Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!

Rustling down like flowing sand, the dust from the great hall's black sculpture fell, and in a blink of an eye, the black sculpture came to life.

Boom!

With slightly bent legs, a five-meter-tall pig-headed monster, its body rippling with muscles and covered in a stone-black sheen, appeared atop the great hall. Its landing created a shallow crater in the floor, sweeping the entire area with a ferocious aura.

A strange, evil wind suddenly arose in the hall, toppling all the decorations—oil lamps, glazed cups, screens—and they rolled around on the ground clattering.

A gaze filled with intense malice swept across the room, finally settling on Yi Chen as a loud and covetous voice echoed throughout:

"Was it you, you little insect, who disturbed Buddha's slumber and destroyed my altar?"

"Such… such a powerful body, I quite fancy your flesh and blood, Namo Amitabha!"

The pig-headed monster's eyes lingered on Yi Chen's body, practically drooling as it did a grotesque semblance of joining hands in respect. Then, with a wave of its large hand, a bloody knife suddenly appeared.

The blade was deep red, with eerie tendrils of mist swirling around it.

Yi Chen watched the pig-headed monster coldly but couldn't help praising inwardly, "Domineering body!"

A majestic, purple-gold figure, five meters tall, suddenly revealed itself to the world, looking the pig-headed monster straight in the eye on equal terms.

"You dare to call yourself Buddha, what kind of Buddha commits murder, delighting in flesh and blood like you do?"

"Today, I shall enforce justice on behalf of heaven."

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Before the sound of his voice had faded, a fierce expression suddenly took over Yi Chen's face. At the same time, Extreme Origin flowed, and a golden halberd appeared in his hands.

Yun Shan felt his scalp tingle as he watched the scene unfold, his gaze shifting from the pig-headed monster to the ferocious dragon tattoo on Yi Chen's back, cynically musing inside, "Neither of you resemble Buddha or a Daoist."

"One a mutated abomination proclaiming himself Buddha, the other a giant of the demonic path claiming the title of Daoist with every breath."

"It'd be best if you killed each other and died here."

Hearing Yi Chen's words, the pig-headed monster kept the greed in its eyes but didn't grow angry. Instead, with the bloody knife horizontal, it laughed loudly:

"The Daoist talks about enforcing justice on behalf of heaven, so tell me, what is the Dao?"

"My master once said, 'There's never been a single truth to morality, great calamities and errors of the past and present are all nonsense!'"

"Not killing leads to endless hatred!"

"Not indulging leads to joyless existence!"

"To kill is to end killing; to indulge is to entertain oneself. This is the true great path of Buddhism, austerity and monastic discipline are the true demonic path."

"Daoist, let this Buddha devour you!"

Amidst its arrogant laughter, the pig-headed monster made its bold move. It raised the bloody knife high, bent its knees slightly, and sprung towards Yi Chen with tremendous force. The knife hadn't yet fallen, but the sheer power made even Yi Chen take notice.

Yuan Jun wasn't worth mentioning, this pig-headed monster's body was among the strongest he had ever encountered.

However.

Unfortunately, the monster's purity wasn't enough!

"Overlord's Halberd · Charge into Formation and Slay the Heavens!"

A ferocious look suddenly appeared on Yi Chen's face.

Overlord's Halberd, the purple-gold arm raising, the halberd's arc-like light materialized, generating the momentum of plowing into enemy lines, entangling and dragging the pig-headed monster's bloody knife. With one sweep, the force, not yet fully dissipated, smoothly shifted in form, embodying the intent to slay the heavens. The technique was seamless as the halberd slashed straight at the pig-headed monster's head.

In his current realm of martial arts practice, Yi Chen had long since transcended the rigidity of specific forms. The transition from one halberd technique to four slaughtering techniques was done with ease.

Following a set sequence in combat was not martial arts, but gymnastics, a display.

Wham!

With that one strike.

The pig-headed monster's greed instantly subsided, and its facial expression turned grave. It blocked with its bloody knife, supporting it with one hand against the blade's back as the force of the heavenly punishment continued to force it back.

Moreover, it faced a wrath like divine retribution surging toward it, but fortunately, it possessed formidable cultivation. Strange black lines suddenly appeared across its body, emitting a faint luminescence and holding back the endless aura of death.

"What odd divine power, Daoist."

"I didn't expect to use my Black Net on the first move." The pig-headed monster's face showed confusion and panic, as it had never before encountered such a bizarre force.

"That's because your purity is too low!"

A sneer.

"Overlord's Halberd · Ground Severing Spirit Slaughter"

Yi Chen's halberd technique resumed, and by now he had gauged the strength of the pig-headed monster—it was slightly stronger than Hei Mietian, but that was all.

The two fierce figures once again clashed, and at the same time, Yun Shan deployed a dimly-lit oil lamp artifact which cast a yellow protective membrane that shielded him and his two brothers.

At that moment, Yun Shan's eyes flickered, not fully focusing on the battle with the animated bronze sculptures but primarily watching the two formidable figures locked in combat in the center of the fray.

That was where the true course of the battle would be decided.

To run or not to run, that was the choice he now faced.

While Yun Shan was hesitating, Yi Chen made the decision for him.

"Heavenly Punishing Spirit Slaughter!"

The golden halberd, like a comet streaking for the moon, transformed into a meteor, stabbing towards the pig-headed monster.

This was the culminating strike of fully-coiled momentum.

Under Yi Chen's overwhelming strength, the halberd pinned to the pig-headed monster's bloody knife, Extreme Origin frenetically grinding, dissolved the enveloping red mist from the bloody knife and eventually punched a fist-sized bump on the blade.