Chapter 42: Golden Toad Old Ancestor schemes, myriad acres of auspicious clouds manifest!

At this moment, Jinchan Laozu's face was ferocious, he gritted his teeth.

Below Separate Treasure Cliff, he had lost all face; how could he just let it go?

At the same time, Jinchan Laozu, observing secretly, had long known that Linglong Laozu and the others intended to act together with Jieyin and his three companions.

Therefore, having left earlier, he did not directly return to Xiating but hid in Chaos, quietly awaiting this great battle's outbreak.

This time, he not only wants to take revenge on Chen Ku and regain face, but also seeks an opportunity to see if he can pick up any scraps.

Earlier, seeing Linglong Laozu and the five Quasi-Saints take action, Jinchan Laozu was also filled with excitement.

However, observing secretly, he saw Chen Ku fiercely resisting the Corpse Puppet Daoist, not falling behind, and even forcefully seizing that Quasi-Saint puppet.

For a moment, Jinchan Laozu was shocked beyond measure!

"This kid's strength is truly terrifyingly strong."

"Could it be that he has already achieved corpse-cutting, earlier merely feigning suppression, pretending to be a Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation?"

Jinchan Laozu couldn't help muttering to himself like that.

Not bad!

Chen Ku's strength has already completely surpassed the realm of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

This made Jinchan Laozu unable to help suspecting, could this kid have been pretending all along?

Thinking of the shameless conduct of those few Westerners, this speculation really seems possible.

Thinking this way, it seems reasonable that Chen Ku could earlier block my strike without a scratch.

After a long while, Jinchan Laozu could only sigh silently.

"These Western beings are indeed dark-hearted."

But shortly after, Jinchan Laozu's face showed a hint of a sinister smile.

"Hehe, this is also good!"

"The stronger Chen Ku is, the more evenly matched his fight with the Corpse Puppet will be."

"When those two both suffer defeat, that will be my opportunity."

Holding the idea of "the snipe and clam grapple, the fisherman profits," Jinchan Laozu continued to watch the battle in the field.

……

In the field!

Having lost a Quasi-Saint-level puppet, the Corpse Puppet Daoist was naturally furious to the point of madness.

After a long while, he came to his senses, becoming even more enraged!

"Ah... brat, you're courting death!"

The Corpse Puppet Daoist exploded in a shout, his hair flying wildly, his Daoist robe fluttering, gale winds surging, shattering countless stars.

Then he leapt up, evolving various divine abilities, continuously attacking Chen Ku.

Seeing this, Chen Ku helplessly sighed.

"Ah... this old geezer, truly relentless!"

"Alas, who did I provoke again......"

Uttering a sigh of bitterness, his inner mana grew a little.

Although that was the case, Chen Ku's action showed no hesitation whatsoever.

Six Roots Pure Bamboo in hand, he went forth to meet the battle.

Since he had already revealed this life-bound natal spiritual treasure, there was nothing left to hide.

The spiritual treasure fiercely fell, its mighty power rolling, sweeping across millions of li of void.

Boom—

Heavenly sound exploded, calamity light almost submerged everything.

In an instant, all of the Corpse Puppet Daoist's divine abilities, under the might of the Six Roots Pure Bamboo, turned to nothing, ceasing to exist.

Moreover, the Corpse Puppet Daoist's figure staggered, his eyes flashing a moment of emptiness and confusion.

The Six Roots Pure Bamboo can seal one's six senses, leaving one at the mercy of others; such a mighty effect cannot be ignored.

The Corpse Puppet Daoist was greatly startled, with no time to think further!

He flipped his palm, and a pitch-black Divine Seal Dao Chapter appeared.

Ten Thousand Puppet Dao Chapter!

This is indeed the Corpse Puppet Daoist's life-bound spiritual treasure, ranked as a middle-grade innate spiritual treasure.

It is said that for each puppet the Corpse Puppet Daoist refines, he can condense a strand of puppet power and merge it into the Ten Thousand Puppet Dao Chapter.

One can imagine its power is not insignificant!

"Kill!"

The Corpse Puppet Daoist shouted loudly, and the Ten Thousand Puppet Dao Chapter in his hand was immediately raised.

Instantly, divine patterns intertwined across the sky, Dao power surged.

