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The fierce battle on the mountainside has reached a fever pitch. Under the full attack of the human coalition, the dark aliens are retreating steadily. Except for the Moon King, the Winged King and the Dwarf King whose skills have been disabled, all the twelve kings have died. Dark
The number of aliens has also been reduced to half of what it was at the beginning. And the human heavily armored soldiers have also rushed up at this time. They were already stronger than the opponent, and with the numerical advantage, the human coalition suddenly continued with overwhelming momentum.
advancing. In order to preserve the immortality of the race, in desperation, the Winged King and the Dwarf King surrendered one after another, while the Moon King was killed by Xi Wen and Xuan Yuan, and the dark alien race was completely crushed. Xi Wen left a few people behind
The junior brother led the human coalition to restrain the surrendering dark aliens, and he and the pope, the three red priests, the three sword masters, and the leaders of all human parties rushed towards the top of the mountain quickly. At this moment, it was Dumb.
When he and Xuan Yue defeated Nazgul and climbed to the top of the mountain.
At the foot of the main peak, Shengxie and Halbaink kept attacking each other. Both of these two powerful dragons had been seriously injured. The scales on their bodies continued to fall off, and they stared at each other panting.
Preparing for the next round of attacks, the situation between them has reached a deadlock. As time goes by, Shengxie has gradually taken control of his new body, gradually gaining a slight upper hand, but it is only a slight.
It will not be able to destroy the evil dragon Halbaink in a short period of time. Driven by strong hatred, the Holy Evil's momentum is getting stronger and stronger, but Halbaink is already a little discouraged. At this moment, the Death Mountain
The main peak fiercely shot out a huge burst of blood light, which shot straight into the sky. The target seemed to be the bloody sun. Dark clouds surged over the entire Death Mountain Range. For a while, the sound of thunder continued to sound, chilling, and the evil atmosphere filled the air.
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The evil dragon Halbaink's whole body was shaken up and he laughed loudly, "Okay, okay, we finally succeeded. Boy, both you and mankind will have only one ending, and that is destruction. The entrance to the devil world has been opened, you just wait to die.
Let's do it." After saying that, he rushed forward and attacked Shengxie again. Although Shengxie was shocked, he did not allow him to think too much when faced with the attack of the evil dragon Halbaink, and he cheered up and threw himself into the battle.
, the two giant dragons rolled again in the air. Neither of them noticed that on the ground not far from them, the small bones that had been broken by Halbaink had slowly climbed up, and their bodies
He was still recovering. His eyes looking at Halbaink kept flashing with hatred.
Halbaink was right, Ah-Dai and the others were finally a step too late. After climbing to the top of the main peak of the Death Mountain, Ah-Dai immediately discovered the huge altar in the center of the peak. Surrounding the altar were four people shrouded in black.
The man was dressed just like the Lord when he attacked him, and on top of the altar stood another man in black, who was chanting spells quickly. There were six blood-red symbols on the six corners of the altar.
There was a faint golden light in the center of the six symbols. Just as Ah-Dai was about to take action, the man in black suddenly shouted loudly, and a puff of red blood mist surrounded his hands. The entire altar was instantly enveloped. The hexagonal symbol on the altar only
The remaining golden glow completely disappeared, and the man in black rose into the air and shouted: "Open the door to the devil world."
Ah-Dai was panicked, let go of Xuan Yue's little hand, and rushed towards the altar at full speed. Just when he was about to rush to the altar, a strong blood light suddenly erupted from the altar, which was even more evil than the sword of Hades.
Suddenly came out and rushed towards his face. Ah-Dai waved the Sword of Sumeru in his hand desperately and slashed at the opponent's blood-red beam of light. The moment the golden light and the blood pillar collided, an irresistible force came, and suddenly
His body was shaken and flew backwards. The evil energy searched for his meridians and seemed to take over his body. He used all his strength to activate the vital energy in his body, and Dui was able to force this evil energy out of his body. His heart
Extremely heavy, he knew that he was still a step too late after all, and the door to the devil world had already been opened. The man in black who had previously chanted a spell on the altar laughed loudly, "I finally succeeded. After a thousand years of hard work, I finally succeeded. It's great."
