This thrust was both swift and perilous, causing even Xie Gu to break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Xie Lin's reaction was sufficiently prompt. Her natal Water-Soul Heavenly Scorpion Golden Core Pearl was cultivated through a different method than Xie Gu's Tianlan Scorpion Pearl, following a separate path, yet it possessed infinite marvelous uses when cultivated to advanced stages. Once the Water-Soul Heavenly Scorpion Golden Core Pearl reached its peak, Xie Lin's demon body would fuse completely with it—this, too, was the path of a Golden Immortal.
If one looked closely at this moment, they would notice that inside that azure bead, a trace of elusive, watery, golden thread was actually already present. Without having cultivated this item, how could Xie Lin have possibly withstood that razor-sharp spear-glow at that moment?
The two sides' cultivation bases, at least the levels revealed on the surface, had a considerable gap. Even so, it remained extremely difficult for this Crimson Flame Dragon-Shadow Spear to break through the opponent's defense with a single strike.
Yet Lu Xiaotian's intent naturally was not so simple. That Crimson Flame Dragon-Shadow Spear abruptly transformed into a streak of fire. Amidst the flickering firelight, it turned into a giant red dragon whose agile dragon-body coiled directly around Xie Lin's form. Its dragon claws directly pinned Xie Lin's dual pincers, bypassing the Water-Soul Heavenly Scorpion Golden Core Pearl, and spat a stream of dragon breath straight at the venomous scorpion.
Xie Lin was startled, spitting out a sheet of blue light from her mouth that intertwined with the dragon breath, neutralizing a portion of its might. However, even with a portion neutralized in her haste, she failed to block all of the dragon breath. The searing radiance directly enshrouded Xie Lin's entire body, and a hair-raising scream instantly rang