The monster roared, throwing its head back in a howl. Raising the flaming greatsword in both hands, it brought it crashing down at Lin Bai, the blade cleaving furiously as Sword Qi swept across a thousand miles.
Lin Bai's expression grew solemn. After swiftly dodging, the Demon Sword flew out of his Storage Bag, and he shouted in a deep voice, "Twenty-Four Sky Sword! Azure Sea Torrent!"
After Lin Bai dodged the monster's strike, Sword Control Art flashed. Lin Bai rapidly closed in on the monster and cleaved down from the top of its head. The sword light easily split the monster in two! But before Lin Bai could rejoice, the monster's body condensed out of the flames once more.
"An Immortal?" Lin Bai retreated on his sword, watching the monster slowly regenerate within the flames. He immediately understood that it was an "undying and imperishable" being. Even the "Twenty-Four Sky Sword" could not destroy it.
This Flame Spirit had no life, no soul, no flesh, and no body to speak of. It was entirely condensed from the will of the flames. As long as this sea of fire remained, no matter how many times it was killed, it would be reborn within these flames.
After entering the Demon Realm, Lin Bai had learned that certain undying and imperishable beings existed between heaven and earth. For example, the warriors in the Asura Battlefield who had been refined into human puppets counted as such beings. In the Demon Realm and the Spirit Realm, creatures like these were called Immortals.
It was obvious that the Flame Spirit Lin Bai had encountered was also an Immortal, one that was nearly impossible to kill.
In the cultivation world, the most common Immortals were ghost cultivators. Their lifespans were practically endless, but they had no