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The sword of water pierced through the head of the flaming humanoid, penetrating its entire body and exiting from its feet. An ordinary person would have died instantly from this sword strike, but Mingzun was still able to scream and howl, appearing miserable but actually full of energy.

However, after this sword strike, Mingzun's originally cold and majestic voice changed.

He roared, "It's you again! You bastard! This time you've turned into a woman to trick me! I'll never forgive you!"

Guan Bo asked Gongsun Jing with a puzzled look, "Do you know him?"

Gongsun Jing shook her head and said, "I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone else."

Unexpectedly, Mingzun heard this and became even angrier.

"You hairless beast, I'd recognize you even if you were ashes!"

It seemed that anger increased the power of the Venerable One, and as he struggled, the bindings of his robes were stretched two sizes wider.

Upon hearing this, it was Gongsun Jing who became enraged. She retorted, "Bah! You're the beast!"

The Water-Leaving Sword was drawn again, piercing Mingzun through once more.

Guan Bo also complained, "This guy's words are quite unreliable. Even the Great Sage wouldn't dare say he'd recognize someone even if they were turned to ashes. You're just bragging to no end."

Having been stabbed twice in succession, the fiery water-attribute spiritual energy had begun to invade Mingzun's body. Blue patterns appeared on the fiery red flames, which also made a constant sizzling sound.

Gongsun Jing's Reversed Five Elements Sword is different from other water-based Taoist arts. The water it transforms into has the characteristics of fire. Instead of being instantly neutralized and evaporated by the heat of the fire, it slowly corrodes Mingzun's body like a bone-deep ailment.

As the third sword flew towards him, Mingzun sensed danger and finally used his trump card.

A violent explosion rang out as Mingzun detonated half of his fiery body, freeing himself from the constraints of his robes.

Caught off guard, Guan Bo was sent flying backward by the impact. However, his robes absorbed most of the damage, so although he was somewhat disheveled, he was not injured.

The moment the robe showed a tiny gap, the Venerable One transformed into a streak of fire and escaped.

However, this time the losses were heavy, with a large area of ​​flames dissipating and the size shrinking by more than half.

Guan Bo reluctantly put on his robe. Fortunately, it was of high quality and seemed to have survived the explosion at such close range without any damage.

"Hey, you idiot who'll blow yourself up at the drop of a hat, take this punch!"

Guan Bo roared and charged forward again, once again adopting a close-quarters fighting stance.

This time, however, Mingzun ignored Guan Bo and instead transformed into thousands of sparks, flying towards Gongsun Jing.

This move left Guan Bo helpless; he really had no other means of restraining people except by taking off their clothes.

Despite the raging rain of fire, Gongsun Jing remained remarkably calm. Her Silver Dragon Sword coiled around her body, unleashing a curtain of water in the form of flames. The contact between the fiery rain and the water curtain triggered a series of explosions.

Guan Bo couldn't tell who had the upper hand, but he didn't want to see Gongsun Jing being passively attacked, so he simply flew to Gongsun Jing's side and used his demonic power to enlarge his protective robe, wrapping both of them inside.

The golden Sanskrit characters shone brightly, remaining unmoved like a mountain no matter how the fire rain bombarded them.

After a while, Mingzun could no longer hold on and reformed into a flame humanoid form, but this form was only one-third the size it had been.

"Bah! I never thought you, you scoundrel, would ever be a coward! Dare to throw away this turtle shell and fight me!" The shrunken version of the Mingzun cursed angrily from the sky.

Guan Bo immediately retorted, "Dare to swim with me? I'll let you get in the water first!"

Ming Zun: “…”

Gongsun Jing struggled for a moment and said to Guan Bo, "Quickly... let me out."

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," Guan Bo quickly apologized.

Gongsun Jing didn't respond, not knowing how to answer, so she turned to Mingzun and said, "I told you I don't know you at all, why are you talking nonsense, you monster?"

The Mingzun glared angrily and said, "You don't recognize me, but I remember you very clearly."

Having said that, the Venerable One's body spun rapidly, transforming into a blazing tornado.

Guan Bo thought he was about to unleash a powerful attack and was about to shield Gongsun Jing behind him when the fiery tornado suddenly stopped, revealing something different inside.

"Look closely now, do you still remember what I look like?"

A monster appeared from within the fiery tornado; it was no longer in its fiery human form, but a burly, ferocious, and hideous demon king.

The demon king was wearing a black gold helmet that shone brightly in the sun, and a black silk robe that fluttered in the wind.

He wore black iron armor, tightly bound with leather straps; his feet were adorned with pleated boots, making him look as imposing as a general.

He had a waist ten spans wide and a height of three zhang (approximately 10 meters), and held a knife in his hand with a bright, sharp blade.

He was known as a troublemaker, with a ruthless and fierce appearance.

The appearance was quite imposing and domineering, but Guan Bo and Gongsun Jing could only shake their heads, neither of them could recognize the origin of this monster.

Seeing their expressions, the demon king was so enraged he was practically fuming. This wasn't just a figure of speech; flames and smoke truly seemed to rise from his face.

He roared, "Bah! Still pretending?! Back in Flower Fruit Mountain, you tricked me into taking my weapon and killed me with a single blow. Don't you admit it?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Bo recalled the monster's origins and blurted out, "So you were beaten by a monkey."

The story goes that when the Great Sage returned from learning his skills at Lingtai Fangcun Mountain, he discovered a monster calling himself the Mischievous Demon King bullying his monkey grandson. The Great Sage immediately went to the monster's house and killed him.

Unexpectedly, this monster had a backup plan, transforming into the Mingzun of the Fire Worship Cult, yet somehow mistaking Gongsun Jing for the Great Sage Equal to Heaven.

Guan Bo understood the crux of the matter and explained, "Are you stupid? If this girl were really the Great Sage, she would have sent you to your death with one blow long ago. Why would she need to fight for so long? Isn't that a waste of time?"

The devilish king was taken aback for a moment, as if he had come to his senses. But in the blink of an eye, his eyes turned ferocious again, and he said, "I understand, this girl must be the descendant of that monkey. Today is the perfect day to give you all your retribution."

The mischievous demon king raised his broadsword and slashed at Gongsun Jing.

This swordsmanship was as powerful as Mount Tai pressing down, displaying the demeanor of a grandmaster.

But before the blade could fall, Guan Bo had already blocked it. The blade landed on the robe, only to be blocked again by the golden Sanskrit characters, unable to harm Guan Bo in the slightest.

The Demon King unleashed three consecutive slashes, but only managed to unleash bursts of golden light. Enraged, he cursed, "What kind of tortoise shell is this? How can it be so sturdy?"

At this moment, seeing that the battle had dragged on without a clear winner, Gongsun Jing was about to unleash her most powerful skills.