The Primordial Giant Spirit God captures Sun Wukong at the start.

Taibai Xingjun held the imperial edict and read it over and over again.

Giant Spirit Lord!

Commanding the Nine Luminaries and Twenty-Eight Constellations!

Every word of the imperial edict felt like a knife stabbing into his heart!

He has followed His Majesty since the founding of the Heavenly Court, but to this day he is only one of the Nine Luminaries!

What merits did this giant spirit god have, and why was he promoted to the position of Yuanjun?

His old face was contorted with jealousy!

"Snapped!"

Shi Daju slapped Taibai Xingjun across the face!

"You dare glare at me?"

"Are you going to commit insubordination?"

Taibai Xingjun was dumbfounded.

I stood there for a long time, unable to react.

"I... got slapped in the face?"

The immortal power within his body surged instantly.

"Snapped!"

Shi Daju slapped him again.

This slap was delivered without any restraint, fully revealing the strength of an early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal!

"boom!"

Taibai Xingjun was sent flying hundreds of millions of miles away.

It only came to a complete stop after crashing into a piece of abandoned star debris.

puff!

A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth without warning.

His entire aura instantly weakened by three points.

"The Supreme Golden Immortal!"

"You actually broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!!"

His eyes were filled with disbelief.

Then he thought of the time when the Giant Spirit God revealed the aura of a Great Luo Golden Immortal to capture Sun Wukong.

A terrible thought came to mind.

Could he really be a celestial being?

But how did a Grand Luo Golden Immortal manage to conceal his cultivation level right under His Majesty's nose?

Do not!

impossible!

His aura was unstable, clearly indicating that he had only recently broken through!

Wait... I understand!

His true cultivation level was the late Golden Immortal stage!

But the treasure he possesses can disguise his cultivation level as that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!

Sun Wukong was repeatedly captured by the Giant Spirit God because of this!

It seems even the Empress has been blinded by this priceless treasure!

The more Taibai Xingjun thought about it, the more reasonable his guess seemed!

Although the Empress is powerful, she has not yet attained the quasi-sainthood.

If that treasure possesses abilities comparable to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, it's understandable that the Empress might not have noticed it for a moment!

As for why the Giant Spirit God broke through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in such a short time, it was naturally because he stole the Empress's peaches!

pass!

Everything makes sense now!

He instantly smiled with relief.

All the questions that had troubled him for so long were finally answered!

puff!

Another mouthful of blood spurted out.

His spirits waned again.

At the same time, Shi Daju appeared in front of him.

At this moment, Shi Daju felt that many question marks had appeared on his forehead.

Has this guy been knocked senseless?

He was spitting blood while laughing... making him unsure whether he should continue attacking!

"Cough cough cough!"

"Giant Spirit God, I have already seen through your secret, cough cough cough~"

"You, relying on your possession of a great treasure, disguised yourself as a Great Immortal, stole the Empress's Peaches of Immortality, and deceived His Majesty's trust. Your crimes are utterly heinous! Cough cough cough~"

"If you know what's good for you, hand over the treasure, and this humble Taoist priest might plead with the Empress on your behalf and spare your life. Otherwise, your death is imminent!"

"Haha~ cough cough cough~"

Taibai Xingjun's face was full of excitement, as if he had discovered some earth-shattering secret. He was so excited that he didn't even bother to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Shi Daju: "..."

Treasure?

When did he acquire a treasure disguised as a Great Immortal? How come he didn't know?

never mind!

Since the explanation was quite reasonable, he decided not to pursue the matter further!

"Whether I stole the Empress's peaches or not is not for you to decide!"

"But... old man Taibai, your slander of your superior and your insubordination are undeniable facts!"

"If I truthfully report this to His Majesty, guess what your fate will be?"

Upon hearing this, Venus fell silent.

He had originally intended to trick them into giving him that treasure, but now it seemed unnecessary.

"Since you insist on courting death, then this Star Lord will have no choice but to grant your wish!"

As he spoke, a surge of Geng metal power transformed into a colossal palm that hurtled toward Shi Daju.

Shi Daju sneered.

"You?"

Although Taibai Xingjun was also at the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, his supernatural powers were far inferior to his!

"May I pass?"

With a whoosh!

A white halo of merit appeared directly behind his head.

brush!

The halo of merit spun rapidly, and in an instant, his figure disappeared from the spot.

boom!

A mighty force of Geng metal pierced through the void and appeared in front of Taibai Xingjun's chest.

The already weakened Taibai Xingjun didn't even have time to react before he collapsed to his knees, covered in blood, with a loud thud.

"You...when did you steal my innate divine power?"

"Are these your last words?"

Shi Daju has no obligation to explain to his opponent.

"Hahaha!"

Taibai Xingjun burst into laughter without warning, "Giant Spirit God, do you really think you've won?"

As he spoke, he took out a white jade Buddha statue from his waist and crushed it without hesitation.

A pink aura instantly dissipated into the void.

With each breath, a gentle, warm aura enveloped the entire starry sky.

Dipankara Buddha, the Buddha of Joy, came across space.

He sat atop a pink lotus, accompanied by a pink fairy who was nothing but a skeleton.

"There's no need for such elaborate ceremony, Star Lord!"

He looked at the blood-covered Taibai Xingjun and said with a slightly teasing tone, as if he hadn't noticed the Giant Spirit God opposite him!

Upon hearing this, Taibai Xingjun gritted his teeth and quickly suppressed his injuries by consuming his own life force. He then forced himself to stand up. "Buddha, you must be careful. That thief still possesses a supreme treasure powerful enough to shake even a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!"

"Oh?"

Dingguang Huanxi Buddha casually crushed the pink fairy on the lotus seat, then looked at Shi Daju with great interest.

"Such a good thing?"

"It seems this treasure is destined for the Buddha!"

Shi Daju was startled.

The Great Golden Immortal of Buddhism!

This Venus deity is secretly colluding with Buddhism!

It seems they've wanted to kill him for a long time!

A hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Since that's the case, then he doesn't need to hold back anymore!

"System, use a one-breath experience card for the early stage of Quasi-Saint!"

boom!

His internal energy suddenly surged.

"what?"

"It doesn't even reveal a trace of the aura of an innate restriction. Could it not be a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, but rather a treasure of merit?"

The Buddha of Dipankara was practically beaming with joy.

While top-grade innate spiritual treasures are certainly excellent, for Buddhist practitioners, the most tempting treasures are those that can suppress one's destiny and accumulate merit.

But the next moment, his smile froze on his face.

Because that aura actually surpassed his!

Not only that, but he also instantly crossed that insurmountable threshold for him!

"Quasi-Saint!!!"

"escape!"

He dared not linger for a moment, not even having time to activate the lotus seat beneath his feet, and directly tore open the void, preparing to cast the method of substitution for death based on cause and effect.

Unfortunately, the substitute he had prepared in advance was far away in the Western Paradise. At this moment, if he forcibly used the power of cause and effect, it would take at least a breath to complete the task.

"Oh no!"

"It's too late!!"

A thought struck him, and he spotted Taibai Xingjun, who was also preparing to flee.

I'm so sorry!

He put his hands together in prayer position.

In an instant, countless forces of cause and effect entangled Taibai Xingjun.

At the same time, Shi Daju's Heaven-Destroying Palm had already landed.

"No!"

Taibai Xingjun let out a miserable cry.

The physical body and the soul were instantly annihilated.

The surrounding void exploded instantly.

Countless spatial laws were shattered, turning into specks of starlight that fell to the ground.