That Celestial Dog was a primordial species. Having evolved to this stage, his bloodline had all but reverted to its ancestral form, turning him into a true celestial dog-prime dog meat. He was also the strongest of the four old monsters.
Great Roc was second only to Celestial Dog and was also immensely powerful. He possessed extraordinary speed, too; if they failed to beat him, a moment of carelessness would let him escape.
The remaining Golden Toad and Ash Flood Dragon were left to the Heavenly Jade Saintess and the Azure Phoenix Saintess, respectively.
Jiang Ming used his self-created innate divine ability, Nearness and Ends of the Earth. With a single step, he appeared before Celestial Dog and punched straight through his skull, clean and decisive.
"Soul-Seizing Spirit-Expelling!"
Jiang Ming shouted and unleashed another of his divine abilities, a Life-and-Death Path ability he had created by fusing Life-Soul Turn and Death-Spirit Turn.
Ordinarily, a Great Saint would not die even with a hole punched through his skull. But once Jiang Ming held his primordial spirit in his hand, effortlessly at his mercy, his death was certain.
Jiang Ming casually crushed his primordial spirit, and Celestial Dog died on the spot.
Sure enough, Great Roc spread his blue wings and tried to flee. He was an azure sky peng, with a bloodline as powerful as that of a golden-winged roc; both were descendants of Kun Peng.
"There's no escaping your doom."
Jiang Ming directly unleashed a divine ability, a terrifying offensive technique developed within Cause-and-Effect Turn. With his shout, a dreadful bolt of lightning resembling the Hand of the Heavens slapped the azure sky peng back from more than ten thousand li away.
Then, a moment later, Jiang Ming pointed a finger. Wisdom Sword Slash, also known as One Sword Breaks