Before the black seal could descend, a powerful gravitational force enveloped the area.
Spiritual light flared from Shen Jiu's body, transforming him into an enormous Nine-Headed Ghost Dove with nine heads.
One of its heads spat out a thick blue glow that enveloped the black seal. The Ghost Shadows on the seal's surface let out shrill Ghost Wails as they were drawn out by the blue glow, swept into the Nine-Headed Ghost Dove's mouth, and swallowed.
Another head of the Nine-Headed Ghost Dove spat out a thick yellow light that struck the black seal. The black seal instantly petrified, then shattered into pieces.
"Nine-Headed Ghost Dove!"
Sun Wang cried out, his face filled with disbelief.
Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled high in the sky as bolts of thick silver lightning tore through the heavens and shot toward Sun Wang.
Sun Wang changed his hand seal. The Dharma Aspect above his head raised its right hand and slapped at the void. The air rippled, and a giant pitch-black palm flashed into existence, crushing the incoming Crimson Lightning.
A clear, resonant bird cry rang out. The sky suddenly darkened as a Vermilion Bird tens of thousands of feet long appeared high above, blotting out the sky and sun, its body wrapped in Crimson Flame as though it had bathed in a blazing inferno.
"Vermilion Bird!"
Sun Wang's eyes were full of terror.
The Vermilion Bird opened its mouth and spat out a thick torrent of Crimson Flame straight at Sun Wang.
At the same time, massive amounts of Crimson Flame surged from the ground, while Crimson Fire Spears appeared throughout the air and shot toward Sun Wang.
Sun Wang formed a hand seal, and a great deal of Yin Qi emerged from his body. The Yin Qi churned and rolled, transforming into