Before Chen Wen could react, Ye Qingdi formed another hand seal.
The next moment, a huge Black Tortoise burst from Ye Qingdi's body.
As the Black Tortoise roared at the sky, terrifying power surged out of it.
In a flash, that power imprisoned the entire stretch of heaven and earth.
Chen Wen felt as though countless streams of black power had wrapped around him. Even moving had become difficult.
At the same time, he sensed that the power restricted more than his movements.
It also forced down the power stirring within him.
Because of that, he could no longer sustain the Chaos Great World in midair and could only let it disperse.
Ye Qingdi's already-shattered Heaven and Earth Dharma Idol swiftly dissolved into a stream of power and rushed back into his body.
This...
Chen Wen drew a sharp breath as he sensed it all.
Clearly, none of this was what he had expected.
Even so, he did not feel afraid in the slightest.
Ye Qingdi's methods were powerful, but they were nowhere near enough to leave Chen Wen helpless.
Xian Hongshao spoke leisurely. "That black power is the effect of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object."
Chen Wen's pupils contracted. "So the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object's ability isn't defense, but imprisonment?"
"Why can't defense and imprisonment be one and the same?"
Xian Hongshao's question gave him pause.
That... really is incredible.
Chen Wen drew another sharp breath.
At the thought, his eyes burned with desire.
Now he wanted that Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object more than ever.
"With your strength, breaking free of a restraint at this level shouldn't be hard, should it?" Xian Hongshao asked leisurely.
Chen Wen nodded. "It won't be hard."
"And that Earth Spirit Technique is no different from showing off carpentry before a