The Soul Palace still retained its Dao resonance, making it one of his trump cards.
The Spirit Controlling Formula activated, pouring soul power into the palace and triggering the Maze Star Array.
Taiji Unity plunged into it, bombarding the middle-aged woman.
Thud! Thud!
The Six-Layer Palace shook violently. Jiang Changkong shrank himself and entered the maze directly.
He had long since mapped this place out. Even without the Soul-Anchoring Tree, Jiang Changkong could still move through it unimpeded.
On the sixth floor, silver-white blood streamed continuously from the middle-aged woman's body. She panted heavily, gripping her longsword tightly.
"Jiang Changkong!"
The moment she saw him, the middle-aged woman's expression turned icy to the extreme. Lunar Sword light slashed straight at him.
Buzz!
Soul Dao resonance rippled through the surroundings. The Lunar Sword light reversed, stabbing toward the woman herself.
Jiang Changkong struck out with his palm—Taiji Unity.
Bang!
Sizzle! Sizzle!
The palm strike sent the woman flying, while sword light pierced through her body.
"You really are tenacious. You're still not dead after all this."
Jiang Changkong sighed softly and struck out with another palm.
The middle-aged woman's expression was grim, but she no longer dared attack. She could only defend passively.
Bang!
She was sent flying once more, vanishing into the endless darkness.
As though he had anticipated it all along, Jiang Changkong appeared behind her and sent another palm strike her way.
Clang!
The longsword slashed out in time, yet it cut only empty air. It was as though an invisible force had blocked the blade.
Gray currents flowed, concealing the patterns of the star array within them.
The middle-aged woman was sent flying again, silver-white blood gushing wildly from her body. "What the hell is this place?"
"The Soul Maze."
Jiang Changkong answered expressionlessly, "Though you and