Geng Metal Qi, Hiding Strength From the Start

Ao Ying stared at Lin Changqing before her in shock.

A Mystic Immortal's strength, yet able to contend with a Golden Immortal, and one in the middle stage at that!

Even she felt a chill from that blood-red pillar of light piercing the sky, knowing she absolutely couldn't fight it.

Yet, such a being was merely a human.

Was that even possible?

If it were any other time, she would never have believed it, but the fact was laid out before her eyes.

At this moment, looking at Lin Changqing, Ao Ying felt a sliver of hope rise within her.

Perhaps, her certain death today could be averted because of this human being she had previously looked down upon.

This was her hope!

The Golden Roc, already enraged, now fought without reservation, unleashing all its divine abilities. Its claw light tore through the sky, creating cracks as it lunged straight for Lin Changqing.

However, the long spear was like blood, its inscriptions filled with the aura of killing. The blood-red killing intent also soared into the heavens, sweeping across everything!

"Annihilate!!"

Lin Changqing's expression was indifferent as he let out a cold snort.

This Spear of Divine Demons was a divine ability awakened because the Soul Devouring Needle was devoured by the image of the Divine Demon.

He sensed that if he were to awaken this divine ability step by step, it would take until he reached the Golden Immortal realm, after the three thousand six hundred illusory Divine Demon figures had completely solidified.

Such a divine ability consumed half of his blood essence with a single strike.

One had to know, that was equivalent to the combined power of eighteen hundred late-stage Mystic Immortals!

Such boundless, sea-like power, gathered into one strike, could only be imagined in its terrifying might!

With the long spear in hand, Lin Changqing was now less than a hundred zhang away from the Golden Roc. The Roc's sharp claws stabbed forward, seemingly about to tear him apart.

For ordinary beings below the Mystic Immortal realm, at such close range, they would likely have already been torn to shreds. Even for Lin Changqing, the blood-red armor around him creaked ominously, as if it would shatter at any moment.

The strength of a mid-stage Golden Immortal was far beyond that of an early-stage Golden Immortal!

But Lin Changqing showed no fear. A flash of crimson light crossed his eyes, and his killing intent surged.

With a furious roar that shook the heavens.

In an instant, the long spear was raised high and thrust forward with all his might.

A stream of light, like a rainbow, arrived in a flash.

The two were already less than a hundred zhang apart. As the spear was swung, it reached the Golden Roc in less than an instant.

The spear entered its vision, but before the Golden Roc could even react, a tearing pain spread throughout its body.

"What!!"

The Golden Roc looked at its own claws. The countless wind currents that had enveloped them had now completely turned into flying fragments.

Those eagle claws, harder than metal and capable of easily tearing through Ao Ying's scales, were now pierced in an instant.

The blood-red light, like a rainbow, and the killing intent, like a poisonous fog, spread out, rapidly eroding everything on the Golden Roc's claws.

Countless streams of blood essence were drawn out. The Roc's proud, incredibly tough true form was rapidly disintegrating.

"Impossible!!"

"Damn it! Human, what exactly are you? No, you're not human! What kind of demonic cultivator are you!"

"Damn it!!"

Angry shouts, resentment, mixed with disbelief and shock, continuously erupted from the Golden Roc's mouth.

It looked at its claws, shaking its head repeatedly.

Its claws were among the hardest parts of its body.

Only its beak was harder than its claws, yet now its claws were pierced by a spear and were slowly disintegrating and shattering before its eyes. How could it believe this!

But all of this was happening clearly before its eyes.

The Golden Roc could feel its entire body's strength and blood essence being drawn away, turning to ash as it shattered.

And the blood-red light continued to slice at its flesh, causing its blood essence to evaporate and be torn to shreds!

It had never sustained such an injury even after fighting Ao Ying for so long, and now it had suffered such a grievous wound!

"Damn human, I will tear you to shreds!!"

