Though the thunderbird was not enormous, the power contained within it was like lightning compressed a thousandfold—deep and razor-sharp.
The instant Li Bufan sensed the attack, he reacted. His body spun slightly, and his right palm thrust forward. Red Emperor Fire Dragon Qi was driven to its utmost limit in that instant.
Crimson fire qi surged from his palm like kindling set ablaze, swiftly transforming into an entirely scarlet fire dragon that roared as it charged toward the approaching thunderbird.
The fire dragon and thunderbird collided violently in midair. Crimson firelight and violet lightning intertwined into a dazzling curtain of radiance, shaking the surrounding lightning into turbulent dispersal.
Dragon and bird remained locked in that woven brilliance for several breaths before shattering and dissipating at the same time, turning into fine sparks and lightning fragments that slowly drifted down.
Li Bufan gave the thunderbird no chance to reform. The instant the fire dragon dispersed, he moved again.
He drove Nine Yang Body Protection to its limit. Golden-white radiance formed from Threefold True Fire spread fiercely from his palm like an ignited chain, swiftly winding around the fading phantom of the thunderbird as it attempted to condense anew.
The chains formed from Threefold True Fire wrapped precisely around the thunderbird's torso and wings. No matter how it struggled, it could not break free from the entanglement of those white flames.
The moment the thunderbird was bound, Li Bufan gently placed his hand upon its head. The instant his fingers touched the ceaselessly flickering lightning, a flood of information surged into his consciousness as though floodgates had been opened.
"Earth Tier peak martial skill, Violet Lightning Demon Vulture Fist. A fist strike is like a vulture, swift as thunder. At great mastery, it can further manifest the divine bearing of a demon