Chapter 921: Give You a Sword

Qinghua Great Emperor was smashed by Sun Wukong's staff into a large amount of wood chips, scattering and flying, then re-aggregated not far away.

Surrounding heavenly soldiers surged forward, risking their lives to block Sun Wukong.

These heavenly soldiers and generals are all fervent believers of the Heavenly Court; carrying out the Jade Emperor's orders with no difference from machines, equivalent to the Qin Empire's Terracotta Warriors.

Nanji Changsheng Great Emperor blocked Nezha.

Beiji Ziwei Great Emperor blocked Yang Jian, while Dongji Qinghua Great Emperor resisted Sun Wukong.

Then, what about Tang Luo?

Tang Luo disappeared, flew up and rushed toward the vast sea of heavenly soldiers and generals, after which he vanished without a trace.

"This is the power of the Merit Jade Lotus!"

The Jade Emperor remained seated on the throne, his eyes like lightning, searching for the trace of the disappeared Tang Luo.

He could guess that the reason for Tang Xuanzang's disappearance was surely due to the Merit Jade Lotus.

That magic treasure, crafted by Jinchanzi, can be said to have no attack effect unless one relies on its hardness to smash.

Even Tang Xuanzang, that brute, would not use it this way.

Moreover, with the profundity of the Merit Jade Lotus, the Jade Emperor could not find Tang Luo for a while.

Until, a surging power welled up beside him, and an outstretched bony claw fanned toward his face.

The Jade Emperor remained unmoving; Tang Luo's hand stopped, only five centimeters from his face. The raised gale could blow away a mountain, yet it only made the Jade Emperor's jade crown, hair, and long beard flutter slightly.

His gaze toward Tang Luo carried a hint of mockery.

"Huh?"

Tang Luo looked somewhat surprised to the side; many white fine threads wrapped around his palm, preventing him from slapping the Jade Emperor.

These fine threads constituted part of the duster; the tip of the duster was held by Taibai Jinxing.

"Great Master... Holy Monk." Taibai Jinxing looked at Tang Luo and changed his address.

"I never expected you to be a hidden expert." Tang Luo said.

"Sure, hidden this deeply, truly no one has noticed."

Taibai Jinxing, whether in the folk legends of the real world or in the Mountain-Sea Realm's appearance, is a kind-eyed, kind-faced old man, a good old fellow.

The Jade Emperor's close attendants, the Heavenly Court's "angels", speaking in a more pleasant direction, Taibai Jinxing actually counts as a Heavenly Court diplomat.

With outstanding ability, he not only undertook missions to the Western Paradise Great Thunder Sound Temple, but also chatted and laughed freely with the Monster Sage Sun Wukong.

Furthermore, even after Sun Wukong discovered that his appointment as the Kapitan of the Horses was a trick, he still managed to coax that unruly monkey back into the Heavenly Court as the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

What kind of ability is this?

"His mouth-gun skill is maxed out!" Among Buddhist monks, those stronger than Taibai Jinxing are probably hard to find a few.

But, that's all there is.

The Mountain-Sea Realm is a world where power returns to oneself; Taibai Jinxing's status is not low, his connections are excellent, but his strength is rather ordinary.

During the Journey to the West, using Sun Wukong's words: this old man, with a casual punch, could make someone lie on the ground for half a year.

So, let's look deeper at Taibai Jinxing.

It's inevitable to have relatively disparaging remarks; unlike the "angel" identity, Taibai Jinxing even resembles a eunuch.

Think about it: a eunuch serving beside the Son of Heaven, conveying the Son of Heaven's edicts, how similar that is to Taibai Jinxing.

Of course, truly holding this view is a minority, and even if they do, they would absolutely not reveal it.

If those people saw the current situation, they would probably feel fortunate that at least they managed to greet others with a smile.

Otherwise, perhaps one day they'd be found dead in some unknown corner.

Nobody expected that Taibai Jinxing would hide so deeply.

Tang Luo is the same.

"Not worth mentioning, just a little self-preservation ability." Taibai Jinxing retracted the duster; during the retraction, those white fine threads broke and fluttered.

He shook his head, feeling some regret that the duster he had followed for so many years was destroyed, but simply tossed it aside.

