The azure flames rapidly dissipated, soon vanishing completely from the hall. At the same time, the more than five hundred Soul-Locking Chains slowly withdrew, all disappearing into the brow of the Immortal Bone child.
This battle had begun quickly and ended even faster. No one had expected the Immortal Bone child to be so powerful. In merely dozens of breaths, he had directly killed the Great Perfection skeleton of the Fusion Stage, without the slightest hesitation.
Such was the nature of battles between souls. Strength was strength, weakness was weakness. It was difficult for them to trade blows back and forth for half a day as they could with spells, because soul attacks meant using one's most vulnerable thing as a weapon. The slightest mistake, the smallest gap in strength, could cause everything to collapse outright—just like what had happened moments ago, with no room whatsoever for retaliation.
Lin An's gaze fell on the Immortal Bone child. The final two words spoken by that skeleton carried profound implications, as though it knew the person before it. But what era had the Mysterious Immortal belonged to, and what era did this person belong to? How could there possibly have been any connection between them?
Deep within Lin Chuan's eyes, however, was even greater shock, because he recognized the runes that had erupted from the Soul-Locking Chains at the final moment. They belonged to one of the three great Primordial Scriptures—the Maha Sutra.
This discovery stirred enormous waves within Lin Chuan's heart. Even though the battle had completely ended, he was unable to calm down for a long time.
"That rune... was it from the Maha Sutra?" Bu Lianshi quietly transmitted her voice. She had seen Lin Chuan use the Maha Sutra before. Though she did not recognize it, she could sense