The golden sphere of light appeared small, but the moment it was launched, it flashed and transformed into a massive vortex that swept downward toward the burly man's head.
An invisible, tremendous force surged from within, pressing the man's frame downward. The surrounding void twisted slightly before erupting with a rumbling roar, as if it might explode at any moment.
An unusual crimson flush spread across the demon race man's face, and his body trembled slightly under the vortex's terrifying force. But rather than collapsing under it, a fierce gleam flashed through his eyes as he let out a great shout!
Instantly, his blood-colored battle armor erupted with blinding scarlet flames, and a terrifyingly powerful aura radiated from his body.
Wherever the crimson flames passed, the surrounding void melted into deep black, and the invisible force pressing down on him was swept away.
The burly man's body snapped straight upright once more, and he raised a hand to slowly grasp at the void.
With a boom!
The three-headed demon lion above his head exploded into a cloud of black mist, which swirled into the man's hand and transformed into a pitch-black demon spear roughly ten feet long.
The entire spear radiated an eerie black spiritual glow. Its tip split into three prongs, each engraved with a ferocious lion's head, and the whole weapon was covered in dense, deep-blue spiritual runes.
A savage grin crossed the man's face. With a flick of his wrist, the spear shrieked as it shot forward.
A flash of black light, and the spear vanished instantly into the heart of the vortex.
Then something bizarre happened. The seemingly formidable golden vortex, the very instant the black spear disappeared, cracked apart piece by piece with a muffled boom, ultimately dissolving into motes of spiritual light that scattered and vanished.
The demon race man simply grasped once more with a single hand. After a swirl of black qi, the pitch-black demon spear materialized again, and without a moment's hesitation, he hurled it forth once more.
This time, the black spear's target was none other than the somewhat stunned three-headed giant ape hovering in the air.
In the blink of an eye, the spear vanished and reappeared directly before the giant ape.
Startled, the golden-furred giant ape reacted on instinct, its six arms sweeping through the air as six gleaming, heavy weapons materialized in its palms. They simultaneously transformed into six beams of golden light and smashed down upon the black spear.
A deafening boom shook heaven and earth!
Golden light and black qi intertwined and exploded, then simultaneously dissipated and vanished.
The giant ape's pupils contracted at the sight. Before it could think further, the man below laughed aloud, grasping and throwing once more with a single hand, and another identical demon spear shot toward it.
The giant ape snorted coldly. Its six great hands flickered, the same six golden weapons materialized and struck downward, once again destroying the black demon spear along with themselves.
This time, it was the man's turn to be slightly stunned, his movements momentarily freezing.
In that brief moment of delay, the giant ape let out a low roar. Six golden weapons appeared in its palms and were hurled outward.
All three heads chanted incantations in unison.
With a whoosh, the six weapons blazed with golden light as countless illusory copies flickered into existence. Each one multiplied into ten, each ten into a hundred—in an instant, thousands of golden phantom weapons materialized, raining down in an overwhelming assault.
In an instant, the air howled with their passage, and everywhere one looked, golden light flashed.
The demon race man's expression darkened, but without the slightest trace of panic, a cold smirk played across his lips as he opened his mouth and spat out a ball of purple light.
The moment the purple light left his mouth, it spun and detonated on its own.
Countless filaments of light shot out from the purple burst, instantly forming into a colossal net that spread across the sky to meet the incoming attack.
The golden phantom weapons charged into the light net like a violent storm, and unbroken sounds of explosions echoed forth.
Golden light and purple qi swirled and boomed within the net, causing the entire construct to shudder and flash wildly, as if it might be torn apart at any moment.
The man below paid it no mind, instead chanting incantations as his ten fingers danced like windmills, pointing wildly at the void.
With each pointing gesture, the crimson flames on his armor dimmed slightly, while the light net in the air surged and expanded.
After a brief moment, the massive net ballooned several times its original size, transforming into a boundless expanse of purple clouds.
Driven by the man's hand seals, the clouds suddenly swept across the sky in a great whirlwind, gathering every last golden phantom within. They condensed back into a sphere of purple light that descended downward.
The man beckoned with one hand, and the sphere of light flashed into his palm. But when his gaze swept upward again, his expression turned cold.
The sky above was utterly empty—the golden-furred, three-headed, six-armed giant ape had vanished without a trace.
His eyes darted about, and before he could make any move, a ripple of energy stirred behind him. A brilliant golden beast claw materialized with a flash.
The claw merely flickered and swelled to a hundred feet in size, bearing down on the man like a small mountain.
A piercing cry tore through the air. Each talon of the giant claw resembled a massive golden blade, and with several slashing together, nothing could withstand the blow.
The man merely let out a cold snort. A single hand erupted with blood-red flames as he reached backward to meet the golden claw head-on, without a trace of fear.
Though the two appeared vastly different in size, the moment his hand shot out, his five fingers spread and swelled a hundredfold.
With a resounding boom!