Clang!
With an enormous clash of metal, the giant axe struck the head of the Mixed-Iron Staff, sending a shower of golden sparks flying.
Both forces were immensely powerful. Their violent collision instantly unleashed a vast ring of surging air that battered the surrounding void and spread outward.
A savage gale swept toward Shen Luo, making him stagger so sharply that he nearly lost his footing. He hurriedly circulated the Huangting Scripture and resisted with Dragon-Elephant Power, barely managing to shield Xiao Yu and the others behind him.
As he looked at the towering figures of the Bull Demon King and Nine Nether before him, shock filled his heart.
Even among Taiyi Realm cultivators, there were differences in strength. These two undoubtedly stood at the very pinnacle of that realm.
Just then, the Bull Demon King suddenly let out an explosive roar. Rings of black light began glowing around his body, his eyes turned blood-red, and moisture steamed off him in billowing white mist.
His bones crackled. The Mixed-Iron Staff, which Nine Nether had been pressing down, suddenly surged upward as an incomparably powerful force shot skyward, forcing aside Nine Nether's giant axe and thrusting straight toward the heavens.
The Mixed-Iron Staff stirred the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, releasing waves of crimson light that stained the false clouds blood-red, spreading across the entire sky like a blazing sunset.
At that moment, he fully lived up to the name of the Great Strength Bull Demon King!
Shen Luo glanced back at the people behind him. He hesitated briefly, his brows knotting tightly.
But he soon made his decision. In the end, he could not abandon everyone else and flee with only the Jade-Faced Princess.
Shen Luo turned his wrist, and the Gourd-Gold Rope emerged from his sleeve, binding together