Black light obscured everything; the Ten Thousand Puppet Dao Chapter, like covering the sky and blocking the sun, magnificent and unparalleled, fiercely domineering, pressed down upon Chen Ku.

Endless yin evil qi poured down, moreover having the strange effect of suppressing mana circulation.

Chen Ku's expression changed; he felt his mana momentarily stagnate.

And in that brief blink, the Ten Thousand Puppet Dao Chapter had already neared Chen Ku's head.

If this strike lands, he would likely suffer heavy injury.

However, at this moment, Chen Ku became even more formidable.

"Hmph, a mere middle-grade innate spiritual treasure, not worth mentioning!"

Before his words finished, Chen Ku leapt up and threw a punch.

This move, the overwhelming physical power that surpasses heaven and earth surged forth, qi and blood violently surged, bringing with it the sound of exploding void.

Boom!

With a single strike, the Myriad Puppet Dao Chapter's divine light suddenly dimmed, flying back as swift as flowing light, and fell back into the Corpse Puppet Daoist's hands.

The Corpse Puppet Daoist stared, eyes wide, his eyelids twitching nonstop!

Bare-handedly resisting a spiritual treasure?!

Is this even human?!

Chen Ku's strength made the Corpse Puppet Daoist once again tremble with fear, his soul nearly fleeing.

However, the might of his bare-handed resistance to the spiritual treasure made Chen Ku's aura even greater.

Cold lightning burst in his eyes, he stepped upon the universe, and continued to ferociously charge at the Corpse Puppet Daoist.

He struck out with a palm, the void sank, and the imprint landed directly on the Corpse Puppet Daoist's body.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, his figure violently retreating.

In the Corpse Puppet Daoist's perception, what he faced at this moment was certainly not an ordinary cultivator, but more like an unstoppable ancient ferocious beast.

Just the force of his physical collision was enough to leave the Corpse Puppet Daoist unable to resist.

At this moment, Chen Ku's mind also stirred greatly.

"Hehe, is this what they call breaking myriad laws with a single force?"

"In the face of absolute power, all those flashy divine abilities and dao methods are empty."

"No wonder the Wu Clan could be so powerful, becoming one of the hegemons of heaven and earth."

Chen Ku secretly clicked his tongue, unable to hold back his astonishment.

In such a true great battle, he only then realized the tremendous benefits brought by his powerful physique.

Even if you have myriad dao methods, I alone can push forward with a single force.

And just as Chen Ku pressed step by step, the Corpse Puppet Daoist kept retreating in defeat.

In the shadows, the Golden Toad Ancestor's expression also shifted greatly.

This battle was already nearing its end, and it was time for him to make his move.

He naturally thought that, even though Chen Ku appeared overwhelmingly superior, by this point in the great battle, his consumption was staggering.

As long as he made a move, whether it was Chen Ku or the Corpse Puppet Daoist, both were already spent arrows, unable to stir any further waves.

He concealed his form and aura, unknowingly to gods or ghosts, heading toward the battlefield where Chen Ku and the Corpse Puppet Daoist fought.

He silently waited for the crucial moment, then with a single strike killed both of them, after which he scavenged all opportunities and fled directly.

By then, even Jieyin and Zhunti would likely only be able to stare helplessly, unable to do anything.

……

But the Golden Toad Ancestor did not know.

It was just as he began to act, the moment he approached the battlefield.

Chen Ku couldn't help but his expression twitched slightly.

In the dark, the Purple Star Astrology Great Divine Ability began to operate once again on its own.

Due to its function of avoiding misfortune and seeking fortune, Chen Ku keenly perceived that, hidden within, a hostile aura was approaching.

"Another strong expert?!"

Chen Ku furrowed his brow.

If so, then I can no longer continue to hide my clumsiness.

After all, although he fought the Corpse Puppet Daoist, he could not fall behind in the slightest.

But if another Quasi-Saint expert were to come, the situation would probably not be so optimistic.

Chen Ku immediately moved his thought.

In an instant, above his head, myriad mu of auspicious clouds suddenly arose, vast and magnificent, divine radiance intertwining, illuminating the heavens.

And within those towering auspicious clouds, a figure of overwhelming power, its aura pressing, also gradually took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.