The strand of thread was clearly an artifact. The "Hand of Time and Space"'s cutline couldn't destroy it, so Xu Huo released several devices. Small, rotating shields circled him, forming a defensive barrier that held the thread in place and stopped it from tightening any further.
Seeing that the thread couldn't get through the gaps in the shields on its own, he shifted his gaze to Lili, who was some distance away.
Mental strength wasn't suitable for use at this moment, so he wielded Space Power to cut through the Defense Artifacts Dou Shengnan had left behind, then manipulated the cutlines to strangle her.
Just as expected, Dou Shengnan appeared. Her Manifestation became a shield that blocked the cutlines around her, but a purely mental Manifestation couldn't withstand artifact cutlines for long. So she made as much use as possible of her artifacts and devices.
The storm of threads showed no sign of stopping. After a spatial barrier forced open a doorway through it, Xu Huo escaped safely and appeared in front of Lili. With a wave of his hand, the web of cutlines formed by the "Hand of Time and Space" swept away all the nearby Defense Artifacts. At the same time, his white Manifestation flew about, pushing back the black Manifestations that were trying to surround him.
After tearing open a gap in the black Manifestations, Xu Huo released "Profession Killer" and several tracking attack devices, forcing Dou Shengnan to retreat from her companion.
He seemed to have set his sights on Lili, surrounding him with compressed spatial bodies. Lili still hadn't escaped the effects of Time Power, so an attack using Space Power was the most effective approach.
But at that moment, the moving strand of thread suddenly tightened around Lili, wrapping him up like a silkworm