Taiyi Dao Fruit

He immediately controlled the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, charging forward with the momentum while his body emitted blazing arcs of thunderous light, randomly firing thousands of spherical thunderbolts backwards.

At this critical moment, he disregarded the suppression of the Five Vile Qi on his Thunder Technique, prioritizing buying time above all else.

Thunder roared and boiled with successive explosions, but Jiang Li revealed only the Innate Eight Sceneries, adopted the Shock Thunder Form to absorb the Thunder Light, stretched out a hand and grasped the Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword—All Heaven Divine Sha surged forth.

The void shook, the destruction of Qi Mechanism made the Divine Thought within the Giant Spirit Divine Body feel a chill, an immense horror sweeping over him.

"Not good!"

Zhang Zhixuan knew that his Divine Thought was intimidated by the All Heaven Divine Sha. In Jiang Li's hands, the Military God's Five Weapons displayed the Warlord's might, even though it wasn't restored to a complete Second Grade Dao Artifact, it was enough to deal with his third grade Divine Thought.

And once the Divine Thought was disturbed, it caused the Immortal of Colossal Spirit to react too slowly, letting the Three-pointed Two-bladed Sword strike with the Divine Evil.

"Ah!"

In the blink of an eye, the Thunder Light on the body of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit expanded further, a vast thought transmitted through space into his body, and with a loud roar, he suddenly turned around, grasping the incoming double-bladed sword despite his fingers and palms being slashed to blood, ferocious Gang Qi mingled with thunder light exploding wildly.

"Boom boom boom—"

Divine Evil and thunder clashed, shaking the void, unexpectedly creating Thunder Sound, turning the silent space into a realm of loud booms and roars, Thunder Gang Sha Qi rampaging through the void, making the two figures in the center seem god-like and demon-like.

Zhang Zhixuan was already very close, maybe in a moment, maybe in a breath's time, he would arrive.

Jiang Li had deduced from the burst of Thunder Light that Zhang Zhixuan was about to arrive.

He urged the Innate Qi, and his form began to rise again, so much so that the Eight Sceneries turned into mountain-like anomalies.

The Giant Spirit only felt his finger bones being rubbed and slashed, the blade pressing forward, almost reaching his face, All Heaven Divine Sha hitting his arms and body. The body of the colossal spirit, comparable to a third grade Magic Artifact, cracked, about to dissolve.

"He's desperate."

Zhang Zhixuan's Divine Thought fluctuated.

Jiang Li had already deduced his approach, attempting a swift battle to quickly kill the Immortal of Colossal Spirit.

But unfortunately, they were in the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law, with Marquis of Wind and Master of Rain using the thirty-six thousand heavenly soldiers and Heavenly Gang Star Power constantly restraining Jiang Li, and the Immortal of Colossal Spirit still had further support from Zhang Zhixuan.

Moreover…

"Take action!"

In the void, Divine Thought exploded like thunder, rolling and spreading.

Marquis of Wind and Master of Rain executed the Forbidden Technique, the space rippling, layer upon layer constraining the center, trapping the two giants, while the void stirred again, a Daoist figure appearing.

He was seen cradling an illusory red gourd, gently lifting it, a line of fine light flying out, hovering in mid-air.

That fine light was as tall as three zhang, topped with a peculiar object rising, seven inches long, with eyebrows and eyes. Although also an illusion, it made all who laid eyes on this object feel a piercing pain.

"Upper Pure Sect's Second Grade Dao Artifact—Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber!"

Upon seeing this object, a chilling thought flashed through Jiang Li's mind.

Although it was an illusion, the power of a Second Grade Dao Artifact was not to be underestimated. Initially, the Ginsengfruit tree barred Tianxuan, who possessed third grade combat power, from entering, even when the Ginsengfruit tree was uncontrolled.

And the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber was not like the Ginsengfruit tree, nor like any other Second Grade Dao Artifact. It was an implement of slaughter, indeed a flying saber, concentrating power in a fine line, striking to kill instantly. Its lethality focused on a burst of instantaneous power, even surpassing other lethal Dao Artifacts.

This imprint was probably derived from the original source of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber Dao Artifact, posing a great threat even to the third grade.

As his thoughts flashed, the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber had already made a move. Twin beams shot from its eyes, landing squarely on Jiang Li, pinning the Mud Ball Palace, suppressing the Primordial Spirit. Jiang Li found himself utterly powerless to resist, unable to struggle.

"Please turn around, treasure."

