"Hiss!"
Liang Zhaohuang let out a pained hiss. He felt all the spiritual power in his dantian and all the Spiritual Sense in his Sea of Consciousness gush out in an instant along with that strike of Crimson Essence Peak, impossible to stop.
At the same time, his dantian and Sea of Consciousness twisted and convulsed with pain.
He could barely maintain the illusory Green Lotus beneath his feet and nearly fell straight from the air into the river.
"Careless!"
He had not expected a strike following the "Dao Mark" to consume so much spiritual power and Spiritual Sense—and so uncontrollably.
"This is probably an ability that Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators were never meant to wield. I only grasped a tiny scrap of it ahead of time. Like a child swinging a sledgehammer, it may have tremendous destructive power, but it is even more likely to injure its wielder!"
Liang Zhaohuang hastily took out medicinal pills and swallowed them, stabilizing the spiritual power in his dantian and the Spiritual Sense in his Sea of Consciousness. Only then did he avoid plunging headfirst into the river.
Quite a few people, both near and far, were watching him subdue the demon. If he had tumbled into the river headfirst, this whole display of demon-slaying might would have become a joke.
"Looks like this move can either be used only when I am fully prepared, or saved as a final trump card when I smash the cauldrons and sink the boats!"
Liang Zhaohuang felt somewhat helpless.
Still, his single move had directly suppressed the Alligator Snake demon beast, thoroughly stunning the many people openly or secretly observing his demon subjugation.
The hidden hands that had been stirring restlessly also immediately lowered their banners and beat their drums no more.
After recovering some spiritual