Published: March 3, 2025
Liu Yu's mind was made up after various thoughts flashed through. However, he did not rush but instead waited silently for the right moment.
"Roar~!"
After about ten breaths, the valley suddenly echoed with the heart-wrenching roars of the great elder of fire spirit. As the battles continued, his injuries gradually accumulated, and his strength waned from its peak.
Although the elemental body’s "elementalization" could immunize against most physical attacks, it was only effective against beings of a lower tier.
By the time of the third stage, the attacks from magical treasures were no longer purely physical and also possessed spell characteristics. The power of true treasures, too, combined both physical and spell traits, delivering significant blows to elemental life.
For beings below the third stage, the elemental body had a considerable advantage, but compared to the fourth stage, this advantage diminished substantially.
After rounds of attrition, the great elder of fire spirit was weakened to the extreme, and the Dark Heaven Demon Lord felt the time was ripe. He swiftly made a spell gesture.
"Speed!"
His robe billowed as he controlled his life-bound true treasure, the Yama Hall, transforming it into a grand, imposing forest palace of three hundred zhang in size.
This treasure emitted an overwhelming glow, while vast amounts of spiritual energy surged into it, enhancing its power further.
"Buzz~"
The three-hundred-zhang forest palace shook and rapidly descended toward the black tiger, which was the fire spirit elder in its transformed state.
At this moment, the black tiger form of the fire spirit elder was utterly exhausted, only able to resist with whatever strength he had left.
"Roar roar~~"
He howled to the heavens, the tiger's roar echoing through the valley. However, in this series of powerful roars, there was a sense of desolation, reminiscent of a hero at the end of his road or a beauty with gray hair.
Perhaps sensing the impending crisis, the fire spirit elder summoned his remaining strength, and his entire body was engulfed in purple-black flames, instantly surging back to its peak.
"Zizz~"
The flames blazed intensely as he stood nearly two hundred zhang tall, his massive wings flapping rapidly, stirring up a tremendous fiery storm.
In a flash, the purple-black flame storm shot skyward, charging directly at the descending dark palace, attempting to halt its fall.
The next moment, the attacks from both sides collided.
"Boom!!!"
After just a quarter of a breath of stalemate, the booming purple-black sea of flames could no longer hold under the suppression of the forest palace, suddenly dispersing into streams of fire shooting in all directions.
After all, the power of the "Yama Hall" had already been pushed to its limits by the Dark Heaven Demon Lord, who not only had superior cultivation but also reinforced it with vast amounts of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
Conversely, the fire spirit elder had sustained significant injuries, and his ability to draw on fire attribute spiritual energy became ineffective in the face of controlling spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
"Whoosh whoosh~"
As the purple-black sea of flames was shattered, under the control of the Dark Heaven Demon Lord, the Yama Hall locked onto its target and continued its oppressive descent.
The immense shadow cast by it enveloped the fire spirit elder, even the raging fire could not disperse it!
Atop the gates of the forest palace, grimacing demons added to the malevolence of this treasure.
The dark, twisted gates resembled a bottomless maw, eager to swallow all living beings!
"Roar~~!"
With faint red flames burning in his eyes, the fire spirit elder glanced at the two deceased clan members and resolutely soared into the sky, striking down hard at the Yama Hall with both palms.
But at that moment, the Dark Heaven Demon Lord revealed a strange smile, and his hands swiftly made a spell gesture.
In the next instant, a slight ripple in space appeared.
The Yama Hall, which was originally several dozen li away, shimmered and instantly arrived near the fire spirit elder, slamming down fiercely as if face to face.