The aura of Di Jiang'sPhysical Sainthood (Attain Sainthood through the Physical Body) rippled outward, sensed instantly by the Sanqing, the Western Duo, and Nuwa.
"What is this? An Ancestral Witch (Ancestral Witch) has achieved Sainthood?" Yuanshi bolted to his feet, his face a mask of pure horror. He couldn't believe it; he couldn't accept it.
"A Variable! Di Jiang attaining Physical Sainthood... this should be impossible!" Even the usually serene Laozi saw his expression darken. Events had once again spiraled out of their control.
According to the Great Trend of the Heavenly Dao, the Witch Race was destined for extinction. For an Ancestral Witch to achieve this level of power fundamentally broke the script.
"This is a disaster. If Di Jiang has ascended, then the Yao Race..." Yuanshi's face turned grim. The balance had been obliterated. Even with the Five Elements Grand Array, the Yao were now in mortal peril.
The Debut of the Physical Saint
As Di Jiang stepped out of the Pangu Temple, his immense aura caused the surrounding Void Realm (Void Realm) to shatter like a mirror. It was as if reality itself could no longer support the weight of his existence.
"Big Brother!" "Congratulations on your breakthrough, Brother! You have achieved the Saint-Body!"
Zhu Rong, Gonggong, Qiang Liang, and Xuan Ming were ecstatic. Their brother was fundamentally different now; he carried an aura of "Invincibility" that put him in an entirely different league.
"Di Jiang! You... you attained Sainthood?" "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Kunpeng roared, his voice a mix of terror and rage.
The other Yao giants looked like they were attending their own funerals. Their Divine Souls (Divine Soul) shivered; the sheer pressure radiating from Di Jiang made their marrow turn to ice.
"He's bluffing! He isn't a true Saint! Everyone, strike! Kill him now!" Kunpeng shrieked, his killing intent soaring as he lost all sense of composure.
The Five Elements Grand Array rotated violently. Chaos Qi (Chaos Qi) swirled, and the Five Elements Laws (Five Elements Laws) expanded to blot out the sun. Eternal celestial light shot forth as the full weight of the array descended upon Di Jiang.
"You beasts... today, I'll tear you apart with my bare hands!"
Di Jiang let out a roar that shook the cosmos, pulling down the very stars. Supreme Chains of Order (Order) pulsed through his pores, weaving through his blood and bone. With every movement, a boundless Divine Might (Divine Might) resonated with the laws of the universe.
He met the Five Elements Grand Array alone. The other Ancestral Witches stepped back, clearing the stage for their brother's display of power.
The battlefield became a cauldron of destruction. Beams of world-ending energy erupted everywhere like a billion exploding stars. Di Jiang marched forward, his limbs his most powerful weapons. His fists swung like hammers of destiny.
An ocean of divine power flowed; a supreme aura saturated the air. The eight directions of the world trembled under a fist-force that was peerlessly overbearing and fierce!
Inside the array, the Yao warriors were being pulverized into blood-mist. Even the legendary defense of the Five Elements Grand Array could not shield them from the shockwaves.
"AAARGH!" The Yao giants screamed, pouring every scrap of their essence into the array to suppress him. It was a horrific, bloody struggle, obscured by the swirling elemental energies. Ordinary immortals couldn't even see the combat; they could only feel the suffocating, heart-stopping pressure.
BOOM!
Another unparalleled surge of aura erupted. Di Jiang was physically punching his way through the array's barriers.
"Don't panic! The Five Elements Grand Array can stop the attack of a Saint! Di Jiang cannot break it!" Kunpeng shouted, trying to steady his crumbling army.
As the words left his mouth, the heavens split. A fist as large as a mountain punched through the elemental firmament.
"Heh. You can block for a moment, but can you block for a lifetime?"
Di Jiang's shout shattered the void. He tore a gap in the formation and slammed his palm into the Yao army. In an instant, ten million Yao were vaporized into a crimson fog.
CRACK!
Di Jiang struck again, his hand snapping out to grab Jiuying. He crushed the Great Demon instantly, obliterating both body and soul. Jiuying died before he could even blink, his eyes wide with a lingering, terrified confusion.
"RETREAT!" Kunpeng screamed. He had lost his will to fight. If even the Grand Array couldn't hold Di Jiang, they were nothing but meat for the grinder.
The situation collapsed instantly. A rain of blood fell over Mount Buzhou, saturating the earth. The remnants of the Yao army fled as if their lives depended on every step, desperate to escape the "Little Pangu."
The observers of the Great Desolation were speechless. This wasn't an Ancestral Witch—this was Little Pangu (小Pangu) himself! He was too terrifyingly strong!
"Run? You're all dying here!" Di Jiang wouldn't let them go. A single shout from his lungs disintegrated thousands of fleeing demons. Having attained Physical Sainthood, his entire body was an Innate Supreme Treasure (innate supreme treasure); every hair was a lethal weapon.
He reached out with a giant hand, creating a world of his own to seize the broken formation and the Five Elements Banners. Yao died in waves, unable to offer even a second of resistance. Kunpeng and Guiche were caught in the shockwave, their bodies tearing as blood splattered into the void. The shadow of death loomed over them.
"NO!" They shrieked in desperation, struggling to break free.
The Saint's Veto
"Di Jiang! Cease this at once!"
A voice rang out from the infinite void. Two beams of Holy Light (Holy Light) shot down, and the Two Sages of the West (Two Sages of the West) descended, their halos radiating a false, peaceful warmth.
Di Jiang's eyes grew cold. "Jieyin, Zhunti... do you plan to interfere?"
"A misunderstanding, truly," Zhunti smiled, his face a mask of serenity. "These 'evil creatures' took advantage of our absence to steal the Green Lotus Precious Color Banner. We are merely here to reclaim what is ours."
Without waiting for a response, Zhunti waved his hand, and the Eastern Banner flew into his grasp.
"A joke! Do you take me for a fool?" Di Jiang roared. They weren't even trying to hide it. Who could steal from a Saint?
"Di Jiang, it is the truth. I have no reason to lie to you," Zhunti said, his tone making it clear he didn't care if anyone believed him. He was a "dead pig unafraid of boiling water."
"Hmph! Take a punch from me first!" Di Jiang struck. He wanted to test the gap between his physical power and a true Saint.
A colossal fist-glow pulverized the void, shaking the universe as it surged toward Zhunti.
"Ignorant," Zhunti sighed, shaking his head. He raised a hand. As a Saint whose Primordial Spirit (Primordial Spirit) was anchored to the Heavenly Dao, he could command the world itself. He stood as the Dominator of this space, manifesting a golden light that halted the world-crushing fist-glow in its tracks.
As the two clashed, Kunpeng and the other Yao saw their opening. They didn't hesitate, vanishing into the distance while the Saint provided cover.
"Do not think that Physical Sainthood allows you to challenge me," Zhunti said, looking down at Di Jiang with a surge of invincible confidence. "You are still a long way off."
In his mind, he felt peerless. His previous defeat in the Chaos by Ling Xiao was surely just an environmental fluke. If he fought Ling Xiao again here, in the Great Desolation, he was certain he could crush him.