In the high skies above the Enchanted Forest, a golden divine dragon emerged, shocking the entire forest. The powerful aura caused countless magical creatures to prostrate on the ground, trembling in fear.
At that moment, the entire Divine Martial Continent was in an uproar, with countless powerful divine senses coming from afar.
“What is that?”
“God! A divine dragon!?”
“Indeed, it’s really a divine dragon! How is that possible!?”
…
Several astonished divine senses were transmitted, but just then, from the deepest part of the forest, an even more terrifying aura began to spread, bringing with it an endless sense of destruction and death.
A gigantic black hand emerged from the center of the Enchanted Forest, reaching directly for the divine dragon in the sky.
“What is that??”
“It seems to be devouring my divine sense!”
“I sense a destructive aura!”
“This is bad, retreat quickly!”
…
The brief divine senses quickly vanished into the sky. Faced with such a scene, Long Aotian’s expression changed drastically. Even the old national teacher felt the immense danger and shielded several people behind him, ready to act at any moment.
At this moment, Tian Fan’s feelings were even clearer than the others’. As soon as the giant demonic hand appeared, he felt a strange force stirring within him. He had never cultivated before; how could such a force exist within his body!?
This force seemed to be extremely wary of the demonic hand in the sky. After the appearance of the demonic mist, it seemed to deeply burrow into Tian Fan’s body, completely obscuring his aura, clearly aiming to avoid the destructive death mist.
“Eh?”
Long Aotian and the others were all shocked by the bizarre scene in the sky and did not notice the anomaly with Tian Fan. The old national teacher, who was on guard against the demonic hand, suddenly realized that Tian Fan’s aura was gone. He expressed a slight sense of confusion and looked at Tian Fan, but at this moment, the dragon’s roar high in the sky drew his attention back.
“Roar…”
The golden divine dragon was now in serious trouble. Its supreme dragon might roared through the heavens and earth. The divine dragon claws swung out forcefully, striking several divine dragon seals at the approaching demonic hand. However, when these encountered the black mist-formed demonic hand, the powerful dragon claws were absorbed completely, having no effect whatsoever.
Wherever the demonic hand passed, countless trees began to show signs of withering, clearly indicating that the mist had a strong corrosive property.
The dragon’s roar shook the heavens and earth. The golden divine dragon’s body glowed with intense white light, and a powerful dragon essence appeared in the giant dragon’s mouth, slowly compressing. Eventually, a white orb of light, the size of a fist, settled quietly in front of the dragon’s massive head. Though its size had diminished, its power was incredibly immense, far surpassing the Shadowless Sword emitted by the old national teacher.
Seeing the approaching demonic mist giant hand, the divine dragon finally threw the dragon essence orb, transforming it into a dazzling beam of light that directly struck the demonic hand.
Boom!
The powerful dragon essence shattered the demonic hand, turning it into a sky full of black mist. But before the dragon could catch its breath, the dissipated mist reformed and struck the unresponsive divine dragon with a slap, sending it plummeting from the sky.
Bang!
The several dozen-meter-long dragon body crashed to the ground, causing a tremor in the earth. A huge pit appeared before everyone’s eyes. The golden divine dragon vomited blood, its body cracked. It struggled to rise but could no longer stand, looking unwillingly at the demonic hand descending once more.
It had endured countless trials and tribulations, diligently cultivated, and finally shattered the barriers of the Great Dao, awakening its ancient dragon bloodline. It was supposed to be revered from all directions, enjoying a carefree existence in the mortal realm. However, at this most glorious moment, a demonic hand was about to kill it right here.
What exactly was this demonic hand? The aura emanating from it seemed capable of destroying everything. Seeing the hand descending, the old national teacher stepped forward, raising his hand to strike the sky. A mysterious blue handprint was cast against the descending handprint.
Pang!
The two massive hands clashed, instantly causing the old man to vomit blood and stagger backward.
“What terrifying power! What on earth is this thing!”
The old man was incredibly powerful, one of the most formidable beings on the Divine Martial Continent. Yet now, he was repelled and bloodied by the strange demonic hand with a single strike. The most terrifying part was that the mysterious hand, formed from black mist, appeared unaffected and continued its path unchanged, aiming to strike the dragon on the ground.
“Hmph…”
The old man snorted coldly, his body surrounded by a green light. Numerous strange runes appeared, floating up and down around him. At the same time, he moved both hands simultaneously, forming one mysterious seal after another. A golden net of light materialized in his hands. As soon as it appeared, the green runes around the old man began to tremble violently, then converged towards the golden net, merging into it.
A blue-gold net of light formed, covered with countless mysterious runes.
“Suppress the Demon!”
The old man murmured, forcefully pushing the golden net towards the descending demonic hand. The golden net was an embodiment of the laws, and for a moment, it held its ground against the demonic hand in mid-air. Neither could gain the upper hand. However, after a short while, the strange demonic hand proved stronger.
Pang!
The result was the same. The old man was once again violently repelled, vomiting blood.
“This…”
The old man was filled with shock. His most powerful technique could not withstand the demonic hand. The mere clash of auras had made him bleed and retreat. If the hand had struck him directly, there was no doubt it would have shattered him to pieces, leaving not a single trace!
At this moment, he turned to look at the weakened divine dragon on the ground. He had witnessed the dragon take the full force of the demonic hand’s strike, yet it had not died!
It was said that the divine dragon’s body was incredibly resilient, and everything about it was a supreme treasure. This turned out to be true.
The demonic hand showed no signs of hesitation and reached out again towards the divine dragon on the ground, showing no intention of attacking the old man. Perhaps, in its awareness, there was no one else but the dragon’s presence.
Long Aotian, surrounded by golden light, was about to step forward but was pulled back by the old man.
“National Teacher?”
The old national teacher shook his head and apologetically addressed the divine dragon on the ground, “Brother Jiao, I’m sorry. We have done our best.”
From just two attempts, he knew that this strange demonic hand was far beyond their ability to counter. The hand with its deathly aura was simply too terrifying.
The divine dragon, lying on the ground, struggled to lift its massive head and looked at the group. It nodded in acknowledgment to the old man, showing a grateful expression. It seemed to have resigned itself to its fate, though its unwillingness was palpable to anyone.
The pitch-black hand eventually descended, grabbing the divine dragon and pulling it towards the depths of the Enchanted Forest.
“Roar…”
The mournful roar was filled with intense unwillingness. The dragon’s massive head faced the group, its football-sized eyes dim and lifeless. What could be more disheartening than this?!
The divine dragon was in despair!!
The old national teacher displayed a helpless expression, while Long Yueying turned her head away with great reluctance.
Watching this scene, Tian Fan felt an overwhelming sadness suddenly wash over him.
Something within him was stirred, and images of blood-soaked scenes flashed through his mind: the decapitated battle demon, the blind fairy, the armless deity, the divine dragon writhing in agony, countless severed limbs and corpses falling from the sky.
The images rapidly flashed by, finally settling on a beautiful, ethereal white figure. Blood stained her pure white dress, and streaks of blood trickled from her mouth. Her pale, exquisite face offered Tian Fan an incredibly sorrowful smile, her stunning figure slowly fading from view, life and death dissolving into nothingness!!!
“No!”
An anguished cry erupted from Tian Fan, tears streaming down his face. His expression was one of intense grief and anger as he took a decisive step forward.