Just as Shi Yue thought victory was within his grasp, countless runes lit up in Qin Wuji's right eye, emanating an eerie aura.
A thick Black Light Pillar shot from his right eye and struck toward Shi Yue.
Shi Yue had never expected Qin Wuji to have another trump card. With a thought, Five-Colored Spirit Light blazed around him, and a thick Five-Colored Battle Armor appeared snugly over his body. He tilted his head aside.
A streak of black light flashed into existence and struck Shi Yue in the chest, easily piercing the Five-Colored Battle Armor, but the green scales covering his body stopped it.
At that moment, the Tai Xu Sword had also reached Qin Wuji.
His eyes turned bloodred, and his face twisted with madness. A vast cloud of black qi surged from his body, shielding him from head to toe.
The Tai Xu Sword plunged into the black qi with a muffled thud, as if it had struck something solid.
Shi Yue's figure darted backward, putting some distance between them.
For some reason, he felt as though Qin Wuji had become a different person. It was almost as if he had been possessed, but it didn't seem like Body Seizure either.
A sudden, inexplicable unease welled up inside him, as if some mighty presence had fixed its gaze on him.
Shi Yue formed a Hand Seal, and the Tai Xu Sword flew out of the black qi.
A sharp hissing filled the air as countless black threads shot from the black qi and wrapped around the Tai Xu Sword.
Shi Yue changed his Hand Seal. The Tai Xu Sword erupted with dazzling light, unleashing a torrent of razor-sharp Sword Qi that severed the black threads. Then it wheeled around and flew back to Shi Yue's side.
"Kid,