The First Venerable of All Paths

"call!"

The evil spirit opened its massive maw and inhaled sharply.

In an instant, the wind, thunder, and blue flames that filled the sky were all sucked into the giant maw of the Dharma form.

However, the karmic fire of the Azure Lotus can purify all evil.

The moment it came into contact with the Blue Lotus Karmic Fire, the Dharma Image immediately crackled and popped.

The enormous evil spirit's form began to melt away, like snow accumulating under the scorching sun.

However, although the Azure Lotus Karmic Fire could purify the impurities of heaven and earth, it was limited by Fang Xuan's strength. Therefore, as the evil spirit's Dharma form dissipated, the Azure Lotus Karmic Fire also gradually dissipated.

In the blink of an eye, the Azure Lotus Karmic Fire was completely absorbed by the evil spirit's Dharma Form, and the array slowly dissipated.

At the same time, the evil spirit's appearance also disappeared.

The blood-red evil spirit also became ethereal, as if it had suffered a severe backlash.

"What incredible heavenly fire!"

The evil spirit's voice was heavy and weak as it said, "Leave quickly, or I won't be able to hold out much longer."

The level-five formation was extraordinary, and with the added blessing of heavenly fire, the evil spirit, which was already severely injured and not yet healed, was greatly depleted this time.

He feared he would perish here if he had to do it again.

"good!"

The formation has been broken by the evil spirit, so leaving is no longer a problem.

Immediately, the evil spirit burrowed into the statue, which Liu Ming retrieved and shot out from the broken formation.

Beyond the secret realm.

When the formation dissipated, a look of surprise appeared on Fang Xuan's face.

He hadn't expected that Liu Ming would have the ability to break the magic array.

"That's quite a clever tactic."

Fang Xuan snorted coldly, then a look of doubt appeared between his brows and eyes.

"However, that power just now didn't belong to Liu Ming at all; it seemed more like..."

Fang Xuan suddenly looked up at the entrance to the secret realm.

The secret realm has already collapsed.

But from the entrance, a figure suddenly rushed out, shooting off into the distance like a bolt of lightning.

It was Liu Ming!

"Trying to leave?"

Fang Xuan's eyes turned cold, and he was about to activate his natal flying sword to intercept Liu Ming.

"Get out of here!"

Just then, a furious roar rang out.

The Crimson Scale Demon King, who had been preparing for a long time, suddenly rushed out of the dense forest, its sharp claws slamming down on Liu Ming.

"Bang!"

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor's attack was both swift and ruthless.

Liu Ming was caught completely off guard and was slammed hard into the ground by a claw.

"Boom!"

Liu Ming was like a falling meteorite, crashing heavily into the dense forest.

The ground trembled and dust flew everywhere.

The vegetation within a ten-meter radius was also destroyed by the aftershocks of the force, leaving a blank area exposed.

"Ahem!"

Liu Ming struggled to his feet, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

But he didn't care about the bloodstains on his clothes at all. Instead, he looked at the hundred-foot-tall figure in mid-air with disbelief on his face.

"It was you!"

Liu Ming recognized the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor and also remembered what the blue flames from earlier were.

Isn't that the Azure Lotus Karmic Flame that Fang Xuan obtained in the Azure Lotus Secret Realm?

"Fang Xuan, you little bastard, how dare you scheme against me!"

Liu Ming looked around, trying to find Fang Xuan.

"What? You're capable of plotting against me, but you don't have the guts to come out?"

Liu Ming sneered, "You cowardly little beast, don't let me find you, or else..."

"You bastard, you talk too much nonsense!"

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor wouldn't give Liu Ming a chance to waste words. With a swift movement, carrying a violent force, he charged straight at Liu Ming.

It raised its claws and slammed them down at Liu Ming.

"You beast, do you really think I'm afraid of you?"

Facing the attack from the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor, Liu Ming snorted coldly, condensed his spiritual power into a giant hand, and blasted it out directly.

"Bang!"

The demonic power and spiritual power exploded simultaneously, and Liu Ming took several steps back again.

Before he could regain his footing, a streak of crimson-gold light suddenly rushed towards him, shooting towards Liu Ming's back.

In an instant, a strong sense of unease arose in Liu Ming's heart.

He had no time to think; he simply moved two steps to the side instinctively.

"Sizzle!"

Although Liu Ming reacted quickly, Chi Jin was even faster, leaving a deep, bone-revealing wound on Liu Ming's arm.

Bleeding.

The crimson-gold light circled once before settling into Fang Xuan's palm.

"Elder Liu, how have you been?"

Fang Xuan smiled at Liu Ming, a murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

Although he had changed his appearance, he never thought he could fool Liu Ming.

The two had clashed many times, and Liu Ming knew him all too well.

Whether it's his natal flying sword or heavenly fire, both could easily expose his identity.

"Fang Xuan, it really is you!"

Liu Ming's face twisted as he said, "You dare to destroy my Beast Taming Hall's secret realm? You have quite the nerve! Aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Beast Taming Hall and Beast Taming Mountain?"

"Once I kill you, who will know who did it?"

Fang Xuan's sword energy surged around him, and he gave Chi Lin a look.

"Attack! Finish this quickly!"

"receive!"

The Crimson Scale Demon Emperor sneered and charged towards Liu Ming with lightning speed once again, his sharp claws leaving afterimages as he viciously and domineeringly slammed into Liu Ming.

As for Fang Xuan, he used his mind to control the sword, constantly interfering with Liu Ming.

Liu Ming was already severely injured in the secret realm, and summoning the evil spirit with his blood essence only made his injuries worse.

Under the relentless onslaught of the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor, Liu Ming could only retreat step by step, unable to mount any resistance whatsoever.

What infuriated him even more was that the damned Fang Xuan used his flying sword to interfere with him, constantly interrupting his attacks.

