Just as Saintly Venerable Shiyou unleashed his forbidden art to destroy the soul essence that had crossed realms, Yi Ao and the others hiding around Yellow Springs Lake turned terrified gazes toward the depths of the lake.
Enormous waves surged wildly from the lake like towering city walls, crashing toward the shore.
Vast Yin energy rushed outward like an erupting, seething volcano. The restrictive spells concealing them immediately gave off chilling creaks, as though they might shatter at any moment.
As those terrifying waves of energy swept over them, an icy chill that seemed capable of freezing their very soul essences suddenly engulfed their bodies.
Everyone was terrified, but none left the restrictive spells Qin Fengming had set up.
Although Qin Fengming had not told them his purpose in coming here, they seemed to have guessed that this was a matter of tremendous importance, involving things they were not permitted to know.
Hearing Saintly Venerable Shiyou's words, Qin Fengming frowned slightly and looked at the young cultivator before him. Saintly Venerable Shiyou's body was trembling uncontrollably, his facial muscles twitching, his face pale and bloodless.
Clearly, that terrifying attack had cost Saintly Venerable Shiyou more than his vital essence. It had also consumed enormous amounts of his soul energy and magical power.
Although Qin Fengming had not discerned the precise workings of the divine ability Saintly Venerable Shiyou had used, he was certain that unleashing it at his current cultivation stage had strained him to the utmost.
Without Qin Fengming, Saintly Venerable Shiyou would likely have come to a grim end in the Yellow Springs Secret Water. He might very well have sunk into the depths of the lake, for Shi You could no longer control his own body.
After securing Saintly Venerable Shiyou against the rock wall with a