This result left Lin Xuan dumbstruck. For a moment, he almost thought he had seen wrong. Even if the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother hated him to the bone, she had not, after all, been driven to the end of the road. If she had to pay with her life to summon Qiongqi, then by both feeling and reason, there was no need for her to do so.
Before the thought had even finished turning over in his mind, Qiongqi's forehead blurred, and then a human face actually surfaced there. Fine brows, phoenix eyes, and rather exceptional looks—yet that face was filled with venomous resentment. It was none other than the Yellow Springs Ghost Mother!
So that was it!
A look of understanding appeared on Lin Xuan's face.
This fellow had actually transformed herself into Qiongqi.
While Lin Xuan understood the whole story, a deeply wary look also appeared on his face. The Yellow Springs Ghost Mother herself was a cultivator at the Tribulation Transcendence Late Stage, with no meager strength. Under such circumstances, she was still willing to transform into Qiongqi; the strength of this legendary evil beast could well be imagined.
He could not be careless!
As this thought flashed through his mind, Lin Xuan raised his right hand and pointed forward.
Screech...
A fierce radiance flared. The Nine Palaces Instantaneous Sword blazed with sharp light and once again shot toward the front.
For a time, Sword Qi crisscrossed in all directions, surrounding Qiongqi layer upon layer.
Roar!
A savage roar entered his ears.
Qiongqi's wings flashed, and its entire form vanished from the void.
Sword Rays fell like rain, yet all of them struck empty air. The other party had vanished in an inconceivable manner.
"This..."
In the next instant, spatial fluctuations abruptly arose, and Qiongqi appeared about