"Dodge!"
Qin Fengming cried out, his scale-covered hands already gathering Hua Yiyi into his arms. Then the two pressed tightly against the back of the towering bone.
A piercing, bone-chilling howl drowned the surrounding world. An indescribably terrifying power, carrying sharp energy that swept away everything like rotten wood, slammed into the thick, upright Xiangliu bone. The tremendous impact knocked the massive bone sharply backward.
Qin Fengming sheltered Hua Yiyi with both arms, his palms braced against the massive bone as he desperately resisted its tilt. His feet had already sunk into the stone ground. Even with the bone blocking the terrifying surge of energy, he could still feel destructive power raging around him.
It felt as though countless attacks were savaging his body. The ice crystals formed by the Ice Tyrant Art lasted only two breaths before being stripped away. The Coiling Dragon Armor he replaced them with held out only three breaths longer before collapsing with a dragon's mournful cry. In the end, only the scales covering his body protected Qin Fengming.
Even so, Qin Fengming's flesh was on the verge of being shattered by that terrifying power.
Suddenly, a tremendous surge of energy swept over him. The dreadful force ravaging his body vanished instantly, followed by a woman's sharp cry: "I'm no little girl too weak to truss a chicken. I'll protect you!"
As her cry rang out, Qin Fengming's vision went black. Utterly drained, he lost consciousness.
When he awoke again, the terrifying, raging winds were gone. Faint rosy light drifted across the sky, and currents of energy capable of sweeping away everything like rotten wood surged around them. Enveloped in a mass of immense energy, his body remained untouched by the onslaught. Beside him, the female cultivator sat cross-legged, her hands forming seals as she