Jin Tong's attacks were anything but lacking in ferocity. Wave after wave of hammer shadows shook outward, placing considerable pressure even on the Withered Jie Old Freak.
Large numbers of formation patterns collapsed. With the same amount of power, even Lu Xiaotian could have broken out of the formation using less force.
Jin Tong had yet to find the right method. Several powerful attacks landed in places that were not particularly important, allowing the Withered Jie Old Demon to weather them without danger.
As the formation gradually took shape, the encirclement around Jin Tong grew ever tighter.
Among the tangled, intertwined tree roots, the burial characters entwined together and radiating a scarlet hue became increasingly distinct.
Buzz! A massive burial character drifted toward Jin Tong. Only now did the killing intent within the Withered Jie Burial Domain truly emerge.
That burial character gave off the feeling of a gigantic cage. The profound laws trembling around it were filled with an aura of destruction.
Those with slightly lower cultivation would feel drowsy just from looking at it.
Caught off guard, Jin Tong also swayed ever so slightly.
In that brief moment of daze, an invisible whip lashed viciously toward Jin Tong's heart.
An immense crisis descended. Jin Tong's body jolted violently. Without that stimulation, the time he spent dazed might have been even longer.
After cultivating to the Dragon Lord level, one developed an almost instinctive sense for danger.
However, that sharp root was already almost touching his body. Even after Jin Tong regained his senses, he had no time to block it.
All he could do was watch helplessly as the root stabbed toward his chest.
With a clang, the Buried-Blood Root Thorn—whose sharpness was no inferior to that of an ordinary Profound Heaven-grade treasure—struck his chest as though it