Chapter 302 - 167: Overwhelming Fortune, Holy Origin Seven-Star Tower

’Oh, for crying out loud. How did this Daoist Master end up in such a dump?’

High in the air, a figure in a white Daoist Robe swayed left and right, struggling to keep his balance in the void. He was fat, with a round face, small eyes, and a belly so large it threatened to burst through his robes.

"It’s so hot! What the hell is this damn place?!" Once the Fat Daoist steadied himself in the air, his small eyes swept over the chain of volcanoes and the rolling, crimson magma before him. The entire world felt like it was being baked in a furnace, the air searingly hot.

HUFF!

’Oh, Grandmaster,’

’this Daoist Master wanted to go to the Holy Origin Seven-Star Tower,’

’and you sent me to this godforsaken hellhole...’

The Fat Daoist stared at the endless chain of volcanoes, forcing his small eyes wide. He looked utterly despondent, on the verge of tears.

Sigh!

’Looks like it’s time to rely on this Daoist Master’s true skills.’ After a sigh, the Fat Daoist patted his round belly. With a wave of his hand, a light flashed, and an ancient, timeworn Eight Trigrams Jade Plate appeared in his palm.

WHOOSH!

Immediately after, the Fat Daoist formed a hand seal and channeled a powerful, golden stream of Magical Power into the Array Plate. The needle on the plate spun wildly before slowly coming to a halt, pointing southeast!

"So it’s over there!" The Fat Daoist gazed at the crimson-tinged clouds on the horizon, a hint of excitement in his voice.

He then pushed off the air and, with surprising agility, shot toward the horizon!

But just as the Fat Daoist flew over a stretch of flowing, scorching magma,

the magma below began to churn, sending up scorching bubbles. Faintly, a massive shadow could be seen moving beneath the surface.

BOOM!!

The next moment, the magma surged like a turbulent sea, and a Magma Fire Flood Dragon, exuding a terrifying aura, erupted from its depths.

Its massive, fiery body, hundreds of zhangs long, shot into the sky as it opened its savage maw to bite down on the Fat Daoist!!

"Hm?!"

The Fat Daoist, who had been speeding through the air, suddenly sensed something was wrong. A sharp glint flashed in his small eyes.

"Vile beast! Dream on!!"

Sensing the terrifying Fire Flood Dragon lunging at him from below, he let out a great shout. In an instant, he brandished a purple Talisman in the air, one that pulsed with crackling Thunder Arcs and was covered in Profound Mysterious Inscriptions.

"Celestial Thunder Talisman, go!!"

As the Fat Daoist formed a finger seal, the Talisman, which was covered in Profound Mysterious Inscriptions and crackling with Thunder Arcs, instantly erupted in a brilliant light. In the next moment, it transformed into a chaotic dance of serpentine lightning. The terrifying bolts tore through space like a divine Thunder Punishment, descending with overwhelming force to annihilate the Magma Fire Flood Dragon!!

RUMBLE!!

The Magma Fire Flood Dragon, hundreds of zhangs long, slammed into the wildly dancing, space-rending, and utterly terrifying Thunder. An explosion of unparalleled might erupted, shattering the surrounding space like glass and revealing glimpses of the pitch-black, abyssal void beyond.

The terrifying aftershocks of the blast swept out in all directions. Nearby volcanoes crumbled and collapsed, sending giant boulders crashing into the magma and raising massive, turbulent waves!!

BANG!!

After a moment’s clash, the tyrannical Thunder Punishment tore several ghastly wounds into the Magma Fire Flood Dragon’s head, whipping up fierce gales in the process.

"ROAR!!!" The powerful attack didn’t diminish the Magma Fire Flood Dragon’s might; instead, it only enraged it further. With a single swing of its tail, it shattered the void, sending a deafening crack through the air as it smashed viciously toward the Fat Daoist!!

"Holy hell, you don’t have to be so vicious, do you?!"

Though the Fat Daoist’s words were flippant, his movements were incredibly swift. He clenched his fist, gathering an immense amount of Magical Power that swirled with a golden Dao Rhythm. His punch then whistled through the air, shattering space as it flew with overwhelming force toward the Magma Fire Flood Dragon!!

RUMBLE!!

The mighty fist instantly slammed into the whipping tail, kicking up furious gales. The surrounding space shook violently, like a boundless, surging tsunami.

"Now die for this Daoist Master!!"

"Profound Ice Talisman, go!!"

After sending the dragon’s tail flying with a punch, the Fat Daoist waved his hand, manifesting a Talisman from thin air. It was covered in Profound Mysterious Inscriptions and exuded a bone-chilling cold. As he formed a finger seal, the Talisman gleamed with a frosty light before shooting toward the Magma Fire Flood Dragon with the speed of lightning!!

The next instant, as the Profound Ice Talisman struck the Magma Fire Flood Dragon, an ultimate, bone-chilling cold erupted, so intense it seemed to freeze space itself. In a flash, the massive, hundreds-of-zhang-long Magma Fire Flood Dragon was completely encased in ice, left standing silently in the void like a colossal ice sculpture!!

"Heh, I hear you’re a real big shot!

How dare you try to ambush this Daoist Master!!"

The Fat Daoist walked on air, wobbling and tottering as he drifted right up to the massive eye of the frozen Flood Dragon. His small eyes and quivering smile held an inexplicable arrogance. He even used his chubby arm to gently pat the ice-encased head of the dragon.

Immediately after, the gigantic Magma Fire Flood Dragon, frozen solid, shattered with a deafening crash, exploding into countless motes of ice that scattered in all directions like fireworks!

...

Meanwhile,

High in the firmament, amid floating white clouds under a pale dawn sky, Gu Yun had arrived before a vast and magnificent tower that pierced the heavens.

Gu Yun gazed up at the seven-story-tall giant tower. It was tall and imposing, grand and magnificent, with an air of unparalleled antiquity. On a plaque high above, four large, flamboyant words were impressively displayed: Holy Origin Seven-Star Tower!

The words alone exuded a sense of vast, primordial antiquity that struck the observer with awe!!

"The Holy Origin Seven-Star Tower?" Gu Yun murmured to himself.