A stretch of unbroken emerald mountains rolled into the distance, with ancient trees reaching the heavens and strange crags jutting everywhere.
A massive azure bolt of lightning shot into the sky, shaking the earth and mountains.
Two hundred thousand miles away, a blinding azure bolt of lightning lit up the void, revealing Hermit Qing Lei. His right leg was missing, his face pale and his aura feeble, while his eyes were filled with terror.
"Trying to run? Did you ask us first?"
A man's voice, cold beyond compare, rang out.
As soon as the words fell, a fierce wind swept past, and a gigantic Seven-Headed Owl appeared above Hermit Qing Lei's head.
Hermit Qing Lei was scared out of his wits. Countless azure arcs of electricity surged across his body, transforming into a thick azure lightning robe that shielded him from head to toe.
He opened his mouth and spat out a thick bolt of nine-colored lightning. It was none other than Nine-Colored Divine Lightning, and it shot straight toward the Seven-Headed Owl.
The Seven-Headed Owl gave its wings a light flap, sending out a black halo that swept across tens of thousands of miles and enveloped the area.
When the nine-colored lightning touched the azure halo, it immediately stopped, floating in midair.
The Seven-Headed Owl's sharp claws came down, easily piercing through the azure lightning robe and Hermit Qing Lei's head. A Miniature Nascent Soul flew out of his body, only to be swallowed by one of the Seven-Headed Owl's heads.
With a flash of black light, the Seven-Headed Owl transformed into a tall, slender Black-robed Youth. A pair of black wings grew from his back, and his expression was icy.
He seized the valuables from Hermit Qing Lei's body and swallowed the corpse. With a light flap of