Zhang Tie's thoughts raced in an instant, and in a flash of insight, he understood the reason: the foundation of his sorcery relied entirely on the resonance between the Indestructible Pearl and the laws of Heavenly Dao! The Indestructible Pearl was still intact, yet his sorcery had suddenly failed. The only explanation was that this bizarre region beneath the phantom silver tree could completely Isolate Heavenly Dao!
Before the thought could fade, danger struck!
A fallen leaf drifted down from the towering phantom silver tree. Fine silver light flowed along its edges, and it radiated the power of laws as though carried by an invisible current.
Yet in the next instant, that seemingly delicate leaf, possessing even a hint of illusory beauty, suddenly tore through the air. It transformed into an incomparably condensed streak of silver light, carrying an edge capable of piercing all things as it shot straight for Zhang Tie's brow!
In that life-or-death instant, there was no room for hesitation!
Zhang Tie let out a low roar. Bones cracked throughout his body, his muscles swelled, and an ancient primordial aura erupted.
In the blink of an eye, the human figure was gone. In his place stood a massive Kunpeng with a wingspan of over a dozen zhang, blotting out the sky!
Its enormous wings flapped, whipping up violent currents as it tried to evade.
But at the very instant he transformed into a Kunpeng, the leaf phantom that followed him like a shadow closed in. With a soft "swoosh," it sliced through his incomparably tough feathers and thick hide, which were comparable to magical treasures, like a hot knife through butter, piercing deep into his left shoulder blade!
"Pfft!"
Golden blood, like molten gold and brimming with immense life essence, sprayed from the wound in an instant,