Jian Shao's luck had run out.
To be honest, surviving for more than half a month in this vast complex of buildings was already an enormous miracle. In the time he had been here, he had personally seen five core formation cultivators perish. As for insignificant figures in the Spirit Channeling realm like himself, hundreds had died.
Now, fate had come for him as well.
This was a hall with half of it collapsed. The remaining tall vermilion pillars and still-glimmering glazed tiles showed the grandeur it had possessed before its ruin, yet at first glance, it was no different from the surrounding architectural wreckage.
Because of that, Jian Shao had carelessly entered—and stumbled into enormous trouble.
Before him stood a hulking man more than a zhang tall. His skin was black as charred coal, streaked with several blood-red cracks, one of which even ran across his face. Hideous and savage, he stood there like a small mountain.
Caught off guard, Jian Shao found that the dark-skinned giant did not say a word. With one stride, he crossed several zhang, then spread a palm the size of a fan, curling his five fingers inward as though he meant to crush Jian Shao's skull.
Jian Shao jumped in fright and instinctively released two arcs of light that sheared toward the man. It was the Rainbow Cutting Light Extinguishing Method.
The light arcs were razor-sharp. In an instant, they struck the giant's arm, followed by a ringing clang. The arcs sank in by barely an inch before being rebounded away. Amid the spray of blood mist, the giant's arm reached straight on, utterly unhindered.
His invincible divine ability had suddenly failed. Jian Shao's hairs stood on end in terror. Seeing the giant's palm descend upon his head, he shrieked that his life