Lord Hades! Please come to the world quickly, bring darkness to this world, and let the ignorant human beings completely perish."
Xuan Yue held Ah-Dai's body and shouted angrily: "Are you the leader of the Dark Holy Cult?"
The man in black sneered and said: "Yes, I am the leader of the Dark Saint Cult. The entrance to the demon world has been opened. No one can stop the arrival of Lord Hades. Just wait and die."
Ah-Dai took a deep look at Xuan Yue and resolutely sent a message: "Yueyue, help me protect the law. The entrance to the devil world has just been opened. We may still have a chance." After saying that, he floated up and held the Sumeru Sword in his hand.
He slashed his sword at the leader of the Dark Holy Cult and the four elders respectively, and the surging golden light suddenly became strong. The solid fighting spirit that condensed the peak state of Dui was so powerful.
The leader of the Dark Saint Cult was shocked. He knew that the human being in front of him could pass both his master and the evil dragon Halbaink. His cultivation level was not something he could resist. Without any hesitation, his body was violently
He twisted as if he had no bones. As the sword light from the Sword of Sumeru floated, under the powerful attack power of the sword light, the black robe on his body was completely reduced to ashes. What was wrapped in the black robe was actually
It was a black smoke that was very similar to Nazgur. The black smoke was floating in the air. After receiving Dumb's blow, it was obviously much lighter. Although the leader of the Dark Holy Cult escaped to death, his men
The four elders were not so lucky. Unprepared, their energy was tightly locked by Ah-Dai. In a flash of light, they were killed by Ah-Dai's angry all-out attack without even letting out a scream.
All of them turned into flying ashes. After killing the four elders of the Dark Holy Cult and seriously injuring their leader, Ah-Dai did not stop at all. He quickly floated into the air, waved a light palm with his left hand, and a piece of golden energy floated.
Flying out, his right hand drew a semicircle on his chest and pushed out slowly. The golden light suddenly burst out, releasing a dazzling light and making bursts of thunderous roars. A golden light condensed all the solid energy of Ah-Dai.
The ball flew away slowly. When the sheet and the light ball touched together and caused violent friction, a thunder exploded in the sky. The blood sun in the sky seemed to be shaken, and the blood-red light actually dimmed a bit. It was huge.
The roaring sound attracted the attention of the Pope and others who were charging forward. A flash of shock flashed in the Pope's eyes, and he murmured: "It's Dumb, he must be trying to activate the power of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to re-seal the newly opened entrance to the Demon Realm.
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Xuan Ye asked anxiously: "Father, do you think the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder can re-seal the entrance to the demon world?"
The Pope shook his head and said: "I don't know either, I hope so. Otherwise, mankind's catastrophe will come, Dumb! You are the hope of mankind, and you must succeed this time."
The cold light in Ah-Dai's eyes was like two dazzling cold stars, which were so clear in the sky. The incomparable domineering force suddenly came out. Xuan Yue's heart rose and swayed below. Under the influence of Ah-Dai's full energy, there was a deafening roar.
Constantly intruding on the hearing of everyone on the main peak of the Death Mountain, Ah-Dai raised his head fiercely, opened his hands, his long black hair fluttering in the wind, and he sang loudly: "Birth - birth - change - heaven
——Thunder——Choose——Boom——” Ah-Dai’s whole body was wrapped in a huge layer of golden energy, constantly absorbing the free energy in the air. At this time, Ah-Dai’s heart was filled with persistent beliefs. He had already decided,
Even if you risk your own life, you still have to stop this heroic act of mankind. Under the fierce friction between the thin slices and the silver balls that were transformed into each other, it did not cause the proper celestial phenomena, and bursts of thunder-like loud noises continued.
Ah-Dai was exuding as the center. His eyes lit up, and there was a hint of joy in his black eyes. He slowly closed his eyes. At this time, he felt neither sadness nor joy in his heart. He was completely immersed in his monstrous sea of energy.
