After sending Han Li flying with a swipe of its claws, the black wyrm paid no further heed to him and swooped down to make a grab for the golden lotus flower.0

Han Li's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this.0

He could tell that the black wyrm possessed incredible power, but the golden lotus flower was an extremely rare and precious spirit plant, so he was naturally unwilling to pass it up without a fight.0

With that in mind, he swept a sleeve through the air to stow the green jade flying carriage away, then flew directly toward the golden lotus flower as a streak of golden light.0

However, he wasn't able to get very far before the ground up ahead began to tremble violently, as if an earthquake were taking place, and he instantly stopped cold in his tracks before darting back in retreat at an even faster speed.0

Immediately thereafter, the ground up ahead split apart explosively, and an incredibly thick black appendage shot out from underground before sweeping toward the black wyrm.1

The black appendage was releasing a burst of tremendous force that swept up a gust of ferocious wind,...0