In the instant the lamp went out, all of the light vanished, and the countless grues erupted into cackling laughter. Filled with unprecedented greed and longing, they lunged toward Xu Qing.

However, also in that instant, a light flared that surpassed the Spirit Breath Lamp by many times over. In fact, it wasn’t even possible to compare them. One was like a firefly, the other was like the brightly shining moon. The light swept out to fill the entire cave with brightness like that of daytime!

The grues let loose bloodcurdling screams as they were instantly transformed into ash.

In front of Xu Qing appeared a burning lamp that looked like a black umbrella. Of course, it was none other than the precious treasure he had taken from the Merfolk, the life lamp. The lamp had not been lit; the brilliant light that shone out from it came from the lamp itself. It looked like it was burning, yet actually wasn’t.

Even unlit, it was shocking to the extreme, and its light covered Xu Qing with such intensity that the grues in the area were like moths that flew into a flame. Though some survived at the outskirts, none of them dared to get close after that.

The brilliant light also gave Xu Qing some clues about the dharma apertures.

As spirit power rushed through him, his mind spun and his body shook violently. At the same time, he...