As the dust stirred up by the collapsing building began to settle, many people finally caught a glimpse of Cao Xu and Laifu within it.
Seeing one person and "one dog" standing in midair, the crowd below froze, their faces filled with astonishment!
"Holy crap, there's actually a person flying in the air! And the thing opposite him... is that a dog?"
Someone immediately cried out at the sight.
"It really does look like a dog! Could it be... that building collapsed because of that man and that dog?"
"Damn, what the hell is going on?! This is totally ridiculous! Forget the man—even a 'dog' can fly through the sky?!"
"Yeah! Maybe that dog's some kind of demon, and the man's an immortal trying to subdue it. That's why they fought and brought down the whole building?"
The crowd's cries rose all around them as people speculated wildly.
It had all happened in the blink of an eye. As soon as Cao Xu completed his hand seals, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "You vile beast, prepare to die—"
"Buzz!"
In an instant.
The dazzling, vast, and mysterious "star river" formed by his sword art suddenly seemed to unleash Myriad Stars falling from the heavens. One after another, streaks of starlight crashed down like stars, blanketing the sky as they slammed toward Laifu!
Laifu had clearly sensed the terrifying power and force contained in the "stars" raining down all around it. Its expression grew solemn, and its eyes shimmered like shattered gold as two blazing golden flames suddenly ignited in its pupils.
"Awooo—"
Laifu abruptly threw back its head and howled.
Its roar shook heaven and earth, echoing in every direction!
An inexhaustible force surged from within it like a torrent of flames. With a whoosh, a fearsome