Even though the Sin Lord's mood was shifting, Jiang Yan no longer had any interest in exchanging pleasantries with him.
He spread his arms, and scarlet flames appeared behind him. They were Vermilion Bird True Fire!
The instant the Vermilion Bird True Fire appeared, the temperature around them began to soar. Everything in the wilderness stirred without a breeze as scorching heat swept across the land.
The next moment, the Vermilion Bird True Fire rapidly condensed, transforming into a divine Vermilion Bird dozens of zhang tall. It cried out in the sky, then plunged toward the Sin Lord, extending its sharp, flaming talons to seize him in a vicious grip.
"Die!!"
Everything in the Vermilion Bird True Fire's path was scorched black.
The Vermilion Bird dived down and clamped its beak onto the Sin Lord's shoulder. Then it swallowed him whole and soared through the sky.
The clouds overhead grew thicker and thicker, and lightning flashed more and more densely.
"Rumble~"
A thunderous explosion rang out. Amid the flashes of lightning, an immense pressure descended from the sky and crashed directly onto the Vermilion Bird.
The Vermilion Bird let out a piercing cry. After being struck by lightning, its feathers turned ashen gray, the flames covering its body quickly went out, and the sheen faded from its wings.
At last, the Vermilion Bird dissolved into a streak of light.
Heaven and earth fell still again, and everything returned to calm.
The Sin Lord reappeared, his body seemingly unharmed. However, his face was as pale as paper, and his aura was weak. He had clearly sustained some injuries, and he regarded Jiang Yan with a strange look.
After all, though his current martial cultivation was lower than Jiang Yan's, he was still at the Jie Realm. With his mastery of all