Shen Luo had never seen the Bull Demon King in such a state. His aura was stronger than ever before, yet terribly unstable, surging ceaselessly like the tides.
"You court death." Chi You sneered at the sight.
The Bull Demon King was utterly oblivious. He had entered a strange state in which no other sound reached his ears, and his eyes were fixed solely on that streak of black light.
As vast quantities of blood essence burned within him, his aura finally began to stabilize. It climbed past the final barrier of peak-tier Taiyi and reached the Heavenly Venerable level.
He gripped the Mixed-Iron Staff with both hands. Threads of hot blood climbed up and wound around it, lighting its runes layer after layer. The entire staff turned fiery red, as though it were burning.
"Roar!"
With an explosive bellow, he stepped forward and struck with the Mixed-Iron Staff. Rolling blood flame erupted, staining half the sky red as it collided with the black light of the axe blade.
Boom!
An explosive roar rang out where the two lights collided. The seemingly unstoppable black axe light halted, clashing violently with the blood flame that filled the sky. Meeting on a narrow road, neither would yield.
Surprise flickered through Chi You's eyes. He flexed both arms and pressed down again.
The Bull Demon King staggered half a step back, his entire body bathed in blood.
He clenched his jaw so hard that several teeth shattered soundlessly, yet he refused to retreat another half step.
"Go..."
His voice was hoarse, as though he had squeezed that single word from his throat. Suddenly, he spun around, shouldered the Mixed-Iron Staff, and heaved upward with the force of a man lifting a mountain.
With that one sweep of his staff, he forcibly lifted the