"Found you!"
After breaking through the nine Jade Rakshasas' poisonous mist, Lin Xuanyuan stamped down hard and shot forward.
"Die!"
His jet-black claws slashed out, raking straight at several Jade Rakshasas.
Mo Sanyin's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly formed a hand seal.
"Unite!"
The nine Jade Rakshasas suddenly converged in midair, the ghost-face patterns on their backs blazing simultaneously with blinding blood-red light.
Linking head to tail, they formed an eerie, blood-colored ring in the air.
At the center of the ring, a hazy skull phantom slowly took shape.
"Nine children seize life-devour!"
At Mo Sanyin's fierce shout, the blood-colored ring abruptly descended over Lin Xuanyuan.
Wherever the ring passed, the air grew viscous, as though even time had slowed.
Lin Xuanyuan immediately felt his whole body grow heavy. His movements became incredibly sluggish, and the nine Jade Rakshasas easily evaded his slashing claws.
Then his expression involuntarily changed.
Under the ring's influence, the spirit power within him actually began draining out uncontrollably.
"Is that... the Spirit-Devouring Art?"
Lin Ke saw everything clearly from the side.
This was one of the Rotten Bamboo Forest's strangest secret arts, capable of devouring an opponent's spirit power to nourish its user.
If Lin Xuanyuan was caught within it, those Jade Rakshasas would probably drain his spirit power dry.
At that critical moment, a cold gleam flashed through Lin Xuanyuan's eyes.
"ROAR!!!"
An earth-shaking roar rang out, turning into a tangible shock wave of sound that slammed into the ring.
Gold-Shattering Cry!
With Strength Amplification bolstering it, the Gold-Shattering Cry's power had more than doubled.
Faced with an impact at such close range, the nine Jade Rakshasas had no time to react.
Bang-!
The ring formed by the Jade Rakshasas instantly collapsed, and two of them burst apart on the spot.
The remaining