Chapter 1020: Failed to Steal a Chicken, Lost a Basket of Rice! Ancestor Hongjun

Without the suppression of the Dao of Sword, a single massive chaotic-colored sword beam could not harm the avatar of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

After all, the avatar of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu is also a true spirit of the Dao of Metal.

As long as the power of the Dao of Metal is not worn away, the avatar of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu will not vanish.

But the Sacred Beast Bai Hu had just retracted the fragments of his divine spirit from their bodies and left them with an order: to self-destruct upon contact.

This order was originally meant to annoy some Luo Fu.

The outcome of the previous avatar's self-destruction had already informed the Sacred Beast Bai Hu that even self-destruction could not harm Luo Fu in the slightest.

Thus, the Sacred Beast Bai Hu did not expect the remaining four avatars' self-destructions to harm Luo Fu.

Letting them self-destruct was merely to give Luo Fu a small lesson when he struck them.

After all, the fragments of divine spirit within the avatars had already been withdrawn; whether destroyed by sword or by self-destruction, it made no difference to the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

It was better to make use of them as waste.

And this gave Luo Fu an opening.

The massive chaotic-colored sword beam indeed could not easily destroy the avatars of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu, but it did not need to destroy them.

It only needed to touch them; once touched, they would self-destruct—effectively destroying them.

"Bad!"

The Sacred Beast Bai Hu quickly realized Luo Fu's intent, but it was already too late.

At this moment, he could hardly reinsert the fragments of his divine spirit into these avatars to stop their self-destruction.

He could only watch helplessly as the massive chaotic-colored sword beam slashed toward his avatars.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Four massive explosions erupted nearly simultaneously.

The moment the massive chaotic-colored sword beam touched the avatars of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu, they immediately began to self-destruct.

The terrifying energy from the self-destructions completely annihilated the massive chaotic-colored sword beam.

Thus, all of the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's avatars were slain.

Within the Five Directions and Five Elements Small Heaven, only the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's true body remained.

Luo Fu slowly lowered the Hunyuan Eternal Creation Sword in his hand, looked up at the Sacred Beast Bai Hu, his eyes like deep pools, revealing not the slightest emotional fluctuation.

Seeing this Luo Fu, the Sacred Beast Bai Hu inexplicably felt a surge of reverence.

It was as if the one standing before him was not Luo Fu, but Ancestor Hongjun.

For some reason, the Sacred Beast Bai Hu seemed to see the shadow of Ancestor Hongjun in Luo Fu.

A flash of golden light in his eyes severed these emotions; the Sacred Beast Bai Hu refocused on Luo Fu, his gaze carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

"Luo Fu, I must say, your strength has indeed exceeded my expectations—merely a Pre-Sage, yet possessing such power, you are nothing short of a prodigy."

The Sacred Beast Bai Hu did not continue his attack, but regarded Luo Fu, his tone carrying faint admiration and seriousness.

"This battle, I have lost. Even with the Five Directions and Five Elements Array, it was already unfair, yet I never imagined I would still lose despite that."

"Yet though I have lost, the Five Directions and Five Elements Array has not lost. Next, I shall let you witness the true power of the Five Directions and Five Elements Array."

The Sacred Beast Bai Hu truly held some admiration for Luo Fu.

Although during the battle Luo Fu had mocked him more than once.

But for the strong, the Sacred Beast Bai Hu always held reverence.

The Sacred Beast Bai Hu's nature was indeed proud and brutal, yet for the strong, he could lower his head.

For the strong devour the weak—that was etched into the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's very bones.

More importantly, Luo Fu was still only a Pre-Sage.

A mere Pre-Sage, without any external aid, had defeated him, enhanced by the Five Directions and Five Elements Array.

The Sacred Beast Bai Hu could not help but admire him.

Yet admiration aside, he must still suppress him.