Xu Yi thanked him solemnly, then manifested the Wrathful Chi Aspect. Vast amounts of spiritual power surged out of him, forming a thick, dense wall of spiritual power before him.
"What a powerful spirit of indomitability. You're only at the Transcendent Realm, yet your manifestation is already so remarkable. I truly wonder whose legacy you inherited."
After praising him, Gong Yushang turned his gaze to Lu Huo. "Are you ready?"
Lu Huo let out a piercing howl and blurred, revealing his true form: a Golden Dragon-Horned Python nearly eight hundred zhang long and almost ten zhang wide. Its enormous head was like a small mountain, covered in purple hair that hung down like the mane of an enraged dragon.
Lu Huo raised his body, and half of it plunged into the clouds. The next moment, his enormous serpentine body slowly wound down from the sky, coiling around Xu Yi, who stood at its center. Around and around he looped until his body settled, his demonic form now rising proudly before Gong Yushang like a mountain of snakes.
Xu Yi had vanished. How could Gong Yushang attack him now?
"I never imagined your abilities would be so formidable. It seems I'm going to lose this round. But even if I lose, I still want to see what you're made of, Lu Huo."
As soon as the words fell, Gong Yushang gave a soft whistle. His body suddenly shrank, and a blazing sun sprang from within him. Amid a thousand rays of golden light, a finger shot straight toward the brow of Lu Huo's mountain-sized head.
The frenzied assault and overwhelming pressure made Lu Huo suddenly realize the truth: Gong Yushang had never been aiming for Xu Yi. From the very beginning, he had been coming for Lu Huo.
The shock was