With the help of the Illusory Eye, Huo Yuhao saw the changes in the demon hound's body. Three seconds had passed since the demon hound before him entered its burst-speed state, yet the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound was still terrifyingly fast. That alone said a great deal.
It was already fighting desperately. It was even willing to damage itself, forcibly overdraw its own strength, and unleash a sustained barrage of extreme-speed attacks to kill him with thunderous force.
Huo Yuhao had never imagined that a mere five-hundred-year Soul Beast could push him to this point. The pressure it gave him was even greater than that of some three- or five-thousand-year Soul Beasts.
Those Soul Beasts possessed terrifying lethality and destructive power, but Huo Yuhao could still rely on his agility to evade them, then seek an opportunity to attack and slowly figure out how to kill them.
But against the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound, the situation seemed to have reversed. Huo Yuhao was the one being toyed with. Aside from the first slash he had landed when the hound was caught off guard, he had failed to inflict any real damage throughout the entire battle.
Fourth second. The Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound leaped onto the tree trunk, standing level with Huo Yuhao once more. Then, it instantly crossed over ten meters and charged before him, only for its first attack to be knocked aside by Huo Yuhao's fully focused slash.
Fifth second. The Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound, knocked away by Huo Yuhao's block, suddenly sprang up from the recoil and lunged at him again. Huo Yuhao flicked out his Grappling Hook and swung away, but in the next instant, he fell from midair—the Azure-Eyed Swift Demon Hound had fired a wind blade and severed his Grappling Hook.
Sixth second. Upon