Agnis casually waved her hand, and the Spear of Retribution shot forth.
The instant it flew out, the spear vanished without a trace.
Unimaginably fast!
Yet a portion of the Material Realm twisted, and several smooth mirrors appeared out of thin air.
From each mirror, countless chains surged forth, wrapping around empty space.
The next moment, the vanished Spear of Retribution reappeared, caught precisely within the chains' seal.
But the Lock of the Heavens, without its trait activated, could only restrain it for a moment. All the chains snapped and disintegrated amid the light.
But that moment was all Chen Yi needed!
Thousands upon thousands of Flame Sparrows crashed toward the Spear of Retribution.
At the same time Chen Yi cast his spell, several ghostlike figures descended.
One of them pressed a hand against the shield covering Chen Yi's body. Black floral patterns carrying Black Shadows appeared all over the shield formed by Flame Shield Seal Sword.
A curse!
A phantom flashed, and the shield shattered into countless fragments.
Immediately afterward, dozens of phantoms flashed across one another.
Chen Yi became a man drenched in blood as countless pitch-black curses flooded wildly into his body through his wounds.
The Mage Robe on his body shattered into innumerable pieces in an instant, then forcibly fused back together.
At that very moment, the massive Spear of Retribution arrived.
No matter how much Chen Yi enhanced Heart Fire with elements, as long as he had not reached the Mythical tier, he could never overpower these veteran Rank 8s in a direct clash.
So Chen Yi's goal was never to intercept it, but to... alter where the attack landed!
The Spear of Retribution struck about ten meters in front of Chen Yi.
There was no tremor, no impact—only a bottomless crater.
That sounded like