Although the process sounded extremely complicated, the three of them had completed their attack in the space of two or three blinks.
Faced with the situation before him, Huang Xuzi was utterly aggrieved. Unable to move even an inch, he and Qiu Yongtian were like two living targets. Under the opponent's endless barrage of powerful talismans, all they could do was take the beating.
"Bang! Ah—!" Just as Huang Xuzi once again conjured two secret-art palms and his life-bound magic treasure to intercept the two golden streaks, a sudden scream rang out.
In an instant, blood sprayed everywhere. Several yards away, Qiu Yongtian had already fallen backward onto the blazing lava rock. Flames surged, and his entire body turned to ash.
"Ah! Fellow Daoist Qin, stop!" Seeing that Qiu Yongtian beside him had been reduced to nothing—not even bones remained—Huang Xuzi had completely lost his former arrogance. Although he had just used two secret arts and his life-bound magic treasure to intercept the opponent's golden streaks, in this place packed with restrictions, he had not the slightest confidence in fighting his opponent.
Those golden talismans gave Huang Xuzi a feeling of utter powerlessness. If they had been outside, he could still have relied on his secret arts to fight the other man. But here, the power of all his secret arts had been greatly reduced.
"Hmph. It's too late for words now, Fellow Daoist Huang. You should hurry and go after Fellow Daoist Qiu." Qin Fengming did not hesitate any longer. As the spell formula within his body stirred, a dragon and a bird suddenly appeared before him. With a single movement of his divine sense, the enormous emerald green Flood Dragon and the massive bird spread their forms and pounced fiercely toward Huang Xuzi.
Seeing the emerald green Flood