Chapter 990

Since the Holy Beast Bai Hu wants a resolution, let him handle it alone.

Besides, there's plenty of time, and with them holding the line, they could intervene promptly if anything went wrong.

After answering the Holy Beast Qing Long, the Holy Beast Bai Hu's gaze locked again on Luo Fu; its massive tiger eyes held no trace of disdain, and its intense battle intent had been suppressed.

Clearly, under the threat of the Hunyuan Eternal Open Heaven Sword, the Holy Beast Bai Hu had regained its reason.

With a slight thought, the Holy Beast Bai Hu did not strike Luo Fu directly, but retracted the golden light still spreading outward.

After regaining reason, the Holy Beast Bai Hu realized the folly of condensing such a vast expanse of golden light.

These golden lights, though capable of suppressing opponents to some degree, consumed far too much energy.

Most importantly, Luo Fu was also skilled in the Golden Dao.

Using the Golden Dao to suppress someone equally skilled in the Golden Dao was extremely unwise.

Under similar realms, this method had limited effect but demanded colossal energy.

Only with a vast realm gap could Dao suppression prove effective.

For example, a Heaven Dao-level expert skilled in the Golden Dao facing a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian also skilled in the Golden Dao.

Then, the Heaven Dao-level expert could, with a mere thought, use Dao suppression to strip the opponent of control over the Dao.

Between peers, differences in Dao comprehension are not vast; under mutual cancellation, Dao suppression yields negligible effects.

Yet, the surrounding golden light was not dispelled by the Holy Beast Bai Hu.

Instead, it directly merged into the Holy Beast Bai Hu's body.

Under the torrent of Golden Dao energy, every part of the Holy Beast Bai Hu's body began to metalize.

In other words, the Holy Beast Bai Hu was using a vast amount of Golden Dao energy to forcibly transform itself into a Golden Dao True Spirit.

A Golden Dao True Spirit means one's entire being becomes fully Dao-ified, completely fused with the Dao—thus, oneself is the Dao, and the Dao is oneself.

This realm is typically possessed only by Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian.

To break through to Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian, the most crucial condition is complete mastery of one Dao.

Complete mastery of one Dao allows one to directly draw the Dao into one's body.

Or, to cultivate a Dao within one's body.

For instance, a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian who has comprehended the Golden Dao can condense within themselves a Golden Dao, possessing their own unique Golden Dao River.

After breaking through to Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian, if one does not intend to comprehend other Daos, one may choose to fully fuse with the internal Golden Dao, becoming entirely the Dao.

This state is called the Golden Dao True Spirit.

A Dao True Spirit requires at least Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian to achieve.

One must become a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian to master a Dao, to fuse with it, and become a Dao True Spirit.

Once becoming a Golden Dao True Spirit, one's body will be filled with Dao energy; with every gesture, Dao energy flows, allowing better expression of Dao power.

More importantly, as long as one's internal Dao energy is not entirely worn away, one will not die.

As long as a single trace of Dao energy remains, a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian who has become a Golden Dao True Spirit is immortal.

Though Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian are inferior to Sages and cannot achieve true immortality—they cannot resurrect upon death—they still possess the concept of immortality.

Compared to Jun Saint-level experts, Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian possess life force a hundred million times stronger.

To kill a Hunyuan Daluo Jin Xian, especially one who has become a Dao True Spirit, unless the realm gap is enormous, one must suppress them and slowly wear them down.

The Holy Beast Bai Hu was only a Sub-Sage, and originally could not become a Golden Dao True Spirit.

But with the power of the Five Directions Five Elements Array, the Holy Beast Bai Hu gathered an immense amount of Dao energy, enough to tear open and swallow the Golden Dao River.

As the saying goes: overwhelming force creates miracles.

Under the torrent of Dao energy, the Holy Beast Bai Hu temporarily transformed its entire body into a Golden Dao body.

It had, for a time, become a Golden Dao True Spirit.

But this was only temporary, not permanent.

Once deprived of the Five Directions Five Elements Array's support, the Holy Beast Bai Hu would instantly revert to its original form.

For the Holy Beast Bai Hu, temporary transformation into a Golden Dao True Spirit was sufficient.

After all, Luo Fu was only temporarily possessing Sage-level combat power through the Hunyuan Eternal Open Heaven Sword.

Once the Dao energy within the Hunyuan Eternal Open Heaven Sword was exhausted, Luo Fu would be stripped of his power.

Worse still, Luo Fu would have to repay the power he had just borrowed.

After transforming into a Golden Dao True Spirit, the Holy Beast Bai Hu became like molten metal cast into form, radiating an aura of unyielding indestructibility.