Its remaining force undiminished, the sword light continued slashing fiercely toward the mountain range behind it.
The mountain range was severed outright, revealing several pitch-black pillars that held a monster firmly suppressed beneath it.
Those pillars were nailed straight through its limbs, and as the mountains above its head crumbled, its full form slowly emerged.
"Roar-!"
After Shi Qingyun severed one of its arms, the monster let out a howl like a wild beast's roar. The sound struck straight at the soul, making his mind tremble involuntarily.
As the monster howled, black blood slowly flowed through the river-like veins across its body.
The pitch-black iron pillars piercing its body radiated crimson light, seemingly resisting the monster's struggles.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"
The densely packed eyes covering the monster's body all stared fixedly at Shi Qingyun, drops of blood trickling from their corners.
As it struggled, the iron pillars slowly shifted outward. Black blood sprayed from the wounds, corroding a huge pit in the ground the instant it landed.
Under that thing's stare, Shi Qingyun felt his scalp crawl, and even the power of laws within him fell into disorder.
If not for the formation separating them, that single glance alone would presumably have gravely injured him.
The very next moment, a sky-supporting giant hand suddenly appeared behind him and pressed down upon him. Its immense pressure forced his knees to bend slightly.
Looking up, he saw that the hand he had severed had actually come "alive" and was striking straight at him.
An enormous shadow enveloped him. Sensing the mortal danger shrouding him, a world faintly emerged behind his back.
"Pfft!"
Just as he was about to unleash his full strength, a crisp burst rang out. The giant hand was crushed by space, turning into blood mist that scattered through the