Taibai Jinxing stepped forward, standing before the Jade Emperor, and made a gesture to Tang Luo: "Please."

Tang Luo glanced at the Jade Emperor and smiled: "Old Jade Emperor, you're not going through another tribulation, are you?"

As the lord of the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor is still, in some exaggerated claims, the lord of the Three Realms; his strength definitely exists and is quite strong.

Undoubtedly.

But he is either undergoing tribulation or on the way to it, so there really aren't many moments when he actually acts.

"Heh." The Jade Emperor snorted, "Only after defeating Taibai do you have the right to stand before me."

"Good." Tang Luo looked at Taibai Jinxing and said with a smile.

Next, he leaped up and kicked toward the Jade Emperor's face.

This is an extremely simple and straightforward kick, with no flashy intent, not even a ripple of wind.

But from a third-party observer's perspective, it's like an ordinary person seeing Earth collide toward Mars.

When huge celestial bodies collide, the result is extreme destruction.

Taibai Jinxing's body suddenly swelled, his upper garments completely torn, exposing skin that turned crimson; from a originally slightly thin old man, he became a giant over two meters tall.

Behind him, a red ring of light appeared.

He extended his right hand, blocking between Tang Luo and the Jade Emperor, intending to stop Tang Luo's kick.

But how could Tang Luo's kick be so easy to catch?

The red Taibai Jinxing's right hand, together with his body, lost balance, and the back of his hand struck the Jade Emperor's face.

In the end, it did not contact the Jade Emperor's face—the Jade Emperor promptly raised his right arm to block in front of his eyes.

The seated throne shattered under the violent force, and the Jade Emperor himself retreated several hundred meters before stopping.

The sleeve on his right arm completely tore, exposing his arm, and the treasure garments on his body could not withstand the force of this blow.

The defensive ability was completely destroyed, leaving only the normal covering ability.

On the other side, Tai Bai Jin Xing's right hand also trembled involuntarily, transmitting pain.

"Do you really think I'm here to fight because I'm itchy?" Tang Luo looked at the Jade Emperor, his eyes turning cold. "I'm here to kill you."

"Clang!"

A booming roar came from beside Tang Luo, the sound wave turning into a torrent capable of turning the splendid buildings of the Heavenly Palace into ruins.

Tai Bai Jin Xing's heavy fist landed on the blade of a sword.

Because of this punch, the vertically downward sword tilted toward Tang Luo, almost hitting him, then sword qi burst forth and returned to a straight posture.

Those sword qi left traces of wounds on Tai Bai Jin Xing's fist, and scorching hot blood flowed out.

The wound writhed, trying to heal, but as soon as it just closed, sword qi burst forth and cut it.

Tai Bai Jin Xing gripped his right wrist, focusing his power to barely dispel the sword qi. He realized his right palm needed at least one-fifth of an incense stick's time to return to normal.

"Slay Immortal Four Swords!"

The Jade Emperor narrowed his eyes, looking at the four sharp swords that had suddenly appeared, blocking Tai Bai Jin Xing's punch and now hovering beside Tang Luo.

The Slay Immortal Four Swords are Tang Xuanzang's trump card!

After the Eight Trigrams Furnace, where did he obtain the Slay Immortal Four Swords again?

Is it the God-Demon Game, the will of Tai Shang Lao Jun, or the will of the Sect Leader of the Penetrating Heaven Sect?

The Jade Emperor believed that the Slay Immortal Four Swords appearing in Tang Xuanzang's hands before him was certainly no coincidence.

Thinking of this, the Jade Emperor's heart filled with anger, jealousy, and even a hint of resentment.

What gives you the right!

I am the Lord of the Heavenly Court; you vanished and abandoned your duties, while I maintain the Heavenly Court! In the end, the Eight Trigrams Furnace was taken by Tang Xuanzang, and the Slay Immortal Four Swords are also in his hands!

Never mind the Eight Trigrams Furnace; inside it exist Yang Jian and Nezha.

But what about the Slay Immortal Four Swords!

If you didn't think highly of me initially, why did you seek me out, ally with me to turn that remote corner of the Heavenly Palace into this colossal Heavenly Court?

