The long streak came with terrifying speed, slamming straight into the black qi venomous snake that had just finished weaving its talismanic patterns. Black smoke exploded in an instant, and the snake lost its form.
It had happened so suddenly that even Yu Ci, who had been watching all along, was briefly stunned.
"That speed..."
The Zhaoshen Map showed everything with perfect clarity. The "long streak of black light" had started more than a hundred feet below and to the side of the cliff face, yet it arrived in an instant. With such explosive force and speed, let alone Yu Ci, even old monster Tu Du would have been left staring after it in astonishment.
That had naturally not been any "long streak," but the afterimage left behind by a long, slender creature shooting through the air.
Even with the Zhaoshen Map, Yu Ci had failed to see the creature's full appearance at first glance. The black qi venomous snake that had just been scattered, however, reassembled in the blink of an eye and coiled itself into formation as though facing a great enemy.
Black qi swirled around the "venomous snake," transforming into a thin layer of black flame. At a glance, it somewhat resembled the firelight produced by Yu Ci's Yindu Black Law Ghost Binding Talisman.
At that moment, the "long streak" came again.
Its speed was still astonishing. The "venomous snake" reacted extremely quickly, springing its body in an attempt to dodge, but its tail was immediately blasted apart once more. Sparks sprayed out, trying to cling to the "long streak," only to slide away one by one and extinguish in midair.
After two successive impacts, the "long streak" seemed to need a rest. It hovered in the misty emptiness some thirty yards from the cliff face, revealing