MTLNOVEL Chapter 325: Can't Beat Him
"Not a single Shushan disciple shall escape today!" The Happy Old Man blocked Di Nü Feng's path.
What kind of character was this old man? Di Nü Feng wondered curiously. In the past, she would have already thrown a punch to kill him outright.
But today was different—the scale of events was simply too grand.
Di Nü Feng's clear, sparkling eyes darted around. "It's a misunderstanding! This guy has a grudge with me. I was planning to take him back to be sliced into a thousand pieces and executed by slow slicing!!"
"Then kill him here—it makes no difference," the Happy Old Man stared straight into Di Nü Feng's eyes.
Her expression clearly couldn't hide anything. While she might fool others, deceiving the Happy Old Man was clearly impossible.
"Di Nü Feng, who is this disciple?" Hearing him call her name, Di Nü Feng's beautiful eyes darted even faster.
Who exactly was this person?
The Happy Old Man still hadn't forgotten that Shushan disciple who had schemed against him. At this moment, he seemed to resonate distantly with the wisp of his soul he had separated.
Di Nü Feng pulled Li Xuanxiao behind her, placing her hands behind her back and speaking righteously: "You... you... what do you want? If you have a problem with me, just say it! I already told you I'm going to chop him into mincemeat!"
"Hand him over to me."
The Happy Old Man's commanding tone angered Di Nü Feng—she hated nothing more than being ordered around. She glared at him unkindly. "Who the hell do you think you are?"
The Happy Old Man raised his hand, swirling with magical light. "Di Nü Feng, there's no need to seek death here. I've already wiped out Shushan—what's one more like you?"
Arrogant as his words were, they weren't false.
Di Nü Feng took half a step back, sensing the overwhelming aura emanating from him. The last time she had felt such an aura that frightened her was during the siege of the old emperor.
Her spiritual sense detected several Tribulation Transcension powerhouses closing in from all directions.
Di Nü Feng was visibly panicking now. Wiping out Shushan was something she'd only dare dream of—naturally, killing her would be nothing.
After a moment's thought, she said, "You want him? Fine, take him!" With a wave of her hand, she flung Li Xuanxiao away.
Then, she flashed away, attempting to escape.
But the instant she moved, an immense force crushed down upon her.
Di Nü Feng was sent flying back violently, and the fake Li Xuanxiao she had casually conjured was obliterated.
"Seeking death!" the Happy Old Man said coldly.
Di Nü Feng knew full well this was no place to linger, so she turned to flee without hesitation. As she fled, she swung her arm, hurling two magic treasures through the air.
The treasures traced an arc before golden streaks—swift as lightning—flashed through the air.
These were two supreme-grade magic treasures, Crimson Phoenix Plumes, Di Nü Feng's personally refined protective artifacts over a thousand years. Yet the golden radiance released by the Happy Old Man pierced through them as if they were made of paper.
The treasures shattered with crisp cracks, fragments scattering everywhere. Di Nü Feng herself grunted in pain as the golden light seared her, forcing her to stagger mid-flight.
The power of that light far exceeded her expectations.
"Since that's the case... then stay." From the boundless sea of clouds, a colossal hand emerged, blotting out the sky.
The hand was like a towering mountain, exuding a terrifying aura as if it ruled over the very clouds themselves. Within its palm, Di Nü Feng seemed as insignificant as an ant.
She glanced back, her mind reeling. Was this guy really just at the Tribulation Transcension stage?
"BOOM—!!"
The taste of blood surged up Di Nü Feng's throat. Her body screamed under the crushing pressure, her fair skin turning bruised beneath torn clothes.
The giant hand froze all spiritual energy within a thousand miles. The lines on its palm writhed like heavenly chains, pulsing with the power of laws. The purple-gold lightning patterns swirling around its fingertips spoke volumes of its might.
Di Nü Feng heard her bones groan in protest, the golden flames in her pupils blazing fiercer than ever.
As the hand clenched, she unleashed several magic treasures in defiance. "Outrageous! You really think I'm easy to bully?!" she roared, her hair whipping wildly.
Her beautiful eyes widened as she glared at the giant hand. In an instant, it was as if the entire sea of clouds had become a colossal furnace, the raging flames licking at the sky, devouring everything.
The once-invincible hand finally showed signs of scorching under the inferno.
"BOOM—!"
Di Nü Feng was sent flying back again.
"Cough... cough..." She felt as if her body was being ground to dust.
Just as the Happy Old Man focused entirely on Di Nü Feng, another figure darted out.
The Happy Old Man looked up. Hm? Another one?
Shangguan Suiyun was attempting to flee with Feng Liuli in tow.
The Happy Old Man placed another piece on his board—another annihilation.
Shangguan Suiyun shielded Feng Liuli desperately, snarling, "Don't you dare touch my sister! Anyone who harms her dies by my hand!!"
The Happy Old Man's finger dipped into the board once more.
Instantly, heaven and earth quaked.
As his fingertip descended, the mountain beneath Shangguan Suiyun crumbled to dust, the ground splitting into ravines.
Shangguan Suiyun unleashed his full Tribulation Transcension power, his domain erupting outward.
The Happy Old Man's fingers brushed the board lightly. With the placement of his piece, phantom stars rained down from within.
When the star phantoms clashed with Shangguan Suiyun's domain, the resulting shockwave of colliding laws surged outward like tidal waves. The energy ripple spread with terrifying speed, evaporating the fiery clouds for a thousand miles, leaving only empty void.
Seizing the chance, Di Nü Feng grabbed Li Xuanxiao and bolted.
"You're not escaping either!!" the Happy Old Man's voice rang out.
Di Nü Feng sucked in a sharp breath, shouting helplessly, "I can't beat him...."