This Time Really Was His Oversight

The surrounding space and time seemed to lose all meaning; every attack appeared utterly insignificant.

Black Dragon struggled with all his might, unwilling to perish like this.

Ni Tian Er Xing tried to block the move, but the outcome had long since been decided.

In but a moment, Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing were reduced to dust. No one could withstand that blow.

Before absolute power, even the most outstanding geniuses were as fragile as blades of grass.

Although Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing had not completely perished, they had clearly lost most of their consciousness.

Under such circumstances, if Rahula wished to enter, it seemed that no one could stop him.

Yet just as he was about to step into Taiqing’s place of cultivation, Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing, who had already lost consciousness, miraculously came back to life!

Clearly, the two had planned ahead. To preserve their lives, Taiqing had specially prepared two treasures capable of bringing the dead back to life.

To a certain extent, these two treasures could also be regarded as talismans.

And what these talismans relied upon was precisely Taiqing’s Golden Bridge of the Other Shore secret art!

It was precisely because of these two single-use treasures that Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing were able to revive.

Moreover, after reviving, they seemed even stronger than before.

The reason for all this was that they had gained enlightenment at the brink of life and death!

Under such circumstances, their strength actually soared once more!

From a certain perspective, this was quite reasonable.

But in the real world, such situations were extremely rare. Even someone as powerful as Rahula could not help revealing an expression of envy, jealousy, and hatred.

At this moment, consumed by jealousy, he had already developed murderous intent!

In his eyes, this was simply unbelievable!

He had never seen or heard of such a thing before.

In his eyes, Black Dragon’s full-force strike was now enough to rival an expert of the Heavenly Dao Realm Sixth Layer.

And Ni Tian Er Xing beside him was no weaker. At this moment, his combat strength had actually reached the level of the Dao Realm Fifth Layer.

Compared to before, Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing now posed a certain threat to Rahula.

To deal with them once and for all, Rahula decided to go all out.

"You two are actually still alive. What a surprise.

You do have some skill; you certainly have plenty of tricks for staying alive.

Very good. I look forward to seeing what surprises you will give me after you die."

Before his words had even faded, Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing attacked at the same time.

The two worked together seamlessly. The blood spear and long blade burst forth with dazzling, vicious light, their full-force strikes aimed only at buying time.

Although their strength had increased, they knew full well that they were no match for Rahula. They could only desperately delay him.

With a crisp clang, Black Dragon’s blood spear did not break, but neither did it pierce Rahula’s body.

By comparison, Ni Tian Er Xing was in a far worse state. His long blade was directly shattered by Rahula’s power.

Rahula’s strength was obvious. After all, he did not belong to this world. Even at the same realm, no one here could defeat him.

Not to mention that his current strength far surpassed Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing.

In such a situation, it was only to be expected that Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing could not defeat Rahula.

Conversely, if they could seriously injure Rahula, that would have been truly surprising.

"Your performance has been quite impressive! Your courage to fight with your lives on the line is indeed admirable.

However, your strength is ultimately insufficient.

Though you may be able to restrain me temporarily, you cannot bind my power forever.

Originally, I pitied how difficult your cultivation had been and intended to spare you, but you insist on seeking death.

That puts me in quite a difficult position!

Since you are so determined to die, do not blame me for showing no mercy.

Take my Demon God Leg!

Die!"

Rahula’s enormous body finally moved. He was so fast and agile that Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing could not track his movements at all.

Faced with such speed, the two could only give everything they had. Even at the cost of their lives, they had only the slightest chance of surviving.

The two exchanged glances. Then one stepped forward while the other covered the rear, standing back-to-back to form a simple Two Forms Array.

But this array was utterly useless against Rahula.

After all, it could at most increase their strength by thirty percent.

And the power Rahula displayed at this moment surpassed theirs by more than tenfold.

With such a vast disparity in strength, their resistance was destined to be futile.

Rahula’s tall, burly figure shot into the air before he viciously stomped down!

The Two Forms Array instantly collapsed, and all their defenses might as well have not existed.

With one stomp from the demon god, the two were immediately crushed into a bloody mess…

Although Ni Tian Er Xing and Black Dragon’s bodies had been utterly mangled, their divine souls had not yet perished.

Given their existence, it was extremely difficult for them to truly die. They simply no longer had the strength to resist.

Their previous full recovery had been entirely due to the treasures Taiqing had bestowed upon them, but those treasures had now vanished.

Therefore, they could only wait for Taiqing to come to their rescue.

However, Taiqing still needed time. How were they supposed to handle this situation?

Ni Tian Er Xing and Black Dragon looked at each other, then shook their heads with bitter smiles.

They had never expected the opponent they encountered this time to be so powerful.

Though they did not know who this newcomer was, they both knew that his strength was no weaker than Taiqing’s.

If that demon god approached Taiqing, he would surely disrupt his plan.

When that happened, all their previous efforts would go to waste, and the entire plan would fail completely.

Thinking of this gave them a terrible headache, yet there was nothing they could do.

They had already done everything they could, hadn’t they?

Before absolute strength, they had not retreated. Instead, they had fought desperately. Such courage was already rare, and they had bought Taiqing enough time.

As for what came next, there was no need to speak of it for now.

