As his words fell, an enormous Ruler Glint spanning a thousand zhang abruptly tore through space, slashing toward Sacred Demon with terrifying heat that melted even space itself.
At the sight, Sacred Demon's expression changed slightly, and he dared not show the slightest carelessness.
Back when Xiao Yan had been merely a Four-Star Dou Zun, Sacred Demon had never taken him seriously, no matter how powerful he was.
But now, several years later, that boy who had once been no more than a crawling insect had grown to stand on the same level as him. Had his opponent merely been a Dou Sheng, he would not have been so cautious. After all, while Dou Sheng and Demon Saints were not far apart in strength, a Demon Saint's vitality far surpassed that of an ordinary Dou Sheng.
Yet now that Xiao Yan also possessed these heavenly flames, Sacred Demon could no longer sit still.
The heavenly flames in Xiao Yan's hands filled him with a profound sense of danger.
With that thought, streams of demonic qi abruptly erupted from his body, transforming in an instant into an enormous black shield. Rectangular and a thousand zhang long, it was covered in sinister patterns. Billowing demonic qi poured from it, making it look boundlessly powerful.
"Even if you've become a Dou Sheng today, killing me is still nothing but a wild fantasy!"
Sacred Demon growled. The enormous shield in his hand trembled slightly, shattering the surrounding space.
"Sacred Demon Shield!"
"A wild fantasy?"
Xiao Yan's face was full of disdain at Sacred Demon's claim.
Even before becoming a Dou Sheng, he had already slain a Demon Saint. Though luck had played some part in it, he had still truly and utterly killed that Demon Saint.
As for now, even without using any secret