In that instant, Zi Hong felt an aura lock onto him. A powerful pressure, like the Earth Vein's Mountain Suppressing Technique, descended in a radius of several yards around his body, making it feel as though a great mountain was crushing his shoulders.
His rapid pace slowed involuntarily. The immense pressure caused small cracks to appear on the surface of his powerful puppet body. Eventually, he had no choice but to stop and turn to face the sky.
The dozen or so daggers intertwined, forming an Earth Vein Sealing Spell. The Array it deployed wove a pocket of space interconnected with the earth, trapping Zi Hong inside.
Bathed in the faint moonlight, a middle-aged man hovered behind the Sealing Array. He wore a brocade robe adorned with a python pattern, indicating he was likely a Prince of the Xia Imperial Family. He was, without a doubt, a Second Realm Cultivator—not an Earth Vein Cultivator, but one who had merged with a Demon Soldier.
