A glossy black carapace rapidly covered his arms, his hands transformed into enormous scorpion pincers, two pairs of thin membranous wings spread beneath his ribs, and a huge scorpion tail extended behind him!
He had transformed into a giant humanoid scorpion, radiating an incomparably ferocious aura!
This entire series of transformations happened in a flash, taking no more than three breaths.
Incense Master Shen beat his wings and shot forward like lightning, taking the lead as he dove toward Dafushan Mountain.
The Protectors each displayed their abilities. Some leaped through the air, while others rode clouds and mist, following close behind.
Although Cui Jiuyang had yet to learn how to fly, walking on water was already effortless for him.
He exchanged a glance with Li Mingyue, touched his toes to the river's surface, and shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, following the Protectors toward the mountain.
The instant Cui Jiuyang stepped within the bounds of Dafushan Mountain, he felt his body briefly slow, as though he had passed through a layer of rippling water. Then nothing impeded him anymore.
From the outside, however, the moment they entered Dafushan Mountain, their bodies instantly shrank into tiny figures only about ten inches tall!
By the time all the Protectors had successfully entered Dafushan Mountain, five breaths had passed since the golden light erupted.
Upon entering the mountain, they saw at once that all the demons and monsters had indeed been pinned in place by the sudden Buddhist light, unable to move, their faces contorted in pain.
Only a few particularly powerful demons and monsters could still hold their heads high in defiance, yet even they were powerless to resist.
Incense Master Shen, who led the way, had no time to think further. Relying on the formidable body of his