Chapter 96: Slaying

"Whew! That was close!"

Thinking back on the previous experience, Kuangshi Laoguai's face was filled with terror; although he had spared no effort to use his life-bound demonic power, he still could not block the attacks from Su Zhangqing and Ruyue Xianzi, and if he had truly been swallowed by that terrifying wave of light, it would likely have been a situation with ten deaths and no life.

However, as an old fellow who had lived for tens of thousands of years, how could he not have some life-saving techniques?

At the critical moment, he used a divine ability similar to the demonic path's "Method of Escaping Calamity," paying the price of his own left hand to escape with his life.

Yet the power of the Thunder Emperor divine ability was too strong; even after using his ultimate technique, the price paid was sufficient, and the injuries he sustained were still very severe.

If it were anyone else, they would certainly not linger, fleeing far away immediately to wait until their injuries were healed before finding an opportunity to take revenge.

However, Kuangshi Laoguai was naturally not anyone else; lions are known for their ferocity and wild nature, and furthermore, the opponent had the blood feud of killing his son, so he was truly unwilling to flee away in such a dejected manner.

Moreover, this old fellow had extremely rich experience in magical combat; the moment he broke free, he cast his gaze upon the two of them, and he could be said to have a clear grasp of their conditions.

Ruyue Xianzi's strength was originally about the same as his, and although she had used a divine ability, she was still handling it with ease.

But Su Zhangqing was different; this brat was clearly at the end of his rope, and being able to hover in mid-air was already a very strenuous matter.

Such a good opportunity, Kuangshi Laoguai would naturally not miss, and even if it meant taking some risks, it was absolutely worth it.

Thinking of this, a look of determination flashed across the old monster's face; he could be said to hate Su Zhangqing to the extreme.

Thinking of his precious son dying at the hands of Su Zhangqing, Kuangshi's expression became even more ferocious.

Ruyue Xianzi had not expected such a turn of events; seeing that she was about to slay the enemy, the enemy had actually unleashed a life-saving divine ability to come back to life and launched such a powerful attack, and for a moment, Ruyue Xianzi could not help but show a look of shock and anger.

"Fellow Daoist, dodge quickly."

At this moment, she could no longer offer help to Su Zhangqing, as she could see that Su Zhangqing's spiritual power had already been exhausted by ninety-nine percent.

Kuangshi Laoguai had a ferocious expression; for an existence like him, a distance of several hundred zhang was covered in the blink of an eye.

This time, he would never let his enemy escape, and at this moment, Su Zhangqing's face also revealed a look of fear.

"Brat, go accompany my son in the grave!"

Kuangshi Laoguai roared.

However, the next moment, the anomaly suddenly vanished, and the fear on Su Zhangqing's face transformed into a look of mockery.

"Hm?!"

Such a change made Kuangshi Laoguai's expression shift abruptly, thoughts racing through his mind...

Was the opponent merely feigning calm or did he have a backup plan? But in the end, he did not retreat in the slightest; Kuangshi Laoguai was also gambling, as he did not believe the opponent had any powerful divine abilities left to unleash while his spiritual power was exhausted.

He absolutely could not be intimidated by the opponent, and immediately, he continued to fly toward Su Zhangqing as a stream of light.

But this time, Kuangshi Laoguai was wrong, as the distance between the two was now only a mere ten zhang or so.

"Hah!"

Yet at this very moment, Su Zhangqing's face was filled with disdain.

A faint layer of gold appeared all over his body.

One must know that Su Zhangqing cultivated the Heaven-Veiling Scripture, and in terms of physical strength, it was even far more formidable than his cultivation base.

At this point, he naturally would not hide anything.

"Hum..."

Before Kuangshi's figure had even arrived, the overwhelming pressure was already enough to leave one tongue-tied; if it were an ordinary existence at the late stage of Golden Core, they would definitely not be a match for this old monster.

The next instant, golden light surged over Su Zhangqing's body, and his right hand suddenly gripped the empty air.

Infinite spiritual power from the surroundings gathered continuously, forming a spiritual power vortex, and the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth was frantically sucked into it.

This...

Such a scene left Kuangshi Laoguai dumbfounded, and Ruyue Xianzi in the distance also widened her eyes.

The next moment, as Su Zhangqing gripped his right hand, a gigantic golden fist smashed fiercely toward the opponent.

