Side Story: Heavenly Flame Clone-Blazing Flame Valley (11)

"I'll handle this guy."

Outside the Blood Forest Domain's mineral vein, Tang Huo'er had been thoroughly enraged by Dongfang Yu, the Jade Flute Young Master. After he repeatedly provoked her with his sound-based techniques, she boldly made her move. Yan Qingshan did not even have time to stop her before this senior sister charged out.

The battle erupted. Dongfang Yu stepped through an intricate footwork technique, the wings on his back fluttering as his body shifted rapidly. The jade flute in his hand met Tang Huo'er's attacks with eerie, ever-changing movements, while the many Sound Valley disciples formed a circle and took out all manner of instruments.

"Buzzz..."

As the sounds of various instruments rose, the strange melody stirred the Dou Qi within Yan Qingshan's body into a turbulent boil. The Blazing Flame Valley disciples preparing to step forward were also greatly affected.

Tang Yan'er hurriedly directed the disciples to form a grand formation in resistance. "Beware their sound attacks. Use Dou Qi to block your hearing and lessen the effects. End this quickly. Don't give them a chance to drag things out."

"What an annoying technique. Still, these people haven't mastered it. This is all they can do."

Yan Qingshan was somewhat affected at first, but he quickly identified the flaw in their sound attacks—or rather, the flaws exposed by their lack of skill. He took a longsword from a Blazing Flame Valley disciple, then flicked his wrist and made it vibrate.

"Buzzz, buzzz, buzzz..."

A different kind of vibration rippled from the longsword. Then something most peculiar happened: the waves sweeping in from the Sound Valley disciples' musical formation suddenly weakened considerably, and their faces turned extremely ugly.

Yan Qingshan gazed coldly at the panicked Sound Valley disciples and sneered. "It's nothing more than resonance. You people know