Chapter 977: Tearing Apart the Great Dao River

Thus, the sacred beast Bai Hu once again unleashed its Tear-Heaven Giant Claw technique.

Splash!

The Jin Zhi Great Dao River reappeared behind the sacred beast Bai Hu, just as before; using the power of the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array, Bai Hu once again tore off a portion of the Jin Zhi Great Dao River.

But this time, he did not swallow it into his body—he fused it into his pair of tiger claws.

Infused with the power of the Jin Zhi Great Dao River, Bai Hu's twin tiger claws turned dark gold, appearing duller than before, yet the sharpness within them had intensified several-fold.

Riiip~~~

Sensing the trajectories of the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords, Bai Hu's tiger claws struck repeatedly, launching dozens of dark golden giant claw beams that blocked the swords' inevitable paths.

These dozens of dark golden giant claw beams consumed an immense amount of Heavenly Dao energy—ten times more than the previous mere claw strikes.

Seeing Bai Hu's power surge, Luo Fu's impassive face flickered with a sharp glint.

But this alone was still not enough—he needed Bai Hu to activate the entire Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array.

Tenfold the Heavenly Dao energy was still but a drop in the ocean for the entire Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array—merely the normal expenditure of a Hunyuan-layer cultivator launching an attack.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

With the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array as his backing, Bai Hu's predictions of the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords' trajectories were flawless.

The problem was, he had not realized that the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords carried another force—the Huan Great Dao.

Just as the dozens of dark golden giant claw beams were about to collide with the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords, Luo Fu subtly shifted his intent—the eight swords instantly turned from solid to phantom.

The dozens of dark golden giant claw beams struck empty air, passing straight through the phantoms of the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords.

After evading the interception of the dozens of dark golden giant claw beams, the Huan Great Dao power on the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords activated again, restoring them from phantom to solid.

This transformation did not escape Bai Hu's perception.

Bai Hu urgently tried to manipulate the dozens of dark golden giant claw beams, attempting to redirect them and continue intercepting the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords.

But it was already too late.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The sword light flashed—the other two Great Dao forces on the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords vanished entirely, leaving only the Jian Great Dao.

Compared to concentrating solely on the Jian Great Dao, this method significantly reduced their power, making it somewhat counterproductive.

Yet, with the Jian Great Dao as the primary force, the speed of the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords surged by several tenths.

Eight great streaks of light crossed the remaining distance with lightning speed, piercing straight through Bai Hu's body, leaving eight massive holes.

Roar! Roar! Roar!

Intense agony surged through Bai Hu, forcing him to let out involuntary roars of pain.

The pain was not merely from the body being pierced—the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords left behind vast quantities of sword qi in addition to the eight holes.

These sword qi surged wildly within Bai Hu's body, like countless blades slicing through his flesh.

This reminded Bai Hu of the sensation he had felt when first comprehending the Jin Zhi Great Dao—the Jin Zhi Great Dao had run wild, piercing his heart with ten thousand blades.

Compared to the Jin Zhi Great Dao, the Jian Great Dao was even sharper, bringing far more intense agony.

Besides being cut by the sword qi, Bai Hu's body was filled with vast amounts of Jin Zhi Great Dao energy.

These energies clashed violently with the sword qi.

The Jin Zhi Great Dao was indeed inferior to the Jian Great Dao, but the sword qi had no root—while the Jin Zhi Great Dao flowed endlessly.

At the cost of tenfold energy, the Jin Zhi Great Dao usually annihilated the sword qi.

But the annihilation force generated by their clash acted directly upon Bai Hu's flesh and blood.

Each strand of sword qi extinguished carried with it the annihilation of a portion of flesh.

These annihilated flesh tissues healed quickly, yet the agony did not vanish.

Splash!

The Jin Zhi Great Dao River flowed behind him; enduring the agony, Bai Hu immersed his entire body in the river's power.

Under the irrigation of the Jin Zhi Great Dao River, all the sword qi within Bai Hu was swiftly annihilated, and the eight massive holes were fully repaired.

Sensing the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords still circling around, preparing to strike again, Bai Hu's eyes flashed with murderous fury.

He had not felt such intense pain in a long time.

This time, he had been careless—if he had been more cautious, even if he could not block the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords, he still would have had a chance to dodge.

Though fooled by Luo Fu, Bai Hu's eyes held no anger—his battle intent burned even brighter.

A battle without injury is no battle at all.

Being pierced through by the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords had inflicted no real harm upon Bai Hu.

With the Five Directions and Five Elements Great Array's enhancement and endless Heavenly Dao energy supporting him, Bai Hu was nearly immortal—even if his entire body were shattered, he could reconstruct it in an instant.

But the agony of being pierced had awakened the wildness within Bai Hu.

Locking his perception firmly onto the eight chaotic-colored Great Dao swords, golden flames began to burn in Bai Hu's eyes.

Not just in his eyes—golden flames now burned all around Bai Hu's body.

That was the Jin Zhi Great Dao energy boiling over.