The infant-shaped body of Withering suddenly melted, transforming into a hideous skull.
It was pitch-black all over, with eerie blue flames burning in its eye sockets. At an inconceivable speed, it charged straight at the two of them!
Withering's plan was simple.
Any curse took time to activate.
And the purifying power of Eternal Day could delay its effects, even weaken the curse itself, diminishing its effect and preventing an instant kill.
All curses shared one essential trait:
They were a part of the caster's power.
If the cursed victim died normally, the caster could reclaim that power and gain a certain benefit.
But if the curse failed, the caster had to bear the loss themselves.
Rather than waste it for nothing, it was better to charge straight through with the physical strength of a peak Seventh-tier!
Ye Chenyang instinctively raised a hand, freezing the skull in place.
Just as he was about to pull Jiang Mian away to gain some distance, a "crack, crack" sound suddenly rang out from the sky.
Two dragon claws pierced in from outside the domain, tearing the sky apart by sheer force!
Then a gigantic dragon head poked through the opening.
A faint icy-blue gleam shone in its eyes as it fixed its gaze on Withering and the others, gathering an indescribable killing intent.
Jiang Mian had already been prepared. She immediately followed up with Abyssal Sea Eye.
As time slowed, Shadow Power swept around the two of them, and they vanished from where they stood.
"Boom!"
A bolt of icy-blue lightning struck straight down at the skull!
Three seconds flashed by in an instant.
Time resumed its flow, and the Thunder Light gradually faded.
The skull burst out of the lightning, looking completely unharmed.
Behind it, a figure wearing a dǒulì stepped out