Escape

At the critical moment, a fierce glint flashed through Yan Nanxue's eyes. She rapidly formed hand seals with one hand, her fingertips dancing and leaving afterimages as she let out a low shout.

The Blood Cauldron floating in midair shuddered violently in response. Countless strange runes engraved upon its surface suddenly lit up, radiating a blood-red glow so thick it was nearly tangible.

Amid a teeth-grinding series of cracks, the Blood Cauldron swelled wildly in the wind. In an instant, it expanded several times over, transforming into a colossal object. Blood waves surged and roared within it as though countless vengeful souls from a sea of blood had been imprisoned inside, struggling to break free and devour heaven and earth.

"Go!" Yan Nanxue pointed with a hand seal.

Wrapped in monstrous baleful energy, the enormous Blood Cauldron crashed toward the phantom golden bell above, which radiated vast Buddhist might as it rapidly descended.

"Clang—!!!"

A deafening boom capable of tearing apart the heavens erupted!

The sound waves spread wildly in all directions like tangible ripples. Trees in the forest below swayed violently under the impact, leaves scattering like rain. Many slender branches could not withstand it and snapped with sharp cracks.

Golden light and blood-red radiance intertwined madly, corroding and colliding against each other, erupting into a blinding mass of light that dyed half the sky an eerie mixture of gold and crimson. Violent currents raged and crashed like untamed horses.

The phantom golden bell, seemingly indestructible and containing the Buddhist sect's great power to subdue demons, was actually held back by the incomparably vicious Blood Cauldron. Its descent abruptly halted as it remained locked in midair, emitting unwilling hums.

In that split second, while the fierce clash between golden and blood-red light drew most of the attention, Zhang Tie