The surging stream of light had no telling how long it lasted.
Because of its radiance, the entire surrounding area had been dyed white, causing everyone to lose their vision.
Menmen and Great Tengu seemed to be shouting something, but no one could hear them clearly.
Natsume, Suzuka, and Kyoko cried out as well, but there was nothing else they could do.
Meanwhile, Luo Zhen stood as if before waves formed from surging light. His black coat billowed around him, his hands formed a seal, and astonishing curse power rose from his body. His gaze remained fixed ahead, never shifting for even half a second.
With the abilities of the Insightful Eye and Mind's Eye, Luo Zhen was probably the only person present who had not lost his vision.
Thus, Luo Zhen knew exactly what was happening within the stream of light.
There, the existence known as Ashiya Douman was being scorched by the power of the Taiyi True Lord's Curse. His spiritual energy was growing weaker and weaker, while his curse power gradually vanished.
Clearly, Luo Zhen's Taiyi True Lord's Curse had successfully posed a threat to Ashiya Douman and was purifying him.
However, just as his spiritual energy fell to a critical point, it suddenly rose again.
No—it would be more accurate to say that it had suddenly skyrocketed.
It was not that his spiritual energy had suddenly grown stronger. Rather, it felt as though some restraint had been undone, releasing the power that had been there all along.
Within the surging stream of light, Ashiya Douman's faintly audible howls gradually turned into loud roars.
"I never imagined that even in this era, this old man would have to reclaim his original form...!"
As he spoke, the surging stream of light suddenly froze.
Within it, an incomparably terrifying