After a strand of black light from the Demon Bat Black Sun, which had originally been sealed inside the Dongxuan Ice Realm, slipped through a crack in the ice and emerged outside, it seemed as though there was no stopping it. Strands of light kept squeezing through the cracks. The thick ice formed by the Dongxuan Ice Realm was now also tinged with a dense black radiance.
A series of cracking sounds reached Lu Xiaotian's ears. Feeling the Demon Bat Black Sun's vast and powerful aura, Lu Xiaotian's expression changed dramatically, and he swiftly retreated.
BOOM! The entire pill furnace rocked violently in the explosion, shaking more fiercely than it had during any previous blast.
The Demon Bat Black Sun seemed to have been imprisoned for far too long. Once it erupted, it was unstoppable. Rings of dazzling black light blasted in every direction. Lu Xiaotian hadn't retreated far enough into the void and was tossed head over heels by the raging storm.
He swung the Fangtian Halberd across himself to shield his front, while the God-Extinguishing Robe on his body absorbed a considerable portion of the assault. Lu Xiaotian and the hundreds of shadowy monks who had been rushing over from farther away were all like leaves caught in a gale, blown in every direction. The Demon Bat Black Sun clearly singled out the shadowy monks. Its searing black light wrapped around them layer upon layer. No matter how they struggled, they could not escape the fact that they were being melted away.
Earlier, Lu Xiaotian had been unable to destroy them completely. He could only break through one corner before shaking off the formation of shadowy monks. Now, under the Demon Bat Black Sun, the formation was visibly crumbling.
"Boundless Life Buddha!" The shadowy monks, completely refined by