At that moment, Luo Chuan leaped into the air, channeling the Ancient God Power and the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire into his sword, and slashed towards the demonic blade.
The golden-red and pitch-black light collided violently, magma churned, space cracked, and the roar was deafening.
This attack still forced Luo Chuan to retreat repeatedly, spraying blood, but the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire tightly bound the Demon Flame, scorching Ta Jia's demonic energy and causing him to pause in his movements.
"Damn fire!"
Ancient Demon Tagga roared, his fear growing stronger. He hadn't expected the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire to be so effective against him, and his attacks slowed down somewhat.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Luo Chuan retreated and relied on the divine fire to quickly recover from his injuries. He looked into the void and could vaguely sense several powerful auras rapidly approaching, especially the familiar dragon's might, which stirred his heart slightly.
Ancient Demon Tagga also sensed the approaching aura from afar and said disdainfully, "You're nothing but ants! Today, I'll kill you all, devour the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire, and peacefully ascend to the Supreme Realm!"
Ancient Demon Tagga's maniacal laughter was extremely piercing, and the pitch-black demonic flames, carrying overwhelming killing intent, split into several waves in pursuit.
Luo Chuan was seriously injured. Although the sea of lava beneath his feet was scalding hot, it could still serve as a buffer. He, Wang Wei, and Hu Juan fled in different directions, their figures disappearing behind the jagged Fire Rock.
"Brother Luo Chuan, let's go!"
The voice of the Ancient Demon Bero resounded above the magma sea. He watched as Taga abandoned the pursuit of the others and locked onto him directly, a resolute glint in his eyes.
Taja's demonic hand gripped like an iron clamp, its five fingers, covered in black flames, carrying the power to crush the void, aimed straight for Bello's back.
" Bello, you're already at your last gasp, yet you dare block my way? Obey and die, and I'll spare your corpse!"
"Whole corpse?"
The Ancient Demon Bero suddenly turned around, and in his right eye, the Demon Star that had been swirling for countless years suddenly accelerated its rotation, from its initial dazzling flow to its later rapid trembling, and now to its near collapse, emitting a teeth-grinding buzzing roar.
"Boom!"
The first Demon Star exploded, not dissipating, but transforming into a ball of pure demonic energy that surged wildly into Bello's limbs and bones.
Then, the second, the third, the fourth... in the blink of an eye, all four Demon Star surrounding the right eye shattered!
The shattering of each Demon Star was accompanied by a violent overdraft of the Ancient Demon essence. Bello's body shuddered violently, dark green demonic blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and the demonic mark above his right eye dimmed instantly, only to be replenished by an even more frenzied Demon Power.
"Taga, even if I can't kill you, I'll make sure your possession attempt fails! All of this is your doing!!"
The roar of the Ancient Demon Bero shook the magma sea, causing it to surge violently. He no longer held back, and his charging figure suddenly blurred, splitting into two Dao Yi figures that rushed towards Taga from the left and right sides simultaneously.
But these weren't clones, but rather afterimages of Ancient Demon technique. The next second, the two figures blurred again, multiplying into four, then eight...
In the blink of an eye, the once empty Magma Forbidden Land land was filled with the figure of the Ancient Demon Bero.
Thousands upon thousands of Bello phantoms, clad in tattered Ancient Demon armor and wielding withered demon blades, surged in from all directions, layer upon layer, completely encircling the Ancient Demon Tagga in its core area.
Each phantom carried a wisp of Bello's remnant soul, and each figure burned with its own Demon Core core essence.
" Bello, you think you can hurt me by self-destructing?"
Ancient Demon Tagga sneered, his demonic blade sweeping across the room. Thousands of demonic flames transformed into a ferocious net of blades, shattering Bello's phantoms wherever it passed, turning into a sky full of dark green demonic mist.
But Bello's figure was endless, shattering and reforming, reforming and charging forward again, one after another, without the slightest hesitation.
"Self-destruct!"
The moment the last phantom of Bello overlapped with his true form, a fierce shout resounded throughout the heavens and earth.
The Ancient Demon Bero's body suddenly expanded, and the Ancient Demon power around him, the self-destructing Demon Core, and the shattered Demon Star's origin all erupted at this moment!
There was no dazzling light, only a suffocating silence. Then, a terrifying energy far exceeding any previous attack exploded outwards from Bello's center!
"Boom!!!"
The explosion was like a thunderclap at the beginning of creation, shattering the spatial barrier of the Magma Forbidden Land.
The pitch-black spatial cracks spread out like a spider web, and the scalding magma was instantly evaporated, turning into a sky full of crimson steam, which was then shredded by the energy storm.
Ancient Demon Tagga was the first to be hit. His proud Qing Lin physical body was overwhelmed by the power of the self-destruction.
The demonic flames surged wildly, attempting to withstand the earth-shattering impact, but Bello's self-destruction was a final blow that burned away all his Ancient Demon bloodline, Demon Core, and even the remaining fragments of his soul, a mutual destruction.
"No!!!"
Tajia let out a piercing scream; this was the first time he had experienced true, intense pain since he had taken over Qing Lin's body.
The immortal power of Immortal Emperor Qinglin's physical body was shattered by the impact, his armor cracked inch by inch, his dark demonic energy was forcibly dispersed, and the space around him was torn apart by the aftershocks of the explosion, creating bottomless black holes.
He was blasted tens of thousands of miles away like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the edge of the Magma Forbidden Land, shattering countless Fire Rock before barely managing to regain his footing.
At this moment, Ancient Demon Tagga was in a sorry state. His once complete blue armor was now reduced to a few tattered fragments hanging on his body, black demonic blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were filled with disbelief and raging fury.
" Bello... you scum!!"
Tajia clutched her chest, breathing heavily. She could clearly feel that Immortal Emperor Qinglin's physical body was on the verge of collapse.
His possession of another body was not yet fully stable, and now, after being severely injured by Bello's self-destruction, his physical body's immortal power has been severely depleted, and his original supreme power has been reduced by at least 30%!
What alarmed him even more was that the aftershocks of Bello's self-destruction had not completely dissipated. That ancient and resolute Demon Power was still raging within his body, constantly eroding his demonic soul and making his path of possession incredibly difficult.
At the epicenter of the explosion, the true form of the Ancient Demon Bero had already been reduced to ashes in the self-destruction, leaving not even a trace of its soul behind.
He did it.
He failed to kill Tajia with his own hands and reclaim Qing Lin's body, but he successfully severely injured Tajia, thwarted his plan to possess the body, and bought precious time for Luo Chuan and the others with his own life.
Within the Magma Forbidden Land, smoke filled the air and heatwaves raged.
Luo Chuan and the others, hiding behind the distant Fire Rock, witnessed this scene firsthand. Everyone's eyes reddened, their hearts filled with grief and shock.
"Brother Bello..."
Luo Chuan clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, but he forced himself not to shed a tear. He understood in his heart that Bello had used his own life to pave an escape route for them.