The Ancient Evil Spirit pursued Azure Dragon.
Black Tortoise, meanwhile, was being suppressed by the treasury opened by the Demon Tower.
The treasury represented rules—and rules capable of suppressing Black Tortoise at that. Although Black Tortoise was itself a rule, the grand formation could no longer provide it with much support, while the treasury was continuously supplied with energy by the Demon Tower.
As one side waned, the other waxed.
Even though the Demon Tower was inferior to the grand formation, it had still successfully forced the divine beast onto the defensive.
Elsewhere, the monster that had emerged from the World's Dark Side also clashed fiercely with Gou Chen. It wielded a bamboo staff, lashing Gou Chen viciously while weeping with every strike.
Gou Chen remained fearlessly unshaken.
A dense aura of death swirled around its entire body. Whenever the bamboo staff came crashing down, it would suddenly slow to a snail's pace, allowing Gou Chen to easily evade it without being struck.
By contrast,
after taking a staff strike at the beginning, Gou Chen had successfully reversed the pressure and begun suppressing its opponent!
Boom!
Gou Chen had no face.
Its face held only a gigantic Black Hole.
The Black Hole tugged at the void, forming a massive vortex. The space where the monster stood instantly collapsed, completely engulfing it. A razor-sharp killing intent annihilated everything tangible.
The monster was thrown into crisis.
"Wuu wuu wuu—!"
The monster's weeping possessed a strange magic that could affect the mind, causing Negative Emotions to accumulate endlessly until the consciousness was completely destroyed. But this ability was useless against Gou Chen.
The monster tried to dodge.
But while suppressing it, Gou Chen had already closed in.
Gou Chen was completely unaffected.
As the monster raised its staff again, Gou Chen struck first,