However, there was no guarantee Zutuo could defend against him.
Only Zutuo and his two disciples retained their original expressions. Although their faces were pale, Xia Liang's words did not elicit any further change. The three of them knew that Zutuo possessed a bizarre object from Southeast Asia—an evil talisman connected to his very bloodline.
Though it had no offensive power, it could protect Zutuo from almost any form of sorcery or black magic, preventing any attack from reaching him. The various spells Zutuo had just cast would have been largely ineffective even on himself. Therefore, after merely neutralizing the backlash he'd suffered, his complexion showed no further signs of improving.
On the other end of the line...
Staring at the mysterious monk in the video, He Youling couldn't help but ask, "Master Xia, what exactly is going on? And who is this person?"
