The Investiture: Unlimited Blade Works Nezha-Chapter 331 - 330: Second Brother, Can You Do It?

The ashen beam spewed wildly from the qi organ beneath its scaled armor, instantly causing Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s golden lotus to wither.

Its massive body wriggled, already planning to retreat.

One-on-one? Manageable. But one-on-two? That’s asking too much of me, the Chaos Demon God!

Yuan Shi Tian Zun is strong, and the Pangu Banner is strong, but after all, the Chaos Demon God is of comparable rank. Trying to kill it with conventional methods isn’t easy.

As for special methods, there are two kinds: one brings swift annihilation but comes at a high cost.

The other is slow and time-consuming, but using it makes him deeply concerned about Guang Chengzi.

Currently, the Jie Sect is almost completely destroyed, and the Chan Sect isn’t far from collapse either.

At this moment, Yuan Shi Tian Zun hesitated—should he kill this Chaos Demon God? And if so, by what means?

Meanwhile, Nuwa stood in the background, her Mountain and River Map unfurled, showing no intention of intervening. She calmly observed the scene as if watching a play, mocking inwardly: Yuan Shi, my overly prideful senior brother.

How could you possibly ask me, a mere woman, for help? Right, Senior Brother Yuan Shi?

Even though Yuan Shi Tian Zun was caught in a dilemma, he showed no intention of seeking assistance.

A little while later, Taiqing and Shangqing, the two Saints who had gone to retrieve their disciples, arrived. Taiqing appeared calm and composed, making it impossible to tell he’d just fought another Chaos Demon God.

Tongtian Sect Master, on the other hand, was entirely gloating. He even asked Nuwa for a handful of sunflower seeds.

"Second Brother, go for it!"

The last ones to arrive were the Western Two Saints, who also showed no inclination to interfere. "If your own brothers aren’t stepping up, why should we? Let’s just enjoy the show!"

Surrounded by the watchful gazes of the other Five Saints, and with his sense of pride already wounded, Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s expression grew dark. The shifting frequency of the Pangu Banner in his hands made that readily apparent.

Unfortunately, this inexplicable Demon God had terrifying resilience; otherwise, it wouldn’t have escaped from beneath the Pangu Axe back then. Despite the massive influx of Chaotic Sword Energy rampaging through its body, its vitality remained strong.

Under the scrutiny of the other five Saints, Yuan Shi Tian Zun neither dared to fight nor could run away, finding himself ensnared in an extremely awkward predicament.

At that moment, Tongtian Sect Master, having finished his sunflower seeds, spoke impatiently: "Second Brother, can you handle it or not? If not, let me take over."

Originally still wavering, Yuan Shi Tian Zun overheard his Third Brother’s remark—"Can you handle it or not?"—and immediately flushed with anger. In front of others, he might admit defeat, but in front of his younger brother? Never!

Deciding resolutely, Yuan Shi Tian Zun wasted no time. The Fortune Cloud above him roiled endlessly, blocking the Chaos Demon God’s escape path, as he raised the Pangu Banner before him.

The Pangu Banner, Chaos Bell, and Tai Chi Diagram are transformations of the Heavenly Creation Axe: the Tai Chi Diagram and Chaos Bell excel at stabilization, while the axe blade–turned Pangu Banner emphasizes creation.

Moreover, the Pangu Banner possesses a unique ability distinct from the other two Heavenly Creation Treasures—that of delivering "critical strikes."

Under normal circumstances, the power of the Heavenly Creation Three Treasures is not vastly different. However, if the Pangu Banner taps into its stored Heavenly Creation Merit and Pangu’s unique energy, its power can far surpass that of the Chaos Bell and Tai Chi Diagram.

Still, this burst of power consumes a special energy reserve that can only be replenished by Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s Heavenly Creation Merit; otherwise, once used, it’s permanently depleted.

When the Pangu Banner initially came into Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s possession, it had seven parts "charged energy." Without hesitation, Yuan Shi Tian Zun sacrificed five parts in one go.

Indescribable Dao Qi flowed across the Pangu Banner, and inside the Mountain and River Map, Nezha fixated intently on it, sensing an unfamiliar yet oddly familiar aura emanating from the artifact.

