Heiress Unmasked: Shaking the World With Geomancy novel Chapter 1111

For the first time, Skylar started doubting the talismanic art his father had taught him. So, were all the elaborate rituals actually necessary?

While Skylar was struggling in self-doubt, Alaric was setting up an array somewhere deep in the mountains of a remote village in another city.

Suddenly, he felt a metallic tang rising in his throat. He reacted swiftly by slapping a talisman onto his chest to suppress the sensation. He knew that if he spat out the blood, it'd cost him at least ten years of cultivation.

He wondered who was messing with him again. But before he could ponder on his, he noticed his skin shriveling and wrinkling to take on a ghastly black hue that began creeping up his arm.

Alaric's eyes widened at the sight. That was his stolen lifespan!

Without hesitation, he summoned the black smoke to wrap around his arm. The black smoke promptly absorbed the backlash affecting his body.

With a flick of his wrist, he sent the tainted black smoke surging toward a woman huddled in the corner of the room.

The woman engulfed by black smoke soon sent a blood-curdling scream piercing through the air. Along with her scream was her youthful skin aging at an alarming rate. Her hair turned ashen gray.

In just seconds, the youthful young woman was reduced to a frail, gray-haired old lady.

Alaric eyed her with cold detachment, and he frowned slightly. "What a waste of a memorial item."

Losing a woman with pure fey fate would mean that he'd need to find another to complete his array. His Decaybringer Array couldn't be activated without her.

He commanded the black smoke to carry the barely breathing woman outside with a dismissive wave and dispose of her.

As the decrepit state of his hand returned to normal, his focus returned to identifying who'd disrupted his plans again.