Inside the blood swamp, the serpentine creatures formed arms that flailed relentlessly at the stone spirit and tried to drag it beneath the muck. However, the statue’s strength defied imagination. With a shake of its body, it pulverized its attackers into piles of pulp.

Boom!

Shaking its four arms with a flourish, it called the power of the four primordial elements to it. Together, earth, air, fire, and water formed a majestic combat art that blasted the demon god. 

The demon god growled in response, demonic aura vibrating around his being as he, too, called upon his own combat arts.

Caught in the middle, the Exalted Divine Tombs heaved and bucked into complete disarray. Above the mausoleum, the vast bulk of Mount Exalted crumbled with a deafening bang, exposing a dark red sky above...