Chapter 719: Punching Yuan Wudi

Chapter 719: Punching Yuan Wudi

Two figures stood above the clouds overlooking Yongding.

One was Li Qianjun, with the Taiqing burial pagoda in hand. The other was a white-robed man who looked youthful but had snowy-white hair.

"Her Majesty is far too cautious. She had the two of us come to destroy Yongding together, despite the fact that you have a Boundless Immortal's strength when melded with your pagoda, and I'm a Boundless Immortal myself. Isn't it ridiculous for the two of us to strike at an ordinary empire's capital?" the white-haired man asked.

"General Yuan, don't forget that my wayward son is with Xiao Nanfeng at the moment," Li Qianjun remarked.

The white-haired man raised an eyebrow, then smiled. "Haha, indeed. That said, the Demon Child only has a Boundless Immortal's strength thanks to a relic. He's not one in truth. I, Yuan Wudi, will kill him at any cost!"

"We just received word that one of Xiao Nanfeng's bodies and Ao Canghai are within the black coffin hidden realm. We have two objectives: destroy Yongding, and kill Xiao Nanfeng's body here," Li Qianjun summarized.

"I'm aware. Both are straightforward. Do you want to strike first, or shall I?" Yuan Wudi asked.

"Xiao Nanfeng destroyed the ghostfire battalion housed in my pagoda. It's time that I replenish their numbers. Let me go first."

"Very well." Yuan Wudi shrugged.

Li Qianjun activated the Taiqing burial pagoda and sent a cloud of black smoke billowing forth from it. Then, he tossed it forth.

The Taiqing burial pagoda grew larger and larger as it fell from the heavens, swiftly reaching the size of a mountain peak. It gave off a tremendous aura. The citizens of Yongding glanced up in shock.

"Enemy attack!" someone shouted.

An incredible suction emanated from the underside of the Taiqing burial pagoda, targeting the citizens of Yongding. With the force of a raging wind, it lifted even a few carriages around Yongding into the air.

However, a golden light flashed over Yongding. A giant barrier shimmered as it blocked the incredible suction.

"Oh? Yongding's defensive formation, is it? It won't last long against my Taiqing burial pagoda!" Li Qianjun shouted disdainfully.

The pagoda's suction suddenly grew multiple times stronger. Dust rose into the air in clouds, and the barrier vibrated violently. Even so, it managed to block the pagoda's power.

"Activate all subsidiary defensive formations. Everyone, await orders. Stay alert!" a soldier called out.

All sorts of lights flashed as one defensive formation after another was activated.

A tense atmosphere befell the city as countless Dazheng soldiers prepared to defend their city.

Li Qianjun scowled upon seeing that the pagoda hadn't managed to break through Yongding's defenses. He shouted, "Suppress!"

The Taiqing burial pagoda smashed into the barriers as raging winds sprung up all around it. The outermost layer shattered, but there were still plenty of other barriers in place around Yongding.

Just then, 361 giant stars appeared in the air. Beams of starlight descended from the heavens and infused the barriers with their strength.

"How can this be? Yongding's defensive formations are strong enough to block my Taiqing burial pagoda! Could it already have a superior draconic vein?" Li Qianjun exclaimed.

"We've lost the element of surprise. It's my turn!" Yuan Wudi shouted.

Yuan Wudi drew a gleaming golden rod and sent its tip smashing against the barriers down below.

Meanwhile, Xiao Nanfeng's avatar emerged from the palace with a group of subordinates behind him. They glanced up into the air with serious looks on their faces.

"As you predicted, Your Majesty, they're here," Blue Lantern said.

He smashed his rod down on Yongding once more.

Xiao Nanfeng's eyes flashed with frost. He shot into the air and threw out a punch.

His fist met Yuan Wudi's rod in a storm of flame and wind, one which buffeted at Yongding's defensive barriers.

The defensive barriers around the city were one-way, permitting exit but not entry. Xiao Nanfeng stepped out of the formation and looked toward the astounded Yuan Wudi.

"Demon Child, you can take revenge now. I'll take on Yuan Wudi. You take on Li Qianjun!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.

"Got it!" The Demon Child had been waiting for this moment for a very long time.

If not for Xiao Nanfeng warning him not to charge forward recklessly lest the two enemies gang up on him, he would already have done so.

"I'll kill you for hurting my mother!" the Demon Child shouted, taking to the air.

He smashed his demon-subduing golden hoop into the Taiqing burial pagoda, causing sparks to fly and flames to flare where the two relics clashed.

"Die!" Li Qianjun roared back.

The Taiqing burial pagoda crashed into the Demon Child.

Meanwhile, Yuan Wudi shot toward Xiao Nanfeng and shouted, "Without your defensive formations to protect you, you might as well be dead meat. Die!"

"I knew Hongyue would send assassins over, but I'm disappointed by the fact that there's only the two of you," Xiao Nanfeng retorted. "Hegemon's Fist: Skyshatter!"

Fists filled the air and rained down on Yuan Wudi like a meteor shower.

Yuan Wudi attempted to defend with his rod, but Hegemon's Fist was a peerless technique, and he could hardly block all the fists. The fists rained down and overwhelmed him, sending him flying. His clothes were left as tattered rags, and his skin turned blotchy and red.

"You've just reached the Boundless Immortal realm, haven't you? You're no match for me!" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

Yuan Wudi was furious. "And yet I'm a Boundless Immortal! You would be a weakling if you weren't bolstered by imperial might!"

He transformed into a giant white ape, from whose body incredible aura gushed out. He swung his golden rod in a blow of incredible strength.

"There are no ifs in the world. Hegemon's Fist: Skyshatter!" Xiao Nanfeng cried out again.

Countless fists rained down on Yuan Wudi. Fire and wind roared into existence around them. Yuan Wudi's golden rod cracked in half. He was sent flying as he spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Impossible. I'm a Boundless Immortal!" Yuan Wudi cried out.

He couldn't believe that he was being beaten back in his first battle as a Boundless Immortal by a True Immortal opponent.

"Hegemon's Fist: Skyshatter!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted for a third time.

Yuan Wudi was sent flying as he bellowed in rage.

Blood sprayed out from his wounds. He was a terrible sight to behold.

Xiao Nanfeng shot forward once more. He had to take down Yuan Wudi before his imperial might drained away.

"Die!" Xiao Nanfeng roared.