"Do you have any ideas of how to bring it down?" Lilian asked.
Thunderzen remained silent for a moment before replying. "I have two. I can keep the demon locked in battle for as long as I can, while we call for reinforcements from the Honorable Alliance headquarters...or we can bait it into the Heavenly Slaughter formation back at our sect."
Lilian shook her head in disagreement at both plans. "Those won't do," she replied. "It will take weeks for reinforcements to arrive. We cannot wait that long. As for the Heaven Slaughter formation, just leading the demon to it will cause incredible destruction to our sect and the nearby lands."
"Then do you have a better idea?" Thunderzen asked.
He was the only one on the continent who had a cultivation in the World Expansion realm, and as such, was the only one who could fight directly against the demon.
Lilian studied the demon below, who seemed to be ignoring them as it began to destroy the nearby land.
"I have one idea," she replied after a moment of silence. "I'll use my full power to negate its regenerative defenses, while you use that opportunity to strike it down."
"You mean?" Thunderzen looked at his adoptive daughter, immediately understanding her intentions.
"Yes," she replied without hesitation.
"If you use it, they will know you still live," Thunderzen replied, slight worry evident in his voice. "You will not know peace again. Are you sure about doing this?"
"I know, but we have no other choice right now. Also, I have the feeling that the time to return to that place is fast approaching, as the winds of fate on this world seem to have stirred as of late," Lilian replied as she looked off at John in the far distance.
Thunderzen followed her gaze, and immediately understood what she was talking about. A deep sigh escaped his lips.
He placed his hand on his adoptive daughter's shoulder in a loving manner as a smile appeared on his face. He knew she had made up her mind, and did not try to argue against it.
"Then let's take down this creature together," Thunderzen replied. "I will keep its attention, while you get close over its head. Use your power to negate its regeneration, while I land the final blow. Just be careful, as a single one of its attacks is far more than you can withstand."
Lilian nodded her head in understanding of Thunderzen's plans. Thunderzen's body suddenly flashed, and he appeared before the demon once again.
Hundreds of lightning nodes sprung up in the air around him, as he activated his own Heavenly Lightning Domain. Lightning began to crash down on the demon ceaselessly, causing it to roar in anger and pain.
Each strike would scorch its body, but it would quickly regenerate, eliminating the damage. A staff appeared in Thunderzen's hands as he unleashed staff battle arts, which slammed down on the demon with incredible power.
The surrounding land for dozens of miles in each direction began to shake violently and started to crumble as the two powerhouses resumed their battle. When cultivators of this level of power fought, they would usually do so high in the air to avoid destroying the land below.
However, the demon had no reservations of such destruction, and neither did Thunderzen, as they were located in the Bloodfiend Sect.
Lightning attacks and staff battle arts continued to rain down on the demon, while it's hellflames and Qi attacks pierced towards Thunderzen as well. Each one of their attacks carried absolute power, capable of killing any other cultivator on the continent dozens of times over.
In the distance, John watched the incredible battle unfold. Each one of Thunderzen's attacks was far beyond anything John had ever seen, while the demon fought back with incredible power as well.
All of a sudden, John spotted his master, who had appeared directly above the head of the demon. As soon as she appeared, Thunderzen increased the intensity of his assault, keeping the demon's focus on himself.
Lilian closed her eyes and placed her hands together, as if she was focusing on something. Her eyes suddenly snapped open, and an absolutely horrifying aura exploded out around her. She had revealed this aura before in her fight against Allfiend, the Dao of Death. However, the intensity, power, and profundity of the aura was far beyond the level she had displayed earlier.
The difference in power between the two aura's was akin to John's normal body state fighting against his Immortal Asura Transformation Art. There was no comparing the two in power, as they were on completely different levels.
Thunderzen glanced at his adoptive daughter for a moment, as another sigh escaped his lips. He quickly focused back on the demon, continuing his assault.
The aura quickly spread, and any vegetation touched by her power instantly withered into nothingness.
John's eyes suddenly snapped open wide in shocked surprise as he stared at his master. Even the Elder's next to John had looks of shock appear on their faces, as they had clearly never seen this happen either.
On her forehead, a mysterious rune appeared, which glowed with a deathly black light. It seemed to be a part of her flesh, which only lit up after she activated its power. It instantly reminded John of someone else, who he had met several months ago in the past.
'This...it's just like that mysterious girl I met in the ancient city. She had a similar rune on her forehead when she used her power. It was the runic symbol for the Dao of Life, which seemed to be an innate ability of hers. However, the rune on my master's forehead is the complete opposite. It's the runic symbol for the Dao of Death!"
With her innate Dao of Death rune activated, his master seemed to be a completely different person. It was as if the living incarnation of a death god had appeared, wanting to eradicate all life.