With a flick of his hand, James removed the talisman from Yang Governor’s forehead.

Instantly, black-and-white light exploded from her body, surging outward and swallowing him whole.

In a flash, countless sword energies, heavenly tribulations, and layered prohibitions crashed down on James—

—and shattered.

He didn’t move.

The backlash ripped outward instead. Yang Governor, attacking with everything she had, was thrown back violently, slamming into the formation wall. Blood burst from her mouth as she collapsed, badly wounded once again.

She lifted her head, eyes blazing with hatred—