As the saying went, man's schemes were no match for Heaven's designs.
When a person was unlucky, even drinking cold water could get his teeth jammed.
It sounded absurd, but when applied to Golden Crow Ancestor, it carried full weight.
This old monster truly had been too unlucky today. His defeat at Lin Xuan's hands could be said to be purely a matter of fortune.
His own cleverness had backfired on him. Originally, he had wanted to give Lin Xuan a show of strength.
To use his own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with that line of thinking. Quite the opposite—doing so was precisely the choice of a clever man.
That was why Golden Crow Ancestor had first used the Law of Power, then, after that failed, brought out the Golden Crow True Fire.
Leaving the former aside, it was the signature consummate skill with which he looked down upon all heroes. As for the latter, that was even more extraordinary, practically his Life-Bound spell.
The so-called Life-Bound spell followed the same principle as a Life-Bound Supernatural Power.
As the name suggested, its might was beyond compare. However, its weakness was much the same as that of a Life-Bound Dharma Treasure: once it was broken, because it was linked to the cultivator's mind and spirit, the backlash suffered would be no small matter.
Golden Crow Ancestor had naturally not done this in a moment of hotheadedness. The Golden Crow True Fire, this innate Supernatural Power, had been refined by him into a Life-Bound spell, increasing its might by far more than just a little. He had originally thought that against Lin Xuan, even if he could not exterminate him, he could at least give him a tremendous surprise.
Who would have thought that Lin