Chapter 1028 - An Unexpected Beneficiary? (2/2)

The Celestial Body was a heavenly path of remarkable power, and it was even greater than the power of a monk of the Divine Illusionary realm. It was governed by the rules of Heavenly Path, which represented the highest laws of heaven and earth. Mo Wen had summoned the Celestial Body before, but this time it felt very different.

Nearby, Shao Tianqi could only stare blankly at the immense aura, mouth agape in awe. What kind of remarkable power was this? Was it a Magical Astrological Field? A Demon God? He felt amazed and petrified, both at the same time.

Shao Tianqi was completely drained of his energy at this point, and was unable to gauge how Mo Wen was handling the crisis. He was more concerned about the red light emanating from within the Celestial Body. Could Mo Wen contain the Red Lotus Hellfire threat?

The glowing red light bobbed unpredictably about, intermittently burning brightly at certain times and dim at others, as if its powers were diminishing.

Mo Wen’s face was growing pale with the passing time, when suddenly he became aware of an overpowering sensation. A new omnipresent force seemed to be swirling around within his body. He did not know it then, but the rules of Heavenly Path had already started to get a measure of the Red Lotus Hellfire.

It felt like an impending battle was looming, but mighty as his Celestial Body was, it was still uncertain if it could withstand the vast energies that would soon be unleashed.

Cracks had now appeared on the tortured surface of his black armor. It was beginning to look like scorched earth, with cracks extending continuously in all directions. Blood bled from open wounds, staining his suit red.

Blood now flowed from all his orifices, it was a terrifying sight to behold!

Mo Wen remained deep in meditation, holding himself together. As immense energies ripped through him, would he survive the odds?

Hiss!

Mo Wen drew in a sharp, cold breath. He felt his body being torn asunder. Just as he was about to break, he felt a sudden change. Two strange beams of light, one white and the other purple, now formed within the Celestial Body. They were so bright that they illuminated the entire Fire Domain. The beams of light blazed majestically and appeared like the first light of the world.

“The Light of Creation and the Tai Chi Purple Light cometh!”

Mo Wen was elated! A sense of hope quickly returned to him. He had not summoned them, but yet here they were. Their energies were even greater than when he had invoked them before.

Mo Wen only had a rudimentary knowledge of the two great powers, and knew not how to wield them fully. He knew that, even from conception, these two powers were bonded with the Heavenly Path to form a trinity: one, a symbol of the Heavenly Path of Creation, and the other a symbol of the Heavenly Path of Tai Chi.

The principles of the Heavenly Paths were lofty, and belonged to a dimension far beyond his reach. A lesser monk such as Mo Wen would not fully fathom their full powers. These were no ordinary powers, and yet they appeared even without being summoned. Could this be due to the Red Lotus Hellfire?

The battle raged on.

Tai Chi Purple Light and the Light of Creation appeared as two streams of high energy, surging fiercely within the Celestial Body. Then a blinding light erupted, blazing across the landscape. Mo Wen stood motionless, his eyes wide open. He seemed oblivious to the mayhem, never before had he experienced such infinite power.

Time passed slowly, and a feeling of dread permeated the air.

The Red Lotus Hellfire was waning, slowly getting dimmer, and the tide of battle had shifted. Could the Hellfire be overcome?

The Red Lotus Hellfire is no more!

It was simply a miracle! The power of three Heavenly Paths, working in unison, had successfully arrested the threat of the Red Lotus Hellfire.

At the very moment that the last embers of Hellfire were snuffed out, Mo Wen awoke, and a glint returned to his eyes. He breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He had danced with death and survived the ordeal. The Light of Creation and the Tai Chi Purple Light were now healing his broken body.

“You have done it!” Shao Tianqi cried out in great relief. The Red Lotus Hellfire had finally been suppressed, and the threat to his life was over. Overcome with mixed emotions, he suddenly reminisced of blue skies, of green pastures from a time long past, and he felt his spirits rise again.

Mo Wen did not hide his look of disdain. Why would he be reminiscing when they were still deep within the bowels of the earth. There was nothing here but a vile landscape of molten rock and reeking fumes. Shao Tianqi was surely hallucinating!

His Celestial Body could not hold shape any longer, and it quickly returned to normal form. Next to him, Gu Jingman remained in silent repose, lying in Mo Wen’s warm embrace.

Urgh!

Mo Wen suddenly spat out mouthfuls of fresh blood. He had sustained grievous injuries this time. It was not difficult to imagine the amount of punishment his body had taken.

“Hahaha! My deepest gratitude to you, Mo Wen, for helping me take down the Red Lotus Hellfire! Why, you even sustained heavy injuries for it. How can I thank you?” Shao Tianqi roared teasingly. “Should I chop your head off and hang it at the entrance of the Petrification Cult? Or, have your body torn to pieces before hanging it up on the Petrification Mountain to let the hawks and falcons feast?”

Shao Tianqi continued in manic laughter, laughing so hard he was almost in tears. Mo Wen and Gu Jingman were both heavily injured, even just standing up proved an insurmountable task. In the end, Shao Tianqi had become an unexpected beneficiary. Gu Jingman lowered her head in despair at the thought of this.

Shao Tianqi had been long aware of Mo Wen’s peerless reputation. A demon was always a terrifying foe, but by containing the Hellfire, Mo Wen was now an even greater threat. What talent, just thinking about it sent chills down his spine. It was a good thing that he had discovered it when he did.

As luck would have it, they both now lay mortally injured right in front of him. They had become the proverbial meat on the chopping board, free to do as he pleased. What a windfall! Were this a dream, he would wake up jumping from laughter. Even Gu Jingman was no longer a threat to him, now that the Red Lotus Hellfire had been forcefully contained. There was no way she could unleash its powers again, within this short time. She was now nothing but a weak little girl.