The two energies of light and thick in front of him were still rubbing fiercely, and the original golden color gradually turned into dark gold. Without Ah-Dai's deliberate urging, it gradually floated upwards. Ah-Dai clearly felt that his essence was
, Qi, God has been raised to the highest level as never before. Compared with the last time when he drew out the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, this time he feels that he seems to be more integrated with the heaven and earth, and has completely reached the state of unity between heaven and man.
The blood sun and blood rain in the sky seemed less terrifying. The light became much softer. Even the blood-red light beam emitted from the altar became smaller. Seven-colored light spots appeared above Ah-Dai. Those lights
The dots appeared very suddenly and condensed extremely quickly. In an instant, they condensed into a large colorful cloud of light. Xuan Yue below was overjoyed. She knew that Ah-Dai had succeeded. He had really succeeded in activating the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
The colorful clouds of light continued to merge with the energy in the air. The colorful clouds looked so gorgeous. Ah-Dai suddenly opened his eyes in mid-air. His eyes were like black gems, exuding a deep light. There was no trace of light in the light.
Containing a trace of emotion, the tall and blurry figure appeared behind him. It was still the black figure, and he still held the long weapon in his hand. Against it, Ah-Dai's long black hair slowly floated in the air.
Floating, like a god coming to earth.
At this time, the Pope and the human masters had arrived at the peak. They also saw the colorful clouds in the sky. They held their breaths and looked nervously at Ah-Dai in the sky. They were all silently praying for Ah-Dai and looking forward to it.
His success. A cold light shone in Ah-Dai's eyes, and he floated in front of the light beam from the altar as if teleporting. He slowly raised his right hand. The black shadow behind him also did the same action, but it was the handle he raised.
The long weapon. A low and icy voice sounded: "Invoke the power of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder to destroy all evil." As Duan and the black shadow waved their right hands, the colorful halo in the air lit up, and a streak of
Colorful lightning suddenly struck out. Due to the unexpected reasons, there was no thunder. Everything in the sky became so silent. Wherever the seven-colored light passed, it seemed to swallow up everything including sound.
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At the same time as the colorful lightning appeared, a huge black shadow appeared at the entrance to the originally sealed demon world. The black figure rushed out from the deep cave that had just been opened by the altar. The black shadow was three meters tall, and in the red blood light
He rose from the altar under the nourishment. His whole body was covered in dark green scales. He had two horns on his head. His whole body exuded a powerful evil aura. Xuan Yue could clearly feel that the sudden appearance of the giant was extremely powerful.
, even surpassing the giant-winged ghost king Halsfin who died in Dumb's hands before. Judging from the energy he radiated, even Nazgul was hard to compare with. The Pope couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the black figure.
He lost his color and said in a voiceless voice: "It's the Dark Demon God." The Pope was right, the black shadow that suddenly appeared was the Dark Demon God. Back then, Shen Yu reached an agreement with the Dark Demon God and sealed the entire altar with his powerful body.
When the seal was lifted, he was naturally the first one to appear. He had been suppressed for thousands of years. As soon as the Dark Demon God broke away from the seal on the altar, he roared angrily, and his whole body exuded an extremely strong aura. At this time, colorful lightning had already appeared,
The Dark Demon God felt a strong crisis and couldn't help but look up. Amidst the roar, he raised his arms high, and the entire blood-colored light pillar completely boiled, and the huge energy rushed towards the seven-colored light pillar. The power of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is unparalleled, and
It was unlucky for the Dark Demon God that he encountered such a powerful attack after finally escaping from the barrier. The raging huge energy made a huge roar, and the energy of the bloody light pillar was not enough to compete with the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. Colorful lightning passed through the light pillar, accurately
The hit hit the Dark Demon God, and the shrill roar echoed throughout the Death Mountains.
"Boom -" The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, the energy from the God Realm, blasted this powerful creature, the Dark Demon God, to pieces. After a thousand years of sealing, he still died in the hands of the second generation savior. Although the Dark Demon God died
, but he also had a great impact on Ah-Dai. Because of his appearance, Ah-Dai was shocked. The state of unity between man and man suddenly appeared flaw. After sending a blow, the black shadow behind him disappeared, and in the sky
The colorful auspicious clouds drifted away, and everything returned to normal. The bloody light pillar also disappeared with the death of the Dark Demon God, but the bloody sun in the sky still existed, and the blood rain continued to drift, constantly falling from the defensive shields of the leaders of the human coalition forces.
