In an instant.
All nine shriveled heads of the monstrous bird's phantom opened their beaks and shrieked. Their cries were so shrill and piercing they threatened to split heads and muddle minds. Gales rose, clouds surged, lightning flashed, and thunder roared. Flying sand and rolling stones swept through the air as water, fire, icy cold, and baleful intent erupted together. A torrent of Divine Abilities engulfed the place where Crested Ibis stood.
The next instant, Southern Ming Separation Fire burned through the myriad Divine Abilities the nine-headed bird had spewed. Crested Ibis became a streak of flowing flame and charged straight at Nine Phoenix.
Nine Phoenix gave her a scornful smile. "Hmph. At a time like this, you still want a one-on-one fight?"
"Blood Sea, Five Waters, attack together!"
Blood Sea Daoist raised his Blood Sea Bowl with a smile and was about to unleash a Divine Ability when a fierce white radiance descended from the sky. Like a sweeping blade of light, it surged toward him with the force to shatter a thousand mountains. Startled, he retreated again and again, narrowly avoiding it.
"Grand Pristine White Qi?!"
"Qi Bai?!"
As Blood Sea Daoist named the white radiance, a figure slowly took shape high in the sky.
He wore a Profound Simplicity White Jade Crown and a Golden-Mark Dark Splendor Robe.
A Golden-Thread Yin-Yang Belt girded his waist, and he held a Four-Transformation Zhaoyao Banner.
Who else could that figure wreathed in strands of Grand Pristine White Qi be but Underworld Lord Shaobai, Qi Bai?
As soon as Qi Bai appeared, he looked down and hurled three Tribulation Thunder Seeds, each one sealing off a route of retreat for Blood Sea Daoist. Then he swept his Four-Transformation Zhaoyao Banner, gathering Grand Pristine White Qi into a myriad sword rays. "Blood