Chapter 1978: Chapter 1974: Forced to Retreat Before the blood-colored Mask could react further, the Xuanyuan Divine Sword descended, chopping down upon it. The golden Sword Shadow flashed, splitting the Blood Sea with a “hiss,” rendering it ineffective. The Xuanyuan Divine Sword did not pause, cleaving into the Blood Skeleton. With a gentle “crack,” the Blood Skeleton was also cleaved in half. The speed of the Xuanyuan Divine Sword slowed slightly but still thundered with unstoppable force, fiercely cleaving onto the blood-colored Mask. With an earth-shattering “boom,” golden and blood-colored lights exploded, setting off a tremendous wave that shook the nearby Void violently. Everyone nearby was also blown away by the collision storm, and the white characters of Tu Shantong were swept away like autumn leaves in a gale. Tu Shantong groaned, blood trickling from his nose, eyes rolling back as he fainted. Mi Su hurriedly flew over, catching Tu Shantong and moving backward. The Illusion Technique’s power was broken, and the Lord of Black and White, Manjusri, and Samantabhadra successively recovered. Seeing the situation inside the tower, the two Bodhisattvas, Manjusri and Samantabhadra, were greatly shocked. The Lord of Black and White’s expression changed, then quickly regained calm, flying over to the Divine Demon Pillar and sat cross-legged. On the other side, the great battle between the Ape Ancestor, Sun Wukong, Nie Caizhu, and others was also impacted. The Ape Ancestor barely held off Sun Wukong and the others but was already at a disadvantage. The vast collision storm spread, giving the Ape Ancestor a chance to escape the battle. Sun Wukong and others did not forcefully resist the collision force, each flying back. Nie Caizhu, whose vitality was not yet restored, looked fatigued after battling Bai Chuan, her reaction sluggish as she retreated a bit slower, destabilized by the turbulent air currents. The Ape Ancestor’s eyes flickered, waving his arm, the Black Giant Rod rapidly extending, spanning dozens of yards to reach Nie Caizhu. Initially straight and rigid, the Black Giant Rod suddenly softened like a black snake, swiftly twining around Nie Caizhu’s waist as she was unsteady. “Come over here!” The Ape Ancestor pulled, and Nie Caizhu was dragged towards him uncontrollably. Sun Wukong, Bai Linglong, and others were shocked but too late to stop it. Nie Caizhu’s delicate face changed slightly but quickly calmed, shooting a red light from her sleeve towards the Ape Ancestor. The Ape Ancestor sneered, punching the red light, shattering it on impact. However, a figure emerged from the shattered red light; it was Ao Hong, waving his arm. A golden light shot forth, emitting a terrifying screech; it was a Golden Dragon Spear heading straight for the Ape Ancestor’s face. The Golden Spear moved with astonishing speed, covering over ten yards in an instant, reaching within a yard of the Ape Ancestor, its spearhead bursting with a sharp Power of Laws. The Ape Ancestor’s face twitched in pain, hurriedly dodging aside to avoid the strike. Taking this opportunity, Nie Caizhu quickly chanted spells, a flash of golden and white light appeared behind her, revealing a pair of large butterfly wings. The golden and white lights from the butterfly wings combined, forming a domain of gold and white hues, exuding potent Time Law ripples, akin to a Law Space. Strands of golden and white light shot out from the domain, piercing into the surrounding Void, rooting like roots. Nie Caizhu’s figure stabilized, the Black Giant Rod unable to pull her. “Time Law is indeed extraordinary, but your cultivation level is too weak!” The Ape Ancestor sneered, his body rapidly expanding, tripling in size in the blink of an eye. The Black Giant Rod also emitted intense black light, bursting with immense strength. The golden and white domain shattered like paper, all golden-white roots breaking, as Nie Caizhu continued flying towards the Ape Ancestor, arriving before him in a flash. A gleam of greed flashed in the Ape Ancestor’s eyes; he spat out a black cloth bag, the bag swelling in the wind, heading down over Nie Caizhu. Previously, Beiming Kun had proven that as long as one could control Nie Caizhu, they could make Shen Luo submit, and since Nie Caizhu had comprehended the Time Law, he had received a promise from the Demon Clan to use their secret technique to help him master others’ laws. If he could master the very rare Time Law, his strength could greatly increase. Facing this situation, Nie Caizhu remained unflustered, her double wings behind her shining radiantly, a golden and white light curtain blocking the falling black cloth bag, but it only held for an instant before dissipating. As the black cloth bag continued descending, a section of black root suddenly appeared in the fluctuating Void before Nie Caizhu. A yellow light shot from the root internally, vaguely revealing an ancient Coin, striking the black cloth bag in a flash. The black cloth bag immediately lost its Spiritual Light, falling like an ordinary object. “Treasure Coin!” The Ape Ancestor was startled at this. The black root waved like an arm, the Treasure Coin continued with an electric shot, striking the Black Giant Rod. The Spiritual Light on the Black Giant Rod also completely dissipated, the immense rod shrinking to a yard in length, dropping down. At this moment, Nie Caizhu also regained her freedom, sweeping out a beam of red light from her sleeve, capturing the two falling Magical Treasures, as if anticipating all that had happened. The Ape Ancestor was shocked, forgetting to capture Nie Caizhu, grabbing at the black cloth bag and Black Giant Rod instead. However, a golden light shot over again; Ao Hong attacked with the spear, faster than before, aiming at the Ape Ancestor’s right hand. The Ape Ancestor’s entire attention was on Nie Caizhu and the treasure snatching, not noticing Ao Hong until it was too late; a burst of Blood Light appeared, a blood hole pierced through the back of his right hand. His entire palm swayed off course, sliding past the Black Giant Rod. The red light Nie Caizhu shot out enveloped the Black Giant Rod, making it disappear with a flash, taken into the Free and Easy Mirror. As for the black cloth bag, it was grasped in the Ape Ancestor’s hand. “Dare to seize my Magical Treasure, seeking death!” The Ape Ancestor’s eyes reddened with rage, swallowing the bag, his fists punching out ferociously. Two black fist shadows shot forth, transforming into two tremendously thick giant fists. As the fists moved, an explosive sound erupted nearby, causing the surrounding Void to shudder and twist, smashing towards Nie Caizhu and Ao Hong respectively. “Cease your impudence!” Within the booming shout, two thick golden rod shadows flew over, impacting the black fist shadows with two resounding explosions, dispersing both rod and fist shadows simultaneously. Following the golden rod shadows, several venomous dragons and a few Magical Treasures roared in, as Sun Wukong, Bai Linglong, and others finally arrived. The Ape Ancestor was enraged to madness, but without his most vital Weapon, he did not fight desperately with Sun Wukong and others, retreating backward while glaring at Nie Caizhu with eyes that seemed to shoot fire.