Bloodlight suffused the white jade altar.
The five demon cultivators had fought themselves into a frenzy over the stone stele engraved with "Heavenly Star Ruins · Second Fragment." Myriad Beasts True Cultivator brought his Blood Fiend Demon Saber down on the stele's edge. Stone chips flew wherever its blade passed, yet the line of ancient seal script remained utterly unmoved.
Seizing the instant when Myriad Beasts True Cultivator's old strength was spent and his new strength had yet to rise, Su Ziyan sent her Enchantment Threads coiling like venomous snakes toward his sword wrist. The Love Threads Corroding Bone Curse within their pink glow seeped into his meridians in an instant.
"Wretch! You dare ambush me!" Myriad Beasts True Cultivator roared. His Blood Fiend Demonic Art surged wildly, and the blood markings on his chest burst open, shattering the Enchantment Threads. He slashed backhanded at Su Ziyan, only for Ghost Face Judge's White Bone Banner to block him.
"Fellow Daoist Myriad Beasts True Cultivator, do not act rashly." Ghost Face Judge's Crocodile Head, human-bodied visage remained expressionless. As he waved his White Bone Banner, resentful souls poured out like a tide, forming a ghastly white barrier around the stele. "This stele is the key to unlocking the Heavenly Star Ruins' second fragment. Taking it by force will only trigger the ancient god's seal. Why not... first see how this key works?"
"What is there to see!" The crimson radiance of Heavenburn's Flame Demon Bead swelled. Its cracks widened, yet it unleashed even stronger fire spiritual power. "Destroy this barrier first and take the stele. We can talk afterward!" He spat out a mouthful of lifeblood, which merged into the Flame Demon Bead. A phantom Three-Legged Golden Crow immediately appeared within it. The crow beat his wings and spewed heaven-incinerating karmic