After Yunxi wielded the Seven-Star Deadly Staff to unleash two major moves, she had basically contained the Giant Black Beetles' assault. The Ice Baihu couple worked in perfect coordination, guarding both flanks of Yunxi's position and giving the insect swarm no chance to approach the defensive line.
During a gap in Yunxi's attacks, Black Beetle larvae as tiny as mosquitoes and flies seized the chance to dart before her. Their intentions were obvious, but before they could reach the space between Yunxi's brows, they were burned to ashes by a layer of ice-blue flames, instantly turning to powder.
With a movement of her divine sense, Yunxi wrapped one comparatively robust Black Beetle in her divine sense and silently sent it to Bai's defensive line. The instant it neared Bai, she withdrew her divine sense. As for whether he would fall for it, that was beyond her control. This was her return gift to him.
Afterward, she focused on her own defensive line. In less than a quarter of an hour, Bai's position was breached by the Giant Black Beetles. An ancient martial arts master responsible for defending the line beside Bai's was the first to notice something was wrong and immediately warned everyone: "Captain Bai seems to have been hit! His defensive line has been breached! Whoever has spare strength, hurry over and support him!"
Yunxi secretly curled her lips. She had not expected Bai to be so useless that he actually fell for it. With a sweep of her sleeve, she released the Thousand Xun Giant Eagle and Lili, then instructed them: **"Qian Xun, take Lili and take over Bai's defensive line. Once the battle on my side stabilizes, I'll send the Ice Baihu couple to support you. Try to follow Lili's arrangements. He'll tell you where the enemy's