This time, Huang Mei was truly panicking. The Immortal Slaying Sword hadn't withstood the demonic wind currents, and the Starry Sky Ring would surely fare no better. When it was gone, he'd have nowhere to hide and would have to face the danger head-on.
Normally, he and Xu Yi had weathered plenty of storms together. Even if the Starry Sky Ring were in danger of being taken, he still had his Supernatural Ability of Invisibility, so escaping wouldn't be impossible. But now they were trapped in this death zone. Even with his marvelous invisibility technique, he couldn't get away. His life was truly in danger—how could he not panic?
"Wolf pup! Right, the wolf pup!"
The words jolted Xu Yi awake as if from a dream. He hurriedly took the wolf pup out, intending to try to wake it. Perhaps the little fellow had some idea of how to deal with the crystal core.
To his surprise, the moment Xu Yi moved the wolf pup out of the Starry Sky Ring, the little creature—which had been fast asleep—jerked awake. It threw back its head and howled, then wriggled free of Xu Yi's grasp and lunged straight for the crystal. It seemed that pouncing on it was an instinctive impulse.
The moment the wolf pup struck the crystal, a terrifying current of air swept back. It engulfed the Myriad Bone Skeleton he inhabited, and then Xu Yi heard a shrill howl. Black waves came crashing down on him from every direction.
He saw the giant serpent's head, as big as a hill, hanging over the cold sea. Its mouth gaped wide as it let out a piercing howl. The current of air stirred up by that shriek was what had swept him out.
At the same time, the towering black waves