Chapter 171: The Grand-Disciple Is Amazing
Yun Jiao glanced over at Yuan Jiang, who had almost completely trapped the Sky-Swallowing Beast. One thick chain after another had already wrapped the creature up like a dumpling; it didn’t look like they were losing at all.
Yet Ye Yuan spoke in a low voice: “The Sky-Swallowing Beast isn’t terrifying just because of its size.”
“Huh?”
Yun Jiao froze for a moment. The next instant, the struggling giant beast suddenly shuddered; its mountain-like body instantly shrank by a whole size. Yuan Jiang thought it was trying to break free, and he reflexively tightened the binding spell—but then the beast’s entire body flared with a blinding red light, and a surge of energy burst outward in all directions.
In mid-air, Yuan Jiang’s body went rigid. His face turned deathly pale as several of the enormous chains snapped apart. The demon king on the other side fared even worse: with a heavy thud he fell straight from the air. Before he could get up, red light flashed across his body, and a faint shadow seemed to be tearing its way out of him.
That was—
“Soul-devouring!” Yun Jiao cried out. She finally remembered—the Sky-Swallowing Beast not only devoured heaven and earth, it fed on souls.
ROAR—
The beast let out another earth-shaking bellow. Yuan Jiang swayed, hastily forming seals to stabilize his spirit and keep his soul from being dragged out by the red glow. But the pause caused the spell he had just cast to lose its spiritual support, and the Sky-Swallowing Beast shattered all the remaining chains in an instant.