Confusion filled Dong Li’s face as she turned to fix her eyes on Nie Tian.

Nie Tian, who was wielding the Spirit Scepter, looked almost identical to his true form other than the fact that he was in pure soul form.

Meeting her eyes, he remained as calm as ever.

Dong Li came to a sudden realization. “You know about that strange ward? What’s up with it? Though amplified by the Dark Aureole, my soul power still can’t penetrate it, not in the slightest.”

Nie Tian ...