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Although the protective red light screen remained intact for the time being, the tall and burly man's face still revealed a hint of gravity. With another lift of his arm, he aimed at the red ring above his head and cast a spell towards it.
With a single flash of the crimson ring, a circular ring of fire condensed and expanded outwards in all directions. The moment the dozen or so black pythons touched it, they burst into roaring flames and were soon dispersed.
As the swirling dark mist around was dissipated by the remaining force of the ring of fire, the tall and burly man's gaze hardened and, through the lingering black mist, he saw a cold sneer flash across Xiaowu's face. In front of her, the lineup of twelve pitch-dark bone banners had vanished without a trace, causing his heart to skip a beat.
Just as the man had an ominous feeling, the black mist by his side rolled once more, and faintly, twelve long black objects emerged—it was those bone banners.