After taking three punches, Su Xiao felt a dull ache spreading from the spots where he had been hit. A moment later, soreness, numbness, and swelling appeared all at once.
"Heh."
The Red Scorpion stopped attacking Su Xiao. She crouched on the ground with both hands pressed against it, one leg tucked against her chest and the other bent.
From the Red Scorpion's posture, Su Xiao immediately judged that she had concentrated all her strength in her right leg. That kick would definitely shake the earth and mountains. Getting hit by it would be bad news.
Unfortunately, after taking three punches from the Red Scorpion, Su Xiao's chest, lower abdomen, and legs were all sore, numb, and swollen with pain. He could not move freely at all. On top of that, a thin layer of ice covered his back—the result of forcibly taking Wind King's previous attack.
"Mad Scorpion..."
The Red Scorpion roared as red energy wrapped around her bent leg.
"Tail Sweep!"
The Red Scorpion kicked out. A phantom red scorpion appeared behind her—a giant scorpion lashing its tail.
Compared with the sense of crisis from the Red Scorpion's impending kick, an even stronger sense of danger came from behind Su Xiao. His eyes widened in fury as he bent his body forward with all his strength.
A lance formed from wind energy flew in from behind Su Xiao. If this thing pierced him, it would definitely impale him. Fortunately, it was not very fast. It was a technique that sacrificed speed for destructive power. The moment Su Xiao sensed the wind lance, he discovered that it was extremely unstable. The wind element inside had mixed with water elemental energy, causing the wind lance to become explosive. It might first pierce the enemy and then explode.
Su Xiao took