For a time, Chen Mo and the Mother Ghost worked together evenly against the cloaked man.
The Mother Ghost's attacks were mainly too sneaky and bizarre. Whenever there was the slightest gap or opening in the cloak, her claws would reach inside and seize the cloaked man's body, injuring him.
This left the cloaked man somewhat flustered. For the moment, he could not respond properly and could only wrap himself tightly in the cloak before adapting to their combined attacks.
However, relying on the Mother Ghost's own attacks alone, it was basically impossible for her to deal with the cloaked man. At most, she could inflict minor injuries. The fellow was extremely powerful even without the cloak, perhaps even a notch stronger than Chen Mo.
He was one of the few people Chen Mo had encountered whose innate strength surpassed his own.
Of course, Chen Mo did not yet know whether that judgment was correct. Perhaps the strange cloak was enhancing the man's strength. But no matter what, the Mother Ghost herself was much weaker—though only in comparison to Chen Mo.
When Chen Mo captured the Mother and Child Ghost, they had undergone Master Maha Li's refinement. Especially during the final stage, the pair had absorbed ten years of Master Maha Li's lifespan as a sacrifice, along with the cleansing of various energies from his transformation and second transformation.
As a result, the Mother and Child Ghost had achieved the primary stage of Xiantian Third Order. They were exceedingly formidable.
If they had not possessed such strength, Master Maha Li would not have sacrificed himself and fused with them. In any case, the Mother and Child Ghost had grown tremendously stronger, which was the main reason they had bared their teeth at Chen Mo.
Otherwise, why would a pair of