Blazing Flame Bull Demon

Ignoring the fragments of human bones scattered across the ground, the two headed toward the Ox Demon's cave entrance.

Xu Xiao silently cursed the Tower of Myriad Laws for its twisted sense of humor. Any Soul Master with weaker nerves would probably vomit on the spot. Though the environment was not as vile as last time,

the psychological pressure remained constant. After composing himself, Xu Xiao casually kicked aside a human skull blocking their path.

Moo!

Clang, clang, clang!

Even the ground could not bear the Ox Demon's weight. Cracks spread everywhere it passed, and violent tremors drew nearer and nearer.

Sensing something was wrong, the two promptly retreated. Xu Xiao simply took Snow Empress into the air. After handing her a Flying Soul Tool, he saw that several fissures seven or eight meters wide had split open where they had just been standing!

Bottomless abysses lay within the fissures, pitch-black and unfathomable. Outside the cave, the ground had been mercilessly trampled by the Ox Demon until it began cracking apart everywhere.

Moo—moo—

Horns wreathed in golden flames emerged from the cave, followed by the enormous body of the Ox Demon.

Although this soul beast was only seven or eight meters tall, the ferocious aura surrounding it truly made Xu Xiao think it looked just a tiny bit like the Bull Demon King from mythology.

The Blazing Flame Bull Demon's weapon was a massive axe. Its blade was broad and sharp, gleaming with a frigid light as though it could effortlessly cleave apart anything standing in its way.

The Ox Demon's eyes instantly turned scarlet the moment it spotted Xu Xiao and Snow Empress. "Meat! I want meat!"

Gripping the axe with both hands, the Ox Demon spun on the spot before hurling it at them. There was no technique behind it, yet its speed was absurdly fast.

"Move!" Snow Empress lightly shoved Xu Xiao away with one palm, then used the force to dodge the axe as it brushed past her.

Xu Xiao could even see human blood mixed with bits of rotten flesh clinging to the axe's sharp edge.

Smelling the foul wind stirred up by the giant axe tearing through the air, Xu Xiao's expression darkened. He did not know whether it was an illusion, but he thought he had seen something resembling fecal residue near the base of the blade.

Emperor Sword: Ice Sword Unrivaled!

Snow Empress had far more combat experience than Xu Xiao. With a lift of her hand, she condensed a crystalline ice sword that seemed capable of freezing everything.

She swung the blade coldly, and invisible slashes struck the Blazing Flame Bull Demon's scars before it could even react!

"Moo! Human meat!" The Blazing Flame Bull Demon leaped up in fury.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!

The Ox Demon continuously pounded its chest. Its savagery grew ever stronger, and the bloody light in its eyes deepened further.

Yet after only a few strikes, the Ox Demon's massive hands stiffened. Xu Xiao saw that they had already frozen into blocks of ice, while the scars Snow Empress had slashed also began to freeze.

The ice slowly began spreading toward the Ox Demon's limbs and head.

The Ox Demon bared its teeth viciously at Xu Xiao, as though it wanted to bite his body to pieces immediately.

Why does this Ox Demon hate me so much? Snow Empress was the one who attacked it, wasn't she? Xu Xiao could not figure it out, but he had no intention of wasting time standing around.

Second Spirit Ability, Destruction Flame Burst!

A massive fireball formed from the lesser mastery Sun Fist Intent, wrapped in Extreme Fire, and smashed viciously toward the Ox Demon's head!

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The previously frozen flesh instantly seemed to have fallen into scorching magma.

"Ahhh! Meat!"

The Ox Demon pounded its chest even more violently, but the Extreme Fire burning within its wounds continued inflicting sustained damage!

Clang, clang, clang!

The Ox Demon aimed its horns at Xu Xiao in the air and charged fiercely. Walking through the sky did nothing to slow its wild speed.

Xu Xiao sensed an invisible seal surrounding the space around him. It was like an unavoidable attack—he had to defend himself, because he could not dodge it.

First Spirit Skill, World Burning Flame Prison!

Reduced the enemy's all attributes by 10% and inflicted special statuses such as stun and burn, while increasing his own all attributes by 100%.

Feeling his strength surge, Xu Xiao still felt it was not enough!

"Martial Soul True Body Armor, activate!"

Golden light flashed. Although only Spirit Saints could use Martial Soul True Body Armor, it was reasonable for a genius like Xu Xiao to use it early at the Spirit Emperor stage; it merely consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power.

The armor formed by the Sun Martial Soul seemed forged from molten gold. Sunlike golden radiance flowed from the gaps between its plates, as though he wore a miniature sun over his body.

Every scale plate was engraved with flame patterns, flowing with dancing halos of light as he moved. It was as though the heat of a blazing sun radiated outward through the armor, sacred and majestic.

Clang!

A figure crashed down from the sky, leaving the Ox Demon somewhat dazed.

The Ox Demon's horns had failed to pierce Xu Xiao's defenses. Instead, Xu Xiao used the rebound from his defense to send it flying back down.

Naturally, Snow Empress would not miss this chance to beat a drowning bull.

Emperor Palm: Great Cold Without Snow!

A massive palm of ice condensed in her hand, radiating bone-piercing cold. The Ox Demon had no power to resist as the Intent of Extreme Cold flooded into its body.

At this moment, half its body was red from the burning Extreme Fire, while the other half was icy blue from the ravaging, destructive extreme cold!

"This bull-headed monster's hide is really thick!"

Xu Xiao swiftly withdrew his True Body Armor. He was uninjured, but the Ox Demon had not sustained any serious wounds either; it had merely been stunned by him.

"This is the toughest soul beast I have ever seen. Even those Fierce Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest may not compare to it."

Xu Xiao did not care whether its hide was tough or not. He understood the principle of striking while the enemy was down.

Fifth Soul Skill, Molten Fire Sea!

Magma appeared out of thin air and poured down in reverse, quickly submerging the Ox Demon's body.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

"Ahhh! It hurts!"

The burning sounds continued endlessly. The Ox Demon finally felt pain, and the Extreme Fire within its body began protecting it as it tried to contend against Xu Xiao's flames!

But it was still afflicted by Xu Xiao's weakening spirit skill and Snow Empress's Intent of Extreme Cold. At this point, the Ox Demon's Extreme Fire seemed to have wilted, vanquished and assimilated by Xu Xiao's magma all the way through.

"I'll give you a taste of ice and fire!"

Emperor Cold Heaven: Snow Dance Blazing Sun!

This was a domain-type ability. In the Far North Land, Snow Empress could instantly transform an area ten thousand meters in diameter into her domain, with snowflakes dancing through the air and turning it into a forbidden realm for all living beings.

However, due to various restrictions here, she could only compress the snow domain into a small area.

It was as though a layer of snow had been spread over the sea of fire. The power produced by fusing Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire was far more than simple addition.

Boom!

The Ox Demon finally seemed unable to endure any longer. Its body split apart, fragments scattering all over the ground, while the axe in its hand fell to the ground as well.

Xu Xiao swiftly snatched it up. This was a good item—he would give it to whichever of his subordinates could use it later. He pretended not to notice the disgust on Snow Empress's face.

He wrapped the axe in Soul Power and placed it separately inside a Storage Soul Tool.

Just as Xu Xiao was about to enjoy the fruits of victory, he noticed flames containing demonic attributes burning around the blood-red soul ring.

Sensing that something was wrong, the two rose into the air at the same time, moving away from the blood-red soul ring.