The moment Zhang Tie took the crystal ball and let his spiritual energy seep into it, he sensed that in the past few minutes, Qi the Old Freak had used it to seal every entrance and exit of the temple. The temperature throughout the temple had abruptly dropped to the level of the summit of the Mountain of Hidden Weapons, while the air grew thinner and thinner...
Faced with such a sudden change, the knights outside must have been thrown into a panic, realizing that something had happened inside the temple.
Through the Tracking Feather, Zhang Tie sensed that Zhang Anguo, the Supreme Elder of Heavenly Fortune Hall, and Lu Zhongming were both at the entrance to the temple gate.
The first thing Zhang Tie did was control the crystal ball, restoring the temperature and air outside the temple to normal. Then, he threw open the temple gates.
The instant the temple gates opened, Zhang Anguo and Lu Zhongming rushed in together. At that very same moment, seeing a human Earth Knight charge inside, the Devil Race baron moved. His figure flickered, and he seized Mountain-Bearing True Person by the throat, swiftly retreating to Lin Huanxi's side with him. He planted one foot on Lin Huanxi's neck, taking two hostages in one stroke, then backed them against a wall within the shrine, his eyes flashing as he watched the changes within the temple.
At this moment, Zhang Anguo and Lu Zhongming were actually the most shocked.
The scene in the temple hall dealt an overwhelming blow to the two men at first sight. It was too bizarre. Neither had imagined they would see such a sight upon entering the shrine.
The moment they rushed in, both men were stunned.
Qi the Old Freak was dead!
The headless corpse of that