"What a Holy Son of Tiandao Palace. It seems we'll have to fight him head-on next!"
The Immortal Body narrowed his eyes as he spoke, his hand seals shifting in rapid succession.
Above them, the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella spun swiftly, crimson light shooting skyward. Like an inverted bell, it firmly shielded both him and the main body.
Su Shi'er remained in his previous stance, his divine sense spreading outward, yet he detected nothing else unusual.
But the more the Holy Son of Tiandao Palace acted this way before him, the more certain he became that the opponent's true killing move was not in plain sight.
In his mind, the Immortal Body's earlier sword techniques and spells, as well as the scene of the sword formation the two had formed collapsing, replayed rapidly.
Even as doubt rose in him, before the Immortal Body could unleash his spell—
Suddenly.
Su Shi'er's pupils contracted, and his voice rang out at once.
"Careful. The real danger is very likely underground."
The Immortal Body's earlier sword technique had sent sword qi bursting up from beneath the ground.
If there was any connection, he could think of nowhere but underground.
Especially with the Half-Immortal Artifact Treasure Umbrella above protecting them both, the ground beneath their feet was the place where the umbrella's protective power was weakest.
Having thought of this, though he still did not know the exact situation, Su Shi'er hurriedly warned him.
But the instant he spoke—
The earth trembled.
A vast surge of Dao Qi burst from underground, racing wildly across the earth's surface.
In but an instant, it outlined an enormous Eight Trigrams pattern.
It was exactly the same as the Eight Trigrams pattern formed by the spell in the skies earlier, but this time, the formation seal lay beneath Su