"Xuan Qiong, you madman! Are you trying to drag me down with you?"
Blood spilled across the sky, spawning sparks of lightning. Watching Xuan Qiong's power surge through him until he resembled a blazing sun, the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor felt a flicker of panic he himself had yet to notice.
To deal with him, Xuan Qiong had begun burning his own life force. The flames consumed not just his body but his soul. Even though the Xuan Qiong who had descended upon Azure Firmament Mountain was not his true body, the harm was all too real.
Xuan Qiong was already old, even by the standards of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm, and had little lifespan left. Much of the reason he had survived this long was that he had cultivated the Mystic Tortoise Transformation and comprehended the Hibernating Longevity Art, reducing the drain on his lifespan at the cost of spending his days asleep.
Burning his life force so recklessly now brought death within reach.
Xuan Qiong remained unmoved. He had once hoped to advance further, to reach the Celestial Phenomenon Peak and perhaps even glimpse the path to immortality. But with events unfolding as they had, those hopes had become bubbles in a dream.
With that gone, he had no more reservations. If he could not reach the Celestial Phenomenon Peak, dying a little sooner or a little later made no difference to him.
"Earth-Shaking!"
His Dao Body unfurled. True Lord Xuan Qiong shattered the void beneath his feet, giving the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor no chance to flee.
The blow wounded the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor once more.
"Xuan Qiong, if you want me dead, let's see whether you have what it takes!"
Driven into a corner and knowing there was no retreat, the Wind-Thunder Demon Emperor hesitated no longer. He