Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed as four shadows lunged toward him. His doppelgänger flickered and dissolved into a streak of light, darting to the other side of the void in the blink of an eye.
"Think you can run? Where do you think you're going?" Ancestor Azure Falcon beat his wings and shot forward with blinding speed, already blocking Jiang Chen's path. His hands transformed into claws, raking through the void as he slashed directly at Jiang Chen's face.
Jiang Chen naturally wasn't about to engage him head-on. His figure flashed as he tried to dodge once more.
"Think you can dodge?" Ancestor Silver Edge let out a piercing shout, charging out from a diagonal angle. In his hands was a massive double-edged saber, swinging in a vicious arc at Jiang Chen's waist.
In that instant, Jiang Chen activated the Great Glazed Light Lamp. His body shattered into ten thousand streams of light, scattering in every direction.
The moment this Divine Ability was unleashed, even those Demon Path ancestors were dazzled, temporarily losing track of their target.
Ancestor Shadow Demon extended his divine sense through the void, scanning carefully for a moment before shouting, "Over there!"
"Go!"
Ancestor Azure Falcon let out a long cry and rocketed toward the direction Ancestor Shadow Demon had indicated. The speed of the Winged Demon bloodline was nothing short of invincible.
That blistering velocity actually surpassed even Jiang Chen's Heavenly Kun Flowing Light Escape.
However, great speed sometimes came with great drawbacks. Ancestor Azure Falcon had clearly rushed in too hard, and in that instant, a blinding light erupted in the area he'd just flown through. A terrifying constraining force slammed into him, making his wings suddenly feel three or five times heavier.
This bizarre turn of events sent cold sweat cascading down Ancestor Azure Falcon's entire body. As a demon powerhouse and seasoned veteran of countless battles, he knew all too well what this eerie sensation meant.
"This is bad — that kid ambushed me!"
But by the time Ancestor Azure Falcon realized what was happening, the window had already closed. The Xuanwu Divine Beast's gravity field was performing well beyond its usual level this time, practically burning through every ounce of its reserves to keep Ancestor Azure Falcon's wings locked down.
A dragon's roar thundered through the void.
A massive claw burst from the emptiness, five fingers splayed wide, and seized Ancestor Azure Falcon's doppelgänger in its palm.
Ancestor Azure Falcon's soul nearly fled his body. He had never imagined that one day he would be caught by someone else's colossal claw. It had always been the other way around — his own claws that snatched others.
Moreover, he recognized the power behind that grip all too clearly. It belonged to the Five-Clawed True Dragon of the True Dragon bloodline.
Indeed, it was Little Xuan who had struck from the void. His Mountains and Rivers Shattering Claw seized tight, completely immobilizing Ancestor Azure Falcon's doppelgänger.
Then Little Xuan's other claw emerged as well, clamping onto Ancestor Azure Falcon's two wings and ripping with full force. The terrifying dragon power tore both wings clean off.
In an instant, Ancestor Azure Falcon looked as if he'd been skinned alive — drenched in blood, transformed into a crimson figure. Even a demonic cultivator as savage as he couldn't help but let out a shrill scream of agony.
Though this bizarre scene seemed to take an eternity to describe, everything had unfolded in the space of a lightning flash.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen stood nearby. The Great Glazed Light suddenly lanced into a section of the void. A few hundred meters ahead of him, Ancestor Shadowless had been creeping closer in stealth, poised to deliver a lethal strike.
Jiang Chen didn't call him out. Instead, he let the ancestor draw near.
In a sudden burst, Jiang Chen hurled the Golden Bell forward. The mighty bell emitted a piercing ringsong and, like a mountain of gold, crashed down toward Ancestor Shadow Demon.
Ancestor Shadowless had believed his stealth was more than sufficient to approach Jiang Chen and land a decisive blow. He never expected that just as he closed in, his opponent had not only detected him but had already prepared a counterattack to welcome him. A hairline crack finally appeared in Ancestor Shadowless's certainty of victory.