Outside the Immortal-Corpse World.
Chen Jichuan and White Candle Emperor Lord were locked in battle, neither able to gain ground.
Chen Jichuan defended.
White Candle Emperor Lord attacked.
One stood like a reef in the rain; the other raged like wild wind and lightning.
White Candle Emperor Lord seemed to have the upper hand, but only he knew that if the stalemate continued, his Ten-Heavens Supreme Heart-Demon True Curse Immortal Art would fail first.
Once the immortal art ran its course, he would have nothing to rely on, and his strength would plummet.
Chen Jichuan's methods were not immortal arts, so he faced no such concern.
If they failed to achieve anything this time, dealing with Chen Jichuan again would be as hard as climbing to heaven.
And the bitter consequences would not end there.
By attacking today, they had made an irreconcilable enemy of Zhou Yan. They would also miss out on the opportunity Zhou Yan was fighting the One Origin Dao Gate to the death to claim.
That could not be allowed!
"Attack together!"
Emperor Lord Jiao Qi had been preparing his Prison Warden Immortal Art nearby, waiting for the Demon-Subduing Formation to break.
But seeing the stalemate, he knew he could wait no longer.
He called to Lingchuan Emperor, unleashed his divine ability, and attacked the Demon-Subduing Formation.
If they could break it quickly, he could cast the Prison Warden Immortal Art, and everything would be back on track.
But two immortal arts had already faltered against Chen Jichuan. Emperor Lord Jiao Qi was no longer sure his own could capture Zhou Yan.
The arrow was already on the string. He could only try.
"Good!"
Lingchuan Emperor knew things were going badly too.
With a thought, he turned his palm and pressed it lightly toward the Demon-Subduing