Huff... huff... huff...
In an instant, the wind rose.
As the chains trembled and echoed, a razor-sharp soul wind sprang from nowhere. The lake, smooth as a mirror, suddenly rippled.
In the blink of an eye, the soul wind swept up the lake water, forming a towering waterspout that roared like thunder and surged toward Pei Ling.
Darkness spread from Pei Ling, as tangible as a solid mass. Without a sound, it swallowed the soul wind.
The next moment, fire flickered in his eyes as runes interwove. He successively unleashed [Eternal Curse Divine Ability] and [Law of Forgetting], then swiftly slashed out countless Blood Saber Qi.
The figure bound by endless chains weakened noticeably. However, the other party was clearly unaffected by the Law of Forgetting. He merely gave a soft "huh," seeming puzzled.
But soon, he casually swept out a hand. "Clank, clank, clank"—the grating scrape of chains rang out without end, like countless pythons coiling and twisting around one another. Gale winds rose, space quivered, and a colossal vortex of chains suddenly appeared, swallowing every blade of qi in an instant.
Then the chains abruptly sank beneath the lake.
Just as Pei Ling was about to act, countless chains shot out from the lake beneath his feet, stabbing toward him from all sides.
His silhouette flickered like a paper cutout, and he appeared beyond the encirclement in an instant. He had used [Five Ghost Heavenly Net Escape].
Pei Ling's sleeves billowed without wind, and his aura surged. Darkness, as tangible as a solid mass, flowed out like water. At the same time, he had already cast [Eternal Hate Curse]. The darkness spread swiftly and silently, enveloping the figure.
Soon, the man was swallowed by it.
Using the darkness as cover, Pei Ling flicked his fingers, sending countless streams