In the next instant, five fingers clenched!
Boom!!!
The terrifying God’s Intent swelled incessantly, Divinity fog roiled unceasingly as if it could no longer bear the weight.
Boom!
True Ape took a step down, its palm-like feet slapped onto the ground!
At once, it was like countless Guanyin Lotus Bullets exploding simultaneously, the entire illusory earth surged as if numerous earth dragons were turning over!
Endless waves of mud and rocks rose like a tsunami, soaring a hundred feet high like a curtain!
And that Demon Ape, transformed from the Two-Minded Great Saint, reclaimed its frenzy and ferocity in its eyes.
A long howl!
A fist hammered down thunderously!
Endless, exploding radiance, dazzling to the extreme, shielded all the Divinity fog, leaving no trace of light to be seen.
Eventually…
Through the Divinity fog, they could only faintly see a terrifying Demon Ape dragging the corpse of another Demon Ape, slowly disappearing into the brilliance of the explosion.
Crack!
A sound like thunder rolling above the Heavenly Dome blasted forth.
It shocked all Divine Sculpture Masters, who were immersed in the imagery of the Divinity fog, back to reality!
But then, they saw the Divine Statue Elder Sun had suddenly burst apart, shattered into pieces, with fragments of Spiritual Wood scattered all around.
And the Divine Statue carved by Li Che was already sitting upon the meditation mat.
It was over.
At this moment, every Divine Sculpture Master knew who had ultimately seized the position of Divine Carving Ridge Elder.
"Spurt!!!”
As the Divine Statue of Elder Sun exploded, he spat out blood from his mouth and nose, coughing out a thick mist of blood.
"Hahaha
"I understand now, I smell it!”
Elder Sun, with a pallid complexion, burst into laughter, content to the extreme.
As he laughed, murky tears rolled down from the corner of his eyes.
"Observing the Two-Minded Great Saint Temple God for two jiazi, one hundred and twenty years… now I realize… the Great Saint repents to achieve enlightenment!”
Elder Sun gasped for air, the Divinity within him began to dissipate madly between heaven and earth.
His life force was rapidly waning, like a landslide of a mountainside.
He slumped onto the Taishi Chair, his entire being bent, withered, like an old tree drained of all moisture.
The flame of life flickered as if it could be extinguished by a mere gust of wind!
Li Che stood up from the Taishi Chair, his gaze complex as he looked at the aged Divine Sculpture Master.
"Thanks to the young friend.”
Elder Sun quieted down, he looked at Li Che and gave a grateful smile.
The old man continued to cough incessantly.
He took out a piece of wood, devoid of spirituality, plain and ordinary.
He then took out an engraving knife and started carving on the ordinary piece of wood.
Shasha shasha
The Guest Hall was extremely quiet.
All the Woodcarving Masters watched in silence, only hearing the sound of the old man carving into the wood with his knife, accompanied by non-stop coughing.
Trembling hands, steady knife.
On the piece of wood, slowly, a Twin Heart Great Saint Temple Divine Statue began to emerge.
The old man leaned back in the chair, gasping for air, his chest heaving like a bellows.
Suddenly, he looked up at Li Che.
"If one were to hear the Dao in the morning, one could die in the evening.”
"I have observed the Two-Mind Great Saint Temple for one hundred and twenty years, and today I finally understand the God’s Intent of the Temple God.”
"Today, the old man finally glimpses a chance to enter the Realm of Divine Sculpture Saint Hand
A hint of regret appeared in the old man’s eyes.
"Master Li, thank you for fulfilling this old man
"This statue is my gift to you… it’s a pity… I couldn’t finish it
"Would you finish carving it for me?”
Li Che, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but startle.
"Okay.”
Without any hesitation, Li Che immediately nodded in agreement.
However.
The old man didn’t respond to Li Che.
Holding the Twin Heart Great Saint Temple Divine Statue, he had already breathed his last.
At the same time.
Through the heavens and earth…
The fragmented Divinity dissipating from the Temple God Wood Carvings carved by Masters like Su Huaiming, Zhou Tianshui, and Yun Haiyang…
Madly surged into…
The Divine Statue carved from the most ordinary piece of wood.