A streak of dark light flew out of the lightning without warning and arrived before Wang Qingling in an instant. It was a trident wreathed in shifting dark light.
After dense black runes surfaced across the black trident, a vast swarm of black lightning arcs surged forth and struck viciously against the golden light covering Wang Qingling's body.
A tiny crack appeared in the golden light, rapidly spreading until it shattered like a mirror. The black trident, wrapped in black lightning arcs, stabbed into Wang Qingling.
Wang Qingling flew backward like a kite with its string cut, crashing onto the ground of Golden Scorpion Island.
"Pfft!"
Wang Qingling spat out a mouthful of blood, her face slightly pale. White spiritual light glimmered from her chest; through her torn clothing, a sparkling white breastband could vaguely be seen.
This was the first time she had suffered such grave injuries since forming her core. Had she not possessed a defensive Magic Treasure, she would already be dead.
Since reaching the Core Formation Stage, she had slain many Tier 3 Demon Beasts, yet none had been this troublesome. Though both were at the Core Formation Stage, demon beasts and members of the Demon Race differed greatly in their divine abilities.
Countless blue specks of light lit up in the air before her. Wang Qingling seemed to think of something and flicked her sleeve. A streak of green light flew out and transformed into a man clad in azure armor—the Azure Origin Talisman Soldier.
After Wang Ruyan achieved Nascent Soul Formation, the Azure Origin Talisman Soldier had become of little use to her. Wang Qingling's strength ranked among the top three Core Formation Cultivators of the Wang Family, but she relied too heavily on her spirit beasts. Wang Ruyan had specifically given her the