Meanwhile, the Antique Long Sword seemed to have been provoked by something, and blue-violet lightning rippled across its surface.
"Ha ha!"
The Black-Robed Man threw back his head and laughed. "Little insect, let's see how much longer you can run wild!"
With that, the Black-Robed Man crushed the Dark Green Orb, but he failed to notice the few drops of scarlet liquid that seeped from its surface as it vanished.
"What the hell is this?"
The Black-Robed Man stared at the drops of scarlet liquid in his hand, his face filled with terror.
Just then, a sudden change occurred!
Having absorbed the Talisman Paper, Yi Chen abruptly sat up. His eyes were blood-red, and powerful fluctuations of aura radiated from his entire body.
Then he looked up at the Black-Robed Man and roared like a maddened beast, "Die!"
Before his words had faded, Yi Chen had already charged up to the Black-Robed Man and smashed his chest apart with a single punch.
The agonizing pain made the Black-Robed Man clutch his heart, trying to extract that unknown object from his body.
But no matter what he did, the orb remained intact in his hand.
The Black-Robed Man looked helplessly at Yi Chen and cried in a shrill voice, "You... you dare hurt me?"
Yi Chen said nothing. His actions spoke for him.
The next moment, the Black-Robed Man's head and torso exploded into a sky full of bloody blossoms, and his entire body instantly turned to drifting ash.
Only after confirming that the Black-Robed Man was thoroughly dead did Yi Chen slump to the ground and begin gasping for breath.
A long time passed before he barely managed to rein in his emotions and survey his surroundings.
He was now in an ancient courtyard, with a deep, secluded alley outside