Because what followed had already gone beyond their control.

That was indeed the case.

Taiqing stared at Rahula beside him, his brows tightly furrowed as he said, "I never expected you to possess such strength!

You truly cannot be underestimated!

This time was my mistake.

But it does not matter. There is still a chance to make up for it. Next, I will end all of this!"

Taiqing had finally awakened! Upon learning that an enemy had invaded, he temporarily set aside his own affairs.

He had to admit that this decision might render all his previous efforts futile, but he had no other choice.

This time really was his oversight.

He had originally thought that even if Rahula came to challenge him, his strength would at most be at the Heavenly Dao Realm Fifth Layer.

With Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing protecting him, he could have peacefully refined the world’s origin essence.

However, Rahula’s strength this time had actually reached the Heavenly Dao Realm Seventh Layer.

Such power was enough to suppress Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing.

Even if the two risked their lives, they would still find it difficult to fight him.

At this moment, he could only rely on himself.

Taiqing still had complete confidence in his own abilities. Although this failure pained him deeply, he understood that it had been unavoidable.

Could he really blame Black Dragon and Ni Tian Er Xing?

He had clearly seen that they had done everything they could and given their all.

But before an absolute gap in power, all those efforts seemed insignificant.

The gap in strength was right there. If they could not win, they could not win. No amount of emotional turmoil would mean anything!

It was precisely for this reason that Taiqing chose to awaken.

Although forcibly awakening might cost him roughly a month of time, that was an acceptable price to pay.

For now, dealing with Rahula was the highest priority.

He still valued time greatly, but even one month was no great matter to him.

"I thought you would continue, but it seems that your true target is me."

Rahula let out a light laugh, staring at the opponent before him as old grudges and new hatred surged through his heart.

After hearing this, Taiqing fell silent for a moment before saying, "I thought you would be unable to reach this place."

"I did not expect you to have some ability.

That old fellow actually gave all his power to you. That is truly impressive."

"But you think that is enough to deal with me? Naive! Do you really think my strength ends here? Fool!"

At this moment, the newly awakened Taiqing completely unleashed his formidable power.

"Gods’ Fist Technique!"

With one punch, everything around him instantly collapsed. All things, tangible and intangible alike, were reduced to dust!

This was Taiqing’s fist of destruction. After using this move, his strength had reached its peak, clearly attaining the limit of humanity.

He was like a commander upon the battlefield, sweeping through thousands of troops with no opponent able to stand against him.

"Ten Directions Annihilation!"

It had to be said that Rahula’s move was quite methodical.

At this moment, Taiqing saw Rahula’s phantoms in every direction.

Enemies filled all ten directions.

Yet how could Taiqing, a battlefield commander, be frightened by such illusions?

Taiqing’s Gods’ Fist Technique directly shattered every illusion. Of the Rahulas that had surrounded him in all ten directions, only one avatar remained in the blink of an eye.

Clearly, this was Rahula’s true body.

Although both of them remained at the Heavenly Dao Realm Seventh Layer and neither had fully reached its standard, there were still differences between the strong and weak even within the same realm.

At this moment, Taiqing was undoubtedly the stronger one.

Whether in combat experience or any other aspect, Rahula could not contend with Taiqing.

Once the battle began, the gap between their strengths immediately became apparent.

To be honest, seeing his Ten Directions Annihilation prove completely ineffective left Rahula deeply confused.

He had thought that the strength of the Heavenly Dao Realm Seventh Layer would allow him to rival Taiqing, but that was not the case.

Taiqing’s actual combat power far exceeded Rahula’s expectations. Especially after mastering vast knowledge, he had never suffered defeat when facing opponents of comparable strength.

This time was no exception. Although Rahula was experienced, he still appeared inferior before Taiqing and had no power to fight back.

"Divine Eye, what should we do now? Taiqing is too powerful. We are no match for him.

Even if we are in the same realm, a gap in strength is still a gap. Under these circumstances, we have no chance of winning.

Why not lend all your power to me!

Then perhaps we may still have a chance of victory."

While fighting Taiqing, Rahula was suppressed almost the entire time.

Left with no choice, he could only seek help from the Divine Eye Great Elder within the soul pearl, hoping to borrow his power and turn the tide.

"I did not expect you to be in such a miserable state as well! It seems Taiqing truly is strong!"

No wonder even an existence like Tian had failed. His defeat was not unjustified.

Fine. You may use my power as you wish, but if you confront him this time, I hope you can leave this place as soon as possible.

Only by preserving your life will there be a chance to make a comeback in the future.

Otherwise, if this continues, neither of us will have anywhere left to go!"

The Great Elder responded. To him, Taiqing was an unquestionable formidable enemy. Even as the Great Elder of the Divine Race, he could not contend with him head-on.

Now that he had finally found someone capable of opposing Taiqing, he could not allow him to perish here. Therefore, he agreed to lend him his power.

After receiving the Divine Eye Great Elder’s help, Rahula, whose brows had been tightly furrowed, immediately beamed with joy.

After absorbing the last trace of power within the Divine Eye Great Elder’s soul pearl, his strength increased by roughly twofold.

Under such circumstances, he was actually able to fight Taiqing to a standstill.