At this moment, Xie Mei suddenly felt his body ache, as if it were about to split apart.
Xie Mei was greatly surprised, "I didn't expect you to know such an attack. Not bad, not bad, this is getting more and more interesting!"
"Then I shall grant your wish. What if you tear my body apart?"
As he spoke, Xie Mei's body split into countless pieces with a crackling sound. These pieces then further divided, turning into earthworms.
It was as if Mo Qi was helping him transform!
Mo Qi felt a little discouraged, but he couldn't afford to be distracted at this moment.
He brought out the Hunyuan Jin Dou, which flashed a dark shadow in the air.
Simultaneously, a ripple appeared in the air, as if forming two parallel spaces, one above the other. The upper layer was filled with thousands of earthworms. In the lower layer, the divine light of the Hunyuan Jin Dou swept past, but it missed, finding nothing.
The earthworms gradually condensed, and Xie Mei's body reappeared perfectly intact in the air.
Mo Qi knew that his magical treasures couldn't harm him, and his mental power, while able to hurt him, was like a tickle. If this continued, he would only have a dead end. He was starting to panic, even entertaining the thought of fleeing.
At this moment, Xie Mei seemed to sense Mo Qi's helplessness, and his contempt was fully revealed on his face, "You can't do anything to me, but I can torment you slowly, wearing you down until you have no choice but to submit. However, I advise you not to struggle, as it is futile and will not change your tragic end."
"What a load of crap!" Mo Qi cursed irritably, put away the Hunyuan Jin Dou, and swung the Kaitian Axe down again.
Xie Mei pointed a finger and smiled lightly, "What, you still don't believe in evil?"
A ripple appeared in the air. At this moment, Mo Qi swung the Kaitian Axe again, cleaving towards the ripple. The previous swing had missed, but this one connected.
A white light flashed, and with a loud boom, the ripple and the space on both sides of it shattered.
Xie Mei's face showed a slight shock. However, in an instant, he smiled as before, "Is it useful? You still can't hurt me."
Before he finished speaking, he felt a surge of arrow energy whistling towards him, incredibly sharp. He immediately used his spatial manipulation technique again to dodge, but his body still sustained a minor graze.
Xie Mei said stubbornly, "Not bad, not bad, you know how to race against time. But in terms of speed, how can you compare to me?"
Mo Qi didn't waste words with him and continued to attack him using the same method.
At first, Xie Mei was a little flustered, but then he gradually found his rhythm, adapted, and slowly gained the upper hand.
At this point, Xie Mei could not only dodge Mo Qi's attacks with ease but also counterattack.
He moved his body, swiping his hand from time to time, causing the air to ripple. In Mo Qi's position, the air folded, forcibly trying to break Mo Qi's body. Mo Qi dodged by moving swiftly, while simultaneously wielding the Kaitian Axe to attack.
The two engaged in a full-blown offensive!
Their figures constantly shifted, light and energy flashed, and human shadows weaved through the air, making it impossible to follow.
However, as time went on, Mo Qi gradually fell into a disadvantage. In addition to the air ripples, Xie Mei also initiated spatial compression, continuously squeezing the space where Mo Qi was located, subjecting his body to immense pressure at all times.
This also caused his movements to slow down progressively.
Originally, he relied on rapid attacks to keep Xie Mei overwhelmed. Once his speed slowed, Xie Mei became more adept, his attack methods became more diverse, and his accuracy and effectiveness increased.
Mo Qi's attacks became fewer and fewer, while his defenses increased, leaving him in a precarious and dangerous situation.
At this moment, Murong Yanran heard the sounds of fighting and ran over from a distance.
Watching the battle between the two, everyone felt helpless.
For this level of combat, perhaps only those at the Saint realm could offer assistance, but among the few Saints, who would come to help?
As soon as the words fell, a figure descended from the sky and suddenly appeared before everyone.
The person was tall and imposing, dressed in a green Taoist robe, with sharp eyes that exuded an unyielding majesty.
Everyone found him unfamiliar, unsure if he was friend or foe, and tensed up in vigilance.
At this moment, the Taoist looked at Mo Qi from afar and said, "Mo Qi, hand over the Investiture of the Gods, and I can help you eliminate him."
Mo Qi parried the attacks, panting, "Do you know who he is? And you dare to bargain with me? If you're going to bargain, then you should leave. You so-called Saints, no matter the situation, only care about your own small territory and never concern yourselves with the safety of the world or the lives of ordinary people."
Yu Bao Tianzun said calmly, "You have noble character and care for the world, so you should abandon external possessions for your justice and ambitions. However, you persistently cling to the Investiture of the Gods, which is also a form of bargaining, isn't it? Haven't you also made a choice in silence?"
Mo Qi was so angry he felt like spitting blood, "Do you think I snatched the Investiture of the Gods for myself? There are thousands upon thousands of monsters like the one I'm facing, and they have quietly infiltrated our world. Do you think you few Saints can resist them? If there are sacrifices made in the fight against these demons, shouldn't we reward these loyal and brave individuals? Shouldn't these loyal and brave individuals continue to serve the Three Realms?"