Let me go from being a regional Heavenly Emperor to becoming Lord of the Heavenly Court, only to leave everything in the end to an outsider!

What else will Tang Xuanzang produce, the Pangu Banner?

Three Pure Ones, what do you take me for!

"Your Majesty..." Tai Bai Jin Xing looked at the Jade Emperor, whose killing intent was stark.

This killing intent was not only directed at Tang Luo, but also at the Jade Emperor, who believed Tang Luo had the Three Pure Ones behind him.

In fact, the Slay Immortal Four Swords falling into Tang Luo's hands have nothing to do with the Three Pure Ones.

Perhaps Tang Luo's contact with the mission of the Slay Immortal Sword might have their involvement.

Besides that, Tang Luo's "subjugation" of the Slay Immortal Four Swords relied on strength, as well as a personality extremely compatible with the Slay Immortal Four Swords.

A brutish thug going to slaughter fits a ferocious weapon perfectly.

If Tang Luo weren't fierce and ruthless enough, the Slay Immortal Child would likely be able to activate the Slay Immortal Four Swords to hack Tang Luo half to death.

"Join forces, first kill this wretch." The Jade Emperor spat out a mouthful of turbid air.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Tai Bai Jin Xing disregarded his injury, his hands moving up and down in front of him, a golden insignia flashing.

Around Tang Luo appeared a golden transparent sphere, which enclosed him and then shrank.

Tang Luo casually grabbed the Trapped Immortal Sword beside him and swung at the enclosing sphere; sword qi filled the space, and both the space and the sphere dented and shattered.

At the moment of shattering, a crisp 'pop' sounded.

A cold light like a swimming dragon surged forward, blocked on its own by Tang Luo's Absolute Immortal Sword in front of him.

This battle is not one versus two, but two versus two.

The Slay Immortal Child is truly the master who controls the Four Swords.

Having blocked the twisted cold light, the Absolute Immortal Sword slumped downward, nearly falling from the high altitude.

In the Jade Emperor's hand was a whip, three chi six cun five fen long, with twenty-one sections, each bearing four sigils—indeed the God-Beating Whip that once shone brilliantly in the Investiture of the Gods war.

What seemed like a single strike was actually eighty-four blows in succession, nearly sealing the Absolute Immortal Sword outright.

Even so, with sword qi still crisscrossing, the Absolute Immortal Sword's power has greatly diminished.

If used to strike Tai Bai Jin Xing, it would likely leave only a small wound.

"The Four Swords united, I entrust them to you."

The Slay Immortal Child emerged, uttered a sentence, then remerged into the sword.

Given the current state of the Four Swords, it is actually impossible to unleash the power they once had in the hands of the Sect Leader of the Penetrating Heaven Sect; uniting the Four Swords and having Tang Luo fully drive them is the best choice.

The Absolute Immortal, Exterminate Immortal, and Slay Immortal Swords transformed into three sword lights, poured into the Trapped Immortal Sword in Tang Luo's hand.

After the Four Swords united, with the Slay Immortal Sword as the main blade, one can see that previous cracks have diminished; merely from the guard, a winding crack extends downward, occupying one-third of the blade's length.

With the Four Swords united, sword qi flashed past.

Tai Bai Jin Xing retreated repeatedly, his arms crossed before him like a huge door panel, wounds crisscrossing deeply enough to see bone, blood flowing straight.

The Jade Emperor wielded the God-Beating Whip, shattering the incoming sword qi.

Tang Luo ignored Tai Bai Jin Xing, raised his sword, "a thousand hands cannot block!"

Endless sword light enveloped the Jade Emperor.

The God-Beating Whip danced wildly, the four sigils flashing continuously, from its original gleam growing dim until it vanished completely.

Then, the God-Beating Whip was cut apart by Tang Luo's single sword strike.

The crack on the sword had spread to two-thirds of its length; Tang Luo thrust his sword at the Jade Emperor's chest.

"Clang!"

Another crisp sound rang out, the Jade Emperor pointed his sword, a golden sword shadow condensed, striking the tip of the Slay Immortal Sword.

"Actually, I am also skilled at using a sword."

The Jade Emperor said, myriad sword qi burst forth in an instant!