Peacock Demon Emperor was confident, thinking that to defeat his current self, one would have to hold out until his true essence was completely depleted.
On the other hand, before my true essence runs out, whoever... pops up is dead!
How exhilarating!
Having used the Seven-stringed Zither for a while, the Peacock Demon Emperor carefully put it away as a cherished item, and replaced it with another one, and then... continued with a relentless onslaught of the Seven Strings Shadowless Sword.
This tactic truly dumbfounded the Phoenix Emperor and the other Demon Emperors.
"It can't be, is Peacock going too hard?"
"With this zither to assist him, it's simply cheating in combat!"
"In this kind of mass battle scenario, it really is a devastating weapon. Who knows where this thing came from?"