The demonic shadow let out a long howl. Black mist surged and manifested an Asura Ghost Shadow, its snow-white arms wrapped in red-patterned black lines before transforming into a demonic claw that blotted out the sky and crashed down.
Boom—
The demonic claw descended from above, rubbing against the air and stirring blazing red light as it raised enormous waves of air that surged in all directions.
The heat waves twisted and rose. At a glance, the force was strong enough to shake space itself.
Su Ling's body stiffened. Under the immense pressure, her figure hovering in the air swayed precariously. Although she did not want to admit it, she had only just escaped the torment of the Demonic Thought Invasion. After a life-and-death battle in which she had forgotten herself, her waist and legs were indeed sore and weak, while her Primordial Spirit was exhausted.
She could not contend with it at her peak, and now that she was utterly spent, she was even less of a match. She ought to escape immediately.
Su Ling opened her delicate hand. White Light wound around her five fingers, and a long sword radiating soul-shaking Geng Metal Qi shot out. Its sword light soared into the sky and swelled in the wind. The Sky-Piercing Great Sword churned the clouds and startled the wind, carrying an unstoppable, razor-sharp sword intent as it slashed toward the demonic claw blotting out the sky.
A muffled thunderclap exploded. The silver cascade of the waterfall fell silent in an instant, and the entire valley and ravine paused for a moment.
A terrifying wind swept outward, battering apart boundless waves of air, shattering the trees and stones, and pushing aside a stretch of fallen wreckage.
Xing Li lay facedown beside the stream, not daring to move even a