At this moment, Fengbo Feilian was preparing to unleash his sorcery when Huang Long opened his dragon maw, and a dragon pearl, radiating a blinding light, whistled forth. Propelled by Huang Long’s true form, the pearl possessed greater power than ever before; it surged forward with the momentum of heaven and earth crumbling, crashing toward Fengbo Feilian. The air around the pearl was compressed, creating visible ripples as if the fabric of space-time itself were distorting.
Fengbo Feilian was struck with alarm, sensing an unprecedented crisis. Daring not to block it head-on, he dodged with the speed of a phantom. The dragon pearl grazed his body and slammed violently into the ground. A thunderous "boom" shook the earth, carving out a massive, deep crater instantly. Dust billowed, rocks splintered, and the surrounding ground trembled fiercely, as if hit by a minor earthquake. At the edges of the crater, the soil had been fused by the intense heat into a glassy substance that glowed with an eerie light.
Elsewhere, Manjusri and Puxian were joining forces to fight Jiufeng. Manjusri cast out the Seven-Treasure Golden Lotus, which bloomed with five-colored radiance—a light at once gentle yet imbued with overwhelming power, enveloping Jiufeng within. Jiufeng lunged left and right, her nine tails lashing out frantically in an attempt to shatter the light’s constraints, yet she remained trapped. Seizing the opportunity, Puxian unleashed his divine power; a beam of celestial light s…
Chapter 182