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Emperor Ku raised his eyes and looked up at the sky.

Looking at that enormous, dark figure.

He bowed slightly.

"Thank you, senior."

Taotie lowered its eyes, gazing at the figure in coarse linen clothing.

A complex emotion flashed in his blood-red eyes.

It has been worth hundreds of millions of yuan.

He has devoured countless living beings and witnessed countless powerful beings.

I've never seen anyone like this before.

He remained unfazed by the pressure from a peak Quasi-Saint.

They remained unmoved in the face of Western religious attempts to convert them.

We remained neither surprised nor delighted by its actions.

He simply bowed slightly and said thank you.

"You're welcome."

The Taotie opened its mouth, its voice deep and resonant:

"I am acting on my master's orders to protect you."

"If you must thank someone, thank your master."

Emperor Ku nodded:

"This disciple will naturally thank my master."

"I should also thank my senior."

Taotie stopped talking.

It raised its eyes and looked towards the horizon.

There, the void rippled slightly.

Two golden beams of light were hurtling towards them from afar.

Within that radiance lay the awe-inspiring power of a sage.

To guide or lead.

Zhunti.

coming.

Taotie's bloodshot eyes narrowed slightly.

It did not retreat.

He simply stood in the void with his claws, waiting.

Above the Di Ku tribe.

The void rippled slightly.

Two golden figures slowly materialized.

Amitabha Buddha comes first, followed by Cundi Bodhisattva.

The two saints stood in the void, looking down.

I saw the Medicine Master and Maitreya lying paralyzed on the ground.

They saw the two people whose breaths had plummeted and whose faces were deathly pale.

The receptionist's expression darkened slightly.

Zhunti's gaze was cold and sharp.

They looked up at the Taotie.

In those eyes, there was anger, fear, and a hint of undisguised astonishment.

Taotie.

The leader of the four ferocious beasts.

Early stage of the Great Primordial Nine Heavens.

How did it get here?

The guide opened his mouth, his voice low and deep:

"Taotie, why did you injure my disciple?"

Taotie stared at him, its blood-red eyes filled with contempt.

Why?

"They came to undermine Emperor Ku's merits and destroy his foundation."

"I was ordered by my master to protect Emperor Ku and to suppress him."

"It's only natural."

"Even if the Dao Ancestor Hongjun himself came, he would have nothing to say."

"You guided me, so by what right do you question me?"

The sound fell like an ancient, frozen ice.

The guide's face turned ashen.

Zhunti gritted his teeth:

"Taotie, don't be so arrogant!"

"You're nothing but a ferocious beast, yet you dare to be disrespectful to a saint?"

Taotie sneered.

That smile was cold, like ancient ice.

"saint?"

"Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

The sound faded.

A fierce and malevolent aura suddenly erupted from the Taotie's body!

On those jet-black scales, the innate Dao patterns suddenly blazed brightly!

The pressure from the early stage of the Nine Heavens pressed down on Jieyin and Zhunti as if it were a tangible force!

The guide's expression changed slightly.

Zhunti's figure swayed.

The two saints retreated several steps, their faces grim.

Taotie looked at them, its blood-red eyes filled with contempt.

"Though I am a ferocious beast, I am also a Primordial Great Luo Ninth Heaven."

"And you?"

"The fifth level of the Heavenly Dao Saint."

"Even if the two of them join forces, they're nothing special."

"How dare you be so insolent in front of me?"

Receiving silence.

Zhunti gritted his teeth.

But they had nothing to say.

Because what Taotie said was true.

The fifth heaven versus the ninth heaven.

Even if the two of them joined forces, they would be no match for each other.

Moreover, Taotie has Xuandu behind him.

There's also the Jie Sect.

There are also those dozen or so Saint-level warriors.

They are not to be trifled with.

They wouldn't dare provoke them.

Jieyin took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

"Taotie"

"What happened today was my disciple's fault."

"I'll take them back and discipline them properly."

"Could you please be merciful and spare them this time?"

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Taotie's blood-red eyes.

Please show mercy?

It gazed at the compassionate yet calculating face of Jieyin, and at the thin yet resentful face of Zhunti.

"Spare them?"

The three words fell like ancient ice.

Jieyin felt a chill run down his spine.

Zhunti's complexion changed slightly.

Taotie took a step forward, its enormous, pitch-black body like a black mountain, crushing down on the two saints.

