Shu Li was covered in blood, and I had no idea what move Lu Xingyue had used on her. But that was all there was to it—her injuries were actually healing rapidly, clearly still within her control. Her gaze remained full of stubborn resolve, so it was obvious she still had the strength to fight.
Lu Xingyue, on the other hand, looked as though she had not been injured, but a large portion of her vital energy had been depleted. It seemed she had not gained much of an advantage against Shu Li.
"Big Brother Xia!" Shu Li called out to me, clearly intending to stop Lu Xingyue.
I saw two Yin-Yang light spheres appear beside her. It seems that during her time in the Heavenly Unity Dao, she actually took a master as well. She has clearly learned the Heavenly Unity Technique now, but she hasn't mastered it yet, so the light spheres aren't as powerful as those of an ordinary elder. Of course, if she had truly mastered the Heavenly Unity Technique, Lu Xingyue would have been killed long ago.
"Intercept them!" After saying that, I used the Spirit-Nascent Technique to absorb the black aura I had summoned into myself, then pursued Lu Xingyue with the Earth-Shrinking Technique.
Shu Li quickly chased after Lu Xingyue, but the difference of one tribulation realm soon became apparent. Even though the Heavenly Unity Technique had greatly enhanced every aspect of her body's abilities, catching up to her opponent was impossible. All she could do was watch helplessly as Lu Xingyue and Wo Chenyang fled farther and farther away!
"Go guard the tower. I'll handle this." Seeing that she was struggling, I stopped forcing her to do more and continued the pursuit myself.
After Shu Li turned back to intercept the six-tribulation