The sudden change came too quickly. Even Qin Fengming's spiritual sense failed to react in time.
The Silver Sheath Worm had already reached the toad. When the ghostly claw appeared, his spiritual sense was examining the enormous, terrifying golden toad. He had never expected anyone to be present here.
Although the Silver Sheath Worm was not weak, the ghostly claw's might was even greater. With one opening and closing of its fingers, it seized the entire Silver Sheath Worm in its grasp. Before it could exert its strength, a crackling sound like thunder and lightning already rang out.
Streaks of tiny electrical radiance shot from the beetle's body. Although they inflicted some damage on the ghostly claw, the Silver Sheath Worm was ultimately too weak on its own. As the ghostly claw clenched down hard, the Silver Sheath Worm was firmly seized in its grasp.
"Snap!" A crisp sound rang out, and a considerable burst of energy suddenly erupted from the ghostly claw. As the Silver Sheath Worm's silver radiance flashed wildly, it detonated within the ghostly claw's grasp.
With the Silver Sheath Worm's explosion, the ghostly claw paused. A wisp of soul energy flashed and escaped.
A terrifying howl rang out again. A pitch-black blade of energy abruptly appeared and slashed toward the fleeing wisp of spiritual sense.
It was obvious that the owner of the ghostly claw had discovered Qin Fengming's spiritual sense attached to the Silver Sheath Worm. This attack was meant to completely annihilate that wisp of spiritual sense.
What he had not expected was that just as his supposedly guaranteed strike appeared, another blade suddenly manifested from that wisp of spiritual sense and slashed toward the pitch-black blade.
A thunderous boom erupted. Although the pitch-black blade held an overwhelming advantage and easily shattered the other