Han Changming formed a hand seal, and brilliant yellow light burst from his body. A gigantic humanoid phantom appeared above his head, its features blurred—it was Han Changming's dharma form. He intended to end this quickly and deal with the Golden-Eyed Beast.
Han Changming stomped hard on the ground with his right foot. The earth trembled slightly as thick, long fissures appeared, rapidly widening and spreading toward the mountaintop.
He brought out the Heaven-Burning Fan and gave it a light wave. A sheet of crimson flames swept forth, and countless crimson sparks appeared in the air. After a blur, they transformed into Crimson Fireballs as large as water vats, raining down upon the mountain like meteors.
Amid thunderous booms, rolling flames swallowed more than half the mountain, and firelight shot into the sky.
The entire mountain split in two. The Golden-Eyed Beast burst from its nest at once, hovering in midair, with each of its four limbs wrapped in a ball of blue light.
The moment the Golden-Eyed Beast appeared, a crimson fire cloud several hundred zhang wide swept toward it. Heat billowed forth, warping the air.
It let out an enraged roar. Countless wisps of blue vapor surged out of the air, transforming into foot-long blue water blades that met the attack head-on.
With a series of thunderous explosions, the dense blue water blades shredded the crimson fire cloud, scattering flames in every direction.
The dense blue water blades then shot straight toward Han Changming and the other two, seemingly intent on hacking them to pieces.
Ye Xin brought out the Ice Soul Pearl and struck it with a hand seal. The Ice Soul Pearl bloomed with dazzling white light, pouring out countless streams of white frigid qi that shielded them.
The moment the blue water blades touched the