The demon, hearing Mo Qi describe him as a monster, jumped with rage, "You are the monster!" At the same time, he intensified his attacks. Mo Qi's movements became slower and slower. If it weren't for the Zishou Xianyi he was wearing, he would have been wounded long ago.
Even so, it wasn't easy now!
His internal organs were suffering every moment, as if they were about to rupture.
Meanwhile, Murong Yanran and the others, hearing Mo Qi refer to Yu Bao Tianzun as a Saint, all changed their expressions: A Saint? That's someone they could only admire from afar, not approach! And he was standing right before them!
Yu Bao Tianzun sighed and said, "From your current perspective, you always feel that others are insidious and wicked, but in reality, you know very little about this world. You will never see the full picture of this world from my perspective, so any judgment you make is unfair."
"Then I'll ask you just one question: should the monsters like the one I'm facing be eliminated?" Mo Qi asked with imposing momentum.
Yu Bao Tianzun, with his usual enigmatic depth, said, "Everyone is fighting, it's just that my battlefield is not here."
Xie Mei, hearing Mo Qi call him a monster again, was so enraged he felt like spitting blood and intensified his attacks, trying to destroy Mo Qi in one go.
At this moment, Yu Bao Tianzun suddenly made a move!
He brought out the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, which landed around Xie Mei, emitting a dazzling light that connected into one.
Xie Mei pointed a finger, attempting to continue distorting the space around Mo Qi.
He suddenly felt that he couldn't twist it anymore!
How strange! He tried again, but still couldn't twist it.
Mo Qi also noticed the change!
The pressure from the surrounding space on him lessened, gradually disappearing.
Concurrently, the light emanating from the Four Swords of Zhu Xian struck Xie Mei. Xie Mei let out a scream, and the muscles on his body shattered inch by inch, gradually splitting into pieces.
These pieces then swam out from their original positions, becoming earthworms.
The earthworms, like headless flies, darted everywhere. Some were annihilated by the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, while others, wriggling randomly, managed to escape through the gaps between the swords.
Mo Qi brought out the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree and pursued them for a while, destroying some more earthworms. However, some still escaped because they kept splitting as they fled, making them endless to destroy.
Finally, Mo Qi had to give up!
He stared blankly at the vast sky!
Even one such demon was so difficult to eliminate, and he didn't know how many more there were.
Was there any way out for this world?
At this moment, Yu Bao Tianzun walked over and said slowly, "I agree with your statement, but the Heavenly Tribulation is coming, and the sealing of the gods in the Three Realms is unstoppable. Otherwise, where would the souls of those who perished in Dongsheng Continent go? Therefore, I can allow you to temporarily keep the Investiture of the Gods, but during the Heavenly Tribulation, you must hand it over to Jiang Xia."
Mo Qi thought that the other party had already made a concession. If he insisted further, he would be ungrateful. The most important thing in life is to know when to advance and retreat and understand the bigger picture, so as to live a long life.
"Alright, I will absolutely obey Uncle-Master's instructions," Mo Qi said.
This address of "Uncle-Master" made Yu Bao Tianzun feel very comfortable. He cleared his throat and said, "You must also return the magical treasures you snatched from my sect, such as my San Bao Yu Ru Yi."
Mo Qi thought that he rarely used the San Bao Yu Ru Yi. What was the harm in giving it back? However, even if he gave it back, it couldn't be for free.
"I can give you the San Bao Yu Ru Yi," Mo Qi said loudly, "but you must also return the Four Swords of Zhu Xian to me. Moreover, I don't know how many people and treasures my sect lost during the Ten Thousand Immortals Array. So, this account can never be settled. Therefore, the Four Swords of Zhu Xian can only be exchanged for four treasures, and they must originally belong to your Yu Qing Sect. For example, I will not give you the Hunyuan Jin Dou."
Bargaining with him? Yu Bao Tianzun was almost driven mad.
But with so many admiring eyes looking at him, he couldn't lose his dignity.
He pondered for a long time, thinking and thinking, and finally said, "Actually, the reason you agreed to exchange four magical treasures for the Four Swords of Zhu Xian is only because you saw me defeat the demon with them. In fact, the Pangu Banner can also do it, but you just don't know how to use it."
After saying that, Yu Bao Tianzun drifted away.
Mo Qi was still stunned, "No, not exchanging?"
At this moment, Yu Bao Tianzun's voice echoed from the air, "You must remember to return the Investiture of the Gods to Jiang Xia when the Heavenly Tribulation arrives. If you don't, I will kill you and snatch it back. Furthermore, the Investiture of the Gods cannot fall into anyone else's hands. If it does, I will also kill you."
Is he even being reasonable anymore?
Afterward, Mo Qi continued to research the antidote. He pondered endlessly, but it was to no avail. So, he began to consult ancient texts. One day, he read about a spiritual stone called the Sprite Spirit Stone in a classic, which could stimulate蛊 worms and sprites, causing them to grow.
Therefore, this spiritual stone could be used to strengthen the restrictive black lines, making them less fragile, and then he could try to pull them out.