The chains formed from mist bound Su Yi layer upon layer.
The instant Black Hat Old Man extended his claws toward Su Yi's heart, he suddenly froze. Then, with a flash of his figure, he retreated explosively.
Boom!
A strand of thunder Sword Qi swept through the spot where Black Hat Old Man had been standing, splitting even that stretch of space-time apart.
Had Black Hat Old Man not dodged in time, that single strike could have taken his life!
At the same time, an enormous azure lotus leaf appeared beside Su Yi.
Beneath the lotus leaf stood a delicately beautiful woman.
Using the azure lotus leaf as an umbrella, she said to Su Yi, "Your luck is truly good, running into us. Stand still."
With a flip of her free left hand, a slender, gleaming white bone blade appeared. She drew it across Su Yi's body.
The chains formed from mist shattered and snapped apart layer by layer, vanishing without a trace.
Then, as though she had merely done something utterly ordinary, the woman turned to look into the distance.
It turned out that while she was acting, a tall and imposing old man had already brandished his Dao sword and charged at Black Hat Old Man.
With every slash, thunder cascaded like a waterfall, and Sword Qi arced like a rainbow, tyrannical beyond measure.
In just a few blinks, Black Hat Old Man was slain on the spot, transforming into rolling, ferocious Killing Intent that dispersed into nothingness.
Seeing this, the woman visibly relaxed and murmured, "Uncle Luan's Thunder Astral Sword Evil has become ever more miraculous and unfathomable. Without mishap, you will surely break through your bottleneck and ascend into the Realm of Silent Nothingness in one stroke!"
"You flatter me, Young Mistress."
The tall, imposing old