"Don't run!"
Myriad Corpses Ancestor roared.
The corpse qi wrath dragon immediately changed direction, relentlessly pursuing the black figure.
With a deafening boom, the corpse qi wrath dragon slammed into a towering mountain.
The mountain instantly shattered, sending rocks flying in all directions.
The corpse qi wrath dragon also exploded at once, raising a surging black tide of corpse qi.
Along with the flying rubble, a black figure was flung away as well.
Though the black figure had not been struck directly by the corpse qi wrath dragon, he had been swept by its scattered aftermath and was hurled through the air beyond his control.
Myriad Corpses Ancestor's gaze sharpened, his voice cold and mocking.
"Rat, where else can you run?"
Myriad Corpses Ancestor dove down, shooting straight toward the black figure.
He did not immediately kill his opponent. Instead, after closing in, he reached out with a withered, branch-like claw and pressed it toward the other's head.
The black figure had no power to resist and was firmly seized by Myriad Corpses Ancestor.
Yet when Myriad Corpses Ancestor tried to make out his features, he discovered that the face gradually blurred before turning into a wooden carving.
"Avatar!"
Myriad Corpses Ancestor cried out in alarm.
Realizing that he had been deceived, Myriad Corpses Ancestor looked around, seeking his opponent's true body.
To his astonishment, another figure had appeared in the air where Xuan Li and Yang Xi were held, likewise cloaked in black.
Two streams of spiritual power surged from that person, shattering the corpse qi Myriad Corpses Ancestor had placed upon the two women.
The women immediately regained their freedom.
"Who are you, sir? Why do you oppose this Ancestor?" Myriad Corpses Ancestor did not attack rashly, merely staring coldly at the man.
The man in black was