What Third Elder was plotting was the least of Su Shi'er's concerns.
Under his control, the Fire Python Puppet moved in rapid succession, launching attack after attack.
Su Shi'er's true body, meanwhile, looked up at the surging energies overhead.
The clash between the towering flames and the Ghost Qi Chains continued.
Yet amid the violent collision of energies, Su Shi'er could clearly sense a new crisis brewing.
The Black Robed Man before him wielded ghost cultivator arts, and his strength and methods were even more troublesome than Su Shi'er had expected.
Facing such an opponent, he did not dare underestimate him in the slightest.
Suddenly.
One black dot after another appeared amid the blazing firelight.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of chains wreathed in Ghost Qi burst through the flames and continued pressing toward Su Shi'er.
"Boy, with what little skill you have, you're still far from being a match for this old man!
"Against this old man, not only do you refuse to think of a way to flee, you actually dare to fight me.
"Since that is the case, leave your life here today!"
The Black Robed Man's voice rang out. Beneath his black robes, the ghostly light in his eyes brightened with his words.
The moment his words fell, the earth suddenly trembled.
Before Su Shi'er could react, an astonishing tide of Ghost Qi churned beneath the ground.
Then, vast Ghost Qi burst forth from the earth.
Within it, another hundred Ghost Qi Chains shot skyward, echoing the chains descending from above.
In an instant, the Ghost Qi Chains linked together, forming an enormous spherical cage of chains that firmly trapped Su Shi'er within.
The Ghost Qi Chains swayed like long whips, continuously lashing the sword formation surrounding Su Shi'er.
Every time a chain fell,