The crimson Law-Breaking Divine Light shone upon the corpse coffin.
Gong Tianzong, who was pouring all his strength into activating the treasure pearl before him, suddenly felt his mind blur for an instant.
Then he discovered that the corpse coffin, his bonded magic treasure which had once moved as easily as an arm, had become sluggish and difficult to control.
Gong Tianzong had no time to consider whether the crimson beam had caused it, whether the Void Demon's divine sense attack had damaged his soul, or whether it was both.
He immediately stopped activating the treasure pearl before him.
The pearl was a soul-defense spirit treasure that could help him break free from the Void Demon's divine sense attack.
But at this moment, he could no longer concern himself with that.
At most, the Void Demon's divine sense attack would shake his sea of consciousness and injure his soul. Though agonizing, it was not yet life-threatening.
The instant his bonded corpse coffin became difficult to control, Gong Tianzong caught sight of the black-glinting short sword suddenly moving from the corner of his eye.
This was the thing that would truly kill him!
With his bonded corpse coffin responding poorly, gaps could easily appear in its defense and be exploited by his opponent.
Gong Tianzong hurriedly commanded the blood corpse to return to his aid.
With this blood corpse bestowed by Lord Xuan Gu, blocking the Nine Calamities Measuring-Heaven Sword should not have been a problem.
After their repeated exchanges, Gong Tianzong no longer entertained any thought of killing Gou Jun. All he wanted was to stay alive.
After all, his opponent had used substitute-death puppets one after another, while continuously burning essence blood to wield the Nine Calamities Measuring-Heaven Sword. Both were far too bizarre—something ordinary cultivators simply could not