Fighting Heaven for Lifespan

He had never faced such peril before. Both of his greatest abilities had been suppressed at the very same moment.

The Talisman Suppression Mansion was useless because the other side had scrambled the positions of the Ten Gates, leaving him unable to call upon it.

But the Great Might Heavenly Duke General's Dharma Image had been cultivated by his own hand. Though he had taken shortcuts along the way, he had still grasped and gathered it bit by bit himself. How could it be so easily suppressed before these two, even wrested away from him?

He was unwilling to accept it, but with neither his Vigil ability nor his Ghost-Walking ability available, all he felt was helplessness.

That helplessness even made an extraordinary thought suddenly spring into Hu Ma's mind...

Could it be that these two abilities were unusable because they weren't truly his to begin with?

The Great Might Heavenly Duke General's power rested on Old Lord's Eyebrow's lifespan.

The Talisman Suppression Mansion rested on the lives of Hu Family descendants.

Because he had never truly devoted himself to becoming either of them, these two abilities...

Had never really belonged to him?

"Brazen fiends! Let go of my friend!"

Just then, a sharp shout rang out nearby. A slender figure came running at full tilt, her footwork wondrous and her punches solid. The moment she appeared, she was already striking toward Nu'er Hong from behind.

Her fist was fierce, but she still carried herself with the poise of a Noble Family scion. Even though she was rescuing someone from behind, she had to shout first, so no one could accuse her of sneaking an attack.

It was Miss Zhou Si.

Hu Ma had told them to wait over there, but Miss Zhou Si wasn't Hu Ma's subordinate. Of course