The instant the flying ship's defensive barrier shattered, a torrent of berserk energy swept out.
The first thing struck was the black spear.
The spear seemed to have already reached the end of its tether. It instantly burst apart into a cloud of black mist, which was then shredded by the spreading berserk energy.
Next came the nine Corpse-Suppressing Nails stationed around the flying ship. They were all swept flying away, and the formation they had set up collapsed in an instant.
Then came Yu Bi.
However, Yu Bi had clearly anticipated this. He summoned a blood-red shield a step ahead of time.
The berserk energy slammed into the shield, sending Yu Bi and his shield hurtling back more than a thousand zhang.
The Rongqi flying ship was also violently shaken by the impact, creaking without pause as though it might fall apart at any moment.
Rong Luan and the others aboard the ship were caught up in it as well.
But Rong Luan summoned a bone shield and received the blast of energy, protecting everyone.
Then, using her spiritual power to carry Rong Shao and Huang Yangshu, she flew away from the ship and sped into the distance.
"Trying to run? Wishful thinking!"
Yu Bi shouted, and the nine Corpse-Suppressing Nails immediately rallied and shot after the three of them.
At the same time, the corpse nails trembled incessantly, emitting shrill, piercing ghostly howls.
The howls did not spread in every direction. Instead, they gathered into a visible pillar of sound waves and shot toward Rong Luan.
Once bitten, twice shy!
Rong Luan had already suffered from those ghostly howls once before, so naturally she would not repeat the same mistake.
A bell the size of a walnut floated before her.
The bell swayed gently, chiming crisply. White fluorescent