Billowing smoke surged into the sky. Amid the rain of blood, a scream of utter agony suddenly rang out.
From the severed corpse, which was spraying blood everywhere, faint waves of soul power rippled. Then an incredibly illusory figure, battered and disheveled, burst out of it.
Fear was written all over the vague features of the phantom. When it looked toward Jiang Shu, standing in the air not far away, its hazy gaze filled with even greater terror.
The terrifying power contained in the Panwu Sky-Opening Axe had far exceeded Qiu Taoguang's expectations. It had given him no time to react, and he had nearly been killed by that single strike!
Only after his soul had torn free of his ruined body did he finally realize, with a start, that Jiang Shu's strength had become so formidable after breaking through to the Myriad Phenomena Realm.
Even though he had obtained the Great Calamity Dao Lord's inheritance, he was still utterly powerless before Jiang Shu.
He had even lost more decisively than he had when he and the Dragon Prince led the Demon Sect and Demon Race's true disciples and commanders in a combined assault on Jiang Shu that day!
Violent ripples spread across Qiu Taoguang's transparent soul as it hovered in midair. Daring not linger a moment longer, he let out a terrified cry, hurriedly summoned the Calamity Dao above his head to wrap around his soul, and fled wildly into the distance.
But just then, Jiang Shu's cool gaze had already settled on him.
"Running?"
A sharp glint flashed deep in Jiang Shu's eyes. He gave a heavy snort, raised his hand toward the distant figure of Qiu Taoguang's illusory soul, and clenched his five fingers!
BOOM!
At his gesture, the Lightning Dao above his head shuddered violently. Threads