In the guest courtyard on Phoenix Perch Mountain.
The Pure Bright Bell rang on its own, its sound waves rippling outward. Laws of purity encircled Xuanming, protecting him and fortifying his spirit platform, yet it still was not enough.
Devil qi poured endlessly from his body. His mystic pass shook as his primordial spirit fought fiercely against a mass of black shadow.
That black shadow was none other than Night Demon's soul fragment.
How exactly had he attached himself to Xuanming? Had he escaped from the cavern, or had he been lurking outside all along?
Xuanming knew none of this, nor was he in any mood to investigate. Right now, he had only one thought:
Suppress Night Demon!
Kill Night Demon!
Inside the mystic pass, Night Demon was delighted.
"To think you were hiding such a secret! A nine-thousand-zhang primordial spirit—even a being who has achieved three flowers gathered at the crown could boast no more than this.
"What an unexpected windfall.
"Now all of this will become the foundation of my power. Once I devour your primordial spirit and seize your flesh, I will surely recover my strength swiftly. I may even turn around and devour my original self, reaching the heights he has always dreamed of but could never attain.
"I will reign supreme over the world once more."
Excited, Night Demon beat his wings madly. The soul law spread outward, unsettling the nine-thousand-zhang primordial spirit, which blazed with pure yang divine light.
Pure yang qi and devil qi clashed fiercely.
The primordial unity law collided with the soul law.
Even within his own mystic pass, Xuanming's primordial spirit was slightly on the back foot.
Xuanming realized he had to end this battle as quickly as possible. Although the Night Demon before him was only a soul fragment,