A shrill scream rang out from within the cocoon of fire. Moments later, Chi Yunsang raised a hand and beckoned, and the fire cocoon enveloping the two ninth-grade humanoid demon lizards transformed into streaming flames before being drawn back into the tower.
The two ninth-grade humanoid demon lizards were now covered in pits and hollows, blood pouring from their bodies in a sight too horrible to behold. They no longer retained their former humanoid shapes, having been beaten back to their original forms—ordinary demon lizards crouched on all fours. Their eyes were filled with venom and fear as they stared at Chi Yunsang. Clearly, they had never expected that joining forces would not only fail to defeat this human, but would leave them gravely wounded and beaten back to their true forms. It had truly been beyond their expectations.
"Wretches, if this were any ordinary day, I'd have stripped your hides from you." Chi Yunsang's chest heaved violently, and a layer of fine sweat surfaced on his brow. If he had spent a little more time, he could have defeated these two ninth-grade humanoid demon lizards without expending so much of his energy. But Lu Xiaotian's life or death was still unknown, and he could not afford to waste it. He had no choice but to unleash his killing move. In a little while, he could have slain these two beasts outright, but compared with Lu Xiaotian's safety, killing them was insignificant. The Iron Corpse Sheath had already vanished without a trace, and he did not know whether it was alive or dead. For the Nascent Soul Fruit, he absolutely could not let anything happen to Lu Xiaotian. At least not before obtaining the Nascent Soul Fruit.
After recalling the Netherfire Ants that had been battling several seventh-grade and one