Chen Xiao's artifact avatar was caught completely off guard and, in an instant, sent flying by the aura erupting from Capital Mountain.
But immediately afterward, the Origin Heaven Pool within the artifact avatar stirred slightly, and several Spirit Veins began to burn. Chen Xiao steadied himself in midair.
"What's going on?"
Chen Xiao was horrified.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort rang out from Capital Mountain. Then, as if this strange artifact had gained a life of its own, it suddenly surged forward and smashed down at Chen Xiao's head.
Bang!
Chen Xiao's artifact avatar had no time to react before Capital Mountain crashed down upon him, slamming him brutally beneath the floor of a side hall in Talisman Heaven Hall.
Boom boom boom boom...
The mountain then swelled with the wind, instantly transforming into a giant mountain a hundred zhang tall. It relentlessly battered Chen Xiao's artifact avatar, which had been embedded in the ground.
Yet Chen Xiao's artifact avatar seemed to be bound by some force and could not even move.
"How could this be? Could this Capital Mountain still have an owner?"
Chen Xiao's heart nearly split with terror. The might Capital Mountain displayed now far surpassed the power it had unleashed in Nangong Hongtu's hands.
"Freeze!"
At that moment, Chen Xiao's true body hurriedly formed hand seals from within another side hall of Talisman Heaven Hall, drawing upon the power of the entire hall. In an instant, phantom images of talismans appeared around Capital Mountain, joining forces to restrain it.
"Talisman Heaven Hall... if this venerable one came in person, what would this insignificant Talisman Heaven Hall amount to?"
The next moment, Chen Xiao felt as though an enormous consciousness had dissipated out of thin air. Capital Mountain returned to its original size and slowly fell to the