The flag in the sky continued to release resentful qi.
The resentful qi it released first swept toward the corpses on the ground, devouring them completely in an instant.
Then it began surging toward the people nearby.
Watching the black mist drift through the sky, Su Jiu said coldly, "Put up protective shields."
Xia Jue and the others had already witnessed their junior sister's prowess. Without questioning her, they all tacitly affixed Defense Talismans to themselves.
Then a sharp cry rang out beside their ears. "Thousand-Mile Ice Seal!"
Everyone felt a wave of cold arrive in an instant. Even with their Defense Talismans holding it back, the chill made them shudder.
The flag froze and fell from the sky, while the resentful qi that had escaped scattered and vanished, as though it had encountered something terrifying.
Not only the other disciples, but even Xia Jue showed a fleeting trace of surprise in his eyes at the sight.
Resentful qi was something that could neither be touched nor grasped. Apart from disciples of a few Buddhist sects such as Chan Yin Temple, who could dispel it with their Magic Treasures, most Dao cultivators were helpless against it. None of them had expected their junior sister's Arts to work even better than those Buddhist cultivators' Magic Treasures.
In truth, Su Jiu had merely intended to give it a try. To her surprise, it had actually worked.
Su Jiu lowered her eyes slightly. Ever since the "fusion," she had noticed all sorts of things about herself that differed from ordinary people. Setting aside her strength for the moment, even her eyes, which could see things others could not, were strange enough. Then there was the spiritual qi she wielded, which also seemed vastly different from that of ordinary cultivators.
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