Cui Jiuyang sneered, "So what? It was me, your granddaddy. What are you going to do about it?"
The hunched old man replied viciously, "Hmph! I was thinking that if you knew what was good for you, left of your own accord, and obediently handed that brat over, I might show you mercy and spare your miserable life!"
"But since it was you, you have to die!!!"
Before his words had faded, the black aura around the hunched old man erupted, its density actually more than thirty percent greater than before!
It seemed the old man had been holding back all along. Only now did he truly intend to kill, abandoning all restraint and unleashing his full strength!
He had probably planned to join forces with the birdman to defeat Cui Jiuyang completely, then suddenly reveal his strength, attack the birdman, and snatch Liu Jingtang away.
Now, however, he naturally stopped hiding his strength and attacked Cui Jiuyang with everything he had!
Cui Jiuyang rapidly formed mudras and said in a low voice, "Bring it on! I wasn't planning to let you go either!!!"
Although the hunched old man had summoned numerous black snakes earlier, most had simply materialized from the room's walls and moved swiftly.
Now, however, these black snakes seemed to possess the ability to shift through space!
They no longer emerged from fixed corners, but kept flashing into existence throughout the room without warning!
The black snakes appeared from extremely tricky, uncanny angles, and their numbers had doubled. They swarmed so densely that defending against them was all but impossible!
Left with no choice, Cui Jiuyang temporarily recalled all the Apotropaic Coins scattered outside and laid a tight defensive magic formation around himself and Liu Jingtang. Relying only on the Little Golden Gong and various spells, he