Lu Xueqi (46)

For a moment, time seemed to freeze.

Then, centered on the Netherworld Token, the intricate dark-red formation patterns on the ground suddenly lit up as though life had been breathed into them!

It was not a bright spiritual glow, but a profound, shadowy blood-red radiance that rapidly spread along the grooves, covering the entire circular platform in an instant.

The platform began to tremble slightly, and the pitch-black stone beneath their feet turned scorching hot.

The keening wind abruptly intensified, becoming countless shrill screams that surged in from every direction within the Stone Forest, assailing the three of them's eardrums and minds.

"Watch out!"

Lu Xueqi gave a sharp cry. The Tian Ya Divine Sword automatically slid half an inch from its sheath, its clear, icy-blue sword light unfurling like a curtain of water to shield the three of them, barely fending off the demonic sound that pierced straight into their souls.

Bi Yao's lovely face also changed slightly. With a wave of her slender hand, the Heartbreak Wondrous Flower circled through the air, releasing a soft white glow that complemented the Tian Ya Sword's radiance as they jointly resisted the spiritual assault from outside.

Su Han bore the brunt of it.

The instant the Netherworld Token fully aligned with the formation, he felt an indescribably icy aura rush fiercely into his body through the arm gripping the token!

This aura was not spiritual power. It resembled an ultimate "stillness of death" and "gloom" more closely. Wherever it passed, even the circulation of his own spiritual power became sluggish.

At the same time, his sea of consciousness churned violently, and the phantom image of the dormant Netherworld Token deep within it erupted with intense ghostly light.

Fragmented, blurry scenes, accompanied by an enormous flood of information, forced their way into