"Heaven-Cutting!"
The Daoic voice was cold and clear, yet it made all three feel a chill seep through their bodies.
When that familiar streak of sword light burst into view, Nine-Phoenix Demon Lord turned his head, transformed into his true form, and ran—no, fled backward—without the slightest concern for the lives of Blood Sea Daoist and Five-Water Profound Lord.
Blood Sea Daoist and Five-Water Profound Lord likewise paid no heed to Nine-Phoenix Demon Lord. They each transformed into a blood pool and a stream of turbid water, fleeing to the left and right. The three who had seemed joined at the hip moments ago scattered and fled on the spot, displaying not the slightest trace of camaraderie.
They had merely been temporary allies who had come together by a twist of fate for the sake of profit. Now that disaster had struck, who could still care about anyone else?
With a shrill cry ringing out from Ten Thousand Waves Marsh, a nine-headed monstrous bird suddenly burst from the already roiling waters. It had nine heads, four wings, three legs, and a magnificent tail. Its cry was shrill yet hoarse, and with a single sweep of its four wings, it flew three million li away, heading straight west.
This nine-headed monstrous bird was the true form of Nine-Phoenix Demon Lord.
At the same time, to the south and north of the great marsh, a blood spring and a stream of turbid water also burst from the surface, fleeing north and south.
Yet as the three of them left the depths of the water, that streak of sword light actually pursued them as well.
In the blink of an eye, Nine-Phoenix Demon Lord, in his true form, had already flown six million li with successive wingbeats. Even so, he still sensed that