Hongjun did not speak loudly, yet his voice reached the Three Pure Ones clearly.
The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances. They were still worried, but since the Dao Ancestor had spoken, they could only rein themselves in and keep watching.
They all understood: Hongjun was using Luohou as a whetstone for Niu Ben.
But this whetstone was far too sharp.
Just as everyone thought Niu Ben was about to lose, he suddenly broke into a grin.
"A contest of endurance?"
"Old man, you picked the wrong opponent!"
Niu Ben opened his mouth wide and inhaled at the void like a great whale drawing in water.
The stray chaotic energy in Purplexiao Palace, the laws of the Heavenly Dao, even the energy tainted by Luohou's demonic qi—he swallowed it all in one gulp.
Primordial Version of 'He Transforms into Freedom' Technique!
Evolve all things, devour all things!
The next moment, Niu Ben's nearly depleted magical power began recovering at an unbelievable speed!
Luohou's expression changed completely.
What was he seeing?
Niu Ben's open mouth was like a bottomless black hole. Every trace of stray energy in Purplexiao Palace—whether the Dao resonance Hongjun had laid down, the demonic qi Luohou himself had released, or even the chaotic turbulence born from their collision—went straight down his throat!
What was this supposed to be?
Stopping mid-fight to eat at a buffet and refill his power?
Luohou knew the Myriad Manifestations Freedom Method. He knew it quite well. But the version he knew produced countless manifested bodies, each no different from the true body. It was a supreme combat technique.
What Niu Ben was doing was not manifestation at all. It was devouring!
That ox had found a whole new way to use the technique!
"Gulp."
Niu Ben's throat bobbed as though he had drunk