For a moment, Xujing could see the monster's gently swaying hair and its strengthless body, but in the next instant, his field of vision became empty.

"Beware!" was all he could manage before the light around him dimmed and a ball of shadow clouded overhead.

It all happened so quickly!

Fortunately, catching sight of the monster previously had prepared Xu Jing. Like an invisible string that had been strung, the heavenly elemental energy that had been accumulating within the darkness was engaged. At lightning speed, two palms came together with fingers interlocked into a mudra, effectiving opening up the Heavenly Elemental Shield.

The palm leaf fan-sized palms pressed against the shield without a sound.

At the other end of the shield stood Xu Jing, shocked as he had never seen palms like these before. The dense scales that were ice-cold and satiny reminded him very much of snakes and lizards. The hook-like fingers had long and ink black nails that resembled bent daggers.

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