Chapter 417: Toy

When Pan Cheng appeared, Luo Ying, who lay on the ground missing both arms and legs, immediately shrieked, "Pan Cheng, save me! Save me! Kill this bastard!"

Pan Cheng's expression was indifferent. His enormous Golden Body Dharma Aspect shimmered with iridescent light, like a Great Sword Immortal descended from the heavens. He glanced down at the limbless Luo Ying, his brow suddenly furrowing.

"Emperor Xi's Divine Slash!"

With a low cry, Pan Cheng set the golden treasure sword in his hand rumbling into motion. He raised it high, and as if it could split the very earth, a brilliant golden light shot to the heavens before plunging down, viciously cleaving toward Shen Daoxing. Space itself seemed to crack and tremble in its wake.

Yet, in the face of such a world-shaking strike, Shen Daoxing still merely extended two fingers.

"CLANG!"

A sound like the striking of a bronze bell rang out.

With just a light pinch, Shen Daoxing's two fingers had already clamped down on the massive golden sword.

Pan Cheng was stunned. The Spiritual Power in his body suddenly surged, causing the golden light to intensify. A colossal, surging force erupted from within him, rushing up his arms and onto the Xi Huang Divine Sword like a tidal wave, then rolling majestically toward Shen Daoxing.

Seeing this, Shen Daoxing, who was still pinching the Xi Huang Divine Sword, applied a little more pressure with his two fingers.

ZZZT!

Black arcs of electricity suddenly flashed between his fingers. The surrounding space distorted, stretching and compressing before folding in on itself.

Instantly, the force that resembled a rolling tsunami shattered.

Shen Daoxing could now withstand attacks even from the Refining Dust Realm, so how could he possibly fear a mere cultivator at the Ninth Layer of the Earth Profound Realm like Pan Cheng?

Shen Daoxing suddenly pushed off the ground, launching himself into the air and taking the Xi Huang Divine Sword with him.

Pan Cheng's colossal Golden Body Dharma Aspect was actually being pulled up along with him.

Pan Cheng was forced to release his grip, and Shen Daoxing instantly snatched the Xi Huang Divine Sword from him.

ZZZT!

Black arcs of electricity continuously flashed from Shen Daoxing's fingers, striking the massive Xi Huang Divine Sword.

The body of the Xi Huang Divine Sword let out a mournful hum and trembled, but it didn't shatter as Shen Daoxing had expected.

"Oh, it seems this is quite a decent Divine Sword!"

Shen Daoxing gave Pan Cheng a meaningful look. "In that case, I'll be taking it!"

With a flick of his finger, his Sumeru Ring shot out a dazzling beam of light that shone upon the Xi Huang Divine Sword. The sword began to shrink, bit by bit, before slowly entering the Sumeru Ring.

"You dare?"

Alarmed, Pan Cheng abruptly swung his massive palm, trying to stop him.

However, Shen Daoxing simply swung his hand, smacking it against the incoming giant palm with a THWACK.

Pan Cheng's colossal body actually staggered backward, nearly toppling over.

By then, Shen Daoxing had finished storing the Xi Huang Divine Sword in his Sumeru Ring.

Black arcs of electricity flashed around his feet with a ZZZT. He stamped hard on the ground, leaving a deep footprint, and then launched himself straight at Pan Cheng.

Enraged, Pan Cheng roared, "You bastard! Give me back my Divine Sword!"

As he spoke, he began to chant. A brilliant golden light flashed, and a solid, four-legged Treasure Cauldron materialized before him.

Pan Cheng then raised a massive hand, grabbed the Treasure Cauldron, and brought it smashing down on the approaching Shen Daoxing.

Still feeling it wasn't enough, Pan Cheng chanted again, summoning a Golden Spirit Mace. He lifted it high and smashed it down toward Shen Daoxing along with the iridescent Treasure Cauldron.

Yet, Shen Daoxing made no move to defend himself. A black-gold light merely flashed across his body.

"BANG!"

"BANG!"

Two loud bangs rang out as the Golden Spirit Mace and the Treasure Cauldron smashed into Shen Daoxing's body.

"CRACK! CRACK!"

With a few sharp cracks, both the Golden Spirit Mace and the Treasure Cauldron split apart and shattered into pieces.

"What!"

Pan Cheng was utterly astonished.

Shen Daoxing, meanwhile, had shot upward and was already crashing into him—a tiny body colliding with one tens, or even hundreds, of times its size.

With a deafening CRASH, Pan Cheng's massive Golden Body Dharma Aspect was thrown backward, slamming heavily onto the ground.

In that instant, Shen Daoxing reached out and grabbed the arm of the giant Golden Body Dharma Aspect. As he slowly began to move, black arcs of electricity crackled around him.

His tiny body directly hoisted Pan Cheng's massive Golden Body Dharma Aspect and executed a shoulder throw.

"BOOM!"

Pan Cheng was flipped over and slammed heavily onto the ground on the other side, crushing an entire grove of ancient trees.

"You... damn you! Celestial Spirit Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Technique!"

Pan Cheng roared. The golden light around his body flared brilliantly as a surging power rushed out from within him.

"TRUMPET!"

A deafening trumpet like that of an elephant echoed from within Pan Cheng's body.

The surging energy around Pan Cheng began to condense, creating the thunderous sound of a stampeding elephant herd.

But at that very moment, Shen Daoxing had already lifted Pan Cheng's massive Golden Body Dharma Aspect again and executed another shoulder throw.

"RUMBLE!"

Pan Cheng's giant body traced a graceful arc through the sky.

"BANG!"

He once again crashed down heavily, slamming into the ground on the other side.

The Celestial Spirit Divine Elephant Prison Suppression Technique he had just begun to form shattered before he could even unleash it.

Just like that, Pan Cheng's colossal body was like a toy in Shen Daoxing's hands.

"BANG! BANG! BANG!"

Shen Daoxing smashed him against the ground again and again at will.

He had no strength to fight back. He felt as if his insides were being churned upside down, his blood roiling, and he couldn't even gather his Spiritual Power.

Horrified, Pan Cheng couldn't help but roar, "Xi Huang Divine Sword!"

Shen Daoxing felt something inside his Sumeru Ring shoot upward. The Xi Huang Divine Sword he had stored earlier seemed to have heard Pan Cheng's call and was trying to break free.

Seeing this, Shen Daoxing simply extended his hand, reached into his Sumeru Ring, and pressed down on the Xi Huang Divine Sword.

ZZZT!

Black arcs of electricity flickered, and the space around the Xi Huang Divine Sword twisted and spun!

A startling SNAP was heard, as if the space around it had been twisted and broken.

The Xi Huang Divine Sword abruptly went still. With a soft whoosh, it fell and lay quietly inside the Sumeru Ring.

"What!"

Outside, Pan Cheng froze. The connection between him and his Lifebound Magical Artifact had been forcefully severed.

"Gwah!"

He cried out in shock and spat out a large mouthful of blood.

At this point, Shen Daoxing seemed to have grown tired of the game. With a slight exertion of his hands, he flung Pan Cheng's giant Golden Body Dharma Aspect high into the air.

He then moved, instantly appearing beneath Pan Cheng's airborne body. With a loud CRACK, he clenched his hands into fists. A brilliant light erupted from them, turning them a shimmering, metallic black-gold.

"Venerable Invincible... Venerable Fist!"

Black arcs of electricity flashed around Shen Daoxing's feet as he suddenly launched himself off the ground.