Almost as soon as the nascent soul was devoured by the bowl, a purple-robed elderly man suddenly flew out of the crimson bowl, then immediately pointed a finger at the bowl from afar.

All of the runes on the surface of the bowl instantly began to glow with dazzling black radiance while intertwining to form countless tiny patterns. Immediately thereafter, a thick beam of black light shot out of the bowl, hurtling directly toward Wyrm 16 down below.

The beam of light was traveling incredibly quickly, and having been preoccupied with the blood ghosts, it was too late for Han Li and Wyrm 9 to step in.

Wyrm 16 was at a crucial juncture in the ability that he was preparing, so he was also unable to take evasive measures.

In this dire situation, he had no choice but to adjust the angle of the spike before him so that it was pointed up at the oncoming beam of black light instead of its original target.

The spike had already turned a bright crimson color, and a burst of light had only just appeared on its tip. However, before the burst of light was able to erupt out of the tip, it was struck by the beam of black light, which exploded violently on contact.

It was as if a scintillating crimson sun had suddenly risen in front of Wyrm 16, sending bright crimson light and incredibly powerful shockwaves sweeping in all...