Just then, out of nowhere, a golden lightning arc, like a celestial being descending from the heavens, flashed and struck the ghostly face.
"Boom"—a sound erupted as the golden light exploded.
The ghostly face let out a wail, instantly dissipating in part, but the remaining section seemed to grow even more ferocious. Seizing the moment while the youth surnamed Xu looked overjoyed, it pounced downwards and bit into his neck.
Layers of bloodlight wrapped around him, quickly enveloping him, as if he were about to be swallowed up.
Feeling the bloodlight rapidly eroding his body, the youngster surnamed Xu, in utter shock, hastily muttered an arcane spell incantation. Immediately, his mutilated body brightened with a yellow glow, swelling and contracting until it blasted apart.
