Mu Qingming neither dodged nor evaded. The lightning around the Thunderstrike Soul Suppressing Whip in his hand surged wildly, like a violent dragon forged from thunder descending from the heavens, colliding with the Form-transformed Tiger Demon's blade.
"Rumble—"
Mana surged outward from the two of them like a tidal wave.
The thunder Mu Qingming wielded grew increasingly violent. The lightning swelled ever more brilliant during the contest of strength, forcibly blasting the Form-transformed Tiger Demon backward. Then he swept his whip sideways, driving back the Nine-Tailed Fox Demon that had tried to launch a sneak attack from the flank.
"What a Holy Son!"
From the corner came the voice of the Nascent Soul rogue cultivator dressed as a wandering martial hero. "Allow me to test for myself just how great the divine abilities of a man who can become immortal without the slightest bottleneck truly are."
His hands formed seals, and the conical hat on his head lit up with purple radiance. The runes engraved across its surface illuminated layer by layer. Amid clanging sounds, blades unfolded one after another from the brim, then hovered in the air and transformed into a streak of light, cutting straight ahead. Wherever they passed, they nearly tore apart the void.
A spirit treasure, the Soul Splitting Flying Blade!
Mu Qingming swung the Thunderstrike Soul Suppressing Whip, gripping it as a steel rod, then smashed it fiercely against the Soul Splitting Flying Blade.
The hovering flying blade ground against the bronze rod, producing a shriek that tore at the eardrums. The sparks they threw up converged in midair into a sea of fire!
The demonic rogue cultivator Yin Jiuzhu controlled the flying blade with one hand while tugging at the cloak behind him with the other. His figure suddenly vanished from where he stood,