The Cursed Crow flew forward at top speed.
Xiao Yan's mouth was dry, and her heart pounded wildly. The pressure the Night Emperor brought her was simply too immense. That faint imperial aura inevitably stirred panic within the girl.
Even though she knew her master was right beside her, she could not suppress that feeling.
For that emotion stemmed from the deepest instincts of every person. At its root, the gap between their spiritual light was simply too vast, creating a suppression of spiritual light.
"Fly faster, faster still," Xiao Yan urged the Cursed Crow, which had already exhausted all its strength.
"Little girl, you're rather interesting. But you should come down for this Emperor now." Suddenly, the girl's face turned pale. The Night Emperor's voice seemed to ring directly beside her ear.
The next instant, vast imperial spiritual pressure flooded the heavens and blanketed the earth!
The Cursed Crow let out a miserable cry. Like a mouse encountering a cat, it plummeted from the sky at once.
Caught off guard, Xiao Yan screamed as she watched herself fall toward the ground. If she hit solidly, even the lightest outcome would be broken bones.
But the Star Ghost Soul Ring suddenly emitted a soft blue radiance, wrapping around the girl. Her descent immediately slowed, and she landed safely on the ground.
"Hm? Something is strange!" Seeing this, the Night Emperor's expression changed at once.
He had initially thought the Star Ghost Soul Ring was merely an ornament. Only when it released that ghostly blue glow did the Night Emperor realize he had been mistaken.
"Interesting. It actually concealed itself from my senses." The Night Emperor narrowed his eyes to slits and suddenly reached out with his right hand, making a grasping motion through the air.
"Ah, the ring!" Xiao Yan's