Nine Radiances, Ten Crows, Blood Transformation Demonic Tribulation (Part 1)

Within the dim underground forest, firelight descended. The fireball itself was still spinning, trailing seven or eight incomparably magnificent rings of flame and compressing its power layer by layer. One could well imagine how devastating its destructive force would be.

Such an attack, with a range reaching forty miles, was certainly impressive, but its speed could only be called ordinary. Yu Ci was able to calmly observe its rainbow-like trajectory. Beside him, Zhu Wenying flexed her five fingers, a javelin appearing in her hand, ready to be thrown to intercept it in midair.

"I'll do it."

In recent days, Yu Ci had begun to understand Zhu Wenying's methods. He knew that most of her attacks struck like racing thunder and flashing lightning, winning through speed and ferocity. Against this fireball, the final spectacle would likely be astonishing—and might very well attract more trouble.

As he spoke, silvery-white flames ignited in his hand. The firelight shifted with extreme intensity, silver-white at first, then steeped in deep violet. Nine crimson rays spread around its edges, dazzling as a tiny sun.

Then Yu Ci opened and closed his fingers. The violet sun and crimson rays deepened in color, twisting and transforming.

Zhu Wenying looked over curiously. Then she saw firelight shooting into the heavens, gorgeous starflames scattering apart—yet what rose from them was a hideous black crow. The difference was that this crow had three legs. As it circled overhead, its pupils shone red-gold, and the drifting fragments of feathers transformed into ghostly blue flames in the blink of an eye.

"A Three-legged Crow?" Zhu Wenying had naturally heard of this strange bird, half divine and half demonic, but she did not know what method Yu Ci had used to manifest it.

The descending fireball was about to reach directly overhead. The Three-legged