The Vermilion Bird Old Ancestor struck first. His wings snapped open, and crimson Southern Bright Separation Fire surged out like a tide. In an instant, it formed a cage of flames around the Corpse Ancestor, sealing off every escape route!
The Corpse Ancestor's expression changed. "Vermilion Bird, what are you doing?!" he demanded.
His answer was the Scorpion Race Old Ancestor's tail stinger, stabbing silently toward his back. Deadly venom coated its dark-purple hook as it aimed straight for his heart! The Corpse Ancestor reacted at once. Corpse Qi erupted from his body and formed a gray shield behind him, barely stopping the stinger. The impact still drove him back several steps.
But the moment he retreated, the Bull Demon Old Ancestor's massive axe came crashing down at his head! At the same time, the Lion Old Ancestor's golden tail swept in from the side with mountain-crushing force and slammed into his waist!
Bang!
The blow sent the Corpse Ancestor flying sideways. Before he could land, the Flying Fish Old Ancestor's water arrows and the Snake Demon Old Ancestor's poisonous mist came one after another, pouring over him like a torrential downpour. All seven Old Ancestors unleashed their powers, their attacks surging like a tide and giving him no chance to breathe.
Wounds covered the Corpse Ancestor's body, and gray-white Corpse Qi kept leaking from them. Still, he gritted his teeth and held on. He opened his mouth and spat out a dense cloud of green Corpse Qi—his natal Corpse Poison, refined over more than a thousand years. Its corrosive power and toxicity were so fierce that even the air hissed as it dissolved. The green mist spread rapidly. When the Vermilion Bird Old Ancestor's Southern Bright Separation Fire touched it, the flames hissed and dimmed.
"You want to kill