Chapter 358 - 343: Bee Taoist·Hong Yuan (Two In One)_3

These nine Sky-reaching White Pillars represent the ends of nine paths.

"Sorry, Hong Yuan, someone offered a hefty sum to obstruct your progress," Zhu Wenlan crossed her arms in front of her chest and stood atop her Flying Sword with a look of arrogance.

She was naturally beautiful, and her posture only added to her charm.

"Liu Mantang?" Hong Yuan lowered his eyes, questioning in return.

"Hehe, no comment."

Zhu Wenlan leaped forward, transforming into a Green Phoenix in mid-air.

She advanced aggressively, her flapping wings carrying staggering Sword Qi.

Each strand of Sword Qi was incredibly sharp, capable of cutting through metal and stone.

But no matter how wildly or viciously she attacked, she was unable to break through the army of Bee Beast Worms, and was firmly trapped outside, unable to reach Hong Yuan.

How can they be so troublesome?Zhu Wenlan’s expression turned exceedingly grim, a sense of foreboding rising within her.

"It seems it wasn’t Liu Mantang who sent you; his subordinates must have acted on their own. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be this weak," Hong Yuan said indifferently.

He seems... somewhat disdainful?

Zhu Wenlan was puzzled, but in the next instant, alarm bells rang violently in her mind, and her face turned to one of shock and fear.

A swarm of Bee Beast Worms gathered to form a massive jet-black palm.

The jet-black palm descended mightily, firmly sealing the space around Zhu Wenlan.

"No—!" Zhu Wenlan cried out, a fierce look flashing in her eyes.

Sword Tao Divine Power—Wood Elemental Sword Phoenix!

She forcibly transformed from the Green Phoenix into an azure phoenix, azure, fierce flames erupting alongside her sharp Sword Qi.

But, it was still in vain.

BOOM!

The jet-black palm crushed down, relentlessly pinning the "azure phoenix" and grinding her into the ground, creating a giant crater.

Mountains shattered, the earth split, and dust filled the air.

The jet-black palm dispersed, transforming back into countless Bee Beast Worms that returned to Hong Yuan’s side.

They protected Hong Yuan as he made his way toward the Sky-reaching White Pillars.

As the dust cleared, within the crater, the beautiful Zhu Wenlan had blank eyes, and her silky black hair was severely singed.

At this moment, she was in a pitiful state, like a porcelain doll that had been broken, her white body covered in blood and mire.

Overcoming Zhu Wenlan with a single move, Hong Yuan remained unperturbed.

After all, to some extent, he was an age-old immortal with an overwhelmingly profound foundation.

Even though his Power Tao Incarnation was only at the Martial Artist level, only a Martial Saint could steadily suppress him. Furthermore, these Martial Saints had to be elites from the Five Great Academy!

But outsiders didn’t know the true extent of Hong Yuan’s foundation.

In their eyes, Hong Yuan’s effortless defeat of Zhu Wenlan was an earth-shattering feat.

「Above the Phoenix Creek Sect.」

A vast Water Curtain Mirror manifested, displaying the scenes of the Phoenix Creek Battlefield.

The attention of the crowd quickly focused on Hong Yuan, as the more than one hundred thousand Bee Beast Worms around him were too striking to ignore.

And when Hong Yuan easily crushed Zhu Wenlan without breaking a sweat, it caused a major stir, spreading rapidly.

"Wait, am I seeing this right? Yuan actually equipped most of the Bee Beast Worms with Instrument armor!?"

On Rainbow Fire Peak, Zhu Wushang’s expression was one of shock, his eyes widened in astonishment at Hong Yuan’s display—a true dark horse.

"Rumors had it that Hong Yuan was a practitioner of Power Tao, but now it seems we’ve all been deceived. His mastery in Slave Tao is truly sky-high!"

An Elder from the Spirit Beast Hall roared, his voice echoing throughout Phoenix Imperial Peak, causing the Spirit Beast Hall Disciples to gaze at Hong Yuan, their hearts stirred and minds captivated.

"Dammit, Zhu Wenlan, get up, get up now! ARRRGH! I’m infuriated! Useless trash, what a waste of my Sword Phoenix Grass!"

An old woman’s face was filled with gloom. After one more glance at Hong Yuan’s trajectory, she quickly made her way toward Eagle Immortal Blessed Land.

"Heh, with such strength, he indeed has the qualifications to challenge the Phoenix Creek Tutelage. But if he thinks he can compete with Mantang like this, he is merely asking for trouble,"

Above the Green Heaven, Qinghuo Martial Saint chuckled coldly, his hair like blazing fire.

But no matter whether the outside world praised, suppressed, or ignored him, Hong Yuan turned a deaf ear.

All he focused on were the matters of the Great Taoism.

If anyone tried to obstruct his progress, even if they had an excellent reputation, Hong Yuan would coldly eliminate them.

Conversely, even if someone was extremely vicious and evil, Hong Yuan wouldn’t bother to expend effort dealing with them.

He was single-mindedly moving forward, charging toward his goal.

With such an attitude, he stood out among many competing True Disciples, getting closer and closer to the Sky-reaching White Pillars that represented the finish line.