Outside Crimson Blood Cave Mansion, thunderous waves battered the jagged reefs along the deep-sea cliffs, sending towering white sprays into the air.
Two enormous figures stood side by side at the cliff's edge. They kept their late Nascent Soul demonic power tightly restrained, yet the surrounding seawater still churned uneasily. Even the fish that swam past dared not come within three feet.
One was a golden male lion over fifty zhang tall, his mane billowing like molten flames. Each paw that rested on the rocks radiated immense, steady strength. Beside him stood a scarlet phoenix over forty zhang long. When folded, her wings resembled flowing fire and rosy clouds; her beak was like red jade, and her eyes like morning stars. Her divine presence was beyond compare. They were Dragon Rock Lion and Red Phoenix—two great demons bearing pure divine-beast bloodlines.
At that moment, they were both in their true divine-beast forms. Divine beasts naturally radiated an overwhelming pressure, and only by remaining in their original forms could they wield their demonic power at its peak and better bear the top-grade Spirit Artifacts Yun Ce had bestowed upon them.
Dragon Rock Lion held the Lion Tooth Long Blade between his paws, wrapped in demonic power. Golden spiritual light coursed along the patterns on the blade, gleaming in concert with his golden fur. The Lion Pattern Top-Grade Spirit Armor covered his body like a layer of golden scales, its impregnable chill seeming to emanate even from between his mane. Red Phoenix gently cradled the Phoenix Feather Long Sword in her wings. Its crimson light blended with her plumage, while the Phoenix Feather Armor fit snugly over her wings and body, shimmering with brilliant colors and an aura of solemn righteousness.
The storage pouch, filled with spirit stones, pills, and rare treasures,