"Everyone, the demonic beasts are stirring. Focus and be on your guard!"
At almost the same moment, the Pearl Relic House Master was also the first to sense that aura, and he did not forget to warn Xu Taiping and the others to stay alert.
But he likely never would have dreamed that this aura came not from the demonic beasts inside the barrier, but from the disciple behind him whom he trusted so deeply.
Of course, among everyone present, only Xu Taiping and the Azure-Eyed Evil Lord would have suspected Zhao Mou.
Boom!
The instant the Pearl Relic House Master's words fell, a thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky and struck him squarely on the crown of his head.
Bang!
In a mere instant, all nine layers of Body-Protecting Golden Light around the Pearl Relic House Master shattered.
Immediately afterward, his body went numb, leaving him unable to move.
Even the circulation of his true essence and qi and blood power was obstructed at that moment.
Upon feeling that numbness, the Pearl Relic House Master, whose attention had still been focused entirely on the demonic beasts within the barrier, suddenly showed a look of disbelief in his eyes.
He had personally taught Zhao Mou all the many spells he practiced, naturally including the one that had just struck him.
He had even once taken Zhao Mou's Thunder Technique himself to let him test his moves.
So when that bolt of lightning struck him, particularly when the numbness swept over him, Zhao Mou's figure immediately appeared in the Pearl Relic House Master's mind.
In that instant, a ripple of panic disturbed the lake of his heart, which could remain as still as a mirror even in the face of life and death.
Ordinarily, with the Pearl Relic House