Cultivation: From Menial Servant to Immortal Venerable

Just then,

True Lord Tian Ci changed his Mystic Gestures, and the golden flames abruptly split into dozens of blossoms, merging with each of the fire phoenixes from Nine Luminaries.

Then they pounced toward the Purple Jiao Demon Emperor!

The Purple Jiao Demon Emperor's gaze sharpened at the sight, and his expression turned grave!

His hands danced swiftly, gathering purple light before him into a sturdy shield.

At the same time,

The fire phoenixes arrived and slammed into the shield, unleashing peals of thunderous booms, yet they could not breach this line of defense.

However, True Lord Tian Ci did not cease his attack. With another change of Mystic Gestures,

The fire phoenixes instantly transformed again, reverting into blossoms of spirit flame that clung to the shield.

The next moment,

The Purple Jiao Demon Emperor's shield began to melt slowly. Before long, it would be burned through with one gaping hole after another!

The Purple Jiao Demon Emperor's expression changed drastically at this sight!

A flicker of hesitation crossed his face, but then his heart hardened, and he made a certain decision.

Opening his mouth, he slowly expelled a ball of purple spirit essence, which fused into the shield.

Almost instantly, the shield became solid once more, while the spirit flames' erosion of it slowed as well.

One side kept melting while the other kept repairing itself, and the battle had unexpectedly fallen into a tug-of-war!

This was his innate dragon essence, incomparably precious.

It possessed endless marvelous uses. Since his birth, this was only the third time he had used it!

And that mouthful just now had cost him at least decades of accumulation!

He had never expected True Lord Tian Ci to force him into using such a treasure!

"Worthy of being an elite of the Human Race!"