"Dragon-Tiger Combined Strike!"
Li Bufan brought his fists together. Blood Qi Power burned wildly within him like kindling set alight, gathering into a tangible plume that rose from the crown of his head.
At the same time, the Five Elements Heaven Skill ran at full force. True Essence surged into his arms like rushing rivers and merged with his Blood Qi Power, forming the phantoms of a dragon and a tiger before him.
Dragon roars and tiger howls echoed through the secret realm.
The dragon and tiger phantoms, formed from True Essence and blood qi, coiled around each other and drew strength from one another. Like partners who had fought side by side for a thousand years, they swept toward the demon insect.
Sensing the threat within that force, the demon insect dared not be careless. A low hiss escaped it, and the Demon Essence around its feelers suddenly thickened.
Specks of green light appeared in the pitch-black Demon Essence, flickering like fireflies in the night, yet giving off an even more vicious aura.
"Myriad Parasite Poison Palm!"
Its pincer slammed down like a small mountain, carrying that black Demon Essence into Li Bufan's dragon and tiger phantoms.
Boom—
The instant they collided, a visible shock wave erupted from the point of impact, collapsing the ground for a hundred zhang around them into a vast pit.
Rocks and dirt sprayed in every direction like rain, crackling against the surrounding stone spires.
The impact drove Li Bufan back more than a dozen steps before he steadied himself. Each step left a deep footprint in the ground.
His blood qi churned more violently than before, but his eyes only grew brighter.
"As expected of a Demon Beast in the Origin Tracing Realm. You've got some skill."
A flicker of complicated emotion crossed