Chapter 52: The Inhuman Duan De and the Little Black Dog Using Ma Hongjun as a Battering Ram!
"This is a Rejuvenation Pill that this Daoist master has treasured for a long time. You brat really got lucky today!"
As soon as the pill entered his mouth, a miraculous scene unfolded.
Ma Hongjun suddenly felt a warm current surge throughout his entire body. Immediately afterward, the broken bones in his body began to produce crisp cracking sounds.
In just a few seconds, the shattered bones all over his body rapidly reconnected under the immense medicinal power, visible to the naked eye.
Even the intense pain from his crotch area eased considerably.
"Wuwu… thank you…"
Feeling the changes in his body, Ma Hongjun was so moved that tears streamed down his face. His voice trembled with emotion.
After suffering such inhuman torture, he never expected to encounter such a kind person.
It seemed that although this world had violent rabbits, there were still good people after all.
And this Daoist priest, who looked somewhat sly and shifty, actually had such a good heart.
Truly, genuine warmth still existed in the world.
In front of the sky screen, many spectators from the Douluo Continent were also moved by this heartwarming scene. They could not help but sigh in relief.
"Looks like we really shouldn't judge people by appearance."
"Indeed. This Daoist priest is truly a great benefactor. He actually used such a precious pill to save a stranger!"
"It seems that the world is still full of love. I feel ashamed of myself."
…
However, the touching atmosphere did not even last three seconds.
Just as Ma Hongjun had barely regained consciousness and was preparing to get up and kowtow to thank his savior, he suddenly heard a completely unbelievable sentence.
"Alright, dead dog. The bones are connected. They're hard enough now."
"Let's do it!"
After saying that, Duan De suddenly shouted loudly and rapidly formed hand seals.
Immediately afterward, a strange formation appeared above Ma Hongjun's head, sealing his mouth and immobilizing his body.
"Woof! Hehehe, I'll lift the legs!"
The little black dog did not hesitate. It immediately stretched out two dog paws and roughly grabbed Ma Hongjun's legs.
Meanwhile, Duan De grabbed his shoulders.
Just like that, one man and one dog lifted Ma Hongjun horizontally like an ancient siege battering ram!
And his head was facing forward.
"Br-brother?"
"Daoist priest?"
"No… what are you doing?!"
"Wuwuwu!"
Ma Hongjun panicked.
Looking at the terrifying bronze gate covered with countless restrictions just a short distance away, an extremely ominous premonition instantly surged in his heart.
"Hehe, brother, we just need to borrow your iron head for a moment!"
After kindly explaining, Duan De grinned widely, revealing a mouth full of bright white teeth.
"This is the tomb of a Supreme. The door is too hard, so we can only force it open!"
"Your skull structure is extraordinary. It's perfect material for breaking formations!"
"Here we go!"
"One, two, three, charge!"
"BOOM!!!"
With a thunderous crash, Ma Hongjun's freshly healed head slammed heavily against the bronze gate under the tremendous force of Duan De and the little black dog.
"Buzz!"
Seeing that the restriction on the tomb gate had indeed produced a slight ripple, both the man and the dog immediately brightened with excitement.
They completely ignored Ma Hongjun, whose eyes were spinning from the impact, and prepared to continue charging.
As for Ma Hongjun, if it were not for Duan De's formation protecting him, that single collision would have killed him instantly.
"Not bad. Let's go again!"
"At this rate, another eight hundred or a thousand hits might actually break it open. Woof!"
The little black dog looked at the human-shaped battering ram in its paws with a mischievous grin and shouted excitedly.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Thus, under the coordinated efforts of one man and one dog, dull crashing sounds began echoing throughout the ancient tomb.
Again and again.
Rhythmic and relentless.
…
Meanwhile, on the other side of the sky screen, everyone in the Douluo Continent had already turned completely petrified.
Those who had just been praising the beauty of that world now had their mouths wide open, large enough to fit an egg.
Watching Ma Hongjun being slammed repeatedly into the gate, even bloodthirsty soul beasts could hardly bear to keep watching.
You healed him… just to use his head to smash the door?
Is this something a human would do?
This was simply demonic behavior.
Absolutely brutal!!!
…
Meanwhile, in the Great Wilderness.
As Jiang Chen's voice fell, the originally silent charred willow tree suddenly erupted with unprecedented brilliance.
Immediately afterward, that emerald-green willow branch transformed into a divine chain of order that pierced through heaven and earth, dancing through the void.
But that was not all.
Under the utterly disbelieving gaze of the entire Douluo Continent, the surrounding void around the willow tree began to shatter piece by piece, only to rapidly reconstruct itself.
A blurry light rain began to fall.
Every drop of that radiant rain seemed to contain an entire world.
At the same time, terrifying chaotic energy spread throughout the surroundings.
Amid countless drops of light rain, a figure of peerless elegance gradually manifested.
It was a woman.
She wore white robes whiter than snow, her figure tall and graceful. Although her face was obscured by immortal energy, the transcendent aura she carried, detached from the mortal world and untouched by worldly dust, was enough to eclipse the heavens and all realms.
Behind her, three thousand luminous orbs could faintly be seen rising and falling.
Within each orb were countless living beings kneeling and worshipping her in reverence.
Those were Liu Shen's three thousand divine kingdoms.
And the woman before them was the true body of the Ancestral Sacrificial Spirit.
For a long time in the lower realm, she had remained silent and never revealed her true form.
But when facing a being of the same level as Jiang Chen, to show respect, Liu Shen no longer appeared merely as a projection. Instead, she manifested the phantom of her former Immortal King Dao Fruit.
"Since our parting in the Immortal Ancient Era, I never expected that we would meet again."
Liu Shen's voice was ethereal and distant, completely free of worldly dust, yet it captivated everyone who heard it.
Even the Daoist boy beside Jiang Chen, who had already seen countless grand scenes and many peerless heavenly maidens, could not help but gasp in amazement.
Only now did he finally understand why the Immortal Lord had personally descended to this lower realm.
It truly was because of this.
"For what reason have you expended your origin and condensed a Dao body to descend into the lower realm, fellow Daoist?"
Standing before Jiang Chen, Liu Shen spoke again, her voice still incomparably ethereal.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen did not act arrogantly.
After all, when the woman before him had already cultivated to the Immortal King realm, he himself had not yet reached that step.
"Since the parting of the Immortal Ancient Era, several epochs have already passed."
"In those days, the Foreign Domain launched its invasion, and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths shattered."
"You alone fought against the kings of the Foreign Domain, charging in and out of battle. That war shook the heavens and made ghosts weep. Even the Immortal Kings trembled in fear!"
"Even though I was in seclusion back then, attempting to break through into the Immortal King realm and immersed in enlightenment, I was still awakened by the aftershocks of that battle."
"Unfortunately, I was at a critical stage and could not break out of seclusion to fight alongside you all."
Jiang Chen stood with his hands behind his back, speaking calmly.
Although his words sounded ordinary, every single syllable resonated with heaven and earth, causing gods and demons to bow their heads.
Hearing this, a trace of surprise flashed through Liu Shen's originally tranquil eyes.
She looked at Jiang Chen, as if recalling that distant past.
"Taichu…"
Liu Shen's voice echoed softly through the void.
"I remember you."
End of Chapter