The Dao artifact transformed into myriad streaks of sword light that swept forth, the starlight faintly forming a kind of formation.
This was a sword-light formation, an exceedingly high realm of swordsmanship.
The black shadow was instantly engulfed by the starlight filling the sky, and a violent tremor erupted.
The black figure was as slick as a fish coated in oil, and countless rays of starlight struck its body.
Yet upon touching its body, the starlight seemed unable to find any purchase, sliding straight away in all directions.
This bizarre sight even startled Li Qing.
Like a snake, it slipped through the obstruction of the starlight and pounced directly before him.
What appeared before Li Qing was a creature resembling a black loach.
Its body was smooth and glossy, suffused with an oily sheen. Its limbs were extremely slender, while its head was round and bulbous, like an oval.
After passing through the sword formation's blockade, that oval head suddenly split open, and a thin black thread surged out from within.
The thread was as swift as lightning, reaching Li Qing's face in a flash!
A bone-chilling terror made him jump. Boundless golden light erupted from his body as he threw a punch forward.
The sharp black thread struck his fist directly, and a metallic clang echoed through the air.
Terrifying force traveled along his fist and smashed into the strange creature's head.
The immense power was simply too overwhelming. A single blow smashed it into pulp, blasting it apart from head to tail.
Li Qing could not help grumbling, "That really gave me a fright!"
Just then, wave after wave of black shadows rushed out from the ocean of darkness, sweeping toward Li Qing like a torrent.
Faced with assaults from every direction, Li Qing's expression changed drastically. He