In their wake, space crumbled inch by inch, and the laws of the world keened in grief;
Their speed was so swift that even Kunpeng, famed throughout the Primordial Wilderness as the king of speed, could only watch their dust.
What was more, the Infinity Bell's toll had pinned his body in place, making movement a struggle.
"Boom—!"
Two beams of divine light pierced through him like heavenly punishment, slamming viciously into Kunpeng's true body!
Blinding sprays of blood exploded from his massive shell on the spot!
Columns of thick black smoke tore through the vault of heaven, shooting straight into the skies.
Violent ripples of energy erupted ring after ring from the depths of space. Like raging waves crashing against the shore, they swept in every direction.
Within a thousand li, birds and beasts, grasses and tree spirits alike trembled in panic, shivering uncontrollably.
The sight was so horrifying it could split one's liver and gall!
The next instant—
Clang!
Kunpeng threw back his head and howled, his cry shaking the eight realms. With a savage beat of his wings, he plunged back into space.
But when he reappeared, none of his former majesty remained:
The scales across his body had split apart, bloody gashes crisscrossed his flesh, and blood seeped out in streams;
Even his face bore several claw marks deep enough to expose bone, flesh peeled back as droplets of blood fell.
Where was the lofty bearing of an ancient powerhouse now?
He looked exactly like a defeated rooster, wings in disarray and tail feathers broken!
All of this had been bestowed upon him by the brothers Dijun and Eastern Emperor Taiyi!
"Dijun! Eastern Emperor Taiyi! You have gone too far!"
Kunpeng spoke in human tongue, every word striking the ground like an iron nail. His eyes