A phantasmal galaxy, laden with myriad starlight, crashed down with crushing force. The scepter in the Ghost-Faced Elder’s hand erupted with a blinding blood-red glare. The pulsing heart atop the scepter suddenly expanded, transforming into a massive maw filled with fangs that shattered the galaxy into flecks of fluorescent light. Su Yao’s pupils contracted sharply; this blow had not only shattered the offensive momentum of the Xuantian Mirror but had also torn a bottomless rift in the ground, from which a black mist surged, instantly swallowing the arena.
"Watch out! It’s the 'Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Array' of the Blood Fiend Sect!" Lin Yu’s voice was distorted and warped by the black mist. He hurriedly cast twelve Demon-Suppressing Talismans. The talismans formed a web of light in the air, but the moment they touched the black mist, they hissed, and the edges of the paper charred rapidly. Zhao Ya’s Ice-attribute Spiritual Power whirled frantically, sending ice crystals crashing into the black mist like a rainstorm, yet those crystalline icicles turned into foul-smelling black sludge the moment they made contact.
Su Yao felt her breathing grow increasingly labored. Though she pushed the Stellar Body Refining Formula to its limit, the starlight surrounding her dimmed like a candle flame under the erosion of the black mist. The Ghost-Faced Elder’s laughter echoed from every direction: "What use are the Xuantian Sect’s treasures? Within the Nine Nether Soul-Devouring Array…
Chapter 225