One O Seven, Zhan Tai Yi

  Xun Daozi saw the giant bell falling, his face condensed, and in his heart, he was fully alert to Taiyi's reputation as a powerful warrior outside, not daring to be even slightly slack or arrogant. Seeing the big bell fall, he immediately jumped into the air, with the "Heart-Protecting Sword" in his hand swinging, dancing out of countless sword flowers, forming a huge Taiji diagram to meet the thunderous giant bronze bell.

  The sword flower diagram, composed of the Tai Chi diagram and the giant bell, came into contact with each other, but there was no sound of collision, nor was there a dazzling display like fireworks. The sword flowers were soft and gentle, bearing the unmatched massive power brought by the giant bell. However, when this massive power came into contact with the sword flower Tai Chi diagram, it was as if it had sunk into water, trapped in a cotton pile, and silently dissipated the giant bell's massive power without any resistance, rendering the majestic giant bell ineffective.

  This is the Taiji Swordsmanship evolved from the Taiji Fist by Xun Daozi, after tens of thousands of years of deliberation and refinement, and repeated exchanges with Tongtian Jiao's master, when facing a strong opponent like Taiyi, it has an enormous power.

  Taiyi saw the giant bell strike once without success, his heart slightly startled, but his face remained cold and unchanging. The giant bell returned to his side, spinning around him. Taiyi's hands formed a seal, stirring up the Dao marks. With a fierce palm, he slapped the giant bell, and a loud bell toll sounded, like a green light sweeping away, as if it had seized all the light in the world. Where the green light passed, the void churned up waves of ripples, accompanied by a thick, cold, and stern aura that crushed forward with the green light.

  Xun Daozi's face was solemn, his left hand clenched into a fist, and his right hand wielded a long sword that swung in wide arcs. The sword energy filled the air like rain splashing everywhere. Each wave of sword energy struck the oncoming green light, but it was like striking flowing water, only stirring up waves and ripples, unable to stop the flow.

  The Way of the Sword's first move, a long sword slices through the void, its sword energy transforming into a light curtain to meet the incoming green light. The green light hesitates for a moment, like a flowing river encountering an obstacle, but the water behind it brings even greater force, and the obstructing light curtain is washed away by the surging river, momentarily blocking the green light. Then, like soap bubbles in sunlight, it silently bursts open and disappears without a trace.

  At this moment, Xun Daozi took out a small triangular flag with an apricot yellow color and quickly unfolded it in front of him, releasing a curtain-like yellow light that protected Xun Daozi behind it. This was the "Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Flag" from the Pre-Heavenly Five Elements Flags, the strongest defensive earth element flag among the five elements flags.

  The surging blue light collided with the yellow light screen, and the yellow light screen rippled like water, but did not disperse. The blue and yellow lights intertwined, and finally the blue light dissipated, and the yellow light screen dimmed slightly. Although Xun Daozi behind the light screen was not directly attacked by the blue light, he still felt a heavy object pressing on his chest, feeling a little suffocated. He immediately circulated his Qi, and the slight feeling of suffocation disappeared instantly. His heart was also shocked by Taiyi's powerful strength, but it also stirred up an unprecedented fighting spirit, and his eyes flashed with excited and inexplicable light.

  Taiyi, seeing his attack was ineffective once again, simply gave up on the rest of his moves and directly picked up the giant bell to use as a massive hammer. Without any fancy or deceptive changes, he just smashed down like that, carrying a thunderous roar as he struck, like a high mountain toppling over, like a heavenly pillar collapsing.

  Xun Daozi's eyes shone with a brilliant light, fearless, with the apricot-yellow flag on his head, he raised the long sword in his hand and stood upright to welcome Taiyi.

  Taiyi's hand grasped the giant bell, which had transformed into a massive hammer. With ferocity, it smashed down, as if to shatter the vast expanse of the Honghuang continent. The bell slid across, tearing through the void and sending turbulent air currents flying wildly in all directions.

  Xun Daozi's long sword in his hand was not weak at all, the sword energy soared, the black and white sword energies crisscrossed each other, like a dense net.

  Taiyi's giant bell came crashing down, as if to shatter the mountains and rivers; Xun Daozi's long sword wove a net-like pattern, its blade tip swallowing and spitting out, meeting the giant bell head-on. With a circular motion, he deflected or parried it, and the giant bell's massive force was somehow rendered powerless, dissipating into thin air.

  Taiyi raised his bell and swept it horizontally, the body of the bell sweeping across, causing empty space to collapse, revealing hidden lands, water, fire, wind; a fierce aura burst forth like the dawn of chaos.

  Xun Daozi's head was topped with a yellow flag, shining brightly. The yellow light was like a curtain or a waterfall, protecting Xun Daozi tightly; his hand moved the long sword as if performing the initial movement of the Tao, mysterious and profound, always leading the giant bell to a void.

