"Since you insist on meddling, then die as well!" Seeing that Nie Yun refused, the Artifact Spirit in the form of the True Blood King revealed intense killing intent in its eyes. "You may be powerful, but this is my home ground. As long as you lack the power to break open the crown, you can never defeat me!"
With a roar, ten fingers stretched across ten thousand miles and arrived before Nie Yun and Jingxin in an instant, stabbing straight at his face.
"Don't bother using such petty tricks on me!"
Facing the fingers before him, Nie Yun did not dodge. Instead, he suddenly swung his hand and struck behind Jingxin.
Crack!
With that light slap, a crisp crack rang out from the previously empty space behind her. A ghastly pale hand was struck by him and fell from the air.
"Ah..." Jingxin's expression changed.
If her master had not noticed just now, that strike alone would have either killed her or captured her. He had openly repaired the plank road while secretly crossing at Chencang—this move alone revealed the fellow's methods and scheming!
As long as she was killed or devoured, the True Blood Royal Crown would effectively have only one Artifact Spirit left. No matter how powerful Nie Yun was, as long as he did not want the crown destroyed, he would have to let him live!
Therefore, even knowing he was no match for Nie Yun, he had still attacked. It was not recklessness, but because he had already thought of a countermeasure.
Unfortunately, when the demon rose one foot, the Dao rose ten. Though his plan had been flawless, encountering Nie Yun turned everything into bubbles.
"You..."
The Artifact Spirit had clearly never expected Nie Yun to notice. Panic appeared on his face as he