The invisible obstacle blocking the Year Eater was, naturally, the Jade Silkworm Silk Jiang Yue had laid out.
The Jade Silkworm Silk was nearly transparent, almost impossible to see with the naked eye. And with the Year Eater eager to hunt down Jiang Yue, he hadn't controlled his speed at all.
As a result, he hadn't noticed the Jade Silkworm Silk at all.
Though invisible, the Jade Silkworm Silk was astonishingly tough. It could even ensnare ghosts, let alone an evil creature like the Year Eater, who had a physical body.
The more he struggled, the tighter the Jade Silkworm Silk cinched around him.
In his panic, he was unable to break free for a time. Instead, the harder he struggled, the more pathetic he looked.
However, the Year Eater's predicament clearly didn't last long.
His expression quickly regained its composure, and a mocking sneer touched the corner of his mouth.
He spread his palm, and black qi seeped from it, spreading along the Jade Silkworm Silk in every direction.
In an instant, the Jade Silkworm Silk, previously invisible, was completely stained black by the spreading qi, revealing a web-like pattern.
As the black qi surged, the web of Jade Silkworm Silk, though once incredibly resilient, began to crumble section by section into ash. It was as if it had weathered the passage of countless years, finally rotting away and breaking apart.
When the web of Jade Silkworm Silk dissolved into specks of ash and vanished into the air, the Year Eater brushed off his clothes and looked around at the shops along the street, completely at ease.
"Kid, I know you're hiding nearby. What else have you got? I'll give you a chance to use every trick you have. I really want to see how many more tricks you