"No need for aggression... My Second Brother, Han Guang..." Although Meng Qi had prepared himself for invoking the persona of Gao Lan that was his sworn brother, little did he expect him to utter such words. Cursing incessantly within himself, Meng Qi could hardly be able to think correctly.
Behind the mask of the "Heaven Sovereign," Han Guang's expression could not be seen by Meng Qi, who instinctively looked at him despite being suspended in mid-air in his frozen state. Through the fabric of the sphere suspended in Time, Meng Qi could see the ripples forming by the winds caused by the strokes from the sword that had undone the barriers of the Three-life Temple.
Crack! With a tug of his hand, Gao Lan undid the magic that held Meng Qi and Gu Xiaosang in stasis. They both fell to the ground at the lifting of the spell, without being able to reach the cover of the dense mists and flee.
