The giant hand vanished, and Wu Protector and Yun Shan felt the pressure on their bodies ease. They immediately retreated dozens of meters, putting some distance between themselves and Xiao Yao.
Yun Shan stared at the composed Xiao Yao in the distance, his throat bobbing as he swallowed his fear. Turning to Wu Protector beside him, he whispered, "Wu Protector, hurry and use whatever means you have to deal with this brat. At a life-or-death moment like this, stop holding back. If we can't kill him, we'll take the chance to flee."
"Heh heh, Yun Shan, since you're so impatient, this Protector will bring it out now."
Wu Protector looked at Yun Shan beside him with sinister eyes and a strange smile on his face. Black mist surged from his palm, and wrapped in vast Dou Qi, it slammed viciously onto Yun Shan's crown. Then, with a fierce tug, Wu Protector forcibly ripped a phantom Soul Body from his body.
"Wu Protector! How could you be so ruthless? We're in the same boat! You..." Yun Shan's Soul Body let out a shrill howl, but Wu Protector casually clenched it in his palm, leaving it unable to break free.
"Yun Shan, if you want to blame someone, blame that brat. If he weren't so powerful and hadn't forced us into such a predicament, why would this Protector have laid a hand on you?"
Wu Protector let out a cold, sinister laugh. Then his hands rapidly formed a series of strange and complex seals. A moment later, a piercing shout suddenly rang through the sky!
"Nine Forests Hundred Soul Devouring!"
As the shriek faded, strange black mist suddenly burst forth from Wu Protector's body, completely enveloping Yun Shan's Soul Body. Soon after, chilling sounds of chewing slowly drifted out from within the