Above the sea, Xia Houqi's severed hand swiftly regenerated. A vicious gleam flashed in his crimson eyes as he stared fixedly at the enormous figure nearby.
"Flame Demon Lin Sheng!?"
He soon guessed the other man's identity and spoke slowly.
Lin Sheng ignored him, looking instead at the green-robed elder beside him and Luo Yin, who had just recovered.
Luo Yin's eyes were vacant as he gazed at Lin Sheng before him. Beside him, Divine Lord Li's constantly shifting features slowly settled, and his awareness returned. In truth, he had remained conscious throughout, but the mental shock had gradually thrown his memories into confusion.
Even so, he recognized the man before him at a glance.
"Master, Senior Luo Yin, rest off to the side for now. Leave everything else to me."
Lin Sheng nodded to the two men. Then countless enormous blue-black pythons wrapped around them and carried them several hundred meters away.
Only after doing this did he slowly turn around. His Gilt Vertical Pupils settled on the crimson, half-human, half-dragon figure nearby, then on the shaggy beastman behind him.
"Dragon Demon Xiahou Qi? We finally meet. I hear you've been looking for me. It's time this farce ended."
Golden flames surged from Lin Sheng's body as he slowly strode through the air toward the two men.
"Heh heh..."
At Lin Sheng's words, Xia Houqi burst into laughter, his expression growing increasingly excited and deranged.
"If you're here, it seems that useless Zhao Yantai failed to finish you off. All the better. Today, I'll send you and your master on your way together..."
By the end, his laughter had turned sinister. As his words fell, Xia Houqi became a crimson blur and vanished instantly from where he stood.
At the same time, a telepathic message reached Shi Bao behind