After breaking through the opponent's blade aura, the ten Mad Demon Soul Pearls each transformed into a hideous demonic head and darted into Xiang Kuang's body. Xiang Kuang's figure swelled by three zhang, a pair of horns sprouted from his forehead, and dragons swam across the cloak on his back. Xiang Kuang tossed out a hand, and the Demon-Prisoning Heavenly Dragon Staff split into ten in midair. They fell in every direction like ten pillars supporting the heavens. Dragons roared atop the pillars, winding restlessly around the black columns. The surging Mad Demon aura centered on the ten black pillars and formed a demonic domain like a cage, enclosing both the Azure Tide Devil Moon and the Tide Moon Hall in the void.
Su Shanyue stared at the scene before him in horror. Xiang Kuang of Demon Stele Island had risen with astonishing speed, and Su Shanyue had never met him in person. He had only thought Xiang Kuang decisive and powerful, never imagining that such a rising star had cultivated to this degree.
Even with the Azure Tide Devil Moon linked to him, Su Shanyue was struggling to suppress Xiang Kuang. The other man's imposing aura was immense; he had even drawn the Azure Tide Devil Moon and Tide Moon Hall into this cage of heaven and earth. Xiang Kuang's cultivation was no weaker than his, his essence was exceptionally powerful, and he possessed a combat talent beyond the reach of ordinary people. Even with the Azure Tide Devil Moon's aid, Su Shanyue could not hold him down.
As Su Shanyue gaped in shock, Xiang Kuang beckoned. The dragons atop the ten black pillars breathed out, and Xiang Kuang drew their breath into his hand, where it took shape as the beginnings of a great blade, a dragon winding