As Xuanyuan Xun and the other two were desperately dodging the lightning, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox charged towards Rong Guang.
Ignoring Xuanyuan Xun and Shangguan Yulin, it chose to attack Rong Guang, who had struck it. This showed the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox was also a vindictive creature.
The moment the lightning disappeared, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's attack reached Rong Guang.
Rong Guang was greatly alarmed and hastily dodged.
However, against the swift Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, dodging was already difficult.
What's more, Rong Guang had just exhausted his strength while fully evading the lightning, being in a state where his old strength was depleted and new strength had not yet arisen.
Coupled with the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's spatial interference, he instantly found himself in a perilous situation.
Just as Rong Guang was about to be impaled by the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's horns, a spear light landed on the ox's neck.
"Crack!"
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's neck was struck, causing its entire head and front hooves to collapse to the ground. Rong Guang was thus able to escape.
"Serves you right for bullying honest folk!"
Shangguan Yulin shouted, taking the opportunity to slap the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's backside with his fan.
"Moo~"
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox let out a tragic cry, its backside ignited by the Vermilion Bird's Flame, and it began to rampage wildly.
Its frenzied appearance made even Rong Guang and Xuanyuan Xun instinctively cover their rear. Sudancheng.com
The mad Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's hatred for the three had reached an unbearable level.
Although it was rampaging, it deliberately and unintentionally charged towards the direction of the three, as if it intended for them to suffer along with it.
If the non-mad Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox was already difficult to deal with, how much more so was the frenzied Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox with its amplified brute force?
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin dared not confront its power and could only dodge.
Thus, in the not-so-spacious passage, a scene of three men fighting a bull unfolded.
The spectacle was incredibly intense!
Under the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's frantic wildness, the Vermilion Bird's Flame on its backside was finally extinguished, but the pain remained, and the chase continued.
It wasn't until the time it took to burn half an incense stick that the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox finally calmed down a bit.
However, its gaze towards the three became even more ferocious.
"Moo~"
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox let out a roar to the sky, the purple light in its eyes and the white light on its horns suddenly intensified.
"Not good! Dodge quickly!"
Xuanyuan Xun shouted and immediately retreated.
Rong Guang and Shangguan Yulin did not dare to be careless and quickly followed Xuanyuan Xun, retreating towards the entrance of the ninth trial.
However, before they could retreat even a few steps, dense lightning enveloped them once more.
Having suffered a loss, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox decided to fight desperately.
It began to expend the lightning spiritual power and lightning laws stored within its body without restraint.
Driven by overwhelming hatred, it wanted to electrocute the three before it, consequences be damned.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox was already a favored child of lightning, and the amount of lightning power it stored was already terrifying.
In an instant, the entire passage turned into a forest of lightning and an ocean of electricity, which was a torment for Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin.
They couldn't dodge in time and were constantly struck by lightning.
Although they were prepared and wouldn't be frozen in place due to spiritual power obstruction, the tingling sensation after being struck made their reactions sluggish.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, with its already considerable intelligence, had finally gained the upper hand. How could it let such an opportunity slip by?
It pawed the ground with its front hooves, lowered its center of gravity, and then with a fierce charge, it brutally slammed into Shangguan Yulin.
In the eyes of the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, Shangguan Yulin, who had burned its backside, was the most hateful.
Compared to him, Rong Guang, who had struck it with the Poisonous Medicine Tree, and Xuanyuan Xun, who had whipped its neck with the Overlord Spear, were less detestable.
Seeing the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox charging at him, Shangguan Yulin's face turned ashen. He cursed, "Beast, are you picking on me as a pushover? I can burn you once, and I can burn you a second time!"
As he spoke, he tightly gripped the half-man-tall Vermilion Bird Feather Fan and fiercely fanned it towards the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox.
"Vermilion Bird's Flame, burn it for me!"
The ferocity in the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's purple eyes intensified. Having suffered a loss once, how could it fall for the same trick again?
As its purple eyes flashed, another ring of ripples appeared around its body.
The Vermilion Bird's Flame landed on the ripples, as if being isolated in another space.
Having blocked Shangguan Yulin's attack, the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox glanced at Shangguan Yulin dismissively, as if to say, "Little brat, did you really think I'd fall for your sneak attack a second time?"
Then, with a powerful leap, its four hooves in the air, it fiercely kicked towards Shangguan Yulin.
If this kick landed squarely, Shangguan Yulin would be severely injured, if not killed.
Being looked down upon by a demonic beast, Shangguan Yulin's temper flared.
"Vermilion Bird's Flame!"
"Vermilion Bird's Flame!"
"Vermilion Bird's Flame!"
Shangguan Yulin fanned his fan three times in a row, releasing three streams of Vermilion Bird's Flame.
Furthermore, the three streams of Vermilion Bird's Flame formed a triangular formation, immediately sealing off the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's surroundings.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's charge was instantly halted.
It was forced to land on the ground to deal with these three streams of Vermilion Bird's Flame.
Shangguan Yulin snorted coldly and said, "Wicked beast, aren't you good at dodging? Try dodging one more time for me?"
"Moo~"
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox roared, its eyes instantly filled with purple light.
Layers of ripples spread out from its body, radiating outwards.
The three streams of Vermilion Bird's Flame were thus blocked by these layers of ripples three inches away from the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox's body.
For a time, the Vermilion Bird's Flame and the layers of ripples were in a stalemate, neither able to gain the upper hand.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox provocatively glanced at Shangguan Yulin, as if to say, "Are you afraid of me?"
Provoked by a savage bull, Shangguan Yulin became furious. "Not afraid, huh? Then have some more!"
He said, and with a "swish, swish, swish," he fanned his Vermilion Bird Feather Fan three more times.
Another three streams of Vermilion Bird's Flame surged towards the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox, stacking with the previous three and instantly becoming much more potent.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox forcefully shook its head, the purple light in its eyes intensified again, and waves of ripples spread out once more.
The balance between the Vermilion Bird's Flame and the ripples remained, with neither able to overwhelm the other.
Seeing this, Shangguan Yulin's resolve hardened, "I want to see how many more you can withstand!"
As he spoke, the Vermilion Bird Feather Fan in his hand fanned out another six streams of Vermilion Bird's Flame.
Then, slightly out of breath, he looked at the Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox and disdainfully beckoned to it with his finger.
The Purple-Eyed Demonic Ox snorted provocatively twice, the purple light in its eyes intensifying by another third.
Even denser ripples spread from its body, counteracting the increasingly powerful Vermilion Bird's Flame.