Finishing off the last guard by stabbing him in his abdomen, Song Lei wiped the sweat that was rolling off of his head. Now that he had dealt with the enemy reinforcements, he could go back and help Aston. Turning his head, Song Lei saw a huge ball of light expanding from the middle of the garden.
As soon as he saw this, He braced himself and threw himself on the ground. The ball of light expanded and covered the whole Palace. Song Lei was also caught in it. Fortunately, it didn't seem to have a physical effect, rather, it was a spiritual wave of energy. Even with Song Lei's high amount of soul power, he wasn't unshaken.
He lifted his head from the ground. Unfortunately, his sight was hazy because of the soul damage he had taken. So he wasn't able to exactly figure out his surroundings.
"Ugh..."