Chapter 158: Successive Changes! A Duel Between Saints! Killing Taiyi?

Taiyi's gaze was icy.

He had long anticipated Houtu's interference, but his intent to kill was now absolute; no one could stop his determination to slay Lu Yun! "Houtu, do you truly think you can stop me?"

Taiyi let out a cold shout, and the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand vibrated once more, sending out a wave of even more terrifying bell tolls.

These bell tolls contained the ultimate Dao of slaughter, as if they intended to destroy everything in existence.

Houtu gritted her teeth and channeled her magic power to the limit, the Earth Great Dao Law swirling around her to form a thick protective barrier.

"Bang!"

The bell toll struck Houtu's protective barrier, erupting with an earth-shattering roar.

The terrifying force made Houtu feel as though her arms were trembling, yet she did not retreat a single step.

"Taiyi, if you want to kill Lu Yun, you must get past me first!"

Houtu shouted, her hands rapidly forming seals to mobilize more power from the Earth Great Dao Law to strengthen her defense, while simultaneously transforming the surrounding starry sky into a swamp, trapping Taiyi within it!

Taiyi narrowed his eyes; he had not expected Houtu to be so troublesome.

But this only solidified his resolve to kill Lu Yun, for he knew that if Lu Yun were allowed to grow, it would undoubtedly be a massive threat to the Demon Race.

"Since you insist on seeking death, then I shall grant your wish!"

As Taiyi spoke, the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand vibrated again, and this time, he directly unleashed his own origin power.

Golden light erupted from the Eastern Emperor Bell, and a brilliant beam of gold shot out from the bell's mouth, instantly enveloping the thousand-foot-tall dharma image Houtu had manifested.

"Ah!"

Houtu let out a painful scream; she felt as if her body were being sliced by countless sharp blades, causing her excruciating pain.

She knew she was not skilled in combat and was no match for Taiyi in a one-on-one fight, but she had no intention of giving up and fought desperately to hold on.

Because she knew that as long as she could stall Taiyi for a moment, Lu Yun would have a greater chance of survival.

She was unaware that Nuwa was on the Ziwei Star, merely hiding within the Mountain and River Map, and was now also preparing to intervene.

But before she had acted, she had already notified her sisters and brothers, and she figured they must be on their way! However, Taiyi clearly would not give her that chance.

He sneered and said, "Houtu, do you think stalling for time is useful? Let me tell you, I have already contacted my brother to have him and Baize pin down the other Ancestral Witches!"

As he spoke, a treasure mirror appeared in his hand, clearly displaying the situation near the Sun Star.

Houtu focused her gaze, and her face turned somewhat pale.

Within the treasure mirror, Di Jun, Baize, and other high-ranking members of the Demon Race were already locked in battle with the other Ancestral Witches; the two sides were evenly matched, and no victor could be decided in the short term.

Di Jun's figure moved like a rainbow, driving the River Chart and Luo Book; every strike seemed as if it would cleave the starry sky asunder.

And the Demon Saints like Baize had each transformed into massive Great Desolation exotic beasts, their roars unleashing heaven-shaking power that caused nearby stars to tremble.

Conversely, although the Ancestral Witches were also displaying their various Supernatural Powers, they were solely focused on breaking free from the entanglement, and under the frantic pestering of Di Jun and the others, they were slightly at a disadvantage.

Though they were incomparably brave and had the assistance of many Great Desolation experts, they found it difficult to escape the encirclement of the numerous high-ranking members of the Demon Race.

Previously, it was the Wu Clan pinning down the Demon Race to prevent them from coming here to obstruct Lu Yun, but now it had turned into the Demon Race desperately pinning down the Wu Clan, leaving the Wu Clan in a passive position.

Seeing this, Houtu's heart sank.

She knew her brothers and sisters were all pinned down and could not come to her aid. Her own situation was now precarious, and she could be killed by Taiyi at any moment.

Taiyi sneered, "Do you see? Today, Lu Yun will surely die! No one can save him!"

As he spoke, the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand vibrated again, and even more terrifying power surged from its mouth, shattering the surrounding swamp and causing Houtu's dharma image to collapse.

Houtu spat out a mouthful of blood, her figure staggering backward, her eyes filled with despair.

Yet she still had no intention of giving up, gritting her teeth and holding on.

Even if she could not wait for reinforcements, if she could buy Lu Yun more time to complete his transformation and escape, that would be enough!

Furthermore, she believed that Nuwa must be watching over Lu Yun; if she could just hold on a little longer, perhaps Nuwa would arrive.

However, just as Houtu had prepared herself to fight to the death—

"Taiyi! How dare you!"

A thunderous shout suddenly rang out, and immediately after, a red figure descended from the sky, landing directly in front of Houtu.

It was none other than Nuwa!

