Within the Miasma-Shadow Ancient Forest.
The shrill, piercing sound of a Talisman Treasure activating shook the Demon Beasts and venomous insects in the forest into cries of distress. Even the loose stones on the ground "jumped."
Whoosh!
The Talisman Treasure erupted with dazzling, intensely concentrated silver light, like a silver sun blooming in the sky!
Then a silver ring bearing ancient patterns emerged from the radiance. It swelled in the wind, instantly growing to the size of a house, and shot forward with an immensely heavy, chilling force that threatened to crush everything.
It hurtled toward the two of them!
Its overwhelming power seemed capable of grinding a small mountain to dust.
Compared to when the Thunder Cultivator surnamed Qiu had wielded it, the difference was that between the bright moon and a firefly-one in the heavens, the other on the ground!
"A Nascent Soul Talisman Treasure? He's driving its power beyond its limits?"
True Lord Youtan raised an eyebrow, a flicker of surprise crossing her eyes.
Using it this way consumed an enormous amount of the Talisman Treasure's power and hastened its destruction. It was staking everything on a single throw.
But as expected of a Nascent Soul Cultivator, she reacted swiftly.
She immediately raised her hand. A fair, slender palm emerged from her sleeve, gathering astonishing demonic qi in midair and forming a massive pitch-black claw. Wreathed in sinister demonic light, it lunged forward to seize the silver ring.
At the same time, she said, "Fellow Daoist Jingyuan, things can change in an instant. Hurry after him! Don't let him escape."
-"
The black claw collided with the silver ring with a deafening crash that shook the ancient forest.
Silver radiance blazed and black qi churned, clashing and intertwining in midair. They remained locked together for an instant