As soon as Li Yan reached the crocodile-shaped Demon Beast's head, he bowed his back. Amid the flames engulfing his body, even his short hair seemed to turn into individual tongues of fire.
As he bent forward, his arms became like two long pincers of flame, driving viciously into the Demon Beast's eyes from either side.
Li Yan was using exactly the same method Master Wei had used to clear the trial: shake off the other Demon Beasts as quickly as possible, gather strength while moving, then unleash a thunderous strike.
What made this possible was actually a loophole in this trial. During their attempts, challengers would gradually work out where the enemies were and how they appeared.
Most importantly, the manifested Demon Beasts were briefly disoriented when they first emerged.
Boom!
Li Yan pressed the fingers of each hand together like a sword and plunged them straight into the crocodile-shaped Demon Beast's eyes without meeting any resistance.
Instantly, a ball of mingled golden and red fire erupted between his fingertips and its eyes.
Roar!
In excruciating pain, the crocodile-shaped Demon Beast let out a heart-rending roar.
Since it had been formed from blood essence, all its defenses came from the sea of fire or the barriers created by its own innate abilities.
Against Li Yan, however, its defenses proved even weaker. In an instant, his hands plunged deep into its eye sockets.
The moment the crocodile-shaped Demon Beast's roar rang out, golden lava sprayed from both its eye sockets.
As soon as the lava touched Li Yan's hands, his protective barrier melted away in an instant, despite the magical power shielding him.
Then the skin on his hands turned into wisps of black smoke. Yet no sooner had the smoke risen than the intense heat evaporated it completely.
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