"Hum..."

As this fist descended, it was as dazzling and eye-catching as a golden sun.

Such power was even a few degrees stronger than Su Zhangqing's full-strength attack just a moment ago.

The distance of a hundred zhang was covered in the blink of an eye.

"Hm?! Could this brat be a body cultivator?" Such a scene made Kuangshi Laoguai snap back to reality, his expression suddenly turning ugly.

At this moment, the spiritual power in his entire body was already running low, which was fine for dealing with an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator.

However, his opponent was Su Zhangqing, and he could not afford to be careless.

"Roar..."

Facing the incoming fist light, his face was filled with a fierce aura, and he let out a lion's roar.

"Shoo..."

Opening his mouth, he spat out a dark red stream of light.

The next instant, two streams of light clashed in the void, and the resulting shockwaves stirred up hundred-zhang-high monstrous waves on the sea surface.

Under this strike, it appeared to be a draw.

Just at this moment, Kuangshi Laoguai opened his mouth and spat out a palm-sized black bottle.

Strands of incomparably powerful demonic energy surged out.

Su Zhangqing's expression tightened, revealing a look of surprise.

Kuangshi Laoguai was clearly of the demon race, so how could he possess such a treasure heavy with demonic energy? This demonic energy was completely different from that emitted by ordinary demonic cultivators.

Could it be a demonic treasure?

After this bottle was offered up, a gale immediately rose, demonic mist filled the sky, and subsequently, a monster with two horns on its head, two heads, and four arms appeared and disappeared within it; it stood ten zhang tall, with blood-red, ghastly fangs growing from the corners of its mouth, looking incomparably ferocious.

"Demon-Sealing Bottle, this treasure was actually obtained by you."

Ruyue Xianzi's clear voice entered his ears, filled with surprise. Su Zhangqing's expression could not help but sink.

The so-called Demon-Sealing Bottle was something he had once seen in an ancient classic.

Simply put, it has some similarities to the Demon Sealing Talisman I came into contact with when I first stepped into the cultivation world, but what is contained within this Demon Transformation Bottle is the demon soul of a demon.

Of course, the level of the demon whose soul is extracted and refined into a Dharma Treasure will not be too high, but at a critical moment, it is still very effective as a life-saving divine ability.

In addition to releasing the demon soul, the surface of the black bottle flashed with black light, and it also released an incomparably pure demonic Qi.

Subsequently, those demonic Qi gathered in the center, transforming into several demonic flood dragons a zhang wide, which then flashed with flowing light and met the incoming attack.

"Boom!"

Bursts of roaring sounds rang out continuously; although they were quickly blown to pieces, they provided cover.

Just at this moment, Kuangshi Laoguai transformed into a streak of fire light and flew toward the void.

"Hmph! You want to leave? It's not that easy!"

Watching the old monster leave, Su Changqing could not help but let out a cold snort, his expression turning ugly again, and he prepared to transform into a streak of flowing light to pursue him.

At this moment, the demon soul had already arrived close by, and after a flash of flowing light, it blocked Su Changqing's path.

This fellow's strength is approximately at the mid-stage of Golden Core; Kuangshi Laoguai certainly does not expect it to turn the tables, as long as it can buy him a little time right now, that is enough.

"Seeking death!"

As Su Changqing raised his right hand, a golden fist carrying infinite power smashed fiercely toward it.

However, with a single strike, this demon soul was directly blasted away more than ten zhang.

"Swish!"

In the next instant, Su Changqing's fist clenched suddenly, transforming into hundreds of fist beams, as fast as flowing light and lightning, slashing toward Kuangshi.

Kuangshi Laoguai's expression was incomparably gloomy; although he was unwilling to do so, he had no choice but to stop and block the attack.

This process sounds incomparably complex, but it actually happened in an instant; with Su Changqing holding him back, Ruyue Xianzi finally arrived in time.

At this moment, although Ruyue Xianzi had used a powerful divine ability, she did not seem to have suffered much loss, while Kuangshi Laoguai's situation was very dire.

His body was now more than half destroyed, and it would not be possible to repair it in a short time; moreover, the spiritual power in his whole body was nearly exhausted, and there was not much of his strength left.

As the saying goes, when a tiger falls to the flatlands, it is bullied by dogs; when a dragon swims in the shallows, it is teased by shrimp.

(End of this chapter)