The two women stared, dumbstruck. Lin Xuan was being far too bold. Peacock and Fairy Miao You could not help exchanging a glance, both seeing the horror in each other's eyes.
Though Lin Xuan seemed utterly unconcerned on the surface, inwardly he was extremely vigilant. Of course, he had not done this merely to win some advantage of the tongue.
He remembered what the ancient books said: even among the Four Evils of the Spirit World, Taowu was famed for its violent temper. In that case, if he could first anger it half to death, the battle might perhaps become just a little easier.
Seeing the other party poised to pounce, Lin Xuan raised his right hand. A ball of flame the size of a head emerged, shimmering with emerald light, strange to the extreme.
"Azure Phantom Nether Fire!"
Fairy Miao You blurted out in shock. After all, she came from the Ink Moon Tribe, so naturally she recognized the top secret art from her tribe's legends.
Aside from surprise, even more doubt appeared on her face. Could the other party actually be a Witcher as well? Why had she never seen him before?
A fierce light flickered in Taowu's eyes, as if it did not place this eerie demonic flame in its eyes at all. Lin Xuan frowned, reached out, and lightly brushed his waist. A palm-sized shield shot out.
Black light flickered over its surface, its patterns ancient and plain; at a glance, it actually bore some resemblance to dragon scales.
Needless to say, it was naturally the Black Gold Dragon Scale Shield.
Taowu was, after all, one of the Four Evils of the Spirit World. Although what had descended before him was only a wisp of a divided soul, Lin Xuan still did not dare look down