Seeing the Thunder Spirit Sparrow pursue him relentlessly, Liu Changxu immediately began to consider killing it.
However, he knew there were far too many sea monsters in these waters. If he fought the eighth-tier Thunder Spirit Sparrow here, he might well be surrounded by eighth-tier sea monsters coming to reinforce it, so he forcibly suppressed the urge to strike immediately.
As thoughts raced through his mind, he abruptly changed direction and used instantaneous teleportation to streak like a meteor toward waters where sea monsters were scarcer. His speed made the void tremble, sending ripples through it.
And so, one fled desperately ahead while the other pursued relentlessly behind, their chase lasting an entire day and night. Throughout it, Liu Changxu dared not relax for a moment. His eyes constantly scanned his surroundings, and he kept adjusting his course to prevent other sea monsters from surrounding him.
By the next day, Liu Changxu felt the moment was ripe. He abruptly halted, bringing himself to a steady stop. In an instant, his aura soared, and surging magic power poured toward his dantian like floodwaters bursting through a breached dam.
With a low shout, brilliant light blazed within his dantian. As though answering a summons, the Thirty-Six Red Lotus Immortal Swords burst from his body, carrying rolling waves of heat and razor-sharp sword qi. Their shadows flashed like lightning as they shot toward the Thunder Spirit Sparrow, tearing distorted trails through the air.
The Thunder Spirit Sparrow pursuing him was instantly enraged when Liu Changxu suddenly stopped and attacked. Its aura surged, and it immediately launched its fiercest counterattack.
In an instant, countless bolts of divine lightning as thick as barrels came blasting toward Liu Changxu like heavenly punishment, bearing the might to destroy heaven and earth. Wherever they passed, they ripped pitch-black