The instant the energy spilled outward, Qin An turned to Zhao Yang beside him and shouted.
"Stop it!"
Zhao Yang was already prepared. As soon as Qin An spoke, he drew on the Dragon Vein's power and formed a sturdy barrier.
When the energy pouring from the egg struck it, the barrier shuddered again and again, but Zhao Yang held it steady.
His face turned as white as paper. Holding back the spreading energy was extraordinarily difficult.
Even with Qin An having dispersed most of it, Zhao Yang felt as though his entire body were being scorched by raging flames.
Fortunately, he held on.
The moment Zhao Yang steadied the barrier, Qin An struck first.
He drove punch after punch forward, each one carrying Blood and Qi Power so fierce that no one dared look straight at it.
As his fists continued to fall, the escaping energy dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When Qin An's final punch landed, the energy vanished completely. The Giant Egg crumbled to ash and drifted through the Dragon Vein.
Qin An lowered his hand, turned to Zhao Yang, and said,
"It's dealt with."
All their attacks had been launched from aboveground, but at Qin An's current level in the Selfless Realm, striking across space was simple.
Zhao Yang let out a long breath and finally relaxed.
If Qin An said it was dealt with, then it truly was.
After all, Qin An would not lie to him about something like this.
Only then did Zhao Yang remember the strange energy. A trace of confusion entered his eyes.
"What exactly was that energy? Why was it so strange and powerful? Why did it appear in our world, and even inside the Dragon Vein?"
Countless questions weighed on his mind. Voicing them did