The Gray-Robed Elder was, after all, a Patriarch from a major power like the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm. Though he lacked any special Creations, his cultivation was profound, and he could wield various divine abilities and techniques with ease. Most importantly, the mountain peak was a magical treasure he himself had refined. Now that the Black Pig Monster King had hurled it back at him, he leaped up, caught it, and with a thought, the mountain peak vanished.
Immediately after, his hands formed seals, and a Great Dao Immortal Art condensed and manifested. With a flash, the flying sword in his hand shot upward. As it bloomed with dazzling radiance, it transformed into thousands of flying swords, like a torrential rain of pear blossoms or a meteor shower of blades, assaulting the Black Pig Monster King.
The Black Pig Monster King, wielding his Meteor Hammers, clashed fiercely with the Gray-Robed Elder once more.
Hidden in the shadows, Gu Qingfeng watched and shook his head. He had initially thought it wouldn't be difficult for the Black Pig Monster King to subdue the Gray-Robed Elder. While the Elder's cultivation was profound, the Black Pig Monster King's was not weak either. Moreover, the Black Pig Monster King possessed a descendant bloodline, a Great Dao Heavenly Mandate, and several other Creations. Even if he couldn't annihilate the Gray-Robed Elder, suppressing him should have been no problem.
From his understanding of the Black Pig Monster King, even back in the Ancient Era, the demon king had possessed the capability to annihilate Patriarchs of major powers.
Unfortunately.
Unfortunately, the Black Pig Monster King's injuries were too severe, far more severe than Gu Qingfeng had imagined.
At first, he thought only the physical body the Black Pig Monster King had tempered was seriously injured. But when the Black Pig Monster King manifested his true form, Gu Qingfeng realized this fellow's true form was even more grievously wounded than that physical body.
Not only was one eye blinded, but there was also a bloody hole in his chest, piercing straight through to his back—clearly penetrated by some divine weapon.
Was that all?
No.
Beyond that, the Black Pig Monster King's Great Dao Throne was extremely weak, distorted, blurry, and very unstable, as if it might dissipate at any moment. Of his other two Creations, one had already dissipated, and the other was on the verge of dissipating too, looking like it was most likely ruined.
The injuries could not be described as anything but severe.
Having been acquainted once, Gu Qingfeng naturally wouldn't stand by and watch the Black Pig Monster King die here.
However, he did not intervene immediately.
Because he could see that the Black Pig Monster King was holding a trump card.
That trump card was Original Sin.
Back when he saw the Black Pig Monster King in Lingluo Realm, he already knew the demon king was also a person of Original Sin. Of course, unlike himself—who was of Innate Original Sin—the Black Pig Monster King belonged to Acquired Original Sin.
Given the Black Pig Monster King's nature, the Original Sin he possessed was probably stolen, and he had stolen quite a lot of it.
Earlier, when Gu Qingfeng probed with his divine sense, he sensed a violent, savage power stirring restlessly within the Black Pig Monster King's body.
This power was none other than Primordial Sin Power.
Don't think that just because Gu Qingfeng was a person of Innate Original Sin, had fused with Original Sin Blood, had ignited Original Sin Karmic Flames, and was deeply mired on the path of Original Sin...
...that he had ever come into contact with Primordial Sin Power. Not even once.
Forget Primordial Sin Power, he couldn't even sense his own damn Original Sin right now.
Therefore, he wanted to see what this Primordial Sin Power of the Black Pig Monster King was all about.
On the battlefield.
Initially, the Gray-Robed Elder was forced into continuous retreat by the Black Pig Monster King. But now, the tables had turned, and the Black Pig Monster King was being beaten back with no means to retaliate.
The Gray-Robed Elder grew more ferocious the longer he fought.
Before, he didn't know how severe the Black Pig Monster King's injuries were, so he didn't dare go all out and had been on the defensive.
