A cultivator at the Earth Immortal level possessed energy as vast as the sea, and the explosion caused by his self-detonation could destroy heaven and earth. It was far more terrifying than the chain reaction in space caused by crushing an Explosive Jade Talisman. Under the rampage of that violent energy, a black hole more than a hundred zhang across spread out, swallowing many nearby cultivators. They were all too busy saving themselves to spare another thought for Old Man Ling.
They had no time to deal with Old Man Ling, but he wouldn't pass up such a golden opportunity. Without hesitation, he hurled out sheet after sheet of jade talismans, retreating rapidly as he threw them.
The Explosive Jade Talismans were torn apart in an instant by the berserk energy. A series of thunderous booms followed, and the chain reaction from the talismans tore the black hole even wider, making it all the more terrifying. The black hole devoured everything around it, its might threatening to destroy heaven and earth. It left everyone trembling with dread.
The black hole expanded to several hundred zhang across, swallowing many cultivators. Though they could break free, doing so cost them a great deal of energy. Some unlucky ones were even injured by the violent energy blasts. Before long, many were in tatters, disheveled from head to toe and looking utterly wretched.
But they had no time to worry about their appearance. Old Man Ling was circling nearby, and they had to stay on guard against his assassination attempts.
"This is going to be trouble," the Xiao Family Patriarch and the others thought.
Old Man Ling's cultivation was exceedingly high, and he was a master of assassination. Even with their guard up, those people could hardly avoid being ambushed. Before long, several more