"Afterimage!" But the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's delight lasted only an instant. Its massive tail swept through Xiao Kun's figure, yet it felt no impact of striking a solid body. Realizing something, it cried out in shock.
"Watch out!" Seeing Xiao Kun suddenly appear behind the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, Lu Man hurriedly warned him.
At her words, the pupils in the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's triangular eyes abruptly contracted. The black scales covering its body suddenly tightened, becoming glossy as mirrors.
Then, a faint black oily substance secreted from between its scales, swiftly coating its enormous body completely.
Xiao Kun's figure suddenly flashed into view above the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's back. His right hand, encased in Heavenly Flame Armor, clenched fiercely, then smashed down amid a piercing sonic boom.
Boom!
With a deafening crash, his fist struck the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's back heavily. Yet Xiao Kun's brows furrowed slightly.
He could sense that although his punch had landed, most of its force had been dispersed by the serpent emperor's scales, which had suddenly become as slick as a loach's skin.
Though the physical damage from this strike was limited, the blazing heat of the Heavenly Flame Gauntlet still caused the scales around the point of impact to curl.
"Hiss, that hurts!" The intense pain made the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's huge body curl up. Then its massive tail swung again, carrying a violent gale as it smashed ruthlessly toward Xiao Kun.
Facing the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor's counterattack, Xiao Kun gave his Peng Wings a slight flap, and his figure vanished once more.
"Damn it!" Seeing that none of its attacks could hit Xiao Kun, the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor could only rage helplessly.
Elsewhere, Xiao Kun, having vanished from beside the Eight-Winged Black Serpent Emperor, slipped