The pressure from the early stage of the Ninth Heaven crashed down as if it were a tangible force!

Jieyin let out a muffled groan and took several steps back.

Zhunti swayed, almost unable to stand.

Taotie lowered its eyes, its blood-red gaze filled with contempt.

"You have come to ruin Emperor Ku's merits and destroy his foundation."

"Now that you can't beat me, you expect me to show mercy?"

"What kind of good thing is this?"

The sound faded.

It raised its hand.

That pitch-black giant claw, like a black mountain, slammed down fiercely towards Jieyin Zhunti!

The pupils constricted suddenly.

Zhunti's face turned deathly pale.

The two saints wanted to hide, but the oppressive power of the Nine Heavens was too strong.

They were so strong that even moving became difficult for them.

So strong that their Buddha-light was like a candle flickering in the wind.

They were so powerful that even their most precious treasures were groaning in despair.

"You gluttonous beast! How dare you!"

Zhunti roared angrily. Although the Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit had been taken away, he still summoned a golden lotus platform.

The lotus platform shone with golden light, accompanied by the sound of chanting.

But that golden light was as fragile as paper in front of the Taotie's giant claws.

"boom!"

The giant claw descended.

The lotus platform shattered.

Zhunti was sent flying backward, spitting out blood.

Jieyin gritted his teeth and offered up the Jieyin Treasure Banner.

The golden light of the jeweled banner shimmered, and the Buddha's light surged like a tide.

But that precious banner, before the giant claws of the Taotie, was nothing more than a slightly larger ant.

"boom!"

The giant claw descended.

The precious banner was dim.

He retreated abruptly, his face deathly pale.

The two saints collapsed to the ground, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Medicine Buddha and Maitreya.

The four of them, master and disciples, were all neatly arranged.

Taotie lowered its eyes, its blood-red gaze filled with contempt.

"Is that all you've got?"

"How dare you ruin Emperor Ku's merits?"

"You dare to destroy the foundation of Emperor Ku?"

"How dare you run wild on my master's territory?"

He closed his eyes and stopped struggling.

Zhunti gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with resentment.

But they had nothing to say.

Because they are not as skilled as others.

Because we can't beat them.

Because Taotie is too powerful.

Even if the two of them joined forces, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot when facing the Ninth Heaven versus the Fifth Heaven.

Moreover, Taotie has Xuandu behind him.

There's also the Jie Sect.

There are also those dozen or so Saint-level warriors.

Jieyin took a deep breath, suppressing the humiliation surging in his heart.

"Taotie, what are you going to do about it?"

Taotie stared at him, its blood-red eyes flashing.

What should we do?

It really hasn't thought it through yet.

Master said that we should not take action unless absolutely necessary.

But it made its move.

Because the Medicine Buddha and Maitreya were going to ruin Emperor Ku's merits.

Because Jieyin and Zhunti are coming to save people.

Because it will not allow them to succeed.

Because Emperor Ku's merits and virtues cannot be lost.

Now, people have been beaten and suppressed.

What to do next?

Taotie thought for a moment, a hint of confusion flashing in its blood-red eyes.

It has lived for hundreds of millions of years, devoured countless living beings, and witnessed countless powerful beings.

But I've never encountered anything like this before.

What should we do after the fight is over?

killed?

No.

Master said we must not kill.

If he is killed, Emperor Ku's merits will be diminished.

If one accumulates little merit, one's rank will not be lowered.

That would not be helping Emperor Ku, but harming him.

Released?

Not at all.

If you let them go, they'll come back.

Furthermore, Emperor Ku's merits could not be preserved.

Then this fight would have been for nothing.

The Taotie's blood-red eyes flashed, then suddenly lit up.

It remembered its master.

I remembered that figure in green.

I remembered those eyes, as calm as an ancient well.

"Message to Master."

Taotie spoke in a low voice.

It raised its hand, and a stream of dark light flowed from its palm.

It transformed into an extremely fine ripple, piercing through the void and speeding eastward.

"Let Master decide."

Upon hearing this, Jieyin's expression changed slightly.

Zhunti was startled.

Let Xuandu decide?

That man in blue was more terrifying than the Taotie.

Although Taotie is powerful, it is reasonable.

If you can't win, just admit defeat.

Xuandu is different.

That person acted with meticulous care, step by step, leaving no room for error.

If he comes, the Western Church will likely suffer a huge financial loss.