"She can't leave."
These four words rippled through the clouds.
Red Dragon stared unblinkingly at the ancient thunder general before him, his palms resting lightly on the hilts of his blades. He had no intention of attacking. Having delivered his notice, he patiently waited for Bai Xiu's response.
Bai Xiu's response was simple—
"Snap!"
The Thunder Realm Walker's towering divine body instantly tensed. Then, without warning, he struck. Accompanied by a faint crack in the clear sky, his thunderous form shot forward a hundred meters, closing in on Red Dragon in an instant.
A massive hand crackling with lightning reached for the chest concealed beneath Red Dragon's billowing cloak!
"Sizzle—"
Red Dragon, both hands resting on his blades, did not retreat a single step. He drew his sword with incredible speed, his left hand pulling the short blade from its sheath and slashing vertically in a line. A long scarlet gleam cut across the heavens!
The Thunder Realm Walker's forearm was severed!
Thunder boomed.
The next moment, snowy white radiance surged. The Thunder Realm Walker clutched his forearm and stepped lightly through the air, halting himself as he retreated. After several steps, the two once again opened up the distance between them. An Elementalized divine form would not truly lose an arm; seconds later, his forearm had returned to normal.
"I said it... I didn't come here to fight you."
Red Dragon slowly sheathed his short sword, his expression calm and utterly free of anger. "Besides, do you think defeating me would change anything?"
Bai Xiu, sitting amid the trees, frowned.
"..."
Red Dragon looked toward the land below.
He said leisurely, "Eastern Continent's plan is quite good. Those armored trucks should be the 'vehicles' for this mission, right?"
Without waiting for Bai Xiu to speak,
Red Dragon continued, "I