Seriously Wounded!

On Xiao Jin's side, as early as when "Xiao Yan" had begun gathering his strength, vast golden energy had surged across his body. In the end, nearly all of it condensed toward the fingers of his right hand.

As the golden energy around him frantically converged, an incomparably dazzling golden light blossomed from Xiao Jin's fingertip.

By the end, that golden radiance was almost brighter than the sun in the sky.

"Ha!"

As the Crescent Moon Blade unleashed by "Xiao Yan" came flying over, the air around Xiao Jin instantly solidified. He suddenly pointed at "Xiao Yan," and with a childish shout, golden light flashed wildly from his finger. An exceedingly thin beam shot forth. Its speed was terrifyingly fast. Wherever it passed, space trembled, leaving behind a black streak in the azure sky that was glaringly conspicuous.

At last, beneath the gazes of countless people in the city, the Crescent Moon Blade that tore through space collided head-on with Xiao Jin's lightning-fast streak of golden energy. In an instant, a thunderous boom exploded across the blue sky, and a terrifying energy shockwave surged out from the point of impact. The immense pressure caused large swathes of buildings in Stone Desert City to collapse, while some weaker people were forced to the ground.

"What kind of terrifying strength is that?"

"Even from this far away, the energy shockwave from their clash is still affecting me!"

At this moment, Xiao Ding, Xiao Li, and the others, who had already withdrawn from the city, felt the aftershock behind them. Every one of them wore a fearful expression.

Meanwhile, somewhere within Stone Desert City, Liu Ling suddenly leaped onto the roof of a relatively sturdy house that had not been brought down by the energy fluctuations. He repeatedly waved at Xiao Jin and shouted, "Xiao Jin, move farther away or fly higher before fighting him! Don't let it affect the civilians in the city!"

Hearing Liu Ling's anxious shout, Xiao Jin immediately said to "Xiao Yan" in his somewhat childish voice, "Do you dare fly higher up and fight me?"

"Of course!"

Upon hearing Xiao Jin's words, Elder Yao agreed almost without hesitation. He, too, did not wish to harm the innocent.

After a slightly aged voice came from "Xiao Yan's" mouth, the figures of Xiao Jin and "Xiao Yan" gradually turned into two tiny specks of light, one white and one gold, before the eyes of countless people in the city.

Having risen to a higher altitude, Xiao Jin looked at "Xiao Yan" with blazing battle intent in his eyes.

This was the first enemy he had encountered since following Liu Ling who could trade blows with him.

"Ha!"

After Xiao Jin shouted, his body actually shot rapidly toward "Xiao Yan." His speed was so great that even "Xiao Yan" could barely react in time.

In just an instant, "Xiao Yan" sensed an immense force behind him, accompanied by the sound of a sonic boom.

He spun around with all his strength and saw the golden energy streak shooting toward him. With a flick of his sleeve, a large mass of pale white flame surged out. It then rapidly solidified before him into an ice mirror resembling a block of ice. However, wisps of white flame still clung to the surface of that ice mirror. Ice and fire merged as one, coexisting in an extremely bizarre sight.

"Boom!"

The golden energy streak slammed heavily into the ice mirror. At the point of contact, white flames rushed forth, and any part of the energy streak touched by them was instantly frozen into solid ice.

However, although the white flames were exceedingly strange, the force contained within that energy streak was simply too immense. Thus, when the white flames had climbed halfway across it, they ran out of strength and were immediately crushed into nothingness by the energy surging behind it.

The golden energy streak broke through the white flames and slammed fiercely into the ice mirror. The latter immediately swayed as though it might collapse at any moment, cracks spreading across its surface. Finally, it shattered with a crack, turning into ice shards that filled the sky.

After that, "Xiao Yan's" body was forced back dozens of steps before he finally came to a stop.

"This body is not mine in the end. Even my reactions have become much slower!"

After steadying himself again, "Xiao Yan" murmured softly. Then, his pale-glowing eyes locked onto the golden-haired little boy in the distance, who was rolling up his sleeves in anticipation. This transformed magical beast is already a little stronger than me in my current state. On top of that, I have not fully mastered this body, and my strength is continuously declining. If this battle continues, I will undoubtedly lose!

At that thought, the pale glow in "Xiao Yan's" eyes gradually turned resolute.

The next moment, he swung the black ruler and fiercely sent a streak of white energy toward Xiao Jin. Then, his figure actually fled straight away.

This time, seeing that "Xiao Yan" had actually begun to run, Xiao Jin cleverly did not take the attack head-on. Instead, he relied on his extraordinary speed to circle around it.

"Don't run!"

Not long after, "Xiao Yan," who was accelerating his escape, heard that childish voice almost right beside his ear.

Then, as "Xiao Yan" abruptly turned his head, a golden little fist appeared in his widening pupils.

Like a bolt of wind and thunder, that golden little fist sped toward "Xiao Yan's" back, accompanied by a sonic boom.

The immense pressure directly caused ripples to appear in the space around the fist.

Just as the golden little fist was about to strike him, "Xiao Yan" almost instinctively held the black ruler horizontally behind his back.

"Boom!"

As the golden fist struck the enormous black ruler, a deafening metallic clash rang out across the sky.

Then, the tremendous force borne by the black ruler transmitted into his back and spread throughout his body. "Xiao Yan's" face turned pale, and he finally could not hold back a mouthful of blood, which he spat out. Borrowing the push from that tremendous force, his body shot far into the distance.

"Hmph, don't think you can run!"

Seeing "Xiao Yan" flee into the distance, Xiao Jin immediately pursued him. However, after chasing for only a short while, he seemed to suddenly remember something. His figure paused in midair, then he headed directly down toward Stone Desert City below.

Seeing Xiao Jin descend from the sky, Liu Ling immediately asked, "Xiao Jin, you came back so quickly. Did you kill that person?"

Hearing Liu Ling's words, Xiao Jin shook his head vigorously before slowly saying, "Brother Liu, that person's strength suddenly started weakening in the middle of the fight, and then he tried to run away!"

"You just let him go like that?" Liu Ling asked in surprise before Xiao Jin had even finished.

"Hehe, of course not!"

Xiao Jin suddenly chuckled, his expression quite smug as he said, "He hadn't run very far before I caught up to him. I even gave him a hard punch and made him cough up blood!"

"He coughed up blood, and then what?"

Liu Ling really wanted to know the final outcome.