The man's aura seemed unremarkable, yet it stirred an unprecedented sense of danger in Li Chang'an's heart.
For this was precisely the Demonic Path powerhouse he had been doing his utmost to avoid.
True Lord Tianming!
The mastermind behind this Demonic Path invasion!
The very reason Li Chang'an had gone to such lengths to lure Myriad Soul Old Devil out of the Nether Soul Sect was to avoid fighting True Lord Tianming, yet it had happened anyway.
No, the hexagram image showed a neutral divination. There shouldn't be any major surprises.
He remained composed and carefully probed the apparition.
This Tian Ming is only a phantom formed from a wisp of power, not his true body. His available strength is limited. I have to end this fight quickly. I can't afford any delays!
Li Chang'an drew a deep breath. Rather than answer Tian Ming, he continued his attack.
Although Tian Ming had destroyed the formation he had laid down, he still had other preparations.
"Explode!"
He willed it.
Terrifying power erupted beneath the ground in an instant.
Boom!
Countless tier 4 low grade dharma pills exploded in unison, as though hundreds upon thousands of early Nascent Soul cultivators had attacked together. Though their power could not be concentrated, it still shook heaven and earth.
Amid the deafening thunder, Ten Thousand Souls True Lord went pale.
Had he faced that strike head-on, even if he survived, he would have suffered terribly. Fortunately, Tian Ming's phantom blocked it for him.
However.
After that strike.
Tian Ming's phantom had become far more transparent.
Clearly, blocking that blow had cost him a considerable amount of power.
Before the dharma pills' explosive force had subsided, a second eruption came.
Rumble...
Countless tier 4 talismans appeared above and below, burning with dazzling golden flames until nothing