"Haha, dead! That Burning Demon is finally dead."
"I knew it. No matter how formidable this Burning Demon was, it couldn't possibly be a match for us immortal lords."
"Hmph, without advancing to immortality, it's just an ordinary demon. Once its head is taken off, it's dead beyond dead."
"Let's see how that brat keeps acting so arrogant now."
Seeing Xia Ping's head bitten off by the Sea Shark Lord, leaving only half his body behind, the many immortal lords grew excited and overjoyed, as though they had won a war.
They knew that no matter how powerful the Burning Demon was, it was doomed once it lost its head. Only those who had advanced to the immortal realm could possess an undying body.
The Nether Ghost Lord, Swamp Lord, and Sea Shark Lord were all exceedingly pleased with themselves. Fortunately, they had been formidable enough to seize the crucial moment and find the Burning Demon's weakness. Otherwise, how could they have killed him so easily?
Now that they had seen the Burning Demon die, they had eliminated a great enemy at last, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wait, what's going on with this blood? Why did it suddenly start burning?"
At that moment, the Swamp Lord let out a terrified cry.
What?!
The other immortal lords immediately looked over and discovered that the Swamp Lord had transformed into a swamp formed from black earth, yet that black earth seemed to have been tainted by the blood of the Burning Demon they had just believed dead.
That blood seemed to possess a will of its own. It transformed into magma and began to burn; deep within the flames, there seemed to be a divine bird flapping its wings, its cry shaking the nine heavens.
The dark golden magma