Legend of the Great Sage

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However, under the gaze of his divine eye, the bronze mask did not have any openings at all.
There were not even any possible openings.

Of course, it was not really devoid of openings.
He was just unable to see them.

“Is this all of your tricks?”

Taotie’s cold voice rang out from behind the bronze mask.
Ever since he manifested an embodiment, the mask never revealed any more expressions.
“Surrendering now is still not too late.”

“I admit.” Li Qingshan confessed.
“That I am not your opponent, even if you’re just an embodiment.”

The substantial difference in strength could not be made up with something like spirit or willpower.
Even with his full strength, all he managed to do was stop a regular attack.

When it came to fighting, it was not a battle of techniques, but a battle of the usage of laws.
When he killed Heretic God Baitun earlier, the demonic heavens stood on his side, but they now stood on Taotie’s, unless he devoured the Black Sun Demon Heart…

However, as soon as this thought crossed his mind, he dismissed it.

“As long as you understand.
I’m willing to believe that you haven’t betrayed the Flame Emperor, so stop with the futile resistance.
Set aside the sword and return to the Jinyun Food hall with me.”

“No, you’re wrong.
Perhaps I really am the traitor you describe me to be.”

Li Qingshan smiled.
He had joined the Youxiong tribe just to get a sip of alcohol.
Since the alcohol was absolutely delicious, then there was nothing for him to regret.
If others wanted to judge him, that was their problem.

He shook his head.
“I don’t know some Flame Emperor, nor will I fight for him.
The only person I know is brother ox.”

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“They’re the same person.”

“No, they’re not.
Senior, you and I are different.
I have neither a chief, nor am I loyal to anyone.
Brother ox once told me to never lower my head to anyone because I have once ridden on his back.”

Taotie jolted inside.
An indescribable feeling overcame him.
He was also immediately convinced. This is something that the chief would do.
This is something that the chief would say.
This Li Qingshan is the person chosen by the chief.

The bronze mask changed in expression too, but everything he had experienced in the past made his heart cool down.
He smiled wryly.

“Do you think I’ll spare you because you’ve said that? We've already been through far too many betrayals.
Every single time, it’s a guy like you, from that mongrel from the Youxiong tribe, then the stone monkey, and now, you!”

“Which of them wasn’t carrying the chief’s hopes? Which of them hadn’t once received the chief’s graces? Yet you lot are just born ingrates.
You only act according to how you feel.
You never know what loyalty is.”

Li Qingshan rubbed the back of his head, unable to respond.

Taotie said firmly, “Once and twice, but not thrice.
Compared to placing all of your hopes on a guy like you, you might as well give up on this thought.
I’ll ask you one last time.
Do you surrender?”

Li Qingshan said with other meaning, “The world has changed you.
However, I’m not asking you to spare me.
I just wanted to say, apologies! It’s a little underhanded, but this is all I can do now.”

With a gentle kick, the half of the building under his feet shattered to pieces.
He had already lunged towards Taotie.

“You’re asking to die!”

Taotie was unconvinced.
He spread his fingers and swung his hand, which loomed over like a dark cloud.

The divine eye widened, sweeping across the “dark cloud” and finding a point of weakness.
The Divine Fire of World Destruction set off as a result, immediately piercing the palm as a black stream.
It followed a certain kind of path, dispersing and gathering together, roaming around constantly.

Boom! Half of Taotie’s arm shattered to pieces and millions of demonfolk corpses fell down, but he did not care at all.
Another hand loomed towards Li Qingshan.

It was already too late for Li Qingshan to destroy it, but he was already close enough to Taotie’s bronze mask.
He suddenly drew out the Mountain-moving tablet.

“Rise, mountain!”

He smashed the last of the three mountains—Sky-scraping ridge—into Taotie’s face viciously.