  Taiyi burst forth, his eyes wide with anger as he stared at Xunzi, grasping the bell and charging straight at him. With one hand on the body of the bell, it emitted wave after wave of sonic booms that shook the heart. The ferocious and violent Xunzi charged forward.

  The sound wave only stirred up ripples on the light screen emitted by the apricot-yellow flag on Xun Daozi's head, without harming him in the slightest. Meanwhile, the long sword in Xun Daozi's hand moved in a flowing and mysterious manner, forming one sword circle after another that completely neutralized the giant clock's violent strikes.

  Taiyi found it increasingly stifling as he fought, and Zhen Daozi's soft and unforceful sword moves were really hard to get used to.

  Taiyi rushed to rescue his nephew, using a secret technique to break through the void and arrive quickly. However, he was injured in the process, affecting his ability to exert his strength. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel frustrated at being unable to find Daozi. The suffocation in his heart was hard to express, but the anger in his chest was even harder to extinguish.

  Taiyi's anger and frustration ignited under the intertwined flames, his massive bell swung repeatedly in his hand, with layer upon layer of bell silhouettes rolling towards Xun Daozi. With one hand grasping a seal, he flung it out, and behind the layered silhouettes of the massive bells, a cluster of fierce and violent flames shot towards Xun Daozi.

  The long sword in Xun Daozi's hand continued to move, revealing a mysterious and profound mark in the void. The sword's trajectory was unpredictable, unknown what kind of mystery it contained, and what power it had. The apricot-yellow flag above his head suddenly burst into radiance, and the yellow light curtain seemed substantial.

  The three-eyed Snow Lion Beast quickly took the sturdy man on the ground and fled to a very far distance, looking at Taiyi and Xun Daozi who were fiercely fighting in the air. There was surprise and excitement in his eyes.

  The aftermath of the fierce battle in the air forced him to take the burly man far away, but he couldn't stop his excitement from trying again. Although he knew that at this moment, facing anyone in the air would only lead to suffering, he still had a desire to rise up and fight again.

  The sun that was originally fleeing in the sky, after Taiyi appeared from the void, did not continue to flee, but quietly stayed on one side, still trembling slightly. This will be forced by the pressure of the fierce battle between Taiyi and Xun Daozi, and unconsciously retreat far away, only watching in horror from a distance.

  Xun Daozi felt the intense heat and ferocity behind the mountain bell's shadow, the fierce flames that burned everything made Xun Daozi feel a wave of fear in his heart, unaware of what strong attack was hidden behind the giant bell. He quietly raised his vigilance, circulated his mysterious skills, and prepared to take out his treasure to defend against it.

  As Xun Daozi's long sword swung, one by one, mysterious circles appeared in the world, leaving behind a trail of Dao marks that layered upon each other to greet the overlapping bell shadows.

  In silence and stillness, the giant bell was once again summoned into the void.

  A burst of flames suddenly appeared behind Zhong Ying, exploding with a loud bang, and the entire sky seemed to be covered by the intense firelight. The fierce flames even ignited the void. A sea of fire raged fiercely in mid-air, rolling straight towards Xun Daozi's apricot-yellow flag.

  Xun Daozi felt the fierce heat, which could burn everything violently. Before he had time to react, he was already in a sea of flames. The apricot-yellow flag above his head emitted a yellow light like a curtain or a waterfall, blocking the white flames that could melt gold and jade outside. However, Xun Daozi still felt the intense heat, as if his whole body was about to melt.

  Xun Daozi wanted to break out of the sea of flames, but the sea of flames still surrounded him. The fire avoidance technique was useless, and the fire escape technique couldn't escape this sea of flames. He didn't know what kind of magic Taiyi had used, making it difficult for Xun Daozi to leave this raging sea of flames. Fortunately, the light emitted by the Apricot Yellow Flag remained.

  Taiyi's hands danced in mid-air, fingers weaving intricate patterns as he unleashed a flurry of spells. The sea of flames that had engulfed half the sky grew even more intense.

  Taiyi's secret method broke through the void and arrived here, suffering injuries. The Eastern Emperor Bell was powerless to stop him, so in his anger, he unleashed the Taiyang True Fire that he had refined himself to burn down Xun Daozi. This Taiyang True Fire was extremely hot and violent, and even in the flames, it was a powerful and ferocious existence. As the three-legged golden crow born from the sun star, Taiyi was naturally able to control the Taiyang True Fire, and now he used it to deal with Xun Daozi, proving to be even more powerful than the Eastern Emperor Bell.

