"Hmph."
But just as Chu Qing, wielding his silver spear Immortal Armament and surrounded by a colossal silver dragon, was cutting through everything in his path and closing in, the Queen let out a soft snort.
That snort was filled with absolute contempt.
In the next moment, Chu Feng noticed that the aura the Queen was releasing had undergone a transformation.
The roars she emitted grew increasingly shrill, like the wailing of ten thousand ghosts, and under those circumstances, the dark, ink-black aura also grew far more ferocious.
"Dandan's aura has changed?"
Chu Feng could sense that the Queen's aura was now something entirely different. If the Queen before had seemed like a graceful spirit or celestial maiden, then the Queen at this moment was a demon from the depths of hell.
No — she was an Asura.
And the dark aura she released was no longer simply an army of soldiers and horses, but a legion composed of countless demons.
It was an army assembled from innumerable demons, one that sought to obliterate everything in its path.
Auuuwuu— The piercing roars rang out incessantly, and from within that dark aura, countless massive hands extended outward. Every one of those hands was razor-sharp, each one reaching to tear Chu Qing to shreds.
Under these circumstances, Chu Qing could no longer advance unimpeded. The silver dragon he had manifested was now riddled with wounds from those dark, razor-sharp claws.
Most critically, Chu Qing had already been surrounded by those dark claws.
He was at the end of his rope — a cornered beast making its last desperate stand.
That silver dragon was the final barrier protecting him. Should it shatter, Chu Qing would face certain destruction.
"The Asura Spirit World is truly formidable. It seems today… I, Chu Qing, will have to use my full power as well."
As those words left Chu Qing's lips, his silver spear swept through the air, and eight more silver dragons burst forth from within his body.
Now, nine silver dragons circled around Chu Qing, and his battle power surged once more.
"What kind of technique is this?"
Watching the nine silver dragons revolving around Chu Qing, Chu Feng's gaze shifted.
He realized that what Chu Qing was using was neither an Immortal Art, nor a martial skill, nor did it resemble a secret technique.
Yet its power was extraordinary.
So powerful that it was actually able to contend with the Queen's enhanced dark aura.
"Hmph."
Even so, the Queen remained utterly dismissive. Her beautiful eyes grew increasingly sharp and ruthless.
And under these circumstances, a phantom silhouette began to emerge faintly behind the Queen's back.
That phantom was enormous — a colossal face, its features indistinct and blurred, impossible to make out clearly. Only its two eyes were visible, each as vast as a blazing sun, and utterly terrifying.
Those eyes were simply too dreadful — dark, emotionless, the most horrifying eyes Chu Feng had ever witnessed.
"Asura's Power."
At that moment, the Queen uttered a soft cry, speaking four words.
Then that gradually forming giant face transformed into dark aura and merged into the dark energy swirling around the Queen.
In that instant, not only did the dark aura grow stronger still — the Queen's aura itself intensified once more.
The Queen had gained yet another rank of battle-defying power. Her heaven-defying battle strength had now reached the sixth rank.
In that moment, even the nine silver dragons circling around Chu Qing could barely hold on, their bodies raked by those dark aura claws until they were covered in wounds, wailing without cease.
"Quite impressive. It truly seems I have no choice but to hold nothing back."
Chu Qing smiled faintly, then his sword-like brows angled sharply upward, and a look of earnest resolve surfaced in his originally gentle eyes.
At that moment, one of Chu Qing's hands gripped his silver spear tightly while the other formed a series of hand seals. He began chanting incantations in a language even Chu Feng could not understand.
Under these circumstances, a faint silver light began to shimmer at Chu Qing's wrist.
The silver light grew stronger and stronger, eventually coalescing into a bracelet — a bracelet forged from nine coiling silver dragons.
The bracelet formed by the nine silver dragons grew larger and larger until it finally split apart, detaching from Chu Qing's wrist and merging individually into each of the nine silver dragons.