Murong Xiande's expression turned grim as tension gripped him. He unleashed his spiritual energy without reservation, causing his golden protective barrier to flare brilliantly like a blazing sun. The blinding light shattered the icy hands pulling at him and forcefully beat back the black fog by several dozen feet.
Seeing Wu Daozi make his move, Zhou Yuanshan felt a surge of relief. With Wu Daozi, who was at the Tribulation Transcendence (Mid-term) stage, to assist him, his demeanor relaxed considerably. His hands moved with lightning speed, rapidly shifting through a complex series of hand seals.
In response to his movements, the giant skeletal hand solidified once more. Not only did its arms grow thicker, but the black scythe in its grip was also enveloped in a dense black mist. Faint wails of countless resentful spirits echoed from within the fog, and the bone-chilling cold it emanated seemed capable of freezing all life in the mortal realm.
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