Before the roar had faded, the monster's bone claw came crashing down.
It was not a brute-force collision, but the manifestation of the Decay Law.
Where the bone claw passed, gray-black ripples spread through the void. The deathly aura around it surged like a madly rising tide, following the claw's path and condensing into a decaying torrent several zhang wide that rushed straight at Qin He's face.
That decaying power was far too tyrannical. Before it even drew near, the Merit light barrier around Qin He began to tremble violently. Fine cracks appeared across its surface, and even his meridians ached faintly from the erosion.
This terrifying corrosive force seemed capable of bypassing all defenses and directly eroding Qin He's bloodline and flesh.
It wanted to turn him into decay itself and make him fall apart!
Had Qin He's physique not been so resilient, he would likely have turned into a puddle of rotten filth on the spot.
The monster was stronger than expected.
Qin He suddenly twisted aside. The Order Divine Chains rattled as they were dragged taut, the golden Runes on them flashing frantically as they tried to resist the corrosive power.
But the torrent was too fast and too fierce. It grazed his shoulder, instantly corroding his robe into flying ash. A gray-black layer spread over the flesh of his shoulder, and the decaying power immediately found an outlet, drilling through the wound and pressing straight toward his origin.
"What's going on?" Long Qingyun asked urgently.
Qin He gave him a brief explanation. The moment Long Qingyun heard it through their soul link, his voice became anxious. "That's a Rotbone Nether Beast. Its Decay Law has been refined to nearly Saint Tier. That little Merit light barrier of yours won't hold for long!"
Qin He gritted his