shattered, turning into a sky full of falling sparks. In this situation, even a Golden Core Perfected Lord was powerless to reverse the situation.
Boom!
With a loud noise, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] gave a miserable laugh, unable to say even a single word, and his true body instantly exploded into stream light filling the sky.
Clang!
Below, in the Jiangxi Pure Land, a sword cry rushed into the sky, seemingly cheering for the victor of this battle. A sword light appeared faintly between heaven and earth.
[Sword Dao Fruit]!
This Dao Fruit had not completely formed yet because of [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]. She was trying to uproot it from the Pure Land.
And [Sky-shrouding] was stopping her.
After all, the [Sword Dao Fruit] concerned whether the one mind of the Pure Land Buddhist Cultivators could be maintained. Once [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] uprooted it and one mind was restored, the Pure Land could immediately reclaim [City Rampart Earth], regain control of the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth], and completely suppress [Sky-shrouding].
In this situation—
Boom!
The next second, Lu Yang, who had just sent off [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] and hadn't even caught his breath, saw a expanse of rosy clouds drowning his vision.
[Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]!
Under the current situation, there were never eternal friends. Lu Yang and [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] both aimed for the Sword Dao Fruit; both were enemies of the Pure Land!
Previously [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] helped Lu Yang distract [Sky-shrouding] to let Lu Yang pin down [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]. Now that [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] was dead, Lu Yang was useless. Naturally, she would take advantage of his weakness to take his life, solving the problem once and for all!
Instead, it was [Sky-shrouding].
Although he cursed Lu Yang countless times in his heart, at this moment he still decisively acted, attempting to save Lu Yang from [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]'s hands.
But it was too late.
[Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] seized a very good opportunity, perfectly timing it for the instant Lu Yang had just killed a great enemy and his essence, energy, and spirit were most relaxed!
Whoosh!
A breeze brushed past Lu Yang's cheek. Within the rosy clouds drowning his vision, he only saw a graceful and light willow branch gently aiming at him.
Brushing upwards.
Just such a simple movement instantly tore apart Lu Yang's true body. Sounds of shattering exploded one after another from within his body!
[Weeping Willow Wood]!
Lu Yang saw stars, his mind muddled, unaware of heaven and earth, yet he barely identified the opponent's Dao Fruit power. At the same time, he subconsciously circulated his spiritual power.
[A Few Tricks Up Your Sleeve]!
The first use handled [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde], and the second happened to handle [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]!
In an instant, Lu Yang recovered from the heavy blow, clarity appearing in his eyes. However, the next second, he closed his eyes without hesitation.
I can't expose it...
If [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] discovered this strike failed, she would inevitably come up to finish him off, and his uses of [A Few Tricks Up Your Sleeve] were exhausted.
Another strike, and he would probably die!
...This is a crisis, but also an opportunity.
Hong Yun's [Golden Nature] can't last much longer. It probably won't support me until I seize the [Sword Dao Fruit]. The urgent task is sustainability.
However, he couldn't gather nine Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Golden Natures.
Since that was the case, only obtaining a complete Perfected Lord Golden Nature would do.
...Zhengde!
Although [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] fell, his soul and Golden Nature were safe and sound. He had merely entered the [Netherworld] for reincarnation.
If he could obtain his Golden Nature, he could continue Falsely Holding Golden Stature!
In a flash, Lu Yang thought everything clearly. Without saying a word, instead of stabilizing his true body, he took advantage of the momentum and detonated directly!
Boom!
With a loud noise, Lu Yang's figure disintegrated with a boom, bones crushed and body shattered. Crimson blood light instantly dyed more than half the sky red!