Shadow's furious roar carried a primordial aura, making everyone's eardrums ache. Even late-stage Immortal Emperors like Nolan Nangong and Zuo Gufei felt their blood and qi churn, and all eyes turned to the newly appeared immortal beast.
As the red light faded, the Bloodshadow Berserker Lion instantly swelled to the size of a small mountain. Its massive lion head was especially terrifying—Solarion Palace's buildings were already enormous, but this beast's head could swallow them whole in a single bite. One could only imagine how gigantic the Bloodshadow Berserker Lion truly was.
Meanwhile, Evan Chu stood directly atop the Bloodshadow Berserker Lion's head. At this moment, he was like an ant standing on an elephant—utterly insignificant by comparison.
Shadow's aura was far more terrifying than Goldwing's, overflowing with blood scent and killing intent that made people instinctively feel fear.
"How dare you disrespect my big brother! You're dead today!" Shadow opened his enormous mouth and spoke. Though it was speech, the sound was like a thunderclap, making Shangguan Ruhuo and Xuan Yuan Changtian's expressions shift wildly.
"That's the Bloodshadow Berserker Lion! I can't believe he actually has one—this is insane!" Nolan Nangong couldn't help but exclaim.
"Correct, that's a Barbaric Sacred Beast—Bloodshadow Berserker Lion. They're nearly extinct in the Immortal Realm. How did he get one? It's beyond strange!" said the Sect Master of Loveless Sword Tomb.
"I didn't expect this kid to have so many secrets—it's honestly exciting. The show just keeps getting better!" Zuo Gufei added.
"Kid, even with these ancient exotic beasts, you can't escape being slain. Today I'll show you the true power of a late-stage Immortal Emperor!" Shangguan Ruhuo shouted angrily.
At that moment, red light exploded from Shadow's body. He instantly opened his massive jaws and let out another deafening roar. But this time, the roar triggered countless energy storms—Shadow's strongest skill, Lion's Roar. The sound waves tore open space, unleashing mighty energy storms to attack the enemy, its power enough to split the heavens and earth.
Shadow's body was already enormous, so the energy storms from his furious roar were even more terrifying. Bands of Glasswind several meters, even tens of meters wide appeared in the air, along with countless wind blades, all attacking the two opponents.
The most unique part of Lion's Roar was that it created a truly mysterious domain while being used—not a space-element domain, but a sonic domain. Wherever the sound reached, the domain would appear.
This domain had little offensive power, but it could restrict the enemy's speed and energy attacks, effectively lowering their combat strength. However, the domain only lasted a short time, fading naturally soon after the sound died away.
But for Shadow right now, that was enough. Shangguan Ruhuo and Xander Xuan were both close by, and with their speed and strength suppressed, dodging all those Glasswind belts and wind blades was extremely difficult. While it couldn't kill them, it could at least leave them battered and humiliated—more than enough to vent some anger.
The two quickly threw out punches to shatter the incoming wind blades, while their bodies darted left and right to avoid the Glasswind attacks. In just a few breaths, their clothes were in tatters and they were both bleeding—Evan Chu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"You two old geezers really have no shame, showing off your bodies in front of everyone. With those figures, you actually dare to flaunt yourselves? Talk about overestimating yourselves!"
Both men were overlords in their own right—when had they ever suffered such humiliation? Shangguan Ruhuo's face turned pig-liver purple, his eyes bulging as he glared at Evan Chu. "Kid, you're dead!"
A silver longsword instantly appeared in his hand, and he slashed at Evan Chu. Evan immediately ordered Shadow and Goldwing to fall back and focus on entangling Xander Xuan instead—since Xander was Luna's father, he couldn't kill him outright.
Shadow instantly shrank down and, together with Goldwing, attacked Xander Xuan. Evan Chu, meanwhile, wielded the Frostbane Sword and unleashed Star-Cleave. Facing an enemy like Shangguan Ruhuo, he held nothing back—this strike was full power, all five elements poured into Star-Cleave.
Their attacks collided almost immediately, both sides going all out. With a thunderous boom, Evan Chu was blasted hundreds of meters away, while Shangguan Ruhuo was knocked back over a hundred meters. The difference in attack power was instantly obvious.
At that moment, Shangguan Ruhuo's blood and qi churned violently. The hand gripping his sword hilt was now charred black—damage from the Heavenfire hidden in Evan Chu's Star-Cleave. He'd reacted quickly; any slower, and his entire wrist might have been burned to ash.
Shangguan Ruhuo was deeply shaken. He'd never imagined Evan Chu's sword-qi could contain something as terrifying as Heavenfire. If this man wasn't eliminated, in a hundred years there'd be no one in the Immortal Realm who could match him—Xuanyuan Pavilion would be doomed.
Evan Chu, meanwhile, felt his own blood and qi roiling. He forced back a mouthful of reverse blood that had risen to his throat, his face slightly pale and his chest heaving. "I didn't expect a late-stage Immortal Emperor's attack to be so powerful. Looks like beating him won't be easy."
If he really wanted to win, the only option was to use Divine Cleave. But what would happen after using Divine Cleave—he honestly had no idea.
Just then, Shangguan Ruhuo appeared before Evan Chu again. "Kid, you really are a once-in-a-generation genius. But you shouldn't have crossed me. If you'd kept your head down for a few decades or a century, maybe I wouldn't be your match. But today, you don't have that chance. I won't let you live in this world."
"Old bastard, I've heard that line a thousand times. Don't bother bragging in front of me. Anyone who wants to kill me always says that, but they're all dead. If you've got the skills, show me—let's see if you're really qualified!" Evan Chu retorted.
"Stubborn fool. Let me show you the true power of a late-stage Immortal Emperor's spatial domain!" Shangguan Ruhuo said.
As soon as he finished speaking, Evan Chu clearly felt a powerful pressure descend all around him. It was so heavy that it was like when he once encountered the Native-Soil Crystal—he could barely keep himself standing.
Under such overwhelming pressure, panicking was not an option. As long as it wasn't a Light or Dark Abyss Domain, Evan Chu wouldn't be afraid. Centering his mind, he began to communicate with the elemental particles in the surrounding space...
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