After two rounds of talismans blocked them, Yu Ci let the three venomous insects and savage beasts draw close. They had already lunged within a hundred feet and could arrive in an instant before he flicked his fingers. Force shot forth like solid flying needles, dim gray and lightless, yet swift as lightning.
The three venomous insects and savage beasts had endured two waves of sword light and talisman fire, yet remained ferocious, with no visible wounds. But when the flying needles arrived, they pierced through them as though through thin paper, boring straight through their skulls. The three targets had not the slightest power to resist and exploded on the spot into several clouds of dust.
Yet before they died, their Core Formation-level vicious spirits all released a soundless cry. Human ears could not hear it, but it fiercely stimulated the Northern Peak Divine Seal, and the Grand Profound Nether Turbid Spirit Divine Seal immediately activated.
"Subdue spirits!" With a low shout, the "flying needles" circled through the air. The resentful, baleful intent released when the three targets perished was immediately drawn into them.
Yu Ci's face looked flushed with drink, blood coloring his features. This strike had seemed effortless, but it had actually been delivered with all his strength. Now that he knew the danger, he did not delay after succeeding. He controlled the ritual altar and retreated at high speed. A rift suddenly opened in the void, swallowing both him and the altar. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived inside the Cloud Tower Tree space.
The Cloud Tower Tree space had relied on absorbing his blood essence for years to sustain itself. It now spanned roughly a hundred feet, far larger than a storage space. More importantly, it could contain living things, which had