Chapter 4002: Teaching A Lesson To His Junior

The tsunami came first as the enormous wall of water descended from the horizon with a force that made the sky itself seem to collapse. The sea roared and the sound was so immense that countless disciples immediately covered their ears.

The water struck the outermost wind barrier.

Boom!

The wind barrier exploded and the second wave followed immediately. Fire erupted as the water collided with it, producing an enormous cloud of steam. The steam itself contained a terrifying amount of Immortal Essence.

The metal barrier trembled as cracks appeared and soon the stone barrier behind it began to collapse. The water continued forward and each layer of defense slowed it for only an instant.

Daoist Bone Ruler’s expression changed.

"Hold!" The old man pushed more Immortal Qi into the Bone Ruler.

The enormous weapon shone brilliantly and it struck the tsunami. The collision produced a thunderous explosion and for one brief moment, the tsunami seemed to stop. Then the mountains arrived.

The first peak slammed into the side of the water wall.

BOOM!

The second struck from another direction.

BOOM!

Then the third.

Then the fourth.

BOOM BOOM BOOM

The mountains were moving. But they were not simply advancing in a straight line, instead they were rotating. The enormous peaks twisted around one another, driving themselves into the tsunami and transforming the entire technique into a colossal grinding formation.

Water poured between the mountains as the peaks churned the water. The water eroded the stone while the stone redirected the water. The two forces continuously reinforced one another.

What had begun as two attacks had become something far more terrifying.

A gigantic grinder!

Mountain peaks rotated through the tsunami from every direction, each impact generating new waves that smashed into Daoist Bone Ruler’s defenses.

The earth itself became part of the attack as every mountain carried Lin Mu’s Immortal Essence and every droplet of water carried his vitality. The entire battlefield had become a gigantic manifestation of the Dual Refinement Art.

Boom!

The first Qi barrier shattered.

Boom!

The light barrier collapsed.

Boom!

The water barrier was crushed into mist.

Boom!

The earth barrier exploded into countless fragments.

Boom!

The metal barrier bent inward. The fire barrier was extinguished. And the remaining wind formation dispersed into chaotic currents. Daoist Bone Ruler’s face became pale as he poured more Immortal Qi into the Ancestral Guardian Bell.

The three ancestral motifs suddenly illuminated and a majestic presence descended!

The bell rang.

Dong!

The sound spread across the battlefield as the incoming mountains trembled and the tsunami broke apart for an instant. Daoist Bone Ruler’s eyes lit up but then the mountains returned.

The first peak struck the bell.

Dong!

A crack appeared.

The second mountain struck.

Dong!

Another crack.

The third, then fourth and finally the fifth. The mountains continued colliding with the bell from every direction. Then the tsunami poured over them and water filled the cracks. The rotating peaks became faster.

Soon the entire Ancestral Guardian Bell was surrounded by an enormous cyclone of stone and water. The three ancestral motifs burned brighter and Daoist Bone Ruler roared as he poured his entire strength into the technique.

The Penitent Guardian tightened its embrace.

Its enormous body stood between Daoist Bone Ruler and the grinding mountains. The Bone Ruler stood before them like a heavenly pillar. For a moment, the old man seemed capable of enduring it.

Then Lin Mu’s crimson aura surged and the entire grinder accelerated under his will. The mountains collided. The water exploded. The sky shook. The earth fractured. Soon the Bone Ruler screamed as its surface developed cracks.

The Penitent Guardian trembled violently and blood began flowing from Daoist Bone Ruler’s nose. Then from his ears and the corners of his eyes. His teeth clenched but the old man refused to retreat.

He had spent his entire life enforcing discipline. He had stood before countless enemies. He had endured countless punishments from the heavens.

’I have to endure!’ He would not collapse here.

Yet the attack kept grinding forward.

Crack!

The first ancestral motif shattered and Daoist Bone Ruler’s heart sank.

Crack!

The second motif cracked and the old man’s breathing became ragged.

The third motif flickered and his eyes widened. The Penitent Guardian’s arms began breaking apart before the giant Bone Ruler cracked from end to end. The old man finally understood.

’I cannot endure.’

His defenses were going to fail. One by one, everything he had prepared was being destroyed. The enormous mountain peaks closed around him and the tsunami rose overhead.

For one final instant, Daoist Bone Ruler could see Lin Mu through the raging destruction.

The prideful looking old man stood calmly amid the catastrophe while his crimson aura billowed behind him. His expression remained unchanged.

Daoist Bone Ruler’s pupils contracted as the mountains were closing and the water was descending. The final defenses were collapsing and with that he could feel death approaching.

Then, at the exact moment when the grinding mountains were about to crush him completely, Lin Mu raised his hand.

"Enough."

Everything stopped.

The mountains froze. The tsunami halted in midair. The rotating peaks suddenly vanished. The enormous wall of water collapsed harmlessly into the earth. Even the crimson aura dispersed.

Silence descended over the battlefield.

Daoist Bone Ruler remained standing inside the remains of his defenses. His robes were torn, his hair was disheveled, blood covered his face, the Ancestral Guardian Bell was covered in cracks, with two of its three ancestral motifs dimmed almost completely.

The Penitent Guardian had lost both arms and even the Bone Ruler itself had several deep fractures running across its surface.

The old man stared ahead, realizing what had just happened.

’How?’

He was alive and somehow he had survived. He slowly lowered his hand. His chest rose and fell heavily. And for several breaths, he could not speak. Lin Mu looked at him from across the ruined battlefield.

His expression carried a trace of satisfaction. "Your defenses were decent."

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"Hah!" He suddenly laughed.

It was a tired laugh, filled with helplessness.