The laws of heaven and earth crumbled inch by inch beneath the clash of two terrifying powers. Flames still roared around Jiang Yun, but they no longer possessed the essence of the Reincarnation Dao Flame.
The starlight flowing through Peacock Venerable's tail feathers grew ever brighter. Each sweep seemed ready to cleave time and space apart.
Jiang Yun's Reincarnation Battle Halberd struck Peacock Venerable's white light, and fine cracks began to spread across the shaft. Ancient runes on the Chaos Halberd shuddered violently, as though giving voice to an unwilling wail.
"Is that all?"
Peacock Venerable snorted, his voice thick with disdain.
His aura surged. The entire Sacrificial Sea boiled beneath his pressure, its waters turning to bloody mist that shot into the highest heavens.
Jiang Yun's face turned grave. The violent shock waves drove him back again and again, and with every step, the void shattered like glass beneath him.
His Daoist robes hung in tatters, and his body was covered in shocking wounds. Blood poured from them, only to evaporate into nothing the instant it touched the flames around him.
Despite being at a disadvantage, Jiang Yun did not panic. With his current strength, it was inevitable that he could not defeat Peacock Venerable, the strongest being in the Soul River.
The old monster was said to have cultivated through more than a dozen Sacrificial Eras. His level of power was easy to imagine.
Though Peacock Venerable fell short of Netherworld Prison of the Underworld, he could still contend with Willow God for a short time. Otherwise, he would not have earned the title of Venerable.
Seeing that Jiang Yun could still hold on, Peacock Venerable showed a flicker of surprise, but anger quickly took its place.
He had fought Jiang Yun for so long without crushing him