While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

Valack's voice was no longer sharp; it became deep and viscous.

It suddenly spread its arms wide, and the black smoke that had been suppressed by the lightning burst forth from its body like a flood.

This darkness was no longer in a gaseous state, but rather more like some kind of living silt.

They were not scattered by the lightning; instead, they spread upwards along the five thick lightning pillars.

"Sizzle... sizzle..."

The originally crisp thunderclap changed tone, turning into a muffled sound like strong acid corroding metal.

Ed stared wide-eyed in horror: "The lightning... turned black?"

The originally dazzling blue-purple lightning was quickly stained black by the black sludge.

The light is being swallowed up.

That aura of extreme strength and masculinity is being neutralized and disintegrated by some ancient and profound evil force.

The light of the Five Elements Thunder Prison quickly dimmed.

In just two or three seconds, the five lightning pillars turned into completely black, lifeless objects, then silently disintegrated and dissolved into the air.

The corridor fell into darkness once again.

Only Valak's yellowish eyes stood out starkly in the darkness.

"Human magic, borrowed divine power."

Valak walked out of the ruins of Thunder Prison step by step, his footprints corroded and blackened on the floor beneath his feet.

"In my domain, even light must submit."

Cao Kun ignored its mockery; he didn't even look at Valack.

His entire focus was on the talisman in his hand and the footwork he was doing.

Take the final step.

The yellow paper talisman in Cao Kun's hand burned to ashes with a "boom".

"This disciple, holding the talisman, respectfully welcomes the Holy One, who will swiftly display his divine powers to avert disaster."

"Hurry, hurry, as the law commands!"

The moment the words fell.

Suddenly, a huge hole was torn open in the dark clouds over Enfield.

But there was no light in this opening, only an invisible yet suffocatingly heavy aura that crashed down straight down.

There was no sound, nor any dazzling light effects.

But everyone in the room, including Varak, felt their hearts skip a beat.

boom!

Cao Kun's body jolted violently.

The solid wood floor beneath his feet, which had been intact, instantly turned to dust, and spiderweb-like cracks appeared around his feet.

An unprecedentedly powerful force forcefully poured into his body.

In the past, inviting a deity involved pouring water into a cup.

So this time, they poured mercury into the water tank.

With the foundation of a ninth-rank Grand Celestial Master, coupled with the blessing of sixfold divine summoning techniques, the power summoned this time was terrifying in scale.

Cao Kun felt every muscle in his body tense up instantly, and his bones crackled and popped.

That was his Purple Heaven Thunder Dragon Dao Body protesting as it endured this power.

In other words, thanks to his body-refining technique reaching the fourth level.

Otherwise, his original body simply couldn't withstand such power.

But now, this power is also putting some strain on his body, which is at the fourth level of Body Refinement.

The blood flow increased tenfold, and the heartbeat was muffled like a war drum.

His perspective changed.

The darkness before him was no longer an obstacle; all the flow of Yin energy and Valak's energy core were as clear to him as the lines on his palm.

He could even feel the vibration of every single dust particle in the air.

An impulse to vent, to destroy, to smash the heavens and earth with a single punch surged wildly in his chest.

Cao Kun slowly raised his head.

His eyes no longer had pupils; instead, they were two slowly rotating vortexes composed of pure purple-gold lightning.

"Your field?"

Cao Kun spoke.

His voice was no longer his original tone, but carried a metallic quality and echoing resonance in the space.

"Now, this place is under my jurisdiction."

"Buzz—!"

As Cao Kun took a step forward, the golden light around him suddenly surged.

If we don't say that the previous golden light was a protective film, then now, the golden light has turned into a tangible flame.

The golden light exploded violently in all directions from Cao Kun as the center.

"Sizzle..."

A series of cracking sounds filled the air.

The thick darkness that had almost touched Cao Kun's face boiled and melted instantly, like snow meeting boiling oil, and was forced to retreat.

In the blink of an eye, a five-meter-diameter area of ​​absolute light was forcibly cleared from the second-floor corridor.

The light was blinding, carrying a scorching heat wave.

"My God..."

Ed had to raise his arm to shield his eyes, feeling a stinging sensation on his skin from the pulsating electrical charges in the air.

Rowling leaned against the corner of the wall, her eyes wide open.

In her spiritual vision, Cao Kun at this moment didn't seem like a human being at all.

The purple-gold lightning power within him was so immense it was suffocating, like an erupting volcano or a star fallen to earth.

Although Peggy and the children couldn't understand these things, the oppression from a higher level of existence made them instinctively want to kneel down.

For the first time, a solemn expression appeared on Valak's pale, stiff face.

"As expected, he still had a trump card up his sleeve."

Valack's voice was low and tinged with annoyance:

"I was truly surprised that humans could bear such power."

But... that's all there is to it.

It suddenly spread its arms wide, as if a hole had been torn open in the dark space behind it.

"Abyss, open!"

With a piercing scream, an even deeper and more desperate darkness surged from the rift.

This darkness was different from the previous black mist; it had a viscous texture, as if countless tiny insects were wriggling within it.

"Glug... Glug..."

The darkness churned like boiling asphalt, pressing down on Cao Kun's golden light domain once more.

This time, Jin Guang was unable to achieve the same unstoppable momentum as before.

The two collided in mid-air, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound.

The edges of the golden light began to become unstable, like metal corroded by strong acid, gradually becoming dim and mottled.

Cao Kun frowned slightly. He could feel that the dark power was constantly devouring and assimilating his magic power.

The golden light domain is being compressed little by little.

Four meters...

Three meters...

That suffocating sense of oppression returned.

"not good!"

Ed's face changed drastically, and his knuckles turned white as he gripped the cross tightly.

"Even Mr. Cao was suppressed... That's a power capable of summoning gods!"

Rowling closed her eyes in despair.

She knew all too well what this meant.

If even Cao Kun in this state can't stop Valak, then these people are like ants in a storm, with no chance of survival.

"If we had done it ourselves back then..."

Ed looked at the terrifying darkness and a deep chill rose in his heart.

He had no doubt that without Cao Kun, he and Luo Lin would not even have been able to leave behind a complete corpse, and their souls would have been dragged into the abyss of eternity by this demon.

"Is this the limit for mortals?"

Valak looked at the suppressed golden light, and a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth once more:

"Your body can't hold on much longer, can it?"

The moment the light fades, I will personally extract your soul and make it my most perfect keepsake.