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Just as the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder destroyed the Dark Demon God, Prophet Pulin, who was resting on the bed in the temporary base of the Tianyuan tribe outside the Death Mountains, suddenly sat up, as if he felt something.
With big drops of sweat dripping down, he murmured: "No, everything has gone beyond the scope of what I perceived back then. The thousand-year disaster has already happened. I'm afraid even the power of the savior cannot save it! It's over, it's over, he's coming
Come on, he's here. Dumb, you, you..." Pulin spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the bed. The great prophet seemed to have anticipated something, but with his physical condition, he could no longer
Maybe the news got out, and even if it was passed on immediately, it would be too late.
Dui landed lightly next to the Pope. He didn't know whether his attack just now was successful, but he clearly felt that a lot of the energy in his body had been consumed, and he could no longer achieve the unity of man and woman just that day.
Realm. "Grandpa, I, have I sealed the entrance to the Demon Realm?" He asked the Pope anxiously.
The Pope sighed and said: "God's will, it is God's will! With the intensity of your Nine Heavens Divine Thunder just now, there was a great hope of sealing the entrance to the Demon Realm, but the sudden appearance of the Dark Demon God resisted most of the energy of your bombardment.
There is a flaw in your mind. The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder did not exert its full power, but only slowed down the opening of the entrance. Come on, let us work together. Even if we risk our lives here, we must completely seal the entrance."
Dumb's heart sank, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Let me try again. If we can attract the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, we will most likely succeed."
The Pope shook his head and said: "Don't try again. Your skills are not in the best condition now. It's useless to try. Ahem." Under the excitement, the Pope, who had been severely injured, coughed several times in succession.
Slowly raising his God's Staff, he began to chant a spell. However, he and the red-clothed priests except Xuan Yue had already consumed too much mana. How could they emit the powerful sacred Guangxi magic at this time?
What's more, even if he can successfully issue the forbidden spell, I'm afraid he won't be able to re-seal the entrance to the demon world.
At this moment, the blood-red light beam at the entrance to the demon world reappeared, and several black shadows rushed out of the light beam. Everyone was startled, and when they looked closely, they saw that the sudden black shadow turned out to be a monster they had never seen before.
But judging from the evil and dark aura emanating from them, they must be creatures from the demon world. Xiwen shouted: "Everyone, we must not let them leave here." These demon world creatures are no better than undead creatures, because undead creatures have death.
The restrictions of the mountains cannot leave the scope of this mountain, but the creatures of the demon world do not have this restriction. Once a demon beast rushes out of here, it will bring a devastating blow to the humans on the mainland. The people of the Tiangang Sword Sect were the first to rush.
Go out, and for a while, the fighting spirit crisscrossed the air, forming a large net to cover the monsters that had just appeared. These monsters were relatively weak, but the Dark Demon was just a little stronger, and even counterattacked under the attacks of many masters.
Without any chance, they were completely annihilated.
Human masters surrounded the entrance to the demon world. The bloody light pillar contained huge energy. They could only stay within ten meters. Everyone tightened their weapons. Once a monster appeared, they would attack it with thunderous force.
The spell to kill the Pope was finally completed. However, due to the excessive load, he did not emit powerful magic at all. The holy light he shot out only dimmed the blood-colored light beam a little and then lost its effect. Dumb held on to the Pope's shaky body.
body, frowned and said: "Grandpa, is there really no other way?"
The Pope lowered his head sadly and kept thinking about the records in the Holy See's classics. The monsters that appeared in the bloody light pillar were becoming more and more powerful. Not only were they getting bigger and bigger, their attack power was becoming more and more powerful, and their number was also increasing in concentration.
Although the people here are all human masters, and there are three thousand priests who have climbed to the top of the mountain to support them, the impact of the monsters has gradually expanded everyone's defense line. Everyone knows that when high-level monsters appear,
By then, I'm afraid I won't be able to resist it anymore.
