Rù Shōu

"Fire!!" Li Huowang roared, and blazing flames swiftly ignited his entire body, as well as Peng Longteng beside him.

Surrounded by those strange people, he took Peng Longteng and charged beyond the four-person encirclement.

Reinforcements were outside. Li Huowang intended to join up with Chan Du, the abbot of Zhengde Temple. That would give them better odds of winning.

Yet the enemy clearly had no intention of letting Li Huowang do so. The four fans in the air split apart at once, raining down droplets that continuously struck Li Huowang, dousing the roaring flames on his body.

As fire and water collided, plumes of white smoke rose. The four slender figures bearing Ashes Jars seized the edges of the drifting smoke and pulled, then flung their arms upward together. The hazy mist instantly blanketed everything around them.

Within the mist, Li Huowang and Peng Longteng lost sight of their targets for the moment. They could not even find anyone to attack.

Chan Du had vanished as well. There was no telling which direction they should move toward.

With a pfft, a sharp halberd blade pierced Li Huowang's body. Peng Longteng abruptly exerted force with both arms, hurling him diagonally away as he tried to escape the inscrutable white fog.

When Li Huowang had flown through the white fog for a while and landed again, he saw a blurry red gleam flash within it. His heart immediately rose in alarm.

Li Huowang's expression hardened. His sword-wielding right hand shot up without hesitation, stabbing toward that red light.

Amid two wet pffts, Li Huowang's Zisui Sword plunged into Peng Longteng's body, while the Giant Halberd in his hand drove straight into Li Huowang's chest.

The two flaming figures stared at each other, both stunned.

Peng Longteng gave a hard swing, flinging Li