Below the Ziwei Jade Pillar.
"Rumble..."
Amid the violent trembling of the heavens and earth, the Chi Dragon gave Supreme Venerable Xuanwei and the others no chance to catch their breath, spiraling around the immense jade pillar and diving down once more.
"Rumble..."
As it swooped down this time, the Chi Dragon skeleton did not spit out another blast of thunderous dragon breath. Instead, the power of thunder around it transformed into enormous spears, raining relentlessly down on Supreme Venerable Xuanwei and the other cultivators.
Luo Hong, who had intended to keep climbing, could not help shouting to Supreme Venerable Xuanwei ahead:
"Exalted Venerable, I can no longer sense their auras. In all likelihood, they've died in the jaws of this Chi Dragon skeleton!"
Xu San also spoke up:
"Exalted Venerable, our most pressing task is to deal with this Chi Dragon skeleton!"
Neither wanted to risk climbing any farther.
After a brief moment of deliberation, Supreme Venerable Xuanwei gave a reluctant snort.
"That is our only choice!"
As he spoke, he raised the bronze bell in his hand, then turned and shouted to the cultivators from the other sects behind him:
"This demonic flood dragon bars our way. If you wish for This Venerable One's protection, join This Venerable One at once in subduing it!"
"Otherwise, all of you can get off this jade pillar!"
With that, he stopped suppressing his aura and unleashed it all at once.
"Boom...!"
The instant they sensed Supreme Venerable Xuanwei's terrifying aura, some of the previously hesitant cultivators began unleashing their own means, attacking the Chi Dragon skeleton directly.
"Rumble!"
In an instant, amid a dazzling blaze of treasures and spells, the Chi Dragon skeleton's assault was cut short.
"Boom!"
With an ear-splitting rush through the air, the Chi Dragon's immense skeletal