A Demon Venerable stood covered from head to toe in dark-red crystalline armor with sharp, distinct edges, part dragon, part lizard.
Its demonic aura was like towering flames, burning all in its path.
The other had taken human form, yet stood a full hundred feet tall.
The scorpion tail behind it swayed slightly. Wherever its enormous venom hook passed, patches of space were locked down, transformed into endless cages of poison.
They had clearly been poised and ready for some time. The instant Jiang Shu appeared—
The Molten Crystal Dragon Lizard's massive claw shot straight for Jiang Shu's face, the scarlet points of light gathered at its talons containing terrifying piercing power.
The Poison Scorpion Demon Venerable's tail, meanwhile, struck like black lightning, silently stabbing toward Jiang Shu's back. The dim blue gleam upon its stinger carried a fatal chill that numbed one's soul.
Their coordination was flawless: one launched a frontal assault to draw attention, while the other delivered a vicious, tricky sneak attack.
The two attacks, each powerful enough to flatten hills, instantly engulfed the entrance to the crystal hive.
Boom!
A violent explosion erupted. The entire Blood Baleful Rock shook, while the crystal nest at its summit was torn apart by berserk energy, vast sections cracking and scattering.
The enormous shockwave even sent some Transformation Great Demons below flying.
Yet at the center of the attack, neither the Molten Crystal Lizard Demon nor the Poison Scorpion Demon Venerable showed the slightest joy. Their faces held only boundless horror.
Because their fatal attacks had somehow missed?
No—they had not missed!
Jiang Shu's figure had dissipated like a phantom one ten-thousandth of an instant before the attacks reached him.
Then, an indescribable force of confinement abruptly descended!
Buzz!
Centered upon where Jiang Shu had vanished, an invisible yet tangible