The two figures arriving from the past and future were exceedingly blurry, impossible to distinguish as male or female.
Seeing this series of moves from Meng Junzi, the cultivators of the Imperial City were all thoroughly astounded.
"He can even lend his own injuries to someone else? You can lend that?!"
"Doesn't that mean Meng Junzi can never be injured, remaining inherently undefeated?!"
Someone else pointed excitedly at the two blurry figures. "Look at those two figures! The past and future versions of him have both arrived! Past, present, and future—a trinity!"
"This is defying the heavens!"
Originally, the cultivators of the Imperial City had hoped to comprehend the Dao, enhance their cultivation, and break through to new realms by observing an immortal battle.
Looking at how things were going, they were better off just watching the spectacle obediently. It would take a ghost of a miracle for anyone to gain an epiphany from this.
Lu Yang was also astounded by this spectacle. Meng Junzi's Loan Dao fruit was practically invincible!
"Little Yangzi, your imagination is running wild. Those two figures aren't the real Meng Junzi, but a portion of power lent out by the past and future Meng Junzi."
The Immortal Fairy had clashed with Immortal Suiyue more than once or twice; when it came to borrowing power from the past and future, Immortal Suiyue was the true expert.
"Added together, those two figures amount to roughly another complete Meng Junzi."
"Furthermore, because the past and future Meng Junzi lent out part of their power, it leaves him in a weakened state during those two periods."
"Similar to Tao Yaoye's Feathering Immortal Physique?"
Lu Yang still felt it was absurd enough.
"Close enough. Otherwise, why do you think that physique earns the title of 'Immortal Physique'? It is an immortal technique."
"As for him lending his injuries to Guan Shanhai, that's not as formidable as it looks either. If this immortal isn't mistaken, whatever is borrowed must be returned, and with interest at that. Once it is returned, Meng Junzi's injuries will be even heavier."
"Girl Yun, did this immortal guess right?"
"Senior Fairy has piercing insight."
"Doesn't that mean the longer it drags out, the more disadvantageous it becomes for Senior Meng Junzi?" Hearing the Immortal Fairy say this, Lu Yang began to worry for Meng Junzi instead.
Yun Zhi shook her head. "Meng Junzi won't be injured."
"Why?"
"Guan Shanhai will heal the injuries. Once healed, the question of returning them no longer exists."
Lu Yang: "..."
The Immortal Fairy's instincts were always sharp, and she had fought constantly in ancient times with abundant combat experience; even seeing it for the first time, she could see right through the flaw in Meng Junzi's technique.
Guan Shanhai, however, was a different story. Although the late Great Qian was chaotic enough, with more than one half-immortal vying for hegemony, how could the number of half-immortals back then compare to the ancient era where a hundred flowers bloomed? The combat experience accumulated was on an entirely different level.
Unable to see through the move, Guan Shanhai could only obediently help Meng Junzi recover from his injuries.
……
High above the Imperial City, Guan Shanhai watched the three Meng Junzis of past and present fighting side by side, his eyelid twitching involuntarily.
He had been careless. This Loan Dao fruit was vastly stronger than a rudimentary Dao fruit—they were not on the same level at all.
It was a pity he had never found an immortal corpse; otherwise, he could have used his Imprint Dao fruit to imprint Wu Yao from when Great Yu was first founded.
Wu Yao of that era had not been like his later self, constantly obsessed with seeing the outside world, and would have chosen to help him.
Healing his wounds while coping with the pincer attack of three Meng Junzis, Guan Shanhai had his focus divided and quickly fell into a disadvantage.
He silently thought, *This is bad.* If this went on, let alone seizing the power of national destiny, he would end up trapped here himself.
Guan Shanhai made an instant decision. No more tangling with Meng Junzi—run now!
"Great Heaven Creation Palm!"
Guan Shanhai unleashed an immortal technique at Meng Junzi, who countered with another immortal technique of his own.
Another massive explosion erupted over the Imperial City, louder than thunder. Shockwaves expanded from the center of the battlefield, and Guan Shanhai rode the momentum to flee.
Unexpectedly, the closer he got to the edge of the Imperial City, the more it felt as though an immortal mountain were strapped to his back. His body grew heavier and heavier until he could barely fly.
