"Hmph! Just a petty trick!"
Blood-Eyed Venerable snorted coldly, extended his right index finger, and pointed forward from afar.
In an instant, a scarlet soul fluctuation suddenly spread outward.
The soul fluctuation seemed almost tangible as it transformed into a scarlet beam that shot toward the vicious beast.
The beast crashed into the red light and shattered into pieces in the blink of an eye, dispersing completely.
"So this is your trump card? It's nothing special!" Blood-Eyed Venerable sneered, and his figure vanished into the darkness once more.
Long Aotian shook his head, snapped his folding fan shut, and said calmly, "As expected of the Heretical Path, resorting to such sneak attacks! Since you refuse to face me head-on, I can only let you taste the power of 'immortal Slaying World Destruction'!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the void behind him suddenly split open. A crystalline sword, as if forged from mercury, emerged through the void and hovered above Long Aotian's head.
The entire sword was purple, with a purple gemstone embedded at its tip, gleaming brilliantly. The fierce sword aura it released nearly tore space apart.
Blood-Eyed Venerable's heart tightened. A trace of panic flashed across his face as he immediately retreated several steps and widened the distance. "Damn it! The sword in his hand is no ordinary weapon!"
Long Aotian's eyes gleamed as he wielded the sword and performed his technique. "Nine Provinces Immortal Slaying Sword! Slash!"
In an instant, sword qi filled the sky and came whistling down, cleaving through everything like it could destroy all things.
Blood-Eyed Venerable's expression grew increasingly grave. He took a deep breath, and his body suddenly swelled to three times its former size, transforming into a burly man clad in blood-colored armor. Wielding a blood-red Great Axe, he swept it