Within the Stone Forest, the atmosphere had congealed like iron.
The gray-white mist around Ghost Mother You Lian churned without end. Countless hideous ghost faces flickered in and out of sight within it, letting out soundless shrieks.
That cold, deathly aura spread outward like a tangible substance. Wherever it passed, a thin layer of white frost actually condensed over the surfaces of the black stone pillars hanging upside down.
It was the corrosion of matter itself after dark deathly energy had grown dense to the extreme.
Night Falcon's expression was solemn. Dark spiritual energy surged around him like a tide, forming a flowing, shadowy barrier three feet in front of him.
The cold, dark deathly energy slammed into the barrier, producing hissing corrosion sounds, yet it could not advance even an inch.
"Interesting." Ghost Mother You Lian's hoarse voice came from within the mist.
"You're only at the Half-step Great Perfection, yet you can withstand the corrosion of my deathly energy. That thing on you truly isn't simple."
She said no more and lightly waved her pale right hand.
In an instant, the churning gray-white mist exploded like boiling water, transforming into dozens of thick mist pillars that swept toward Night Falcon!
Within every dark mist pillar, countless hideous ghost faces had condensed. They bared their fangs and brandished their claws, emitting shrill cries that struck directly at the soul!
Night Falcon's gaze sharpened, and he advanced instead of retreating. His fingers flicked rapidly, and the Eternal Night Touch gloves on his hands burst with a ghostly glow. Countless dark threads shot out, weaving together in the air into a gigantic, airtight net that descended toward the mist pillars!
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
The instant the mist pillars collided with the net, ear-piercing corrosion sounds erupted!
The dark ghost faces within