There were no cries of agony, no flash of blood. The concentrated light swept over him, and Yu Chen's body immediately scattered and vanished like flying ash.
This was not a physical body, but merely a phantom projection.
The three attacks struck a distant mountain peak. Thunder boomed, shaking heaven and earth, rocks burst into the air, and the originally towering mountain was instantly shaved in half.
"Zong Liao, the three of you keep claiming that you're protecting Master's Spirit Body, but over these hundreds of thousands of years, have you ever truly exerted yourselves for my Master's sake? If you hadn't heard that Master might have left that item here, would you have appeared?"
Amid the thunderous rumbling in the distance, a cold voice rolled out from the surging mist nearby. The mist billowed and parted to both sides, revealing a ball of fluorescent light, with Yu Chen's figure appearing within it.
Yu Chen had left a Shadow Incarnation behind. His true body had already entered the mist. He was clearly familiar with this place and had received guidance from Profound Ghost Saint Ancestor's puppet avatar, allowing him great control over the area.
"We're utterly loyal to our lord, as Heaven and Earth can attest. No matter what you say, we must protect the Spirit Body our lord left behind from being defiled. You are indeed our lord's Direct Disciple, but do you dare swear a Star Ancestor oath that you harbor no ulterior motives?"
Zong Liao hovered in the air, looking at Yu Chen as he spoke coldly.
The other two occupied the sides. They said nothing, but their expressions were solemn as they stared at the vast mist ahead, looking as though they were facing a formidable enemy.
Hao Banyun and the other two, whose figures had