As Gu Hualing's petite body flew backward, a golden Buddha figure swept past her. A Great Compassion Palm condensed with the Buddhist School's Vajra power slammed into Lu Huaming's chest, sending him flying as well.
Lu Huaming flew backward like a rag doll, crashed hard into the stone wall, then rolled and fell to the ground.
He sprang up like a carp, bracing himself with one hand on the ground. His body hunched over as an evil glint flashed through his reddened eyes, and wisps of dense black demonic qi rose from his head and shoulders.
"Cackle, cackle."
A strange laugh escaped his mouth. He turned and fled outside.
However, the instant he moved, treasure light flashed in the void before him. A Mountains and Rivers Diagram had long since been stretched across his path, and a vortex emerged amid its glowing light, dragging him toward the scroll.
Lu Huaming panicked and fought the Mountains, Rivers, State and Society Diagram's pull with all his strength. Demonic qi surged over his body, and his aura grew increasingly powerful.
Yet no matter how he struggled, he could not break free from the Mountains, Rivers, State and Society Diagram's control. He was about to be sucked inside.
At that moment, a black shadow broke free from behind Lu Huaming's shoulder. Like something shedding a layer of skin, it slipped out of his shell, transformed into a streak of black light, and tried to escape.
The Mountains, Rivers, State and Society Diagram's restraining power had no effect on it whatsoever. Meanwhile, Lu Huaming seemed to have had all his strength drained away. He collapsed limply to the ground and fainted.
Seeing this, Nie Caizhu unleashed surging Witch Power from within her body, turning it into ripples of time that rushed toward the black light.