Boom!
The cavern ceiling burst apart. Flesh and blood from countless exotic beasts flew everywhere before raining down onto the ground.
A batlike exotic beast flew out of the fissure in the ground. It wheeled through the air and shot a fishhook from its mouth.
At that very moment, a golden longsword flew out of the fissure and collided with it.
Clang!
A piercing ring sounded, and the sword flew straight back toward the fissure.
A hand reached out, caught the sword by its hilt, and slashed at the beast in the air.
Gao Shanggong knew the fight could not continue underground. No matter how sturdy that Demon-Sealing Sect was, fighting Luo Jiu beneath the ground could bring changes he could not handle.
Besides, the underground space was too cramped. If Luo Jiu used the Life-and-Death Cycle Sword down there, both he and Nameless would be in grave danger.
So Gao Shanggong had unleashed his full strength underground, blasted apart the beasts overhead, and moved the battlefield to the surface.
Luo Jiu saw what Gao Shanggong was doing, but it was not yet time to deal with him in earnest. They were too close to the Golden Region. If Luo Jiu used his killing move, Gao Shanggong could retreat there almost instantly, then hold his ground and harry him without end.
There was no need to waste his strength in such an awkward position.
Just then, great numbers of Imaginary Flowers erupted from the fissure, turning it into a fountain of blossoms.
As the flowers scattered, their varied fragrances mingled, dyeing dozens of miles around them into a pink, dreamlike sea.
Luo Jiu frowned. Remembering what Rama had told him, he thought, Is this what Big Brother meant by... the Ripples of Fate?
Countless chrysanthemum-shaped Imaginary Flowers began spinning rapidly,