A surging pressure crashed toward Chen Cuo like a mountain toppling into the Sea, wave upon wave bearing down on him!
The crushing weight made his whole body tremble. It seemed the bones throughout his body could scarcely withstand it; faint creaks sounded from within him!
But with a turn of his Mind Thought, Chen Cuo dispelled the illusion born of that pressure. His muscles, bones, skin, and sinews were unharmed, and the strange sounds vanished. He shifted his feet and left his position!
Boom!
The spot where he had stood collapsed under Hou Xiao's charge!
For an instant, the phantom of a giant beast seemed to loom around Hou Xiao.
The Fierce Beast raised its head!
"Quick on your feet!" Hou Xiao looked up and kept moving, charging at Chen Cuo!
Chen Cuo had already struck out with his palm!
Flames sprang from the blow, but Chen Cuo's face grew even paler.
Since entering Fortune's Arrival Tower, he had repeatedly used Yin-Yang force as a guide to unleash the Red Fire Palm Seal, decisively defeating the Evil Ghost. But it had come at a price. The heightened activity of his heart's true fire meant a further drain on his Qi and Blood. Even the Dynasty's purple qi within him was becoming difficult to suppress!
The Red Fire Palm Seal surged forward, but Hou Xiao swept his hands apart. The scales of true qi covering him cut through the flames without catching so much as a spark.
"In Lingnan, I grasped the Huli Fierce Beast's savagery and developed this Huli Power. Let's see how an Incense-Fire Ghost God like you withstands it!"
In an instant, Hou Xiao slipped past the flames and reached Chen Cuo. His arm lashed out like a long whip, each joint cracking in succession. A thick