The situation seesawed. They had thought the strange slave could drive back Black Ghost, but instead, they found themselves plunged into danger once more.
"Black Ghost has already set his mind on killing us and seizing the treasure!" Xia Youming said.
The strange slave let out a muffled grunt. "Don't worry. Even if he snatches it away, without a power crystal, he still won't be able to use it."
"However..." The strange slave frowned as he spoke.
"However what?" Xia Youming pressed.
The strange slave shook his head, offering no direct answer.
He still had one power crystal left, but he absolutely could not use this one!
Otherwise, even if he managed to keep his life, everything he had planned before would go down the drain.
At that moment, Black Ghost launched another attack. His ghastly white skeletal hand shot straight toward the two of them.
Black Ghost was already certain that this slave before him could not hold on much longer.
The thought of gaining not only Jiang Feng's hidden stash but also such a wondrous treasure filled Black Ghost with uncontrollable excitement. Once he possessed such a treasure and attained a core position someday, perhaps not even Ji Kongling would be able to shake him!
"Hahaha!"
Black Ghost burst into frenzied laughter. He seemed to have already seen himself standing above all but one in the entire Blackstone Mountain Range.
Below, the strange slave supported Xia Youming and let out a sigh.
"Lady Xia, you and I may well be about to..."
Xia Youming seemed to know as well that death was about to descend.
"It's fine. The Manor Lord will avenge us!"
The strange slave sighed. "Once we're dead, what use is revenge?"
"Ah, if I'd known this day would come, I should have sought him out