As the words fell, the entire Strange Space began to collapse. Baleful Shadow's body underwent a bizarre change at the same moment.
Meanwhile, Zheng Xuan once again trapped Baleful Shadow with the Space Law.
But just as he prepared to deal Baleful Shadow a devastating blow, an overwhelming sense of danger swallowed him whole.
Baleful Shadow, whose aura had been feeble moments ago, was recovering rapidly.
Fresh blood flowed through his withered body. His meridians widened severalfold, and the Sea of Bitterness divine power he had largely exhausted returned at an eerie speed.
"Bzz!"
The three suppressed Great Dao Laws broke free of the Five Elements Law. Baleful Shadow's aura surged severalfold in an instant.
"Get out of the way!"
Sensing something was wrong, Lu Jun shouted a warning from afar.
But by the time his voice reached Zheng Xuan, the Phoenix Winged Golden Rake was already crashing toward the top of Zheng Xuan's head.
Faced with such a ferocious strike, Zheng Xuan could only pull out a magical treasure to block it.
"Bang!"
The blow landed, sending Zheng Xuan flying.
Its tremendous force drove him through one meteorite after another.
"Crack!"
Baleful Shadow stepped forward with his right foot, shattering space beneath it. He slipped into a Spatial Rift and vanished without a trace.
As they felt his aura fading away, Lu Jun and the others looked grim, but none of them chose to pursue him.
"Did you feel that?"
Cui Yunzheng frowned. Li Changming nodded slightly. "I did. Very clearly."
"In that instant, Baleful Shadow's strength rose at least fivefold, and the increase was across the board."
"Otherwise, he could never have driven Zheng Xuan back."
Cui Yunzheng nodded in agreement. "You're right. His strength did increase more than fivefold in that instant."
"A while ago, the Imperial