  Taiyi pinched the key to control the true fire, his eyes still cold and stern. At this moment, the true fire of the sun had already trapped Xun Daozi, but Xun Daozi was still unharmed, only temporarily unable to escape. Taiyi also couldn't let go of controlling the true fire of the sun, he could feel it, as long as he left his control, Xun Daozi would immediately be able to escape from the sea of flames. He wanted to kill the man who had killed nine of his nephews at the moment when Xun Daozi escaped from the sea of flames, but that man was protected by a powerful beast from the Daluo Scattered Immortal Realm, and he didn't have the power to defeat the beast before Xun Daozi escaped. At this time, if he wanted to take revenge, the only way was to thoroughly defeat Xun Daozi, letting him unable to stop himself from killing that man. Therefore, Taiyi didn't care about anything else, focusing solely on controlling the true fire of the sun to burn Xun Daozi.

  Xun Daozi was tossed about in the sea of flames, unable to break through, but he calmed down and stopped moving blindly. With the protection of the apricot-yellow flag, for the time being, the sea of flames could not harm him.

  After this ordeal, although he didn't manage to escape the predicament, Xun Daozi had clearly realized that this was indeed a unique divine ability of the San Zu Jin Wu lineage - the True Sun Fire. The power of this true fire was one of the most formidable in the Hong Huang. Although at this moment, the light of the Apricot Yellow Flag protected him from harm, Xun Daozi's internal spiritual energy had been greatly depleted. Once his spiritual energy was exhausted, he would truly be in danger.

  Xun Daozi was unable to find a way to restrain this true fire of Taiyang for the time being, his brow furrowed in deep thought.

  Time slowly passed, and Xun Daozi was still trapped in the sea of flames without any signs of escape. The three-eyed snow lion beast watching from a distance grew anxious, but it didn't dare to leave Han's side as Xun Daozi had entrusted him to protect him well, so it paced back and forth restlessly.

  Taiyi stood in the void, his face as calm as water, his eyes cold and stern. His hands moved swiftly, weaving a spell that grew faster and faster. A dark shadow danced around him, as he invoked the ancient incantations that stirred the void and plunged into the sea of flames. The inferno raged wildly, as if it would burn down the heavens themselves.

  In the sea of fire, Daozi's body was like being melted, the circulation of the Zhou Tian Gong in his body was rapid, and he concentrated all his strength to resist the fierce heat. His whole body had only three places that did not feel the strange heat: one was the eyebrow center, two was the Dan Tian, and three was the Tan Zhong; each of these three places had a rare treasure protecting him, so the true fire's heat could not penetrate.

  Xun Daozi settled down after a series of struggles and immediately discovered this strange phenomenon. His mind sank, and the "Hunyuan Seal" faintly emitted a subtle light that isolated the fierce heat of the true fire; beside the five-colored elixir in the cinnabar field, the "Xuanyuan Controlling Water Flag" shone with a bright blue light protecting the cinnabar field. The "Hunyuan Furnace" in the dantian floated and sank, its mysterious light flashing.

  Xun Daozi's heart moved, and the "Hunyuan Seal" appeared on his head. A gray mist enveloped his entire body, and he no longer felt that scorching sensation; Xun Daozi retracted the "Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag". The scorching sensation was gone, but the consumption of spiritual energy remained. After a while, Xun Daozi raised the "Xuanyuan Kontrol Water Flag", and a blue light screen protected him from within, retracting the "Hunyuan Seal"; under the protection of the "Xuanyuan Kontrol Water Flag", not only was the scorching sensation isolated, but also the consumption of spiritual energy decreased significantly. This made Xun Daozi feel much more at ease.

  After a while, Xun Daozi took out the 'Hunyuan Furnace' again. As soon as this 'Hunyuan Furnace' came out, it transformed into a huge furnace several feet high. When the lid opened, a massive suction force emerged, and the wildly burning true fire of the sun was involuntarily sucked in by the giant 'Hunyuan Furnace'. Xun Daozi saw this and couldn't help but feel overjoyed. He urged his spiritual power to pour into the 'Hunyuan Furnace', and its suction force suddenly surged, causing the flames from the sea of fire outside to be drawn up like a dragon made of fire, rushing straight towards the furnace mouth.

  The Seeker of the Way ignited the "Hunyuan Furnace", and the Taiyi in the void above the sea of fire had already felt something was amiss, but before he could react, one-third of the true solar fire from the sea of flames had been absorbed into the "Hunyuan Furnace". Taiyi's heart ached as if dying, for that was his painstakingly refined true solar fire, and in an instant, one-third of it was gone. He hastily made a hand seal to retrieve it, but by the time he managed to recall it, nearly half of it had been lost. The lost portion no longer showed any signs of existence, clearly indicating that it had been completely lost and could not be retrieved again.

  Taiyi glared fiercely at the "Hunyuan Furnace" and the "Xuanyuan Kontrol Water Flag", which had already been withdrawn, standing calmly in mid-air, gazing at his own Xun Daozi. In his heart, he secretly seethed with hatred, but also knew that today, under Xun Daozi's obstruction, he could no longer seek revenge. Turning around, he flew towards the distant, motionless sun, and with a wave of his large sleeve, vanished in an instant.

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