Without becoming a Dou Di, one would ultimately remain an ant incapable of transcending.
As the bone-piercing burning sensation spread through his body, Hun Tiandi bitterly imagined countless times that if he were a Dou Di, let alone these mere four Nine Star Dou Shengs before him—even forty or four hundred of them—what would he have to fear?
But even so, they could not kill him.
The metallic tang of blood spread through his mouth as Hun Tiandi slowly bared his teeth.
"Unfortunately, this is about as far as you can go!"
"Blood Lightning, come!"
With a furious roar full of resentment, the blood essence in Hun Tiandi's mouth surged forth, transforming into blood clouds countless times stronger and denser than before, causing Xiao Yan's expression to change drastically.
"Fall back!"
But before his words had faded, the blood lightning before them exploded. With no time to evade, the group could only deploy their defensive barriers. Countless crimson bolts flashed past, and their seemingly sturdy defenses shattered in an instant beneath the overlapping blood lightning, leaving them struck by it.
The blow landed, yet none of them was willing to retreat. Countless dragon scales gleaming with violet-gold radiance surged from Zhu Kun's body, forcibly blocking the raging blood lightning. A violet-gold stream of light mixed with scorching dragon blood then burst from his mouth, striking Hun Tiandi head-on against the flow of the blood lightning.
Xiao Xuan's figure became several degrees more illusory, but the flames wrapped around him burned even fiercer than before. The energy tidal wave they raised blasted apart the countless rushing bolts of blood lightning.
Gu Yuan did the same. A phantom of the Ancient Saint manifested before him, forcefully suppressing the scattered blood lightning for the moment.
"Xiao Yan, do it!"
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