River Styx knew Ran Deng wasn't trustworthy. Otherwise, he would never have forced him to join the attack on the East Sea, dragging him onto his war chariot with no way to climb back off. But he had never imagined that Ran Deng, the very man who had suggested attacking the East Sea, would ambush him at this moment. Wasn't he afraid the Dragon Race would still hold him accountable afterward? Or... was this a trap from the start, a scheme hatched by Ran Deng and the Heavenly Court to lure him here and seize the chance to wipe out the Asura Religion?
"Bastard!" At that thought, River Styx roared in fury. He raised two fingers and shouted, "Burn!"
Boom! Terrifying red lotus karmic fire erupted from the Twelfth-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus. Ran Deng's pupils contracted in fright, half his hand still inside it, and he hurriedly pulled it back. Even so, he was a little too slow. His right hand was instantly burned black-yes, thoroughly cooked.
That was only because his cultivation stood at the great Luo peak. Any other creature would have been annihilated on the spot.
Ran Deng turned to look at River Styx, who had halted and was charging back along his original path with the Abi Sword in hand. He thought in astonishment, Sure enough, he's refined the Karmic Fire Red Lotus. Even without the lotus throne in his hands, he can command it as effortlessly as his own arm!
But he had already anticipated that.
Hum! The next moment, Ran Deng swung the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. Rather than striking River Styx, he struck the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, sealing the space around it and sending it flying toward the horizon, as far from River Styx as possible. Then he shouted to Daoist Azure Dragon