"Snap!"

Having just dodged Fang Xuan's insidious and vicious sneak attack, the Crimson Scale Demon King's claws, wreathed in demonic power, struck Liu Ming's shoulder directly.

Liu Ming let out a muffled groan as half of his shoulder collapsed.

"Damn it!"

Feeling the rampant demonic energy within his body and suppressing his own spiritual power, Liu Ming's expression grew increasingly gloomy.

"We can't go on like this, or we'll really be done for today."

Liu Ming's expression changed, and then a ruthless look appeared on his face.

"It seems that we have no other choice but to use that method."

In the blink of an eye, Liu Ming's hands quickly formed hand seals, and powerful, violent auras surged forth from his body.

The next moment, a scorpion inscription appeared on Liu Ming's body.

The inscription is crimson, exuding an aura of tyranny.

"Possessed by a demon!"

After a pause in the hand seal, Liu Ming looked up at the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor and Fang Xuan.

"You want to kill me?"

Liu Ming's face was filled with crazed killing intent as he grinned maliciously, "Then you will pay a heavy price!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ming's aura changed completely.

Its body shape gradually twisted and changed, becoming like a half-human, half-scorpion, with a long tail hook growing from its back.

It even has a pair of antennae extending from its head.

The aura emanating from him also became violent and evil.

"die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Ming vanished from his spot and reappeared in front of the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor.

The sharp nails dug deep into the head of the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor.

This claw was not only incredibly powerful, but it also carried a deadly poison capable of corroding even a powerful expert at the Divine Realm.

"Dragon Blood Diamond!"

With a roar, its sharp claws pierced directly into the head of the Crimson Scale Demon King, crushing it.

"Um?"

However, Liu Ming suddenly stopped, his face showing no joy.

Because the exploded head not only didn't bleed at all, but also felt very different to the touch.

"Buzzing!"

The sound of swords rang out, and one after another, streaks of crimson-gold sword light crashed down from mid-air, surrounding Liu Ming.

In an instant, these sword lights combined to form a sword formation.

The chilling sword energy soared straight into the sky.

"The Return to Nothingness Sword Formation, activate!"

On a large rock not far away, Fang Xuan sat cross-legged, his sword case across his knees, his fingers flicking rapidly.

Strands of Returning Void Sword Qi shot out from the sword box and merged into the sword formation.

The power of the sword formation surged dramatically.

"Hey!"

A phoenix cry rang out, and a fiery phoenix emerged from the void, releasing terrifying and scorching heat.

A chilling aura of sword energy.

Scorching heat.

With the combined power of these two elements, the sword formation's strength increased several times over.

"fall!"

Fang Xuan formed a sword-finger gesture, pointing it slightly downwards.

Within the sword formation, the fiery phoenix flapped its wings and swooped down, like a giant sword, directly slashing into the sword formation.

The flaming phoenix is ​​the true manifestation of the Phoenix Cry Sword.

Phoenixes take flight!

Surrounded by the sword formation, Liu Ming combined the demonic spirit of a Blood Scorpion, a venomous dragon at the Demon Emperor realm, with himself to unleash powerful energy.

But faced with such a chilling and fierce sword formation, Liu Ming felt completely helpless.

As sword energies continued to slash in, Liu Ming's aura was gradually weakened.

What angered Liu Ming even more was that a huge and majestic fiery phoenix transformed into a sword above his head and locked onto him.

No matter how Liu Ming tried to dodge, he couldn't avoid this sword strike.

"That little bastard, how did he become so powerful in just a short time!"

Liu Ming started cursing.

Although Fang Xuan was very strong in the past, he could still be dealt with easily.

However, Fang Xuan's strength in all aspects has improved significantly.

In particular, this sword formation weakened his strength by a full 30%.

"I refuse to believe this!"

As the flaming giant sword drew ever closer, Liu Ming gritted his teeth, raised his arms, and swung his claws as if to tear the flaming giant sword apart.

"Hiss hiss hiss!"

The giant sword pierced through the air, surrounded by countless sword energies from the Void, all slashing towards Liu Ming.

As the sword energy was torn apart, countless sword marks were left on Liu Ming's hands.

Ignoring the excruciating pain, Liu Ming prepared to tear the flaming giant sword apart completely in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

In a corner of the sword formation, the Crimson Scale Demon Emperor, with an array plate in its mouth, suddenly emerged silently.

A cunning glint flashed in his eyes, and while Liu Ming was dealing with the flaming giant sword, he appeared behind Liu Ming like a ghost.

Its sharp claws were raised high, then slammed down hard on Liu Ming's back.

"not good!"

Liu Ming was, after all, a powerful expert in the Divine Intent Realm. Although his mind was drawn to the giant flaming sword, he also sensed a strong sense of crisis.

He forcefully used his movement technique, trying to avoid both attacks at the same time.

But it was all too late.

"Snap!"

The Crimson Scale Demon King's claws slammed mercilessly into Liu Ming's back.

The sound of bones cracking and screams of agony rang out simultaneously.

Liu Ming's face contorted in pain, and his whole body convulsed.

But misfortune never comes singly; the flaming giant sword fell with lightning speed, about to pierce Liu Ming's head.

"Sir, save me!"

At this critical moment, Liu Ming suddenly let out a scream.

Immediately, the evil spirit, which had just returned to the statue, emerged again and pointed a finger.

"Buzz!"

The flaming greatsword hovered in mid-air.

"Hey!"

But the next moment, the giant sword transformed into a fiery phoenix and pounced on the evil spirit.

"The Undying Phoenix Flame?"

Sensing the terrifyingly high temperature emanating from the fiery phoenix, the evil spirit exploded on the spot.

"Liu Ming, you damned bastard, what on earth did you mess with?"