"You really walked straight into the net. You actually dared to leave your body inside the Life-Slaying Grand Formation. Who gave you the courage?"
Seeing Chen Lin swallowed by the ghost face, Li Huaxuan revealed himself.
His face was filled with mockery.
This Life-Slaying Ghost specifically countered souls. Had Chen Lin not left his body, they might have remained locked in a standoff for a while before he could be killed.
Now, however, it saved them the trouble.
Yet the thought had barely arisen.
The ghost face let out a shriek and inexplicably disintegrated. Immediately afterward, a faint soul silhouette flew before the Totem Statue and waved a Jade Pendant in his hand, making the statue disappear.
"Thank you for the gift, Clan Leader Li. Until we meet again. I hope everyone will still be well when that day comes."
The soul glanced back at Li Huaxuan and spoke with a smile that was not quite a smile, then vanished from the altar as well.
"Damn it!"
Li Huaxuan flew into a rage at the sight.
He flashed onto the altar and swept his gaze over it. Finding no spatial fluctuations, he flew over to Chen Lin's physical body.
He beckoned, intending to seize it.
But his grasp closed on nothing.
The body flashed with light and turned into a strangely shaped talisman, which burst apart with a bang.
"Father, that fellow played us! We have to catch him. If he passes word to those above, we'll be in trouble!"
Li Qianming flew over and spoke with an ugly expression.
"It's too late."
Li Huaxuan shook his head.
"Besides, he probably didn't come from above. He didn't have that sort of aura. Most likely, he came purely for the Totem Statue. We merely exposed our hand, and he turned our