While the Pope was thinking continuously, a large black mist suddenly spewed out from the blood-colored light pillar. The mist filled the air, and countless shrill screams sounded. The priests hurriedly used sacred light magic to attack the black mist. However, the black mist's
The strength exceeded everyone's expectations, and the sacred light magic was unable to destroy them. Seven or eight third-generation disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect with weak skills were suddenly swept into the raging black mist. Amidst a burst of miserable screams,
Their bodies disappeared and were swallowed up by the black mist.
The slender figure appeared again, and said with a change of expression: "No, it's the evil witch army in the demon world. Nazgul was one of their commanders at the beginning. Dumb, you have to think of a way quickly, I'm afraid you people here can't resist it at all.
The impact of the evil witch legion." Ah-Dai and the Pope looked at each other, and both of them saw the tragic look in the depths of each other's eyes. Ah-Dai was about to use his Sumeru Sword to fight the evil witches head-on. The man next to him
Xuan Yue suddenly spoke, "Dumb, let's use the dragon and phoenix to sing together. The dragon and the phoenix are both creatures from the divine world. They may be able to eliminate these evil witches, and they may even be able to seal the entrance to this demonic world."
Hearing Xuan Yue's words, the pope's eyes lit up and he said: "Yes, this is the only way now. Didn't Prophet Pulin say that the combination of good and evil, the unity of light and darkness, is guided by the blood of the Phoenix and can travel through time?
Overcoming many obstacles, we tied the knot with the blood of the dragon, and our love lasts forever. Perhaps the combination of the blood of the dragon and the blood of the phoenix is the way to fight against the devil. Hurry, Dumb, Yueyue, the fate of mankind depends on you." The pope was excited.
Shouting. Infected by his excitement and excitement, Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue looked at each other and flew up from the ground at the same time.
Duan and Xuan Yue stared at each other, held hands, and chanted a spell at the same time, "Using the blood of the dragon as a guide, the sacred energy containing infinite vitality! Please allow me, as the owner of the blood of the dragon, to borrow your power.
, let’s reincarnate the dragon flying in the nine heavens with its blood as the medium, and give it infinite power.” The blue light floated out as Duan’s spell was completed, quickly spinning around his body,
Under the background of the energy full of sacred aura, Ah-Dai's whole body and mind were completely integrated with the blood of the dragon on his chest. He had entered the spiritual level in the same realm as the blood of the dragon. The blood of the dragon sent a warm and honest feeling.
Energy continued to nourish his body. A blue magic six-pointed star appeared at Ah-Dai's feet. The sacred blue light of Peiran completely enveloped Ah-Dai's body in an instant.
"Using the blood of the phoenix as a guide, the sacred energy contains infinite vitality! Please allow me, as the owner of the blood of the phoenix, to borrow your power to reincarnate the immortal phoenix with the power of infinite fire using its blood as the medium, and
Give it infinite power." The red light floated out as Xuan Yue's spell was completed, quickly spinning around her body. Under the energy full of sacred breath, Xuan Yue's whole body and mind were completely in harmony with her chest.
The only phoenix blood fused here, a red magic hexagram appeared at Xuan Yue's feet. Peiran's sacred red light completely enveloped Xuan Yue's body in an instant, and the four golden light wings behind him appeared again, constantly condensing the air.
The power of fire element in it.
The red and blue lights instantly expanded in the air. The thick light completely covered the bodies of Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue. A huge roar and a clear and long chant sounded at the same time. Two voices, one deep and deep, the other sharp and clear
, one yin and one yang complement each other, penetrating into the sky. The red and blue figures gradually became clear, and they were the dragon and the phoenix. They appeared at the same time under the pull of the blood of the dragon and the phoenix. Because of Duan and
Xuan Yue jointly summoned this time, and the energy of Shenlong and Phoenix was completely controlled by them. Feeling the huge energy contained in themselves, Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue roared again at the same time, and the bodies of Shenlong and Phoenix were constantly entangled in the air.
They exuded strong love for each other. On the foreheads of the dragon and the phoenix, two artifacts, the blood of the dragon and the blood of the phoenix, were inlaid respectively. Amidst the long roar, the two artifacts emitted powerful energy, one red.
