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A halberd's shadow swept across the sky. Powerful blood and qi surged from Shi Lan's body. With a transformed demon king before her, she could no longer afford to suppress its flow. Her silver hair whipped in the wind as she unleashed her full strength.

The white-robed demon king sensed the murderous chill pouring from Shi Lan and grew even more frenzied, as if he had been provoked. He thrust out a tiger claw and struck directly at the halberd.

Boom!

The astral energy wrapped around the halberd's shadow exploded, transforming into a fierce gale that swept in every direction. The beasts surrounding them were all flung away, clearing a patch of ground in an instant.

Shi Lan staggered back three steps. The city wall beneath her feet could not withstand the tremendous force; it cracked inch by inch and collapsed for several yards.

Shi Lan's physique far surpassed that of an ordinary Heavenly Astral martial artist. Even at the Earthly Fiend realm, she had already possessed the strength to uproot mountains. Now that she had entered the Heavenly Astral realm, no one knew just how tremendous her strength had become. In terms of physical power alone, she was almost on par with a Myriad Phenomena martial artist.

The white-robed demon king had never imagined Shi Lan's strength would be so terrifying. On top of that, his bloodline had been stripped away, leaving him gravely wounded. He stumbled through the air and tumbled nearly a hundred yards. His white robes, already stained with blood, were now caked with dust, and not a trace of their former color remained.

Shi Lan emerged from the beast horde. The Demon-Suppressing Army soldiers scattered around her quickly rallied and formed up again, faintly surrounding the white-robed demon king.

Once she had steadied herself,