It seemed Wu Chang was speaking from every direction. Sacred Rakshasa looked around again, yet still saw no one. She could only trust what her eyes showed her, beating her wings and flying swiftly toward Wu Chang's colossal dharma manifestation, towering like a heavenly god.
Yet no matter how fast she flew, she simply could not draw closer.
One hand of Wu Chang's dharma manifestation suddenly loosened, reaching from afar to grasp at Sacred Rakshasa in flight.
Sacred Rakshasa immediately saw black mist churning around her, winding toward her like countless vines. The entangling black mist could not withstand her struggle, but its endless coils ultimately slowed her movements, leaving her unable to fly quickly.
"Heh heh!" Granny Snow's sinister laughter came from within the black mist.
Hearing it, Sacred Rakshasa became alert. She stopped flying, continuously beating her wings and sweeping her arms to disperse the black mist infused with magical power. She spun around swiftly, warily watching her surroundings.
Yet Granny Snow was nowhere to be seen. Instead, dozens of identical Mu Lianzes emerged from the black mist around her.
The dozens of Mu Lianze dharma manifestations wore smiles as they slowly closed in on Sacred Rakshasa.
The strange silver patterns on Sacred Rakshasa's face shimmered with flowing light. Enraged, she suddenly attacked. The deceptive dharma manifestations could not withstand a single blow.
After smashing some apart, she lunged at others. Yet fresh ones emerged from the black mist where the earlier ones had been destroyed. No matter how she killed, they seemed impossible to kill cleanly. Nor could she ever touch Mu Lianze's true body. Instead, the Mu Lianze manifestations closing in around her drew ever nearer.
Seeing the repeatedly reborn Mu Lianze manifestations already before her, Sacred Rakshasa abruptly spun in place, sweeping both wings sideways