Now That's More Like It

Situ Xuan felt the gazes of the four Demon Gods and grinned.

There was no fear in that smile, no tension—only a pure excitement that came from the bottom of his heart.

"The four of you, come at me together."

His right hand lowered from his chest, his five fingers spreading as black Malevolent Qi began to gather in his palm. His left hand remained folded before his chest, his posture casual and relaxed, as though he were facing four opponents not worth mentioning.

Vine moved first.

Its serpentine body shot up from the ground with astonishing speed. Dark green scales sliced through the air, leaving behind a green afterimage. Its mouth opened, and a dense poisonous mist spewed out, turning into a green pillar of gas that shot straight toward Situ Xuan's face.

Wherever the poisonous mist passed, the air corroded with a sizzling hiss. Rocks on the ground swept by the mist instantly turned ashen black, their surfaces riddled with honeycomb-like holes.

Situ Xuan lowered his left hand from his chest and struck out with a palm.

Black Heart Evil Palm, Darkness Overcasting Heaven and Earth.

The black Malevolent Qi surging from his palm collided with Vine's poisonous mist. The two energies clashed in midair, corroding and canceling each other out with a constant sizzling sound. Black Malevolent Qi and green poisonous mist intertwined, forming a strange cloud of gray-black smoke.

Situ Xuan's figure rushed out from within the smoke. His right hand reached forward, five fingers hooked like claws, heading straight for Vine's head.

Vine's body twisted in midair, its serpentine form bending at an unbelievable angle as it narrowly avoided his claws. Its tail whipped up from below, a cluster of green venom condensing at the tip as it flew toward Situ Xuan's back.

Situ Xuan