Deep within the dense forest.
Black pines snapped one after another, felled by palm strikes from within.
Strangely, although the trees could be seen breaking apart, the culprit could not be seen clearly.
Only two shadowy figures darted back and forth through the woods.
Rainbow-colored sword light burst forth from time to time.
Streams of active Returning True Force spread outward from the blade.
Yao Wan forcibly swallowed a mouthful of rebelling blood, her Returning True Force rapidly depleting as she unleashed Mysterious Lock Vigor.
At the True Person level, Mysterious Lock Vigor possessed the terrifying effect of sealing an opponent's blood vitality and strength the moment it touched them.
But unfortunately, such sealing had its limits as well.
If the force of the seal could not withstand the opponent's force, its effect would be greatly weakened, and it could even backlash upon its user.
Part of the sealing effect would instead rebound.
The Mountain Lock lineage of the Xuanmiao Sect was powerful indeed, but at critical moments, its backlash was equally severe.
That was precisely Yao Wan's situation now. She tried to use Mysterious Lock Vigor to seal her opponent's blood vitality, only for Three Phases Bodhisattva's blood vitality to blast through it instead.
Not only could she not seal it, she could not even slow or hinder it in the slightest.
The instant Mysterious Lock Vigor was blown apart, she suffered the backlash and sustained considerable internal injuries.
"Secret Skill: Origin Ring!" Seeing things turn bad, Yao Wan made a snap decision. Her sword blade unfolded its technique, and a blinding white light flashed out of thin air behind her.
It was an instant secret skill created by combining her own strength with the powdered tools on her body.
This secret skill, Origin Ring, targeted the overly powerful