"BOOM!"
The roof of Boyue Cave was forcibly torn apart like a sheet of thin paper.
Blinding light instantly pierced the darkness of the demon lair.
The Golden Cudgel came crashing down toward the center of Kui Mulang's back.
Despite that thunderous noise, Kui Mulang did not even turn his head.
His eyes were blood-red.
The Soul-Reaping Life-Taking Blade in his hand hacked at Bajie's Nine-Toothed Rake again and again, sparks flying as its edge scraped against the rake's teeth.
The wind of the descending cudgel swept over his head, bearing the weight of ten thousand tons.
The pale yellow robe on Kui Mulang suddenly billowed.
With a ripping crack of silk, the yellow robe flew off his body and swelled in the wind, becoming a dark golden Star Banner that blotted out the sky and sun. Dense stellar power surged around it as it tightly caught the falling Golden Cudgel.
"BANG!"
Though checked for a moment, the Iron Cudgel carried too much force. It broke through the Star Banner and struck Kui Mulang.
Kui Mulang staggered. The bluestone bricks beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, and his knees buckled, nearly sending him to the ground.
Bajie suddenly felt the pressure on his arms ease.
Without the slightest desire to prolong the fight, he used that thrust to pull back swiftly, his feet skimming the ground. He retreated more than thirty feet and gasped for breath.
Golden light flashed in midair.
Gripping his cudgel, the Great Sage leaped through the hole in the roof and landed lightly on both feet.
He raised his eyes and swept his gaze across the rear hall, which resembled a hell of slaughter.
Debris littered the floor, and the heavy stench of blood filled the air.
A young child lay in a pool of