After briefly preparing for three breaths, Yuan Shi Tian Zun swung the Pangu Banner toward the Chaos Demon God, unleashing a terrifying silver strand of Creation Sword Qi. Caught within layers of enveloping Fortune Cloud, the Chaos Demon God froze instantly.

What was once chaotic and disordered across billions of miles abruptly split into yin and yang under the slicing barrage of its frozen body. The Fortune Cloud returned to the heavens as the sword separated the infinite, directionless Chaos Demon God into two. Meanwhile, pure qi rose upward, and turbid qi sank downward, perfectly resembling the birth of a new world.

A being like the Chaos Demon God, which was originally devoid of concepts such as life and death, was forcibly opened by Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s strike in every sense imaginable.

Thus, the Chaos Demon God seemed both alive and yet unmistakably deceased.

Without even sparing a backward glance, Yuan Shi Tian Zun turned and coldly snorted to his younger brother: "Eldest Brother, take it back to the Primordial Realm."

Here lay the corpse of a being equivalent to a Chaos Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal. Such a prize held immeasurable value. Though its massive size was inconvenient to carry—a Saint must uphold their dignity—Yuan Shi Tian Zun preferred not to bag it for himself. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Although Yuan Shi Tian Zun’s strike appeared effortless, was the cost insignificant?

The stored energy within the Pangu Banner had undoubtedly diminished greatly. While the Demon God’s corpse couldn’t fully recoup his loss, it would provide partial compensation.

The ever-serene Taiqing Saint nodded lightly upon hearing the command: "Good."

His assistance indicated Yuan Shi Tian Zun had no intention of hogging the reward.

With a flick of his sleeve, Tai Chi Diagram emerged, its yin fish and yang fish leaping from within to integrate with the ascending pure qi and descending turbid qi. The intermingling forces generated a transport mechanism that now hovered behind Taiqing Saint.

He then remarked, "This Chaos mission is now complete, brothers. Let us return."

Tongtian Sect Master, irritated by his Second Brother’s self-satisfied demeanor, turned on his heel and stormed off. "Just a Chaos Demon God, huh? And you still needed the Pangu Banner to win. If it were me, I could’ve done it too!"

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Inside the Mountain and River Map

The Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect lay in rows, watched over by two elderly figures, who were now all ears and squinting into the distance.

Far away, a handsome youth in white robes faced off against an elegant female immortal in golden attire in a heated argument.

"You’re so foolish! Didn’t I already tell you to run? Why did you turn back!?"

Jin Ling Saint Mother, accustomed to her lofty position and being a top-tier Great Expert, felt deeply uncomfortable with being scolded in such a tone. Were it not obvious that Nezha genuinely cared for her, she would’ve landed him two solid punches without hesitation.

"Not even my teacher has spoken to me this way!"

Jin Ling Saint Mother, wholly unconvinced that she had done anything wrong, answered with a muffled voice: "At worst, I’ll die."

Nezha flared up at the response. "Die, die, die—does everything have to end with dying? What about those who live?!"

"Can’t you use your brain for once and stop charging blindly ahead? If I dared to tell you to escape first, do you think I didn’t have a plan?"

Already short-tempered, Jin Ling Saint Mother burned with rage upon being called brainless. She retorted sharply, her anger igniting all at once:

"You, a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal, dare turn back to confront a Demon God fragment powerful enough to rival a top-tier Quasi-Saint? How can you possibly fend it off? What if the Karma Fire Red Lotus fails? How could you or I survive?"

At that, Nezha practically exploded with fury. "Taiyi Golden Immortal—what, Taiyi Golden Immortal isn’t worthy in your eyes? Does it eat your rice, huh?"

Jin Ling Saint Mother, a commanding figure in the Jie Sect and practitioner of the Gold Element cultivation path, had a notoriously unyielding temperament. But comparing that to Nezha? Despite his outwardly easygoing demeanor, he respected no one save for the Six Saints and Daoist Ancestor.

He had dared to raid even the Nether River’s home—what could possibly faze him?

From birth, Nezha had feared neither heaven nor earth. Yet it wasn’t always this way; in his earliest days in the unfamiliar Primordial Realm, he had been terrified beyond words.

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