Blood-Burning Demons, especially high-ranking Greater Demons, possessed their most formidable ability in the form of the [Blood-Burning] effect.
This ability, which inflicted percentage-based damage according to the target's maximum health, was exceptionally powerful.
Other than methods that instantly restored health, there was almost no way to avoid the effects of [Blood-Burning].
Even Zong Shen had just used the final strike of that [Blood-Burning Arrow] to successfully consume most of the [Fel Devourer · Old Wounder]'s health.
Even the Flame Demon BOSS could not avoid the effects of [Blood-Burning] damage. So far, Zong Shen had yet to encounter anyone capable of ignoring the [Blood-Burning] effect. If Firelick Carlrig suffered [Blood-Burning] damage, it likely would not be able to avoid it either.
However, the [Blood-Burning] effect generally existed only as a property of various Blood-Burning weapons.
Every Blood-Burning weapon was precious, and usually only Greater Demon-level Blood-Burning Demons could condense them.
After each condensation, a long period of time was required before another could be created.
Taking the Greater Demon Artorius as an example, it could condense an [Artorius Blood-Burning War Spear] and an [Artorius Final War Shield], but each required 50,000 health points and came with a cooldown of up to 100 years.
Zong Shen had always kept that in mind, so he did not believe Artorius would necessarily lose!
Besides that, Artorius still had active and passive abilities such as [Blood-Burning Curse], [Final Judgment: Demon Trial], and [Demonic Boiling] that it had yet to use.
These were all Artorius's trump cards. It would never use them until the final moment. After all, the Blackwater Sword Saint Firelick Carlrig was no ordinary opponent. It had to ensure it had a chance to kill with a single blow.
Of course, the situation had indeed reached a critical point. Artorius understood that if