The Red Hydrangea in her hand instantly transformed into a beam of red light, smashing toward Taiyi.

Taiyi's expression shifted slightly; he had not expected Nuwa to appear at this moment, and that she had rushed over from the Ziwei Star! But he had no time to ponder this, hurriedly mobilizing the Eastern Emperor Bell to defend.

After all, no matter how arrogant he was, he did not believe he could easily withstand a strike from a Saint! Not to mention, the Red Hydrangea Nuwa was using was a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure! "Clang!"

The Red Hydrangea slammed heavily against the Eastern Emperor Bell, emitting a deafening roar.

Taiyi felt a massive force transmit from the Eastern Emperor Bell, numbing his primordial spirit and nearly causing him to lose control of the bell; he only had time to retreat rapidly alongside the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Meanwhile, Nuwa drifted backward and landed beside Houtu.

"Sister Houtu, are you alright?" Nuwa asked with concern.

Houtu shook her head, forcing a smile onto her pale face: "Sister, I am fine. It is fortunate that you arrived in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

Nuwa nodded.

She saw that Taiyi had already flown back, a cold glint flashing in her eyes: "Taiyi, you have a lot of nerve!"

Taiyi steadied himself and said coldly, "Wa Emperor, that Lu Yun is a great threat to my Demon Race; no matter what, I must kill him today!"

A flash of anger appeared in Nuwa's eyes as she shouted, "Then feel free to try!"

Taiyi frowned; he had not expected Nuwa to protect Lu Yun to this extent—this meant a complete falling out with the Demon Race! For a moment, Taiyi was conflicted.

If he could, he naturally did not want to make an enemy of Nuwa, but if he did not kill Lu Yun now, he would have no chance to do so in the future! Just as Taiyi was hesitating, suddenly—

"Hum!"

Countless stars in the surroundings suddenly bloomed with brilliant starlight, rapidly converging toward him.

"This is... the Zhou Tian Star Formation!"

Taiyi could not help but feel a surge of joy, for he knew that the reappearance of the Zhou Tian Star Formation must be the work of Di Jun and the others.

And this also conveyed a message to him, which was that Di Jun and the others supported Taiyi in taking action at this moment!

Not hesitating to completely tear off the mask with Nuwa, and risking the inability to use the Great Array to confront the Wu Clan right now, they had to seize this opportunity to kill Lu Yun!

Thinking of this, Taiyi could not help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha, today this Emperor shall test whether the so-called Saint is truly invincible!"

As he spoke, the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand vibrated once more, and an even more terrifying bell toll rippled outward. Aided by the amplification of the Zhou Tian Star Formation, the Eastern Emperor Bell actually erupted with power a hundred times stronger, causing this bell toll to burst forth with even more terrifying killing power, as if it were about to destroy everything! Nuwa's expression changed slightly; she knew the power of the Zhou Tian Star Formation was no small matter, and although she was a noble Saint, she dared not be the least bit careless.

She took a deep breath, and the Red Hydrangea in her hand transformed into a red light once again, meeting that bell toll head-on.

"Boom!"

The red light and the bell toll collided fiercely in the air, erupting with terrifying energy fluctuations.

The surrounding starry sky instantly collapsed under this energy fluctuation, turning into a void.

The figures of Nuwa and Taiyi were both sent flying backward for tens of thousands of miles before they could stabilize their forms.

Taiyi's complexion was somewhat pale; he had not expected the strength of a Saint to be so powerful, that even if he mobilized the Zhou Tian Star Formation and urged the Eastern Emperor Bell to strike with all his might, he still could not do anything to his opponent!

This made him feel very unwilling.

Because just now, he had not fully unleashed the strongest power of the Zhou Tian Star Formation, and had not even utilized fifty percent of it.

If those main stars taken away by Lu Yun, especially the Lunar Star, also cooperated with the operation of the Great Array, and the Great Array unleashed its strongest power, it was not certain that he could not force back Nuwa, this Saint, with his Quasi-Saint body!

As for Nuwa, her expression remained as usual, and she looked at Taiyi and said coldly: "Taiyi, if you continue to be obsessed and refuse to repent, do not blame me for being heartless!"

Although Taiyi did not want to give up just like that, he also knew that it was already impossible for him to kill Lu Yun today.

But just as he harbored thoughts of retreating, suddenly, a voice came.

"It is so lively here!"

Before the words had even faded—

"Hum!"

A figure with vast Saintly might suddenly tore through the void and appeared in their vicinity.

Nuwa and Houtu both turned their heads abruptly to look at that figure, and their expressions changed in unison.

Because the figure that appeared at this moment was none other than Zhunti, one of the Western Two Sages! Nuwa shouted in a deep voice: "Zhunti, what are you doing here?"

Zhunti laughed and said: "This poor Daoist naturally came to join in the fun; surely fellow Daoist Nuwa would not be unwelcoming?"

