Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1268 - 231

True Monarch Pu Du still maintained his position of holding the scroll with both hands, motionless, but a layer of milky white light spread out, blocking the boy's fist.

Li Zhiyuan was not surprised by this, because the black and white here, on the surface, seemed like the pollution and cleansing of merit, but in reality, it was a power struggle between True Monarch Pu Du and Sun Baishen.

The boy had not practiced martial arts, so his punch was not inherently powerful, but the Karmic Fire attached to his fist was burning against the white light barrier stopping him.

True Monarch Pu Du: "Do you know what you're doing?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Of course I do."

True Monarch Pu Du: "Consider the consequences."

Li Zhiyuan: "One more like you won't make a difference."

True Monarch Pu Du: "Turn back before it's too late."

Li Zhiyuan: "I don't believe in Buddha, and I certainly won't trust you."

Previously, True Monarch Pu Du had offered Li Zhiyuan an extremely tempting condition, and the young man believed that the same condition must have been offered to those True Monarchs sealed outside the hall as well.

The existence of unstained purity doesn't mean one won't do filthy things; just bury all traces, and the holy light remains the same.

Li Zhiyuan was unwilling to gamble — gambling that after he saw the other's ugly deeds, the other would still let him leave, hoping for his compassion.

Therefore, to take control of his destiny, this was the only path he could take.

As for the alleged divine punishment, Li Zhiyuan was truly unafraid.

Having previously experienced utilizing Emperor Fengdu's actions, Li Zhiyuan had figured out Heavenly Dao's attitude towards such special beings.

The more he confronted and challenged them, the happier the Heavenly Dao seemed to be.

Perhaps this was why the Jiang Shui had prepared such gentle foreplay, providing him with so much composure this time around.

Although he had long anticipated that the Jiang Shui would present him with something big this time, it wasn't until he descended to this seabed that Li Zhiyuan realized that the Jiang Shui had actually presented him with a Bodhisattva.

This was the unique treatment of his Zou Jiang journey!

The white light on True Monarch Pu Du suddenly burst once more, not only covering Li Zhiyuan but also readjusting the brightness within the hall, extending the black and white boundary outside the hall.

However, it barely extended outward before being pushed back by darkness.

The True Monarchs outside were unaffected, the real change occurred in Li Yuan True Monarch holding the staff in the front, closest to the hall.

True Monarch Pu Du: "Monkey, wake and protect."

Li Yuan True Monarch's dust-sealed eyes flashed with a cold brilliance, and the black fur covering its body stood on end. This large figure began to advance, attempting to forcibly pass through the black and white dividing line.

Blood continually seeped from its body, staining the black fur red. Its armor showed cracks and kept falling apart, and the scars on its monkey face reopened, with skin and flesh splitting.

Yet it continued to bite its blood-streaked sharp teeth, enduring immense pain, and forced its way forward!

In Sun Baishen's memory, Wei Zhengdao had once suggested to Sun Baishen to turn this monkey into a monkey brain soup sooner rather than later.

Wei Zhengdao had discerned a rebellious bone growing at the back of the little monkey's head.

People like them, devoid of humanity themselves, could all the better discern the humanity and beastliness in others.

Back then, when the monkey rebelled, it was the first to charge; now, as circumstances changed, it still stood on the opponent's side, charging again.

Tan Wenbin: "Prepare!"

Even now, Tan Wenbin did not fully understand the reality here, but he knew that whatever Brother Xiao Yuan was doing, he had to bring his companions along, helping Brother Xiao Yuan fend off all external influences.

Run Sheng's Qi portals kept opening and closing. With eyes shut, he desperately tried to recapture the sensation from his previous battle with Gatekeeper True Monarch, hoping he wouldn't have to start building momentum from scratch again.

Yin Meng had already prepared the poison jars, her fingers constantly adjusting the strings tied to the jars, making the final random permutations.

The two children on Tan Wenbin's shoulders were wide-eyed, pouting, with little fists clenched, ready to join their godfather at any moment.

Lin Shuyou held his Double Mace, standing at his position.

Tan Wenbin: "Ah You?"

Lin Shuyou: "I'm here!"

Lin Shuyou hadn't performed divination, but even without it, he wasn't unable to fight.

The blood on Li Yuan True Monarch's body increased, exposing white bones through many wounds, yet progression did not slow; even shedding a layer of monkey skin wouldn't stop it from advancing!

Because darkness still clung to it, attacks couldn't strike directly; otherwise, it might drag opponents into darkness with it, hence fierce battle would only ignite when it completely emerged.

Finally, Li Yuan True Monarch emerged.

It tilted back its head, roaring. When its gaze landed on Sun Baishen seated on the Lotus Platform, the monkey's eyes were full of venom and hatred.

"You should have died long ago!"

Immediately, the monkey's eyes turned onto the young man confronting True Monarch Pu Du.

"Stubborn and rebellious, you should be killed!"

The monkey paid no heed to Run Sheng and others blocking its path, for it indeed had the capacity.

The monkey gripped the cracked staff in its hand tightly, emitting a resonant sound that struck not just the eardrums, but as if the heart had received a fierce hit.

Tan Wenbin licked his lips; indeed, the monkey had been right on the way earlier, the Gatekeeper True Monarch was probably the weakest among the True Monarchs, while the monkey was indeed among the strongest.

Even though it was severely injured from passing through the black and white line, the aura of power it emanated remained absolutely terrifying.