Showdown at the Pinnacle of the Mortal Realm (IV) (6K words, with thanks to Xigua Tailang Qiekenao for becoming an Alliance Leader~)

The Daoist's main body held the Celestial Master Sword in one hand and guarded the Nether Capital Ghost Gate, while his bodily double supported him from the side with incantations and Daoist arts. The Blood God Child and his second primordial spirit attacked for eighty exchanges without breaking through.

The blood sea rapidly dwindled from eight million mu to seven and a half million.

Now Deng Yin grew anxious.

Previously, in Western Kunlun, the Blood God Child had been virtually immortal thanks to his divine Blood Shadow Form-Splitting Great Art and the essence blood of his vast blood sea. Thus, even when the Daoist took the offensive and battered him until he could not fight back, the Blood God Child had not been the anxious one. Instead, the True Lord had lost his composure. Eager to cut off the blood sea's source, he had been deceived and led by the demon fiend into severing its qi root.

But now, the Daoist had found an effective way to drain the blood sea's vital essence, and at no slow pace. He was therefore in no hurry and did not attack, merely holding his ground before the Nether Capital Ghost Gate. Once the blood sea drained dry, the Blood God Child's immortal body would collapse without a fight. Killing him then would be no great difficulty.

Besides, people were prone to making mistakes when anxious. He himself had been no exception, and neither had Emei. The Daoist believed the Blood God Child would not transcend this rule either.

The Blood God Child stopped attacking.

He too had realized that if the Daoist devoted himself to defense and made no mistakes, there was absolutely nothing he could do to him. In the end, he would only be able to watch helplessly as the blood