The Queen Ant had clearly sensed a threatening aura from Cao Yuan. Its body sank slightly before it shot forward like an arrow, its massive frame whipping up howling winds as its sharp forelimbs slashed toward Cao Yuan's Black Flame blade!
Clang—!!
The long blade collided with its forelimbs, and a piercing hum echoed through the empty hall. Cao Yuan, his entire body pitch-black, was knocked back more than a dozen steps before barely managing to steady himself.
The Queen Ant was in even worse shape. The force of the collision tore away part of the paper covering its torso, and one of its hind legs was ripped clean off. Its pained roar rang throughout the hall.
It was not that Cao Yuan was particularly strong. On the contrary, if both sides had exchanged that blow in normal condition, Cao Yuan would definitely have been the one sent flying. Unfortunately, under the erosion of the paper doll technique, one-third of the Queen Ant's body had turned into paper. Even the slightest movement tore pieces from its body.
Whether in strength, speed, or physical toughness, it had been severely hampered by its paper body.
At the same time, two more figures flashed out from behind Cao Yuan in quick succession.
An Qingyu stared intently at the Queen Ant before him, constantly analyzing its bodily structure. Invisible threads shot from his palms and, in an instant, wrapped around every one of the Queen Ant's joints.
The Queen Ant struggled violently, its terrifying strength dragging An Qingyu stumbling forward. His brows furrowed, and then a streak of frigid frost spread along the threads, freezing precisely around the areas where the Queen Ant's limbs moved!
The frost slowed the Queen Ant down. Like a crippled ant with malfunctioning joints, it twisted its body stiffly