Nuwa sneered, and just as she was about to speak, her expression suddenly changed again: "That's not right, where is Jieyin?"

She looked abruptly toward the direction of the Ziwei Star, and was shocked to see that Jieyin was taking advantage of their attention being drawn by Zhunti, and was quietly approaching the Ziwei Star! "You are courting death!"

Nuwa shouted in anger and was about to rush over to intercept Jieyin.

But Zhunti flashed directly and appeared in front of her, saying with a smile: "Why is fellow Daoist Nuwa so nervous? My senior brother has no ill intent; he just feels that Lu Yun has an affinity with our Western Sect and wants to take him as a disciple!"

"Shameless!"

Nuwa cursed, and the Red Hydrangea in her hand suddenly bloomed with divine light, smashing toward Zhunti!

Seeing this, Zhunti was not afraid in the slightest, but instead chuckled: "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, why be so angry? If Lu Yun joins our Western Sect, it would be a great thing for all of us."

While speaking, he waved his large sleeve, and a seven-colored divine light flew out from his sleeve, transforming into a magnificent precious tree, meeting Nuwa's Red Hydrangea.

It was none other than the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Seven Treasures Tree! "Boom!"

The Seven Treasures Tree and the Red Hydrangea collided fiercely in the air, erupting with terrifying energy fluctuations.

The figures of Nuwa and Zhunti both shook simultaneously; clearly, both had received no small impact.

Seeing this scene, Houtu's heart could not help but sink.

She knew that Zhunti's strength was not below Nuwa's, and now with Taiyi lurking nearby, the situation was extremely unfavorable for them.

Sure enough, just as Nuwa was temporarily entangled by Zhunti, Taiyi suddenly unleashed the Golden Crow Transformation Rainbow Technique and flew straight toward the direction of the Ziwei Star!

Nuwa had the heart to stop him, but she was entangled by Zhunti and for a moment was simply unable to hinder Taiyi.

Houtu was not blocked, but her speed could not compare to Taiyi's; even if she chased with all her might, she could not stop Taiyi.

On the Ziwei Star.

Lu Yun, who had originally been comprehending the Dao, suddenly opened his eyes and was shocked to see a Daoist with a miserable expression slowly walking toward him!

Lu Yun remained seated, only smiling slightly, and said: "I do not know why Jieyin Daoren has come here?"

Jieyin Daoren said loudly: "This poor Daoist has come here to save your life!"

"Oh?"

Lu Yun looked puzzled and said: "What does this mean?"

Jieyin did not say much more, only signaling for Lu Yun to look at the sky.

And in this very instant, Taiyi, radiating golden light all over his body, had already descended upon the Ziwei Star.

"Rumble..."

The Zhou Tian Star Formation frantically gathered surging star power, all converging onto the Eastern Emperor Bell in Taiyi's hand, allowing him to carry heaven-shaking divine might as he rushed straight toward Lu Yun!

The terrifying pressure bore down directly upon Lu Yun.

At the same time, Jieyin's voice also entered Lu Yun's ears again: "Take this poor Daoist as your master, and this poor Daoist can naturally repel this Donghuang Taiyi for you, how about it?"

Lu Yun looked at Taiyi, who was rushing over with boundless might above his head, then looked at the sincere-looking Jieyin Daoren, and then looked at Nuwa, who was being blocked by Zhunti in the starry sky, and a playful smile could not help but appear on his face.

He truly had not expected that just after successfully completing his Tribulation Transcendence Stage, the situation he would have to face would be like this.

Presumably, in the eyes of Jieyin and Zhunti, given the current situation, Lu Yun had no choice but to join the Western Sect!

Yet they did not know that Lu Yun was even taking his time to look at the live broadcast room at this moment and sent a message.

"My lords, do you think I should join the Western Sect?"

Inside the live broadcast room, the members of the Transmigration Chat Group had originally been shocked by the successive changes, and for a moment had even forgotten to send bullet comments.

At this moment, upon seeing the message sent by Lu Yun, they instantly woke up one by one and spoke up one after another.

Qiu Wanli: "That goes without saying, of course you shouldn't!"

Xiao Ling'er: "But if Lu Yun doesn't agree now, what else can he do?"

Fang Xu: "What are you afraid of? Doesn't he still have the Mountain and River Map? He can just hide inside!"

Lei Hong: "That's right! Even a Saint would find it difficult to do anything to Lu Yun for a short time after entering the Mountain and River Map! We can lure Taiyi in there, then take the opportunity to kill him first!"

"Ding! Suggestion received: Kill Donghuang Taiyi! Reward: One Legendary Treasure Chest!"

Lu Yun's eyes couldn't help but light up: To kill Taiyi, the reward is actually this generous?!

(End of chapter)