"Clang—" A crisp ring sounded, and the rippling figure staggered back three steps before steadying himself.
What was going on? Li Xin and the Chen Brothers both widened their eyes in the instant after despair, because they had witnessed something utterly unbelievable.
At the same moment the Spiritual Light Shield was released, a soft white light burst from Long Haochen's chest. It was not particularly bright, yet at the instant the blade touched Lin Jialu's neck, it landed on that invisible figure.
Even stranger, a faint layer of white light immediately covered the figure, revealing his outline. His blade brushed across Lin Jialu's neck without cutting her throat, instead stabbing toward Long Haochen. That clang had been the sound of Long Haochen using the Shield of Radiance in his hand to block the strike.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang..." A chain of explosive impacts rang out almost madly from the Shield of Radiance in Long Haochen's hand. The invisible figure, covered in white light, launched a storm-like assault at Long Haochen, yet Long Haochen blocked every strike with unshakable steadiness.
The Shield of Radiance rose and fell in Long Haochen's hand, like an impassable heavenly chasm. No matter how frenzied the enemy's attacks were, he could not cross the line by even half a step.
"Ah—" Only then was Lin Jialu able to scream. Her neck stung slightly; a small bloody cut had been made there. The overwhelming fear made her entire body go limp, and she completely forgot to attack. No matter how outstanding she had been while cultivating at Bright Moon City's Magic Temple, she was still only a girl who had never been on a battlefield. Facing the line between life and death, her heart had nearly shattered.
Li Xin reacted fastest. Without hesitation, she unleashed