Otherwise, if placed in the outside world directly connected to the power of heaven and earth, the three would have been struck into a state of enlightenment.
The ancient blood demon probably never imagined that although she had tricked the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox into becoming a guardian beast, the channel itself had limited the lightning's power.
Considering this, did the ancient blood demon profit or lose?
Getting back to the point!
As soon as Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin landed, they felt danger approaching.
The danger naturally came from the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox.
Although the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox was known for its brute strength, its intelligence was not low.
It understood clearly that it would not have an advantage fighting three opponents in the air.
Therefore, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox struck first, unexpectedly unleashing its lightning power to knock Xuanyuan Xun and the other two to the ground.
It, meanwhile, had already prepared its attack, charging at them as they landed, unsteady.
The tactic of striking first and catching them off guard was employed with masterful skill by this demonic beast.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox had calculated well, but Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin were no ordinary individuals.
The moment Xuanyuan Xun was struck by lightning and his spiritual energy flow was disrupted, he predicted the current situation.
Thus, he instantly bit his tongue, the pain stimulating the revival of his physical strength.
Though time was tight, fortunately, his reaction was swift.
By the instant he touched the ground, the impedance in his spiritual energy caused by the lightning had completely disappeared.
As he had anticipated, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox charged towards the three of them.
A sharp glint flashed in Xuanyuan Xun's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile.
He then executed a "Golden Rooster Stands on One Leg" stance, using his grounded foot as an axis and spinning his body rapidly 720 degrees, thereby charging up the Overlord Spear.
"You brute, watch this!"
As Xuanyuan Xun's voice fell, the Overlord Spear, shimmering with spear light, descended with immense force towards the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox.
A flash of purple light appeared in the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's eyes, and the surrounding space became distorted.
The Overlord Spear, deflected by the spatial distortion, missed its target and struck the ground with a resounding impact.
"Boom!"
A tremendous roar echoed, shaking the entire passage.
Although the Overlord Spear missed the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, the resulting shockwave interrupted its forward momentum, giving Rong Guang and Shangguan Yulin time to react.
The obstructed spiritual energy within Shangguan Yulin was instantly cleared by the impact of the shockwave.
"You damnable ox, you dare electrocute me! Take this fan!"
He roared, and the Vermilion Bird Feather Fan in his hand swept towards the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox.
In an instant, a phantom of the Vermilion Bird appeared above the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, intending to envelop it and burn it with the Vermilion Bird's flames.
How could a beast whose combat prowess was comparable to dragons and phoenixes be easily struck?
Its large ox eyes glowed with purple light, and a ripple spread from the tips of its horns.
The ripple spread rapidly, enveloping the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox in an instant.
Then, the space around the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox twisted rapidly, allowing it to evade the Vermilion Bird phantom's pounce.
The sensation of displacement was as if the two were no longer in the same space.
Just as the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox dodged Shangguan Yulin's attack, it felt a shadow fall upon its head.
It turned out that Rong Guang's spiritual energy circulation had also recovered.
After Shangguan Yulin unleashed the Vermilion Bird phantom, he controlled the Primordial Poison Tree, which had grown as thick as a rafter, and hurled it at the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox.
Rong Guang and Shangguan Yulin had cooperated many times, and a tacit understanding had long existed between them.
Therefore, both the timing of the Vermilion Bird phantom and the Primordial Poison Tree's attacks, as well as the angle of their combined assault, were perfect.
Seeing the Primordial Poison Tree hurtling towards it, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's body suddenly enlarged, intending to withstand the blow with its powerful physique.
Don't ask why it didn't use spatial distortion again; every skill requires a brief cooldown period between consecutive uses.
And after the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox activated spatial distortion to evade the Vermilion Bird phantom, the cooldown time was clearly insufficient.
Therefore, unable to distort space, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox could only choose to endure the attack of the Primordial Poison Tree head-on.
"Bang!"
The Primordial Poison Tree struck the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox heavily, sending it flying.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's massive body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
However, it sprang up with a powerful surge, as if unharmed.
"This physique is too terrifying!"
Seeing the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox rise from the ground without a scratch, Rong Guang couldn't help but click his tongue.
Although he hadn't used his full strength, he had still exerted fifty percent of his power in the haste.
That was fifty percent of a Divine King's power!
While Rong Guang's skills were primarily in poison refinement and not strength-based, he was, after all, a Divine King realm expert.
To withstand fifty percent of a Divine King's power without injury showed the incredible might of the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's physique.
Xuanyuan Xun also witnessed this scene, and a trace of bitterness crossed his mind.
He didn't know what stroke of bad luck he'd had today to encounter two powerful, physique-focused demonic beasts like the Earth Demon Ape and the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox!
Confronting powerful, physique-based demonic beasts was likely a frustrating experience for all cultivators.
Of course, this excluded prodigies like Zi Linling and Ye Lingyuan.
Shangguan Yulin was also dumbfounded.
When he had encountered the Iron-Backed Thousand-Legged Centipede before, he could still gain the upper hand with the Vermilion Bird's flames.
But the problem now was that the Vermilion Bird's flames couldn't even get close to the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox!
Shangguan Yulin secretly felt fortunate that they were all together; if he had been alone, escape would have been an impossible feat.
While the blow from the Primordial Poison Tree hadn't injured the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, it had angered it.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's malevolence erupted, its horns flashed, and dense lightning once again enveloped Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin.
Fortunately, the three had learned from their previous experience.
Having been struck by lightning once, they were constantly on guard against the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's lightning power.
Therefore, when enveloped by lightning again, they immediately began to evade.
However, despite their speed, they couldn't outrun the lightning.
Thus, although they were desperately dodging the dense lightning, they inevitably got grazed by it.
Yet, being prepared, the three quickly dispelled the tingling sensation, which did not affect their spiritual energy flow.
Fortunately, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's lightning power, within the confined passage, became like water without a source and quickly dissipated.
But the intelligent Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox would naturally not wait for the lightning to disappear before launching its next attack.