"Of course there was a way. Though the cost was somewhat great, everything was worth it to kill you!" Vicious light flickered in Lei Konghe's eyes, as though vast clouds of mist drifted within them.
Then Lei Konghe's body suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of white smoke. The Golden Tiger Statue opened its mouth, and the white smoke transformed into countless white threads that poured into its maw.
Fang Yun recalled how, years ago, traits of the Ancient Demon Sinking Cloud clan had appeared in Lei Konghe's eyes. This method was extremely similar to the Sinking Cloud clan's methods, yet different in some ways.
The Golden Tiger Statue let out a furious roar and rapidly expanded.
In merely a few breaths, it became a colossal tiger a thousand zhang tall, identical in form to a Tiger Clan Half-Sage.
Lei Konghe seemed to have merged with the thousand-zhang giant tiger. Its eyes were exactly the same as Lei Konghe's, only much larger.
"Fang Yun, I exhausted every means to withstand the Annihilation Dragon Spear and suffered grave injuries without using the External Saint Body, all for this moment! What a pity—you were too cunning. If your External Saint Body had been placed within the Heaven-and-Earth Shell, it would have become my puppet and killed you first! What a pity! But now, this Sage has transformed into a Tiger Clan Half-Sage. My strength is not the slightest bit inferior to Lang Lu's. Killing you will be as easy as turning over my hand!"
The giant tiger split its jaws in a grin, and a clearly visible golden halo swiftly expanded. Wherever the halo passed, Sacred Might surged mightily.
Sacred Might was formless, yet it was like a gale, generating an immense pushing force. Even the Sand Boat could not fully offset