Though Lord Fu had gotten carried away with joy, he was still a Late True Immortal Stage expert and reacted at once. He darted aside while spitting out a streak of golden light—a small sword radiating golden brilliance—which circled around his head.
With a clang, the little golden sword actually blocked that golden sword shadow.
Lord Fu sighed in relief and reached into his robes, seemingly intending to take out some treasure.
However, spatial ripples rose again on the other side of his head. A red shadow flashed across Lord Fu's neck with incredible speed, several times faster than that golden sword shadow.
A chill ran across Lord Fu's neck, and his arm froze in place.
The next moment, his head tilted and rolled to the ground. The Heaven-Turning Seal in his hand, the purple furnace floating beside him, and the little golden sword all lost the power sustaining them and fell as well.
A black shadow shot out from a nearby stone pillar and swiftly swept toward the Heaven-Turning Seal, purple furnace, and the rest. Yet two sword lights, one gold and one crimson, moved even faster, snatching away the three items before the black shadow could reach them.
A flash of silver light flickered through the air, and Shen Luo appeared out of nowhere. With a wave of his left hand, he put away the Heaven-Turning Seal, purple furnace, and little golden sword, then formed an incantation with his right hand and pointed at the red shadow.
The Pure Yang Sword within the red shadow blazed brightly, transforming into a massive, searing flying sword. Billowing Vermilion Bird True Fire and Red Lotus Karmic Fire intertwined, following the direction of his finger and forming a gigantic hundred-zhang sword beam that flashed past and pierced the white fire lotus imprisoning