Black blood splattered into the boundless Star River. The sword light lost none of its momentum as it shot toward the Nether Lord's neck.
Crack-
The Nether Lord staggered backward, golden light flashing across his five fingers as he seized and crushed the incoming sword light.
He touched the bloody gash that had appeared on his cheek, and a bloody gleam flashed through his eyes.
"You're courting death!"
"Netherworld Blood Curse!"
As his words fell, the Yin Qi and Death Qi around the Nether Lord surged violently, swiftly intertwining in midair into a sinister curse seal flashing with red light.
With a flick of his fingertips, the curse seal immediately shot toward the two of them. Wherever the blood curse passed, the void instantly collapsed.
Old Tao slammed his fist down, striking the blood curse hard and shattering it instantly. But before he could relax,
the shattered curse seal immediately pieced itself together again, its speed soaring in an instant.
Boom-
After a tremendous crash, it swiftly sank into Old Tao's forehead, sending his body flying backward.
"Old Tao!"
Shi Qingyun was just about to go over and help when he saw the blood curse appear before his eyes in a flash, an evil, bloodthirsty aura rippling from it.
The instant it approached, Shi Qingyun felt his hair stand on end. He slashed out, instantly cutting it apart.
Just as it swiftly re-formed and shot toward him again, a branch rapidly extended from behind him.
It struck the blood curse hard, sending strange ripples surging outward. Caught in those ripples,
he felt his soul trembling involuntarily.
"The soul of an Escape One cultivator truly is exquisite!"
As the curse seal before Shi Qingyun was destroyed, the Nether Lord slowly rose to his feet, the bloody gash on his cheek vanishing