Above Myriad Souls Cave, blood clouds hung black as ink, and the wails of wronged souls pierced the cloud cover.
The Blood Fiend Church Master, Wei Wuya, dragged his gravely wounded body back onto the cave roof. The Ten-Thousand-Soul Banner stood planted at an angle beside him, black blood seeping from the cracks in its fabric and staining the stone tiles red.
The blood spirit crystal on his chest had lost its luster, and his nascent soul trembled violently within his Purple Mansion-the joint strike Han Li and Mo Chenzi had just delivered had piled frost atop snow on the already unstable foundation of his impure demonic arts.
"Han Li! You destroyed my Blood Shadow Guards and severed my Blood River Great Array! Today, I'll scatter your soul and imprison you in Myriad Souls Cave for eternity!" Wei Wuya's voice shrieked like a night owl. Beneath his blood-colored scale armor, his muscles knotted as his spiritual power ran wild. His nascent soul late stage pressure bore down like a tangible weight, only to rebound from an invisible wall around Han Li-the Star Magnetic Body Protection formed through the resonance between Grand Void spiritual power and the Magnetic Essence Griffin's golden feathers.
Han Li stood on the griffin's back, the Water-Magnetic Sword held across his chest. Though the star patterns on its blade had dimmed slightly from earlier damage, they shimmered with a gentle golden glow as Grand Void spiritual power poured into them. "Wei Wuya, the nascent soul late stage you built by devouring wronged souls and plundering blood qi is nothing but a castle in the air." His gaze was icy. "Grand Void spiritual power specifically counters evil and filth. Today, you'll learn what it means to be crushed by a superior foundation!"
The Magnetic Essence Griffin threw back