After the Wood Spirit Pearl entered its body, the Dark Sky Tiger suddenly shuddered all over.
The deathly aura on its skin, which had been tugging at its soul, was sealed outside. No matter how fiercely it pulled, it was to no avail.
"What is this thing?" the old woman asked with a frown.
"Looks like you can't do it either," Xu Zimo said with a smile.
Freed from the deathly aura's restraint, the Dark Sky Tiger swiftly broke loose and pounced at the old woman again.
Its massive body swept in with surging Beast Might.
"Nether River," the old woman shouted softly.
The river surrounding the great hall began to flow, suddenly expanding dozens of times over.
The black river was unfathomably deep, as though it had buried every sin in the world within it.
Thick and pitch-black, the rushing waters surged forth and wrapped around the Dark Sky Tiger.
The Dark Sky Tiger's claw had barely touched the river water when it sensed an aura of decay. It hastily pulled its claw back.
"Netherworld Seal," the old woman shouted again.
The ancient great hall's phantom enlarged, then spun through the air, enveloping the Dark Sky Tiger in hazy black mist.
Before the old woman could even breathe a sigh of relief, a figure suddenly appeared behind her and struck her down with a palm.
With a boom, boundless Divine Power surged within that palm strike, carrying an overwhelmingly fierce force.
The old woman was sent flying, black blood spraying through the air from her mouth.
"Grandmother!" The young girl in white hurried over anxiously.
"An ambush?" The old woman rose to her feet and glared gloomily at the attacker. It was Jiuyou.
"I haven't even made a move, and you've already gone down. You're really not much of