This chain seal had protected Jiang Chen's consciousness more than once. Since stepping into the world, Jiang Chen had encountered many opponents who attempted to destroy his sea of consciousness through spiritual attacks.
Yet every time, this chain seal had effortlessly deflected them and provided Jiang Chen with the most reliable protection, reducing every outside assault to utter failure.
It could be said that this chain seal was the last line of defense among all of Jiang Chen's protective measures — and the most solid, the most well-hidden.
His other techniques, once deployed, were visible to everyone. Only this chain seal could not be detected at all unless someone actually entered his sea of consciousness.
"That flag is somewhat peculiar." Jiang Chen immediately realized that the truly strange thing might not be the demonic creature's attack, but the flag in that person's hand.
The flag appeared to be commanding the demonic creature, but in truth, it likely possessed the power to attack the soul itself.
Perhaps it was a spiritual treasure capable of seizing one's very soul.
With this thought, Jiang Chen's mind cleared instantly, and he saw through his enemy's intentions with perfect clarity.
"So the bastard really is cunning — feinting one way while striking another. If my spiritual sensitivity were any lower, or my perception any less sharp, I'd have taken a devastating hit."
With his guard up, the chain seal's defense grew even more impenetrable.
As a result, the brown-cloaked figure waved his flag repeatedly, but no matter how he shook it, no matter how he varied his technique, those invisible soul attacks could only cause the faintest ripple in Jiang Chen's spirit, utterly failing to penetrate into his sea of consciousness.
If Jiang Chen's sea of consciousness were an actual ocean, then this kind of attack was like a pebble tossed into the sea — it might create a small ripple, but there was no way it could raise a towering wave, let alone trigger a tsunami of that caliber.
"Hmph, that fellow's trickery is actually quite formidable. Against any other opponent, they'd probably have no way to resist such a bizarre attack." Jiang Chen still felt a lingering chill.
Once again, the chain seal had saved him. Without it, Jiang Chen couldn't even fathom how many times he would have suffered a critical blow.
This only strengthened his resolve to unravel the mystery behind the chain seal.
The brown-cloaked figure was growing frantic. At this point, his technique had already been pushed to its absolute limit.
No matter how he waved the flag, no matter how he shifted his methods, those invisible soul attacks seemed utterly incapable of shaking his opponent's sea of consciousness.
"Impossible! Is this kid even human? My Soul-Shaking Flag can obliterate a soul with a single wave — seven waves in succession should guarantee the complete destruction of the target's spiritual consciousness. Unless his spiritual realm surpasses my own, forming an instinctive defense… otherwise, his sea of consciousness should have collapsed without him even noticing in advance… How is this possible?!" The brown-cloaked figure was now beyond anxious.
Fighting like this was making him question reality itself.
Jiang Chen could sense the enemy's mounting panic. The more frantic the opponent grew, the more overwhelming his own momentum became. He let out a long, resonant cry and fixed his gaze on the demonic creature trapped within the golden bell. The Sacred Dragon Bow was already in hand.
Dragon roars sounded one after another as he shouted: "Watch me destroy your beast!"
The moment his words fell, the Sacred Dragon Bow's attack streaked from the string.
The demonic creature sealed within the golden bell was nothing more than a sitting target. And the Sacred Dragon Bow's offensive power had always been devastating. After Jiang Chen's repeated breakthroughs, its attacks had climbed to yet another level.
Boom!
A blinding golden light pierced straight into the demonic creature's body, burrowing deep within.
The next instant, countless cracks seemed to spread across the creature's form, and golden radiance poured out from inside its body like a thousand beams.
Boom!