Moreover, it was not only that aged-looking fellow who could come and go freely.
The black mist swirling around him condensed into Summon Objects resembling his own build and appearance, and every one of them moved without restriction, free as could be!
What was going on?
Could it be that Cheeky Snake had used the power of authority to protect Li Luo, while also applying the same time field to that green-skinned dwarf?
How was that possible?!
Just as Li Luo was gripped by doubt, the "green-skinned dwarf," who had been silently busying himself up ahead, suddenly halted his movements and warily looked toward where Xurang Xi was.
The pause lasted about two seconds.
Then he immediately sped up his movements!
As he gathered the chunks of flesh and blood floating through the vacuum, he commanded the many Summon Objects formed from black mist to swiftly arrange a strange formation around them.
"Using Summon Objects as the formation's foundation, authority as the medium through which power flows, and himself as the formation's core?"
Li Luo stared at the obscure symbols formed from black mist, utterly stunned!
She seemed to understand why she had sensed a familiar aura from that green-skinned dwarf.
The black mist that fellow had summoned was the same kind used by her Benefactor, Lu Li!
Those bustling Summon Objects, each performing their own duties, were not ordinary Summon Objects at all.
They were Soul Guards!
Before Li Luo could recover from her shock, another newly observed detail fiercely shattered her established worldview.
The two small golden stones that served as the medium for the flow of authority, their surfaces glowing with pure holy light, rapidly became stained with traces of black-green.
At the same time, vast quantities of black-green mist seeped out from the vacuum, filling in