Under the combined onslaught of rage and terror, the Golden Roc glared at Lin Changqing again, its wings beating, stirring up endless wind currents that tore towards Lin Changqing.

But the endless wind currents only caused the blood-red armor around Lin Changqing to clang, unable to achieve any effect.

They couldn't even break through Lin Changqing's defenses.

As for the Golden Roc's claws, after being pierced by the blood-red spear, they posed no threat to Lin Changqing.

At this point, its claws had lost their former divine might, pierced through, their divine light dimmed, like a tattered and decaying Spiritual Treasure.

Seeing that its wind currents were ineffective, the Golden Roc soared into the sky once more.

Stifling the intense pain in his claw, he spread his wings and, with a flap, pulled the spear free.

"Human ant, you have angered me. Today, no matter what strange methods you possess, I will grind you to dust!!"

The Golden Roc let out an enraged roar and ascended into the highest heavens. Its beak flashed with a man-eating golden light, its world-tearing sharpness revealed without reservation.

Claws and wings were merely the Golden Roc's common techniques; only its beak was its true killing move!

At this moment, a fierce glint flashed in the Golden Roc's eyes as it stared at Lin Changqing, its killing intent surging forth.

Lin Changqing's expression also grew serious. Fighting a Golden Immortal as a Mystic Immortal, how could it be easy?

His Spear of Divine Demons, though a powerful technique, might not be enough to kill a great demon of the Golden Immortal mid-stage.

Despite the strength of his methods, Lin Changqing's current realm and cultivation were simply too low.

Looking at the faint glow on the Golden Roc's beak, Lin Changqing's expression tightened. With a wave of his hand, the spear tore through the sky and returned to his grasp.

It was so close just now. If the Spear of Divine Demons could have pierced the Golden Roc's chest, he could have controlled the divine ability to detonate.

In that case, even if the Golden Roc had ten lives, it wouldn't be enough to survive.

What a shame. The Golden Roc broke free a step earlier. If he had manipulated the spear to shatter then, at most, it would have only blown off one claw.

Feeling the spear in his hand, with about eighty percent of its power remaining, it was enough to kill a Golden Roc!

"Little chick, Grandpa hasn't had his fill yet, and you're already running away."

"A dignified Golden Immortal mid-stage, truly awe-inspiring, hahaha! Such is the bearing of the demon race, truly extraordinary!"

With the Spear of Divine Demons in hand, Lin Changqing's aura surged towards the heavens, like an overlord lifting a sacred cauldron, looking down upon the world!!

His blood-red scales shimmered slightly, his youthful face flushed with a hint of arrogance. At this moment, Ao Ying, watching from the mountain behind him, was momentarily captivated.

Lin Changqing looked at the Golden Roc with extreme arrogance. Despite only being at the Mystic Immortal cultivation realm, he faced the Golden Immortal mid-stage great demon with utter disregard, as if he were the Golden Immortal mid-stage and the Golden Roc were merely a Mystic Immortal ant.

Beneath this arrogant posture were eyes that were chilling to the extreme, fixed intently on the Golden Roc.

A being of the Golden Immortal mid-stage, who had walked the Primordial World for countless years, he didn't believe this Golden Roc had no hidden cards.

Even he, who had only recently begun walking the Primordial World, had some trump cards. How could beings like that not?

What he wanted to do was to enrage the Golden Roc. All living beings were easiest to deal with when they lost their reason.

"Chichi! Hahahaha! A Mystic Immortal ant dares to spout such nonsense?"

"I'd like to see what methods you have!!"

"Die!!"

The Golden Roc looked at Lin Changqing, the sharpness in its eyes instantly surging. Geng Metal Qi erupted in an instant. The Geng Metal Qi and gale on the Golden Roc's body intertwined, raising its aura by a full fifty percent!

At this moment, the residual killing intent on its claws was instantly stripped away and expelled. The Golden Roc, initially only five hundred zhang in size, suddenly expanded to twelve hundred zhang.

This Golden Roc had been holding back from the start!