Just as Xiao Yu made her move, the statue that had previously been blasted away began to stir.
All of a sudden, the female statue trembled slightly.
At the same time, a powerful surge of energy erupted from within it.
The energy ripples, whistling through the air, transformed into visible force and shook out in every direction.
We immediately sensed that aura and energy, and all turned to look.
What we saw was that not only was the female statue shaking and emitting powerful energy waves, but pale purple arcs of electricity were also dancing across its surface.
"Crack, crack crack..."
"Electric arcs?"
I narrowed my eyes as I spoke.
"Ou Doudou! Is there an evil spirit inside that statue too?"
Zhang Yuchen cried out in surprise as he cut down a Japanese onmyoji.
"Most likely. Its energy is even stronger than that Nine Chrysanthemum Magatsuhi Lord!"
Pan Ling widened her eyes and observed the situation.
Xiao Yu, who had rushed forward, naturally noticed the anomaly as well.
She abruptly slowed down, raised the Black Umbrella in her hand, and swung it out.
In an instant, a violent wave of frigid Yin energy slammed straight toward the female statue.
Yet just as Xiao Yu's attack was about to strike the statue—
Purple light flashed from the statue, followed by a thunderous boom as it exploded. Fragments of stone scattered everywhere, striking quite a few onmyoji nearby.
Several unlucky ones were hit in the head and died on the spot.
At the moment the statue shattered, an arc burst open with a crack. Purple lightning snapped continuously, forming a ball of lightning that appeared where the statue had stood.
The lightning sphere was terrifyingly huge, about the size of a person. Purple-white arcs crackled nonstop around it, creating an incredibly striking