Boom!
Flames gushed from the Shadow Lotus Lamp, a rapidly spinning mass of fire engulfing Mountain Ghost.
Mountain Ghost's gray-white silhouette shuddered violently and let out a piercing shriek, seemingly scorched by the flames.
Hong Yuan could not help glancing at the Shadow Lotus Lamp in his palm. This was the object the Grand Divine Ability Practitioner Xin Shiniang had encountered had used to suppress the Dao Thief. He had examined it with his divine perception and confirmed that it was extraordinary. Even his divine perception could not penetrate its core.
Hong Yuan could even sense that the Shadow Lotus Lamp had faintly developed a spirituality of its own. Most peculiar of all was the cluster of flames in its lotus-shaped bowl. Forcing his way inside would only make it destroy itself.
Even so, he was still somewhat surprised that the Shadow Lotus Lamp could inflict tangible harm on Mountain Ghost when activated with the Lotus Lamp Palm Manual.
After its piercing shriek, Mountain Ghost let out a low whimper. Its gray-white silhouette abruptly contracted, collapsing inward.
The next instant, Mountain Ghost's form silently shattered within the flames, becoming countless strands of gray-white air that scattered in every direction.
It was unimaginably fast.
Hong Yuan's divine perception instantly spread out over hundreds of miles, tracking every escaping strand. Yet those currents seeped into the void like water sinking into sand, vanishing without a trace and leaving nothing to follow.
"Mountain Ghost actually fled?"
The moment Mountain Ghost appeared, Xin Shiniang had been unable to move or speak. Her consciousness had turned muddled, leaving her incapable of thought. Now that her frozen thoughts could finally turn again, disbelief surfaced on her face.
Mountain Ghost was a Miasma Calamity, but also a deity. As fox demons, Xin Shiniang and her family had