The three of them unleashed their talismans almost simultaneously, their targets identical.
These were special amulets crafted by Old Heavenly Master to restrain this kind of entity. Lin Xiao wondered if it could still escape with these talismans in play.
Instantly, the Eight Trigram Formation cut off all life essence from the outside.
The entity within the black mist seemed to have been provoked. It was feeding peacefully, only to be interrupted. Not only interrupted, but this was an outright challenge!
The three talismans formed a Three-Essence Array, enveloping the black shadow.
Then, Lin Xiao produced the Sun Essence Gold! Since they were going to fight, they might as well go all out this time!
The three talismans hovered around the dark shadow, and then simultaneously shot out golden rays of light, converging to form a golden pyramid, trapping the entity completely.
Following this, Lin Xiao was seen charging forward, carrying the Sun Essence Gold.
Although he hadn't yet made the Sun Essence Gold acknowledge him as its master, this item was a nemesis to the Dark Archmage's physical body.
Lin Xiao treated it like a massive stone, hurling it forward with a clear objective: to utterly destroy this mass of black shadow.
Inside the golden pyramid, the black mist, and the thing within it, struggled incessantly.
Now, all three of them could see clearly. Just as Lin Xiao had previously guessed, this was a leg of the Dark Archmage.
The leg was as large as an elephant's leg, and its shape was even more akin to a human's.
At this moment, Lin Xiao raised his hand, aimed, and threw with all his might!
The Sun Essence Gold, like a cannonball, shot towards the leg!
This time, just like when it had pierced the heart before, it crudely and brutally snapped the leg in two.
"Good!"
Lin Xiao reached out, using his spiritual energy to retrieve the Sun Essence Gold. Only then did the miniature golden pyramid slowly descend from the air.
Inside, the black smoke churned, still attempting to escape. But this was a talisman created by Old Heavenly Master, a figure of the Earthly Immortal realm. How could this nascent leg possibly break free?
With the leg broken, the life essence once again found an outlet and leaked out entirely.
Qi Tian had already moved closer to examine the leg, while Lin Xiao worked to restore the leaked life essence to its rightful owners.
"When the subway arrives later, don't startle them," Lin Xiao said. "Take it away."
As he spoke, the rumbling sound of the subway echoed, indicating an approaching train.
"Huh?"
The subway driver blinked. Had he just seen someone there?
But in the next instant, there was nothing.
Perhaps it was due to the unusually large number of tourists these past few days; he had been working with heightened tension and imagined things.
...
The three of them took the entity back to the Luo family's villa.
Even now, the black smoke within the golden pyramid was still battering the energy barrier. However, it was clear that Old Heavenly Master's power was not something that could be easily breached.
"It shouldn't be released."
Even Qi Tian, who was eager to study new materials, didn't dare to approach. He had an inexplicable feeling that if he did, it might lead to an irreversible outcome.
This was not something he wanted to see.
"Let's take it to Longhu Mountain," Lin Xiao suggested, as it was the only solution he could think of.