Chapter 970: Great Dao Realm! Beyond the Sacred Beast Bai Hu

However, Luo Fu did not do so.

He clashed with the Sacred Beast Bai Hu merely to buy time, not to truly harm the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

With the Five Directions Five Elements Great Array's enhancement, even if Luo Fu unleashed his full strength, he could not truly defeat the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

Even if Luo Fu manipulated the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword, evaded Bai Hu's interception, and drove the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword into the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's head, it would have little effect.

As long as the Five Directions Five Elements Great Array remains intact, it is nearly impossible to kill the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

Through the Five Directions Five Elements Great Array, the Five Sacred Beasts are now fused as one; under the flow of the Five Elements, their powers can merge, and likewise, injuries can be shared among them.

Even fatal wounds, when divided among five, become non-lethal.

Protected by Heavenly Dao power, as long as the Sacred Beast Bai Hu is not killed in a single strike, even the most severe injuries can heal within a breath.

To kill five Sages in one blow, one must reveal their true power and cease hiding—only then might it be possible.

Since harming the Sacred Beast Bai Hu is impossible, striking at its vital points has lost its meaning.

It might even provoke the Sacred Beast Bai Hu into stopping his leniency.

Therefore, Luo Fu also held back slightly, not evading Bai Hu's interception.

Of course, facing Bai Hu's interception, Luo Fu would not fully hold back and allow the five sharp golden tiger claws to seize the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword outright.

A truly evenly matched battle must have back-and-forth exchanges, with both sides winning and losing, the difference mere fractions of a hair—offering the opponent hope while denying them victory.

In short, it is about keeping the opponent just within reach, never letting them catch you.

Dealing with a battle-obsessed creature like the Sacred Beast Bai Hu is still relatively easy.

Shhh!

As the five sharp golden tiger claws' Great Dao energy was about to crush down, the Sword Dao within the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword suddenly erupted, unleashing ferocious sword qi.

The previously extremely restrained Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword, like a legendary blade just unsealed, radiated boundless sharpness.

Moreover, the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword's already incredible speed surged by several tenths in an instant.

A razor-sharp sword light flashed, and the surging Great Dao energy was instantly split in two by the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword.

After severing the Great Dao energy, the sword light's momentum did not wane—it continued slicing toward the five sharp golden tiger claws.

Crack!

Three of the five sharp golden tiger claws were severed outright.

By the fourth claw, the sword light finally faltered and was blocked.

Shhh!

Sensing the sword light's momentum was spent, Luo Fu shifted his intent, commanding the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword to unleash all its blade radiance, twisting its body to escape the tiger claws' encirclement.

The Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword's eruption truly exceeded the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's expectations.

But the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's reaction was equally swift.

After the Great Dao energy from its claws was severed, Bai Hu immediately adjusted its technique, attempting to seize the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword directly with its paw.

The severing of the five sharp golden tiger claws was within the Sacred Beast Bai Hu's anticipation.

Bai Hu had actually intended to sacrifice the five sharp golden tiger claws to drain the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword's power, creating an opening to seize it.

Unfortunately, his intention was directly seen through by Luo Fu.

Luo Fu did not fall for it; at the critical moment, he unleashed his surge and escaped the tiger claws' encirclement.

Though he avoided the paw's grasp, the earlier eruption still drained considerable power from the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword, dimming its blade further.

Hum!

A chorus of sword hums rose.

Despite having expended much magic power, the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword did not cease—it prepared once more to launch a direct attack on the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

To keep the Sacred Beast Bai Hu continuing to hold back, it must remain immersed in battle, its battle fury clouding its mind.

Once Bai Hu loses its desire to fight and fully activates the Five Directions Five Elements Great Array, if Luo Fu does not reveal other techniques, the Great Dao sword array surrounding him will be destroyed in an instant by the array's overwhelming power.

Moreover, even if Bai Hu does not exert full strength, there remains a significant gap between Luo Fu and the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

Just the disparity in magic power alone is impossible to bridge.

No matter how strong the Great Dao Realm, it still requires magic power to sustain it.

As magic power depletes, the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword will only grow weaker, while the Sacred Beast Bai Hu, with an endless supply of magic power, can remain at peak condition indefinitely.

Shhh!

The sword light flashed, and the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword instantly became ethereal—countless faint, shimmering shadows appeared around it.

The next instant, these shadows flickered in unison, appearing as if by teleportation around the Sacred Beast Bai Hu, surrounding it.

An invisible force erupted from the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword, sweeping through the shadows.

Under this invisible force, countless shadows solidified from illusion into reality, enveloping the Sacred Beast Bai Hu.

These swords, nearly identical in shape to the Chaotic-Colored Great Dao Sword but vastly smaller in size, formed a circular wall of blades, trapping the Sacred Beast Bai Hu within.

The area covered by the blade wall was immense, nearly occupying one-fourth of the Five Directions Five Elements Small Heaven.

Such an expansive blade wall clearly could not all be solid.

Luo Fu's internal magic power was insufficient to sustain a blade wall of such scale.

Yet to the Sacred Beast Bai Hu, the blade wall before it appeared utterly real.