The Dragon Slaying Mark Reappears
Huai Li's move had undoubtedly affected the Twelve Beast Spirit Diagram's progress.
If Xuan Chen hadn't anticipated this and used his power within the formation to stabilize it, this single blow might have been enough to ruin all their preparations.
Bi Fan's body lay on the ground, and he didn't get up right away. Enduring the fierce pain coursing through every part of him, he could think only of the formation in his Sea of Soul. His lips moved, and in a weak voice tinged with worry, he quietly asked, "The formation... it wasn't destroyed, was it?"
Xuan Chen shook his head. "No. But my lord's condition is dire. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on for even another incense stick's time..."
An opponent at the Spirit Lord Realm brought far too much pressure.
Bi Fan said nothing. He merely gazed silently at the barren, rugged gray-brown mountains stretching up and down around him. He couldn't help wondering: beneath this impossibly clear blue sky, what had these mountains been like many years ago? Had rivers wound through them, clear springs flowed, and trees grown thick, teeming with life?
Everything had changed because the fortune beneath this secret passage had been sealed, causing it to wither and dry up until it reached its present state.
If he couldn't get back on his feet, wouldn't this place still be just as lifeless and desolate a million years from now?
He took a deep breath. Deep within him, a surge of power welled up, struggling to drive away the numbness and heaviness in his body. Almost relying on sheer will to support himself, he slowly rose to his feet. He looked at the sneering young man across from him and said nothing.
Huai Li furrowed his