Seeing Sikong Xue gazing at Xu Qing with eyes full of admiration, Xie Qiming, standing nearby, felt jealousy blaze within him so fiercely it nearly burst from his eyes.
"What's so impressive about that? He's merely borrowing external power."
Everyone present saw it clearly. The longsword in Xu Qing's hand was a supreme treasure rarely seen in the Southern Province. Its ability to stir thunder with every movement was something ordinary cultivators could never hope to reach.
"Move aside!"
Perhaps annoyed that Xu Qing had stolen all the limelight, Xie Qiming, who had previously been merely going through the motions, finally put forth real strength.
He took a deep breath, and spiritual power swiftly gathered around him. A blazing radiance rose from his chest, its brilliant glow like the sun hanging in the heavens, making every Blood Demon present let out piercing shrieks.
"Hmph, this is true strength!"
Seeing everything around him prostrate beneath his radiance, Xie Qiming no longer bothered concealing the pride on his face.
Sikong Xue frowned as she looked toward the brilliant light in the sky.
It was not that they lacked the means to deal with this group of Blood Demons in the Core Formation Realm. But this place lay outside the city, and without the protection of the blazing sun, it had completely become the Blood Demons' private domain.
Here, the first rule for anything they did was to keep a low profile, then keep an even lower profile.
Because there would always be more Blood Demons than human cultivators...
"Fellow Daoist Xie, that is enough. These Blood Demons have already been greatly weakened. Leave the rest to Xu Qing."
Sikong Xue spoke from an entirely rational perspective.
The Lightning Sword Xu Qing held was likewise exceedingly effective against Blood Demons. Moreover, compared to