Spring gave way to autumn, and seven leisurely years flashed by.
At the end of Heavenly Departure Grassland, close to the Hundred Thousand Mountains, mountain ranges could be seen in the distance, as well as the boundless grasslands.
Here stood an exceptionally broad hill—Rhinoceros Deer Ridge.
Rhinoceros Deer Ridge was famous, naturally, because of the Rhinoceros-Horned Deer Demon King.
Moreover, the Rhinoceros-Horned Deer Demon King was no ordinary early fourth-rank Demon King, but a mid fourth-rank Demon King.
At this moment, behind the ridge, a man was engaged in battle with the Deer King.
The Rhinoceros Deer King's rhinoceros-horned antlers shot out again and again like a divine spear capable of piercing anything. The figure continually evaded, treading an abstruse and profound footwork.
After pulling dozens of zhang away, he formed a hand seal, and azure light poured forth in an instant.
A dragon's shadow could vaguely be seen biting down in fury. It was the wood spirit secret art, Azure Dragon Divine Light—Rebirth.
If this secret art struck true, it could steal one's vitality and cause the target to wither away, as though the Azure Dragon had bitten away countless amounts of their blood and qi.
Whether cultivators or spirit beasts, all found it an utterly terrifying secret art.
The Rhinoceros-Horned Deer Demon King's expression changed at once. Clearly, it had suffered from this before, and it likewise let out a roar.
Azure light across its body trembled, transforming into the shadow of a massive azure deer that instantly smashed apart the dragon shadow's azure radiance.
The deer form charged out again in fury, only for another bronze ancient mirror to shine upon the Rhinoceros-Horned Deer King.
Its charging momentum came to an abrupt halt. At the same time, the Flying Glaze Sword and the Beheading Sword each slashed