A flash of livid green crossed Wu Changlian's face. The Eastern One Bear Emperor was hardly any stronger than he was, but the Mother of the Dark Worm and Nan Chendu seemed to share the same intention. If he didn't go along with these Integrated Body Great Talents, he feared he wouldn't get what he wanted, either. Even though the prey he'd sought for centuries was right before his eyes, he couldn't seize and kill it. The frustration in Wu Changlian's heart was beyond words.
"Wooo!" A long cry rose from the fissure. The two adult Dragon-Tattooed Ghost Nongs answered in unison, their bodies suddenly wreathed in blue-violet mist. In the blink of an eye, it spread all around them.
"Nong Soul-Misting Fog!" The Eastern One Bear Emperor was taken aback. He raised the thick-backed demonic saber in his left hand above his head, and a blazing shield of demonic fire enveloped his burly frame. Even so, the blue-violet mist clung to the shield, hissing as it ate into the flames.
The Mother of the Dark Worm spat out a giant cocoon that wrapped around her body. Wu Changlian promptly took refuge inside the Spirit Rainbow Sword Embryo, while Nan Chendu brought out a black Daoist robe to keep the mist off him. By the time they recovered, the two Dragon-Tattooed Ghost Nongs had already vanished beneath the cover of the Nong Soul-Misting Fog. Then, from the fissures that connected the surrounding area, a fierce aura of demonic fire surged into the nostrils of the Integrated Body Great Talents.
"That damned Purplefire Wolf Lord! Last time I invited him to come treasure hunting with me, he hemmed and hawed and used seclusion as an excuse to turn me down. Who knew that treacherous wolf would be so underhanded—making me lead