The Fire-Winged Monkey raised the golden rod formed from Heaven and Earth Essence in its hand and clashed it head-on against Gongliang Chu's long staff.
With a loud boom!, an explosion rang out between the two staffs.
The golden rod formed from Heaven and Earth Essence in the Fire-Winged Monkey's hand once again dissolved directly into nothingness. The Fire-Winged Monkey, blasted backward, let out furious roars of frustration.
Gongliang Chu, gripping the long staff tightly, also retreated repeatedly.
But before he could steady himself, an impenetrable curtain of rain was already waiting behind him.
This time, he had no chance to wield his long staff and sweep the curtain of rain away. His entire body was directly enveloped by it.
At once, a series of hiss, hiss, hiss sounds rang out, accompanied by a pungent, foul stench.
Gongliang Chu's shrill scream followed.
His body was covered in pits and hollows. The armor that had looked far more imposing and majestic after merging with the phantom image was instantly reduced to rags.
Before he could react, Gongsun Haoyue's heavenly flames had already reached him, blazing fiercely around his body.
What was more, the encircling flames were gradually shrinking, as if they intended to roast him dry in one go.
Gasping for breath, Gongliang Chu frantically thought of a countermeasure as the heavenly flames rapidly closed in.
These heavenly flames did not merely produce scorching heat. More importantly, they burned away all the Heaven and Earth Essence surrounding Gongliang Chu.
This made it impossible for Gongliang Chu to obtain an Essence replenishment from the statue.
He could only rely on the Essence within his own body and fight it out head-on.
But he was currently facing the attacks of two beasts and one person. They could take turns stopping to circulate their