Slaying a Bitter Foe

Facing the Foundation Establishment youth's successive attacks, Venerable Red Demon, a Peak Core Formation cultivator, had suffered setback after setback and sustained severe injuries. He felt as though he had power but nowhere to use it.

Qin Fengming's attacks were not because his methods had surpassed those of Venerable Red Demon, a Peak Core Formation cultivator. Rather, Qin Fengming had anticipated his enemy's moves every time.

When Qin Fengming's first attacks with the Sun-Shooting Talisman and Mountain Breaking Talisman failed against Venerable Red Demon, he had already taken advantage of the moment when Venerable Red Demon's mind was unsettled and secretly shot the Spirit Devouring Netherflame into the lava during one of its eruptions.

Qin Fengming had thought that the Spirit Devouring Netherflame could easily devour the Fire attribute energy within the lava. Entering the searing lava should not have caused it the slightest discomfort.

Although he had come up with this idea, Qin Fengming had still been extremely cautious. Yet after the Spirit Devouring Netherflame entered the lava, he sensed through their spiritual connection that it was utterly at ease within it, like a fish in water.

After thinking it over briefly, Qin Fengming felt relieved. The Spirit Devouring Netherflame was itself Fire attribute energy, sharing a common origin with the lava. Naturally, the two did not distinguish between one another. That they could merge and complement each other was only to be expected.

Under the cover of the scorching lava, the Spirit Devouring Netherflame had drifted to a spot below Venerable Red Demon.

Even Venerable Red Demon, a Peak Core Formation cultivator, had failed to detect it in the slightest.

When Qin Fengming saw Venerable Red Demon sacrifice a magic treasure and activate a secret technique, intending to kill him with a single strike, he naturally could no