He threw a dharma treasure outside the Imperial City and attempted to swap places with it, but that failed as well.
As if having anticipated all along that Guan Shanhai would run, Meng Junzi followed smilingly behind and also arrived at the edge of the Imperial City.
"Fellow Daoist Guan, since you are already here, allow me to play the proper host. Stay and be my guest."
"What trick is this?!" Guan Shanhai was flabbergasted, having no idea when he had fallen into the trap.
A sneer played at the corner of Meng Junzi's mouth. "Why do you think I waited until you refined part of the power of national destiny before making my move? Precisely to prevent you from running away midway through the fight!"
"Although you refined part of the power of national destiny, it is only a part."
"Until you have completely refined it, that power of national destiny will remain a burden."
"The power of national destiny is the aggregation of the strength of all Great Xia's people. If you wish to leave the Imperial City, your power must exceed all the people of Great Xia combined!"
"Fellow Daoist Guan, do you think you possess that much strength?"
Guan Shanhai's expression changed drastically. He never expected the power of national destiny would turn into his shackles instead.
"Kill!"
Guan Shanhai's face darkened with suicidal resolve, devoid of his earlier confidence. If he could not escape, then they would perish together!
"Chaos Rainbow!"
A nine-colored immortal rainbow sprang from Guan Shanhai's palm, spanning the sky and imbued with chaotic destructive intent. It did not appear huge, but if it crashed into the Imperial City, the entire city would be reduced to nothingness!
He refused to believe Meng Junzi would ignore the Imperial City!
Meng Poci's expression shifted drastically. No matter how powerful the Imperial Guard's array was, there was no way it could withstand Guan Shanhai's spite-filled strike!
Normally in such a situation, Yun Zhi would have needed to step in and stop it. But now, Meng Junzi had a better idea.
"Fellow Daoist Jin Caiwei, might I borrow your rudimentary Dao fruit for a moment?"
Hearing Meng Junzi's shout amidst her battle, Jin Caiwei lent out her rudimentary Plane Dao fruit, though she had no idea what he planned to do.
Temporarily gaining the rudimentary Plane Dao fruit, Meng Junzi flattened the descending nine-colored immortal rainbow into a plane.
Flattened into a plane, the nine-colored immortal rainbow no longer resembled a rainbow, but rather a nine-colored immortal blade. When it struck the Imperial City, no explosion occurred.
Instead, it breached the array and sliced through the earth like cutting through tofu, burrowing into the bottomless depths underground.
"Laughable! Guan will see how many times you can block it!" Having one move neutralized was nothing; as long as he knew the Imperial City was Meng Junzi's weakness, Guan Shanhai had no fear of fighting him.
Yet soon, the smile vanished from his face. The fissure carved open by the nine-colored immortal rainbow suddenly erupted with immortal light, surging fiercely straight toward Guan Shanhai's face!
The immortal light arrived so fast that Guan Shanhai could not react in time, and his right hand was severed clean off!
Guan Shanhai realized in an instant where the attack came from. The nine-colored immortal light had plunged straight into the deepest depths underground. And what lay in the deepest depths? The peerless immortal array constructed in ancient times to seal the world! Anyone who attempted to attack the immortal array would be struck by its counterattack!
Seeing that destroying the Imperial City had failed, Guan Shanhai plunged into bloody battle with Meng Junzi once more. He seemed completely driven mad, his eyes bloodshot with killing frenzy, no longer healing himself and entirely disregarding the wounds on his body, determined to drag Meng Junzi down with him before dying.
"Disintegration!"
In the end, Guan Shanhai roared and directly detonated himself. The Imperial City lay within the blast radius as well, so Meng Junzi dared not use any clever tricks to deflect the attack; he could only grit his teeth and take it head-on, leaving him severely injured in the blast.
Watching with her head raised, Eldest Senior Sister saw through the ruse. Though Guan Shanhai had appeared to fight frantically just now, he had in truth been severing his connection to the power of national destiny while fighting, and once disconnected, he used the self-detonation to escape.
Self-detonating to such an extent, Guan Shanhai's condition could only be worse than Meng Junzi's.
"Little Junior Brother, I'm going out for a moment."
Preventing Guan Shanhai from escaping—that was her true purpose in coming to the Imperial City.
Chapter 955