"You!"
The Cave Residence was right within reach, yet he could not return to it smoothly. Night Bone True Lord flew into a towering rage.
You were not much stronger than me either. Did you think I was afraid of you? Ghostfire surged in Night Bone True Lord's eyes, and a streak of black light flashed through the eerie jade-green flames.
"Impudent little daoist!"
Night Bone True Lord barked sharply, forming a hand seal. A black shadow burst from his mouth, transforming into a thin curtain that swept toward Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng's gaze flickered. Rather than meeting it head-on, he unleashed the White Cloud Great Hand Seal, palm strike after palm strike dissolving the thin curtain completely.
Seeing Lu Zheng tangled up, Night Bone True Lord spun around and tried to flee back into Yuanyuan Cave. But as soon as he approached, he suddenly discovered strands of white cloud qi drifting between himself and the entrance. Hazy and indistinct, seeming illusory yet real, they blocked his path.
Night Bone True Lord reached out with a great hand, only to stir up ripples in the cloud qi instead of tearing it apart directly.
"What is this?"
Focusing his eyes, Night Bone True Lord saw a small banner floating at the heart of the cloud qi. It was the source of this gate-sealing cloud qi, continuously sustaining the white clouds and preventing him from breaking through in a short time.
While the cloud qi delayed Night Bone True Lord for that moment, Lu Zheng dispelled the black-curtain spell and pursued him once again.
"Good, good, good!"
Night Bone True Lord laughed in extreme anger. "I had not wished to waste words on you. I merely intended to return to my cave and defend it, leaving you to depart empty-handed. But you