But when the Black Pig Monster King manifested his true form, especially when the Gray-Robed Elder saw that bloody hole in the demon king's body, all his apprehensions vanished. He frantically channeled his spiritual power, each move aimed to kill, determined to utterly annihilate the Black Pig Monster King.
"Hmph! Black Pig Monster King, you truly have a death wish! Beaten to such a state by our Purple Cloud Immortal Realm's Tian Kui, and you still dare to fight me!"
The Gray-Robed Elder, brandishing his divine sword techniques, completely suppressed the Black Pig Monster King. He sneered, "Now your true form is severely wounded, and even your proud Great Dao Heavenly Mandate is on the verge of being shattered. You are no match for me. Prepare to die!"
At this moment.
The Black Pig Monster King ceased attacking. Facing the Gray-Robed Elder's frenzied assault, he curled up completely like a hedgehog, seemingly waiting for death. Not only did his vitality grow weaker, but his spiritual aura also became faint, almost imperceptible.
Seeing this, the Gray-Robed Elder's attacks grew even more frenzied.
Hidden in the shadows, Gu Qingfeng kept watching. When he saw the Black Pig Monster King completely curl up, he knew the Gray-Robed Elder was not far from death.
The Black Pig Monster King was using retreat as advance, depleting the Gray-Robed Elder's spiritual power while lulling him into a false sense of security, preparing for a sudden, desperate counter-kill.
It was a risky move.
And a self-damaging one at that.
The Black Pig Monster King was currently taking all the hits, using his true form to withstand the Gray-Robed Elder's fierce attacks. With each blow he endured, the injuries to his true form worsened.
If, at the moment of the counter-kill, the Gray-Robed Elder managed to dodge, or if the Black Pig Monster King failed to finish him off with one move, then the demon king would have no way out.
Time passed bit by bit. As the Gray-Robed Elder's attacks grew more ferocious, the Black Pig Monster King's true form became a bloody, mangled mess. His vitality grew fainter, and his spiritual aura had almost vanished entirely.
Right at that moment, the Black Pig Monster King, who had been curled up on the ground, suddenly let out a furious roar. He then stood up, and his true form began to emit billowing, thick smoke.
The smoke was like flames, blazing fiercely.
It was also like mist, twisting and transforming.
It resembled ghostly fiends, like asuras.
And it contained a mysterious, bizarre, terrifying, and dreadful power.
This power was violent, savage, and utterly horrifying.
Seeing the Black Pig Monster King enveloped in billowing smoke, the previously triumphant Gray-Robed Elder turned ashen-faced as if he had seen a ghost. He cried out in terror, "Original Sin... You actually possess Primordial Sin Power!"
Perhaps knowing the terror of Primordial Sin Power, the Gray-Robed Elder hesitated not at all. He flung his flying sword forward, then immediately turned and leaped, attempting to flash away and escape.
"You old bastard! Die!"
The Black Pig Monster King took a step forward, shaking the surrounding desert and sending sand flying into the air. Without even glancing at the incoming flying sword, he grabbed it and crushed it to pieces. Then, he raised his hand and slapped out. Billowing smoke, like dark clouds blotting out the sky, instantly enveloped the Gray-Robed Elder.
Realizing escape was impossible, the Gray-Robed Elder could only muster all his strength to resist.
Boom!
The Black Pig Monster King's smoke-wreathed palm descended. The Gray-Robed Elder was instantly shaken until blood poured from all seven orifices!
Bang!
Another palm strike!
The Gray-Robed Elder's flesh and blood flew in all directions!
Bang!
As the third palm was about to fall, just as the Gray-Robed Elder's soul was about to be annihilated by the Black Pig Monster King's strike, it suddenly transformed into a mist of blood and vanished.
This was Blood Escape!
Sacrificing the physical body for a soul's Blood Escape!
Although he failed to completely annihilate the Gray-Robed Elder, destroying his physical body counted as a victory. The Black Pig Monster King did not pursue the escaping soul. Instead, with one slap, he instantly reduced the other several members of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm not far away to ashes!