The ground a li ahead had all collapsed. Gray-white smoke billowed thickly, obscuring everything. I stood there stunned, never imagining that Black-Eyed Xia Wu's power could be so formidable!
But just then, a figure suddenly shot out of the smoke, rushing swiftly northward. I recognized that tattered python robe at a glance. It was naturally the Worthy King!
Both his hands were gone, leaving only his torso and legs. He had clearly used them to block Xia Wu's attack—the horrifying rift across his chest was proof enough. Yet losing his hands did not hinder a corpse-class being's movements. Without wasting any time, the Worthy King condensed new arms from his soul essence and continued fleeing.
The Black Dragon let out a roar, its black body twisting as it continued after him, bearing the imposing air of someone who would not stop until its prey was dead.
After the enemy fled, I took off my coat and hurried to Lin Shuying. I crouched down, draped it over her, then took out a Dragon Soul Immortal Grass and had her swallow it. "This is healing medicine. Hurry and eat it. But the places where your bones are broken still need to be set properly. Shall I do it?"
"Mmm, thank you for helping me, Fellow Daoist Xia..." Lin Shuying's forehead was already slick with cold sweat from the pain. Looking at her arm, broken and dangling after being trampled, her eyes were red. Perhaps she had never suffered such humiliation before.
I reached out and set her arm back into position. Then I guided a breath of energy into her body, checked the positions of her meridians and bones, and only afterward had her swallow the medicinal herb to begin healing her broken bones.
"For such a simple task, you've been at