Early-stage Immortal-grade Heavenly Sovereign, first encounter with an Extraterrestrial Demon Clan Demon Emperor

"Xiao Tian Ce, even as a ghost, I will never let you go!"

Feng Ming Tian's screams ended, and the True Phoenix mark on Qing Hou's forehead vanished with them.

Immortal-Slaying City, Northern Nether Continent.

Watching this, Xiao Tian Ce still felt a lingering chill. If not for that immensely powerful bolt of heavenly thunder, he would never have known that Feng Ming Tian had not truly perished in that blood-red thunder tribulation, but had instead left himself a way out.

Back then, Xiao Tian Ce had wondered whether the True Phoenix mark on Qing Hou's forehead might have some harmful effect on him.

But after that battle, Qing Hou's strength had increased tremendously. Commanding him remained as effortless as moving his own arm, without the slightest change. Instead, Qing Hou's rapid improvement had given him a little reason to rejoice.

He had never expected that only today would Feng Ming Tian truly perish. It had certainly caught him off guard.

However, he had no time to dwell on that now. He was controlling the Heavenly Dao Myriad Tribulations Body as it soared into the sky, and after the True Phoenix mark vanished from Qing Hou's forehead, the thunderbolts above seemed to forget the Heavenly Demon Puppet entirely and came crashing straight toward him.

"Hahaha, just in time!"

Xiao Tian Ce laughed heartily. There was not the slightest worry on his face; instead, he felt that this powerful thunderbolt had arrived at precisely the right moment.

Crack! Rumble!

In an instant, lightning pierced straight through Xiao Tian Ce, skewering his body like meat on a roasting spit. It ravaged his flesh and bones, as though intent on utterly destroying him.

Yet despite the tremendous agony this thunderbolt power inflicted, as though every inch of his skin was being torn apart,