The altar fell silent. Su Xiao dispelled the crystal shield. Blood dripped from his chin, and just as he was about to move forward, excruciating pain surged through every part of his body.
A'Mu and the Resentful Orphan were the most heavily wounded, especially A'Mu. The Dark Rings and Light Blades had spread from the High Priest's staff, and during the final two seconds, it had forcibly endured over eighty percent of them.
"We won. Cough, cough, cough."
Qis dropped to one knee and spat blood, yet he was smiling—smiling with immense satisfaction.
"You... did well. I thought no one could kill me anymore. You deserve a reward."
The High Priest's head spoke. The Resentful Orphan's eyes widened, and it swallowed the head whole.
"Hehehehehe~"
The High Priest's head let out a chilling laugh. Anyone timid enough to witness this would either collapse in terror or turn and flee.
"Light illuminates darkness. Shadows are born between light and darkness. Fire drives away the shadows..."
Crack.
The High Priest's head shattered, but his headless body seized the Resentful Orphan by the neck. Flames exploded.
The Resentful Orphan let out a miserable howl and tore at the High Priest's headless corpse. The headless corpse rose and flung the Resentful Orphan against the wall as if it were trash.
The High Priest's headless body leaned forward at the waist, his arms hanging naturally. Flames ignited all over him, curling like smoke.
The High Priest's body was soon engulfed in flames. Seeing this, Su Xiao immediately retreated. If he went forward now, he would certainly die.
Su Xiao took out a restorative. The instant he used Dragon Slayer Flash to slice open the bottle's seal, flames rose from the medicine bottle.
He tossed aside the restorative in his hand. If it had been one