Faced with the Demon Crows blotting out the sky, Princess Mingyue could only draw back her spear to defend herself. With a sweeping strike, she blasted apart the dozen or so leading Demon Crows diving at her!
Then she settled into a horse stance, rider and horse becoming one. The Black Dragon Spear stabbed out in rapid succession, and in an instant, the entire vault of heaven was filled with spear lights and swarming spear shadows!
Crash!
Great flocks of Demon Crows fell like raindrops. Princess Mingyue's spear fundamentals were exceptionally solid. Every time she thrust, a Demon Crow was sure to have its head exploded by her spear—clean and decisive!
"My Demonkin Lifespan!"
Seeing this scene, Chen Fan could not help but feel a pang of regret. So many Demon Crows—if he had killed them, he might have gained another eight or ten thousand years of Demonkin Lifespan.
What a pity. All those thousands of Demon Crows had now died beneath Princess Mingyue's spear!
"What a pity Xie Bai got away!"
Chen Fan watched Xie Bai ride the wind away and spoke with a sigh.
"It would have been strange if he hadn't run. If we had really killed him, then he wouldn't be Xie 'Runaway' Bai!"
"Once the two of us break through to the Divine Transformation Realm, we may be able to kill any of Dark River's ten greatest young assassins by joining forces. But killing Xie Bai would be exceedingly difficult."
"If he wants to flee, even Lightning Swift Steps at the major mastery level cannot catch him. Perhaps Lightning Swift Steps at the perfected level might have a chance."
"But his Nine Heavens Phoenix Dance allows him to fly by controlling qi. Even perfected Lightning Swift Steps is merely divine movement on land. Even if