When the Earthwalker Demon Beast released that black bead, Ye Han had already felt a response from the Purple Cauldron tucked against his chest.
He had actually remained on guard the entire time, and the instant the Purple Cauldron trembled-
Whoosh!
The black bead flashed above his head in an instant, and the face of a sinister old man appeared on its surface.
The sinister old man suddenly opened his mouth wide and spewed a vast cloud of black-and-yellow mist down at Ye Han.
The black-and-yellow mist instantly transformed into a massive Skeleton Hand and slammed viciously toward Ye Han's head!
Ye Han reacted lightning-fast, slapping his Storage Bag.
Hum!
A cold gleam of gray light flashed out and spun in midair, and the Cold Iron Shield formed a barrier above his head...
The Skeleton Hand formed from black-and-yellow mist slammed viciously into the Cold Iron Shield.
Clang!!
With a tremendous crash, the Cold Iron Shield shuddered violently, and the entire Gray Light's cold radiance dimmed...
The Skeleton Hand nearly shattered the Cold Iron Shield's defenses in a single blow, sending it flying...
Pfft!
Ye Han's mind and spirit were wounded at once. He spat out a great mouthful of essence blood and instantly felt his mental connection to the Cold Iron Shield sever...
Strange black-and-yellow runes appeared where the Skeleton Hand had struck the Cold Iron Shield, and cracks actually began spreading across the entire shield.
A single slap had damaged the Cold Iron Shield, a high-grade magic artifact?
Ye Han could scarcely believe what he was seeing!
More importantly, that blow had severely wounded his mind and spirit, and his aura had weakened considerably...
Just then!
Something bizarre happened.
The old man's image on the black bead let out a furious roar. "Brat! You're dead!"
It was unmistakably