The Daoist bowed respectfully, making a polite request, and the treasure turned, circling past Jiang Li's neck.

Its speed was as fast as light; by the time it was seen, it had already struck.

And the result...

In the Battle of Conferred Gods, the One Qi Immortal with the Vajra Unbreakable Body couldn't escape the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber, nor could Yuan Hong, who practiced the Eight-Nine Profound Skill; naturally, neither could Jiang Li.

His head slowly slid down and rolled away, a massive breath gushing out from the wound like a cascade moving upstream, also marking his final radiance.

The invincible fourth-rank Jiang Li finally fell under the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber.

"Boom!"

Thunder roared violently as the void cracked open, revealing an imposing figure amidst the thunderclouds—it was Zhang Zhixuan who had hurried to the scene.

He had indeed been cautious. Despite being close to arriving, he still had the Upper Pure Sect elder utilize the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber to decisively behead Jiang Li.

This saber cuts both body and spirit, killing the body and shattering the spirit, unless a treasured artifact protects the Primordial Spirit. Otherwise, when the head falls, the Primordial Spirit is severed as well.

But now that Zhang Zhixuan had arrived, even if Jiang Li's Primordial Spirit had survived thanks to a treasured protection, how could it escape the clutches of Zhang Zhixuan?

Yet, Zhang Zhixuan appeared to have no joy in his expression.

The fierce thunder rolled like Dragon Snakes, causing the void to quake with murderous tides surging wildly—targeting—

The Immortal of Colossal Spirit!

Or rather...

The figure of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit gradually changed, from burly to dashing, clad in silver armor, majestic, with a vertical scar between his eyebrows that was emitting Divine Light.

Opposite him, the broken body of "Jiang Li" morphed into a burly form, with a naked upper body and muscles coiled powerfully, both hands tightly clutching a three-pointed two-bladed sword, the fingers nearly severed.

His tumbling head turned rugged, marked with a fixed shock and disbelief.

This was the real Immortal of Colossal Spirit!

It was not Jiang Li who was beheaded by the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber—it was the Immortal of Colossal Spirit!

The Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber first fixes the Primordial Spirit then beheads. Thus, even if Zhang Zhixuan's Divine Thought was within the body of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, he could not speak out, as he too was immobilized by the saber.

"Impossible!"

Marquis of Wind exclaimed in dismay, "Three hundred sixty thousand elite troops, the power of Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang all focusing on Jiang Li. It's absolutely impossible to deceive with a substitution."

Not to mention the last time Jiang Li used his Lifebound Flying Sword to deceive. This time, disguising an enemy as himself? How could he manage such a feat of substitution?

Could the Immortal of Colossal Spirit simply not struggle or resist?

Not only Marquis of Wind, but even the Daoist of Upper Pure Sect who personally wielded the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber was full of disbelief. The fatal strike had mistakenly hit an ally.

This fantastical switch was something he had never seen in his life and marked the biggest blunder since the existence of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber.

"Primordial Lord Rain Master, don't you have something to explain?"

Zhang Zhixuan revealed the answer, and the rolling tide of murderous intent locked onto Primordial Lord Rain Master.

Deception, substitution, it was entirely possible. As long as Jiang Li knew about the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber in advance, and as long as someone assisted Jiang Li during his use of the Transformation Skill, restraining the Immortal of Colossal Spirit.

In an instant, just that instant, restraining the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, which allowed Jiang Li to use the Transformation Skill, switching their positions while fitting the Immortal of Colossal Spirit with a false appearance. In the next instant, the Immortal-Slaying Flying Saber would pin down the Primordial Spirit of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit and Zhang Zhixuan's Divine Thought, killing both.

The only one who could do this was Primordial Lord Rain Master, who controlled the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law.

It was she who controlled the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law, quietly switching the target.

The use of the Jiuli Vast Sky Realm Law was to protect her subordinates and to restrain Jiang Li, but at the crucial moment, Primordial Lord Rain Master used the power of those three hundred sixty thousand elite troops and the power of Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang to instead restrain the Immortal of Colossal Spirit, directing that strength against their own side.

Inverting the natural order, indeed it was so.

"Sorry, Sect Hierarch, I am a mole," said Primordial Lord Rain Master with a charming and gentle smile.

The explanation was that simple; she was a mole.

The critical strike utilized one lethal weapon, killing the Immortal of Colossal Spirit and even more crucially, a portion of Zhang Zhixuan's Divine Thought.

The battle had grown more unpredictable.