Nerve Wracking

That pain was nerve wrecking; if it was an ordinary person, probably by now only the corpse would be left on the ground, but it was an entirely different experience for cultivators such as Liam, who have a higher vitality than the ordinaries. 

Liam's eyes twitched but did not open, so he continued with his meditative state. 

However, pain was a dude, like Naruto, who never gave up, so it inflicted more on Liam. 

Before the increase in pain began, the crimson energy started fighting against the wisps of demonic energy.

The demon core shot out more of its energy toward the crimson energy; it was as though both energies that had become one with each other just now were going through a conflict. 

The demonic energy was dominating while the crimson energy was not giving up, even though it was at a disadvantage in the fight.