Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2324 - 175: Audience (Part 3)
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Although they were aware the youth in crimson robes sought to interfere with their efforts, none dared to challenge him firsthand and instead kept their distance from him.
Such caution was expected, yet the Bodhisattva striking at the array's vulnerable spot from below spotted this occurrence and erupted in anger:
"Seize and eliminate this individual at once—do not sabotage the grand undertaking!"
Meanwhile, the Long-Armed Arhat and the burly Arhat were closing in fast. Upon hearing the command, their faces grew stern, but they didn't hesitate and lunged forward with icy stares to surround the crimson-robed youth!
The youth in crimson robes felt his features tighten abruptly!
As someone at the initial Crossing Tribulation stage, his strength was far from feeble, and he stood close to advancing to the mid-stage, yet confronting five foes at his level in a tight encirclement posed grave danger.
At once, the sword gleam twisted sharply, aiming to break away.
However, on this occasion, the five Arhats resolved to prevent his getaway, as each unleashed hand seals together and unleashed a deep roar.
In an instant, five "卍" glyphs shot forth like streaks of radiance and swiftly enclosed the space!
The sword gleam tried to burst through, only to smash against the wall created by the "卍" glyphs!
The form of the crimson-robed youth became visible.
Nearly simultaneously, the five Arhats launched their assault in unison!
Whether Dao Treasures, seals, or incantations...
But right then as well.
Down below, inside the faltering barrier of light, the gaunt elder gripped the compass, his gaze igniting with resolve.
From above his Xin Gate, a see-through Primordial Spirit emerged suddenly, clasped its hands in a seal, and spat a stream of Primordial Spirit Essence Blood onto the compass beneath.
Next, it extended toward the five Arhat figures manifesting over the compass!
Divided by the light barrier, up at the ceiling, the five Arhats shuddered in shock, as though some unseen power was seizing their Primordial Spirits gradually!
Each of the five Arhats displayed torment across their features!
Buzz!
At that very instant, the crimson figure whirled about, eyes frosty, as the blue-violet sword radiance exploded into countless blade illusions, surging toward the five Arhats!
Bang bang bang!
The protective glow encasing the five Arhats' forms flared up intensely, then crumbled even quicker!
Next, it clashed against their Golden Bodies!
Clang clang clang!
The noise echoed like striking metal.
The sword radiance hit, and fissures rapidly spread across the Golden Bodies.
As if on the verge of demolishing the Golden Bodies of the five Arhats, but in this instant, the Primordial Spirits hovering over the Arhats' heads merged back into their bodies, making the golden aura around them explode!
The blue-violet sword radiance grazed this golden aura and scattered away rapidly.
Witnessing this, the crimson-robed youth's eyes bulged, showing clear reluctance!
He promptly sent his Spiritual Mind downward, spotting the gaunt elder inside the light barrier now clutched in alarm by numerous disciples, his visage drained, the Primordial Spirit wavering like a flame in the breeze...
A uncommon wave of reluctance and hopelessness surged inside him!
Merely one step short!
Had these five Arhats only been a touch slower in reclaiming their Primordial Spirits...
Yet he understood his senior had given everything.
Lacking his senior's hold, and facing them solo, flight was no longer feasible.
Therefore, just one path remained: slay!
The feelings vanished swiftly from the crimson-robed youth's gaze, replaced solely by determination.
Against the five Arhats hastily regaining their power, he didn't back off but instead rushed ahead fearlessly!
The blue-violet sword radiance danced with fierce speed, its aura fierce.
The sturdy and mighty Arhat facing him smirked and thrust out a hand to grasp the crimson-robed youth, trying to capture the sword radiance again, but the moment contact occurred, his look shifted!
The sword radiance cut through smoothly like thread through cloth, piercing his palm in a flash and thrusting straight between the sturdy Arhat's brows. He failed to evade; the blue-violet sword radiance gleamed, cracking the golden hide at the forehead like a shell, extending the fractures!
Before the Demonic Qi could pour forth, yet another blue-violet sword radiance burrowed in swiftly!
Whoosh—
The robust Arhat's body stiffened, and the emerging black Demonic Qi in his eyes faded.
Almost at the same time, a set of elongated arms swept in from the side, hitting the blue-violet sword glow emerging from the sturdy Arhat precisely.
The crimson-robed youth stumbled back from the blow!
He narrowly avoided a flung Dao Treasure and a massive hand seal.
Before he could vanish into the emptiness, the elongated arms struck again during his evasion, slamming down!
The crimson-robed youth evaded over and over, soon trapped in a bind, his eyes blazing fiercely, as the Undying divine tree rose above him, taking the hit squarely!
The elongated arms smashed down, paling the crimson-robed youth's face, but he harnessed the impact to spin, redirecting the momentum against itself, swinging the Purple Thunder Bamboo Sword at the approaching big-eared Arhat!
Bam!
The sword radiance struck the big-eared Arhat's forehead in a blur!
Demonic Qi gushed from the Golden Body, but before it could expand, a limb of the Undying divine tree, sharp as a blade, stabbed right after the sword radiance, into the forehead!
In a blink, even the Bodhisattva below scarcely reacted in time, as the crimson-robed youth had already felled two Arhats!
Yet prior to relishing the victory, he endured three savage blows in succession.
Though guarded by the Undying divine tree, in that instant, every protective glow around him fragmented swiftly, including the Dao Domain...
Below.
The light barrier quaked, as the Bodhisattva outside scowled darkly, but pressed on with the two remaining Arhats against the barrier, drawn inexorably toward the cultivators inside.
Within the light barrier.
Hui Yunzi's expression stayed calm, gazing into the distance without sighting the expected silhouette, even as worry filled him completely.