Tong Xinwu's Divine Infant had only just appeared when dozens of skeletal fiends, already leaping above the sea, suddenly threw back their heads and howled. Their cries surged like a tide, and Tong Xinwu's Divine Infant shattered amid the shrieks, scattering into countless points of starlight that drifted toward the skeletal fiends' mouths.
At that moment, a black banner swept out, trailing a long stream of darkness. The black qi easily passed through the Wulan Ship's protective barrier, and the scattered starlight suddenly changed direction, hurtling toward it.
Xu Yi had made his move, offering up the Soul-Summoning Banner.
The Soul-Summoning Banner absorbed the points of starlight, and at once its radiance blazed, its colors shimmering brighter than ever.
By now, the Soul-Summoning Banner had become less and less useful to Xu Yi. It was completely ineffective against Tribulation-Transcending Mighty Ones and could not even do anything to a Divine Infant. But every time it devoured a shattered Divine Infant, the sensation that it was on the verge of advancing filled Xu Yi with a deep fascination.
Just as expected, the Soul-Summoning Banner glowed fiercely for a while before settling back down.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xu Yi calmly put the banner away in his Starry Sky Ring.
"Young friend, your cunning is truly terrifying. Tong Xinwu merely had a dispute with you, yet you ambushed him like this. Doesn't that chill the heart?"
The black-faced old man who spoke was called Zhang Ji.
Xu Yi said, "If I remember correctly, Brother Zhang was among those who drove Tong Xinwu off the ship earlier. I merely used words, while you laid hands on him. I truly can't understand when those who kill became more justified than those who curse."
Zhang Ji snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and turned away.
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