He had reached Ziwei Star a step ahead of Di Jun, broken through the Innate Restrictions, and seen this mass of essence taking shape.
This was no coincidence, but a fated opportunity, a chance the Great Dao had given the Witch Clan.
Pan Xuan took a deep breath, his gaze turning resolute.
Di Jun would want to absorb this essence in the future, but he would no longer have the chance.
Because Pan Xuan would absorb the essence of the Ziwei Emperor Star before Di Jun could, drawing this imperial power into himself.
He did not intend to become the Ziwei Emperor Lord, but to inherit the Ziwei Emperor Star's power, letting this essence work through him and become part of the Witch Clan's reserves.
He stepped forward and reached out, intending to touch that mass of purple essence light.
Just as his fingers were about to touch the essence, both spiritual treasures lit up at once.
The Star Seal shuddered violently, and the five-clawed golden dragon on its body seemed to come alive, letting out a low dragon's rumble;
The Ziwei Emperor Sword trembled, and a keen streak of sword qi shot from its edge straight toward Pan Xuan's face.
Pan Xuan flashed aside, evading the sword qi. Rather than growing angry, he smiled faintly.
The two spiritual treasures were protecting their master. Sensing that Pan Xuan intended to take the essence, they instinctively resisted.
But with no one wielding them, the two spiritual treasures could not unleash their full might and could only struggle through their own spiritual awareness.
Pan Xuan extended his hand and drove the Righteous Vitality Formula at full power. A vast, upright aura surged from his body, enveloping the two spiritual treasures.
The upright power of Vast Righteous Qi did not conflict with the