Bai Yunfei’s plan was to go all out from the get-go and then unleash his strongest attack for Dongfang Ming to experience. He didn’t think it’d kill Dongfang Ming, but this would at least be a good start.

There was no way Dongfang Ming would be completely unharmed. He didn’t know the extent of how damaged Dongfang Ming would be, but…it’d definitely not be a light wound!!

Like any other soul cultivator, Dongfang Ming would still require time to heal, regardless of him having a demonic body or not. Wounds required ‘recuperation time’, and Bai Yunfei knew that the bigger the wound, the more time it’d take to heal. So there was no reason for him to lighten up on his assault!

A broken arm, leg, chest, or stomach wouldn’t kill Dongfang Ming, but it’d take some energy for Dongfang Ming to heal from those at the very least. He’d probably stand a good chance at victory if he continued to break body part after body part, but…Bai Yunfei really wanted to see if Dongfang Ming would still be able to live if his head or demonic core was destroyed!

And so Bai Yunfei attacked relentlessly with that in mind. By activating Soul Ignition, he was ready to start the second round!

The usage of Soul Ignition was a double-edged sword. While it fully replenishes one’s reserves of soulforce, it also caused a great amount of damage to the user in the end. Bai Yunfei might have been conservative with its usage in the past, but the damage was still done to his body. It was only thanks to the Yao clan and their miraculous pill that Bai Yunfei was able to completely reverse all the damage done to his body. He was also fortunate enough to receive a special pill from them that’d help mitigate the damage done from Soul Ignition.

That combined with Bai Yunfei’s current strength meant he could use Soul Ignition twice without any issues. But using it a third time would definitely lead to long-lasting injuries.

……

While Bai Yunfei was back to full power as a Mid-stage Soul Emperor, the area within the sea of flames was deathly quiet.

“Boom!!”

A dark-red lotus exploded out from the flames abruptly, driving away the flames from the Chaotic Dual Dragon Burst all at once.

Along with this explosion came the aura of a Mid-stage Soul Emperor, one that was even stronger than what Bai Yunfei felt earlier. One that was also seemingly blazing with fury.

It seemed Bai Yunfei had finally angered Dongfang Ming…

Bai Yunfei narrowed his eyes. He could see the figure of Dongfang Ming within the flames, and he liked what he saw!

His Chaotic Dual Dragon Burst had done more damage to Dongfang Ming than he thought!

The entirety of Dongfang Ming’s left arm was gone. His left shoulder was a burnt stump with blood flowing freely from it. A good portion of the left part of his waist was gone, and only a wall of elemental energy was preventing his organs from spilling out from the gap. Even his left leg was damaged. Parts of it had all of its flesh gone so that only the white-bone beneath it remained.

The right side of Dongfang Ming was seemingly unharmed. Thanks to the sword in his right hand, the worst of the damages was limited primarily to his left side.

Regardless, Dongfang Ming was a tragic sight to behold. Any regular Mid-stage Soul Emperor would’ve been rendered unable to fight.

But not for Dongfang Ming. As grievous as his wounds were, he’d still be able to recover thanks to his ‘demonic core’. Losing both arms wouldn’t even be an issue for him.

And Bai Yunfei could tell. He could see Dongfang Ming’s wounds already starting to regenerate at a very startling rate. It made Qin Long’s regeneration seem like a snail in comparison. Heavenfire warned him about it before, but Bai Yunfei still found it unbelievable.

He couldn’t allow Dongfang Ming to fully regenerate!!

A shiver ran up his spine at the thought. Summoning his soulforce, Bai Yunfei began to go through another complicated string of hand seals—it was time to attack!

“Bang!!”

A bright ball of fire took over Bai Yunfei’s person as he gathered more and more elemental fire to him. Specks of violet and gray light dotted the flames as two other sources of energy started to grow around his arms.

“Roar!!”

In one furious burst, the Chaotic Dual Dragon Burst was sent flying out once again!

The two dragons melted into the sea of flames at once. Like magnets, they siphoned the surrounding flames to add to their strength for an attack so powerful that the Phantasm began to fluctuate unsteadily from the buildup.

The Chaotic Dual Dragon Burst had only just left Bai Yunfei’s arms when he started to gather soulforce to the Regalia on his forehead. Raising his right hand, he cried out a single word:

“Freeze!!”

The Soul Sentinel Scarf sparkled once as its effect activated and multiplied the strength of the Soul Anchor Technique!

All Bai Yunfei did was use two moves and yet he was already out of the soulforce he just got from Soul Ignition! For the sake of killing his opponent, Bai Yunfei used up the ‘second round’ of energy in one go!

“Chirp!!”

Xiao Qi chose that moment to strike as well. Alerted by Bai Yunfei, Xiao Qi dove in to strike at Dongfang Ming like a hunter bird swooping in on its prey.

In his predictions, Bai Yunfei figured Dongfang Ming would be too busy guarding against the Chaotic Dual Dragon Burst to ward off the Soul Anchor Technique. And if that didn’t kill him, then Xiao Qi would be there to make the follow-up. And if that was enough, then Bai Yunfei was prepared to use Soul Ignition for a second time and kill him.

……

But that was when everything went pear-shaped for Bai Yunfei!

It started when Bai Yunfei was preparing to use the Soul Anchor Technique. He had been so caught up in his own technique that he didn’t notice the sneer on Dongfang Ming’s lips!

The next thing that happened was that Dongfang Ming dropped the helix sword. Once dropped, his right hand slammed against his torso where his heart was!

“Pft!!”

A fountain of blood spurted out from Dongfang Ming’s mouth. Cracks began to appear all over his body, but rather than being pained, Dongfang Ming looked almost gleeful. The soulforce in his body was starting to mutate!

The dark-red light around him swirled violently. Faster and faster, it soon took on the form of a giant face!

As if a shield to protect Dongfang Ming, the giant demonic face opened its mouth and let out a silent roar to disseminate a ripple of energy outward.

“Ahhhh!!!!!”

Then…to everyone’s surprise, someone screamed. It was…Bai Yunfei!!