Xu Qingtong felt his mind grow heavy, as though he were about to fall asleep. Fortunately, his divine sense was powerful; had it been anyone else, that roar might well have sent them into a deep sleep.
He shook his head sharply, shaking off the discomfort in his mind, only to see that the Corpse Charm had already snapped the Green Vines. Her palm, covered in long, dark-green hair, came slamming toward him.
Xu Qingtong dared not be careless. He directed the Houtu Seal to meet the Corpse Charm's palm.
With a bang, the Houtu Seal was slapped straight out of the way. Xu Qingtong's chest churned, and he nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Through this head-on clash, Xu Qingtong finally gauged the Corpse Charm's true strength. The Corpse Charm before him was not something he could handle!
Xu Qingtong hurriedly drew Xizi into the Seven-Star Bracelet and unleashed the Shadowless Evasion Technique. In several bounds, he fled toward the valley entrance.
Seeing Xu Qingtong trying to escape, the Corpse Charm would have none of it and pursued him with great strides.
She looked slow, but her movements were actually swift, barely slower than Xu Qingtong using the Shadowless Evasion Technique!
Xu Qingtong fixed his direction and reached the valley entrance in several flashing leaps, all the while keeping watch behind him with his divine sense.
After leaving the valley, Xu Qingtong discovered that the Corpse Charm had stopped pursuing him and stood roaring at the entrance. Was she unable to leave the Valley of the Dead, or was there some other reason?
Xu Qingtong simply sat cross-legged on the ground not far from the entrance, closing his eyes to meditate and rest, though his divine sense never left the Corpse Charm.
Yet the Corpse Charm merely remained