, one blue and two rays of light shot straight into the sky. The voices of Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue sounded at the same time:
"Use the blood of the dragon as a guide to protect the power of the phoenix forever! Release it."
"Led by the blood of the phoenix, the energy will always accompany the dragon! Awaken."
The blue dragon and the red phoenix began to intertwine with each other in the air, and with continuous distortion, they formed a red and blue light beam with an indistinguishable shape. The dragon and the phoenix opened their eyes at the same time, and their eyes were filled with
Deep affection. "Using the blood of the phoenix as a guide, we have overcome many obstacles, and using the blood of the dragon as a knot, our love will last forever. - The dragon and the phoenix sing together." The bodies of the dragon and the phoenix rotated violently, red and blue.
The light suddenly rose into the sky, drew a beautiful parabola in the air, and rushed directly into the blood-colored light pillar toward the entrance to the demon world on the ground.
The raging evil witch legion has taken away more than a dozen lives, including two second-generation disciples of the Tiangang Sword Sect. The blue and red light fell with extremely mellow and peaceful divine power, and the black mist of the evil witch legion was obvious.
Realizing the crisis, with the support of the mist-like energy constantly spurting out from the entrance, they formed a black mist-like whirlwind and attacked the dragon and phoenix formed by Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue.
There was a smile of relief in the Pope's eyes, because he had already felt that the attack jointly launched by Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue had surpassed the power of the forbidden curse Eternal Light, reaching an unprecedented level, even with the previous attack caused by Ah-Dai.
The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder is not inferior in comparison.
The evil witch legion's energy, which even the sacred light magic could not dissolve, quickly disappeared as soon as it came into contact with the dragon and phoenix. The screams were heart-breaking, and the blue and red light beams seemed to be unobstructed.
Passing through the black mist, wherever it passed, the black mist transformed by the evil witch legion amidst the screams completely disappeared. Boom——, with a loud noise, dragons and phoenixes bombarded the entrance to the demon world from the front,
All the black mist was wiped out, and even the blood-red light pillar disappeared because the entrance was blocked. The blue and red light pillars completely blocked the entrance to the demon world, and the huge energy enveloped the entire altar.
Under the influence of divine power, the golden symbols that had disappeared on the altar gradually emerged. As the energy of the dragon and phoenix continued to strengthen, the golden symbols became clearer and clearer. The Pope clenched his fists tightly and stared nervously at the altar.
As the Pope, of course he knew that those six golden symbols represented the powerful barrier laid down by Shen Yu. As long as these six golden symbols returned to normal, everything would be a thing of the past, and peace would return to the continent.
A huge black shadow suddenly flew up from the main peak of the Death Mountain. Roaring and roaring, it rushed towards the energy of dragons and phoenixes. The Pope was shocked, because the huge black shadow that suddenly appeared was the evil dragon Halbain.
Ke. Halbainke looked extremely embarrassed. At least 60% of the scales on his body were damaged, especially there were two huge wounds on the lower abdomen, which were dripping with dark blue blood. Halbainke
Yin Ke's strength was unstoppable by anyone present. Just when he was about to hit the energy created by Dui and Xuan Yue, two figures, one silver and one black, suddenly bumped into him from the side.
Amidst the loud noise, Halbaink's huge body was hit and flew up. He rolled several times in the air before he stabilized his body. Dark blue blood dripped in large areas, indicating that he had obviously been severely injured. It turned out that,
Just when Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue blocked the entrance to the Demon Realm with the sound of dragons and phoenixes, Halbaink had already noticed the coming crisis. He was originally at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Sheng Xie, so he fought hard to endure a heavy blow from Sheng Xie.
flew towards the top of the peak, and just when he was getting rid of the holy evil, the small bones suddenly rushed up and hit his wound hard. Halbaink no longer cared about entangled with them.
, in order to open the entrance to the demon world and allow the demons to occupy this world, he has tried his best. But how can the holy evil let him succeed? Although it was a step later than Halbaink, it still stopped it in time.
He destroyed Ah-Dai and Xuan Yue's harmony of dragons and phoenixes.