Gu Qingshan reached behind himself and pulled out his longbow.
A thunderclap of vibrations rang out.
One after another, afterimages flashed from the bowstring.
The Shadow Devil dodged several times, but in the end, an arrow struck it.
The immense force of the impact wrapped around the devil and sent it rolling backward like a gourd.
Gu Qingshan lowered his bow, his face full of mockery.
"The Heavenly Emperor isn't here, and the Shadow Devil and I are both ordinary Holy Chosen, sealed and stripped of our power. What makes you think you can beat me?" he said calmly.
The Shadow Devil replied coolly, "Fair point."
Its entire body turned into a pool of blood.
But amid the endless pipes, a new one descended, placing a giant's husk opposite Gu Qingshan.
All the pipes withdrew.
The giant awoke.
"This is a Cosmic Giant who doesn't belong to the Six Paths. It has all its strength, so killing you should be just right," the giant rumbled.
"Kill me?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"Right. You're about to die," the giant said.
The giant roared and attacked with all its might, punching its own head apart.
—Red Dragon Origin Curse!
Hugging his bow, Gu Qingshan shrugged. "Show me your real skills, or I'll think you've wasted all those ancient years of your life. Come to think of it, have you gone senile?"
The black pipes all around them writhed wildly.
One body after another was placed opposite Gu Qingshan.
Powerful warriors of every race awoke.
They said nothing, gathering their strength as they prepared to strike.
In the next instant—
The battle puppets attacked, using spells, cold weapons, bare hands, and all sorts of other methods to hit themselves.
"That's not right... I know you have a dragon curse that takes effect as soon