Lin Yi's fury flared.
This beast had actually ambushed and swallowed Fu Dao right before his eyes. It was treating him as if he did not exist.
Without time to think further, Lin Yi flipped his wrist, and a heavy streak of light flew from his palm—it was the Primordial Shield.
Shield light flashed, and Emperor's might surged.
The Primordial Shield shot before Fu Dao in an instant. Layers of spiritual light burst from its surface, and it rapidly expanded to several hundred zhang, firmly blocking the devouring suction from Fu Dao.
The next moment, crack—!
Amid piercing metallic grinding, the Secret Realm Spirit's vicious, spike-filled maw snapped shut and bit heavily into the Primordial Shield.
The spiritual light across the shield's surface shook violently, forcefully jamming the exotic beast's huge mouth and locking it in place.
Enraged, the Secret Realm Spirit frantically twisted its massive body. Its jaws shifted repeatedly from side to side, flinging and crashing about as it tried to shake free the Primordial Shield lodged between its teeth.
Yet the Primordial Shield was of extraordinary grade, its defense unmatched among top-tier Emperor Artifacts. With its artifact spirit consciously controlling it, it was like an unmovable wedge. No matter how the beast struggled, it could not shake it off.
Only then did Fu Dao feel a chill run down his back and fully come back to his senses.
The Secret Realm Spirit's attack had come far too suddenly and at terrifying speed. It had made no sound from the instant it switched positions and launched its ambush to the moment it opened its mouth to devour him. He had not even had time to mobilize Source Qi for defense.
He had been mere inches away from being swallowed again.
"Don't just stand there." Lin Yi did not