Xu Chunniang lowered her head and looked at the black dragon coiled around her. A faint golden glimmer flashed through her eyes.
The next moment, the pale golden light in her eyes became tangible. It shot out from her gaze, condensed into a soul talisman, and flew toward the black dragon.
The soul talisman contained powerful fluctuations of soul force. The instant it appeared, it drew the black dragon's vigilance.
Its eyes flew wide with fury. Raising its head as though facing a great enemy, it stared at the soul talisman above and swatted at it with one claw.
Yet before its claw could touch the soul talisman, the golden radiance blooming from it instantly scorched the dragon's claw. Its sharp talons melted into wisps of black mist.
The black dragon recoiled in pain, and fear flashed through its eyes. Its gaze toward the soul talisman turned uncertain and suspicious.
Xu Chunniang remained calm and continued to activate the soul talisman, steadily pouring soul force into it.
The soul talisman's golden light surged, extending in all directions to form a massive net that swept toward the black dragon.
Feeling the intense pressure brought by the giant net, the black dragon's expression grew grave.
It did not know why such a small Earth Demon possessed such formidable soul power, but its instincts told it that if it were trapped by this golden net, breaking free would be exceedingly difficult.
The black dragon's gaze flickered. Suppressing its unwillingness and frustration, it retreated several hundred zhang in a flash, swiftly widening the distance between itself and the golden net.
Seeing this, Xu Chunniang's expression remained indifferent. She merely lifted a hand and lightly pointed at the golden net formed from the soul talisman.
The instant her fingertip fell, the golden net vanished from