"Zzzzz..."
In an instant, countless streams of mud surged toward Li Yan, but a foot away from his body, they were blocked by rising red light, immediately producing a piercing zzzzz sound.
Upon touching the red light, the mud was not blasted away. Instead, it directly adhered to it. Amid the blazing red radiance, wisps of gray smoke rose, accompanied by leaping arcs of lightning.
As the red light flashed rapidly and collided with many electric arcs, the mud merely shrank swiftly without falling off. More mud appeared in the air like raindrops, covering Li Yan in an instant.
Strands of red light and electric arcs flickered through the continually narrowing gaps, intermittent like swaying candle flames that could be snuffed out by the wind at any moment...
In only half a breath, Li Yan felt the spiritual power within him draining at an astonishing rate. He had not previously deployed any magic treasures or talismans for defense, and upon making direct contact, he immediately felt the pressure.
"This should be the 'Mud Tide.' Just as Master said, once caught in such a 'Mud Tide,' even trying to charge out would be exceedingly difficult..."
Though thoughts raced through Li Yan's mind, his response was not slow. He gave a low shout.
"Break!"
The red light around his body violently shook outward. The "sizzle sizzle sizzle" sounds grew louder, and the mud covering the red light was immediately blasted away from his body.
Yet just as the mud was shaken from his body and Li Yan was about to dart away, threads of dark golden silk suddenly appeared amid the mud and electric arcs around him.
They filled the space above his head and beneath his feet. No matter which direction he charged toward, he would be swept up in those