Everything happened very quickly.
Elsewhere.
Qin Shujian and Lian Guming stood facing each other from afar.
One silently resisted the erosion of Karmic Fire, while the other was filled with uncertainty and alarm at the sudden turn of events.
"What exactly did you do?"
Lian Guming stared fixedly at Qin Shujian, deep wariness in his eyes.
Something had gone wrong while he circulated his cultivation technique in battle, causing him to injure himself.
For a cultivator, that was almost impossible.
Never mind a Heavenly Being Expert—even an ordinary Martial Entry cultivator might never encounter such a situation.
Therefore.
The problem earlier had to be the result of some bizarre method his opponent had used.
When faced with the unknown.
Even a Heavenly Human Realm expert would feel wary.
While secretly resisting the Karmic Fire, Qin Shujian put on an inscrutable air and scoffed. "What sort of method do you think it was?"
"Enough of your theatrics!"
Lian Guming's expression darkened as he said coldly, "In that case, let me show you the Heavenly Corpse Sect's true reserves!"
As he spoke.
He formed a spell seal in midair, and the earth began to tremble.
In a gloomy marsh outside the Heavenly Corpse Sect's gates, the previously still waters began to seethe violently. A terrifying aura slowly awakened from its slumber.
Crack—
The sky changed color, and lightning flashed across the clear heavens, as though announcing to the world that something terrible was about to emerge.
Upon sensing that aura.
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
"How could this be? Does the Heavenly Corpse Sect have another hidden trump card?"
"That aura—that aura is every bit as powerful as a Heavenly Being's!"
Everyone gasped.
This time, the experts of the various sects were truly shocked.
An aura no weaker than a Heavenly Being's—could the