The fair-skinned man unleashed his third talisman.
An enormous silver bottle immediately appeared in the void, its mouth aimed at Chen Lin. A thick beam of silver light shot out of it.
It was blindingly fast.
And it possessed the power of rules that locked onto its target. Chen Lin had no chance to dodge; in a flash, it struck him.
But Chen Lin remained calm.
The Nine-Layered Armor activated on its own, blocking the attack, which only broke through its seventh layer.
At the sight,
Chen Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Nine-Layered Armor's defenses grew stronger with each successive layer. His opponent's treasure was clearly Dominator Tier, yet it had only broken through seven layers. That meant his natal runic inscription's might had increased tremendously after his successful soul dissolution.
He now had the power to contend with a Dominator.
He might not be invincible, but he could handle the current situation. Even when he confronted the Lake-Fishing Old Man's main body in the future, he would not be left utterly powerless to fight back.
All the signs indicated that, although the Lake-Fishing Old Man's true cultivation might be at the third rank of the Dominator level, most of his power had been invested in the clone that joined the Four Seasons Villa. His original body could not be all that strong.
Otherwise, he would not have been trapped in the Boundary River.
"Hmph."
Chen Lin gave a soft snort.
"It's only courteous to return a favor. Take a move from me, too!"
Before his words had faded,
he jabbed his finger toward the fair-skinned man three times in succession.
The fair-skinned man dared not be careless either. He immediately employed his methods, neutralizing every beam of the Soul-Destroying Finger.
But Chen Lin's true target was