Chapter 885: Seal! (1/2)

Even before it had broken free, the cluster of pale flames had been able to channel wisps of corpse power from the ghouls.

However, since the ancient altar had been enveloped in an invisible shield, very little corpse power left the ghouls in its surroundings.

But it was completely different this time.

After the cluster of pale flames broke free from the ancient altar’s confinement, there seemed to be nothing that could stop it from absorbing corpse power anymore.

The fierce ghouls that were attacking and giving Huang Jinnan a headache suddenly burst into flames.

As they did, rivers of bleak white power poured out of them and converged on the cluster of pale flames.

The cluster of pale flames grew larger and larger.

On the other hand, the ghouls fell out of the air after being drained of their corpse power. By the time they hit the ground, they were shriveled and charred like half-burned logs.

Surprisingly, the cluster of pale flames didn’t seem eager to escape after leaving the altar. Instead, it continued to absorb corpse power from the ghouls in its surroundings.

SHEW!

Like a spiritual snake, the bolt of lightning also flew out through the shrinking hole in the shield.

Huang Jinnan was still focused on subduing the piece of primal metal, and was therefore unable to collect the others at the same time.

Meanwhile, Nie Tian was looking at the cluster of pale flames and pondering a possible method to collect it, and thus ignored the bolt of lightning.

Unlike the cluster of pale flames, the bolt of lightning shot towards the perimeter of the square as soon as it broke free.

It left the spacious square in the blink of an eye.

Han Sen, who had been waiting outside the square for a long time, chased after it, looking ecstatic.

“Dammit!” Huang Jinnan cursed, but instead of chasing after it, he fixed his eyes on the grayish-brown ball that had just flown out of the shrinking hole.

The cluster of pale flames was burning increasingly fiercely as more and more ghouls in the vicinity burst into flames. Wisps of corpse power poured out of them and converged madly on it from different directions.

“Nie Tian, that cluster of flames is corpse power essence that carries extremely deadly toxins,” Huang Jinnan exclaimed mildly. “If we can’t collect it ,we might as well leave it alone! It’s not the kind of spiritual material you need. Only Qi warriors who practice dark magics will be able to make use of it. Even if you go to great lengths to finally collect it, it’ll only be something you can trade.

“Besides, those flames are a hundred times more corrosive than the tainted energies we’re facing.

“One touch of them can even render spiritual tools useless, since they can assimilate and kill their souls.”

Nie Tian’s expression flickered.

He frowned as a series of ideas flashed across his mind. “That cluster of pale flames has its own awareness. Neither my spiritual tools nor I can touch it. How on earth would I be able to collect it?”

All of a sudden, he remembered the special sealing magic he had learned from the mysterious land where titans were buried.

Even though he hadn’t had a chance to use that sealing magic since he had learned it, he was convinced that it must be very powerful if he used it right.

Therefore, he summoned his spiritual power, flesh power, and soul power simultaneously, and condensed them in the mysterious way indicated by the secret sealing magic.

A mysterious magical symbol suddenly appeared in front of him.

Vague and illusory, it was in the shape of the word ‘seal’.

As a condensation of every kind of power he possessed, the magical symbol continued to channel power from him after it came to form.

“Seal!” As Nie Tian exclaimed the word, the illusory magical symbol flew directly into the cluster of pale flames.

As the magical symbols started to shine in the depths of the cluster of pale flames, the blazing flames gradually grew weaker.

Because of this, the cluster of pale flames instantly stopped channeling corpse power and toxins from the ghouls in the vicinity.

The magical symbol somehow grew larger within the cluster of pale flames. As it did, wisps of pale flames started to fuse into the illusory symbols, and the cluster of pale flames shrank.

The illusory magical symbols floated quietly as the cluster of pale flames eventually vanished into it.

After a moment of hesitation, Nie Tian made a grab for it. However, as soon as his finger touched the illusory magical symbol, it flew directly into his ring of holding.

He then sent a wisp of his soul awareness into his ring of holding, only to see the illusory magical symbol floating in silence.

Huang Jinnan gasped.

He stared at Nie Tian for a long time, failing to tell what that illusory symbol was.