Chapter 172

The axe handle, formed from Pangu's spine, vibrated and roared, its Heaven-Opening might crushing the Triple Heavens. Sun Wukong's left arm burst into a mist of blood, and his Somersault Cloud rapidly reassembled around shattered bones. "What a fierce weapon!" The Chaos Primordial Stone remaining on the Ruyi Jingu Bang collided with the axe handle, and the resulting sparks actually ignited the Heavenly River Weak Water, illuminating the entire underworld as bright as day. Nezha's Wind and Fire Wheels cracked inch by inch beneath his feet, and his Green Lotus Roots drove into the blazing sea of Weak Water. "Yang Jian, protect the vital seven inches of the axe handle!" The Twenty-Four-Grade Lotus Platform bloomed in the fire, every petal reflecting the bloody battles of the Lich Tribulation. The phantom of the Donghuang Bell suddenly rose from the sea of fire, and the solar quintessential fire spewed from the bell's mouth wrapped around the axe handle, Taiyi's lingering roar echoing through the Three Realms: "You impudent monkey, hold on tight!"