Not far away, the Nine Ghosts flashed into view above the lake.
Its gaze was distant and deep, as if it could pierce the water and see what lay beneath the lake's surface.
Just then, a black shadow burst out of the water, skimmed past the Nine Ghosts' ear, and vanished in a flash.
The shadow was simply too fast. The Nine Ghosts hadn't even seen what it was before it had dwindled to a black speck and disappeared into the distance.
A moment later, a figure flew out of the water and hovered motionless in the air.
Old Man Corpse of Heaven's pupils suddenly narrowed. Then he burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Kid, you finally decided to come out!"
Lu Yang's expression was complicated.
Just moments ago, at the crucial instant, the Thunderclap Saber had suddenly intervened, draining half the true essence from his body to block that fatal thrust.
But in the end, they hadn't managed to keep the Soul Severing Spear trapped inside the cave heaven. It had escaped.
By the time Lu Yang chased it to the surface, the Soul Severing Spear had already vanished without a trace.
After being sealed for over a thousand years, the Soul Severing Spear's Weapon Spirit still remained, but it was at the end of its strength. The power left in the spear had been completely spent.
The Thunderclap Saber was in much the same state, but because it had half acknowledged Lu Yang as its master, it could freely draw on the thunder-aspected true essence in his body.
Lu Yang's true essence naturally harmonized with the Thunderclap Saber's. In its struggle against the Soul Severing Spear, it had quickly gained the upper hand.
But even with the advantage, it couldn't hold on to its opponent. In the end, the demonic