"Bang!"
However, Great Sage Qingming was simply too fast. Dao Lord Taichu had no way to dodge and could only take the blow head-on.
"Boom!"
That slash struck Dao Lord Taichu viciously, sending him flying.
A deep scar several yards long appeared across Dao Lord Taichu's chest, blood pouring from it.
"You bastard! I'll slice you into a thousand pieces and make you die a miserable death!"
Great Sage Qingming roared furiously. His attacks became even fiercer, every move brimming with endless killing intent, as though he intended to kill Dao Lord Taichu outright.
Dao Lord Taichu's armor had already shattered, and his body was covered in blood. He was in a miserable state.
All of that blood was Dao Lord Taichu's Essence Blood.
The loss of Essence Blood was fatal to a cultivator. No matter how powerful someone was, if he lost too much Essence Blood, he risked perishing.
"Rumble..."
The two fought fiercely, turning heaven and earth upside down. The surrounding trees were reduced to ashes, huge rocks flew everywhere, and even the mountain walls cracked apart. The scene was astonishing.
"Haha, I told you, you're no match for me!"
Great Sage Qingming shouted.
"Hmph, who lives and who dies is still uncertain!"
Suddenly, Dao Lord Taichu shouted. Vast golden spiritual energy surged from his body, layers of golden light wrapping around him and causing his aura to soar, like a Golden Crow burning in the sky.
"What? This is..."
Great Sage Qingming's eyes widened.
Within that golden light, he saw wisps of True Sun Fire.
This was True Sun Fire!
Dao Lord Taichu had actually mastered this legendary, most terrifying flame!
"Heaven-Burning!"
Dao Lord Taichu roared.
At once, the golden light filling the sky transformed into a dazzling golden lotus.
That golden lotus bloomed with boundless, brilliant