Landing lightly on the edge of the rooftop, the "wings" behind Xiao Xiao spread open, then scattered and vanished.
At that moment, the ground beneath their feet trembled slightly. Xiao Xiao looked toward the plaza, where an ocher dust cloud surged into the sky.
Then silver-white sword qi slashed out of the dust cloud, splitting it in two and revealing Bai Qixue and Luo Yan.
Luo Yan raised Blazing Plains high. Behind him, countless white bones rapidly appeared in the air. Then a Skeleton General wearing a golden phoenix-winged helmet straightened up.
Flames leaped within its enormous, hollow eye sockets. The phantom, as tall as a building, raised a mottled saber. Heavenly fire burst from the blade and coiled around it.
Then it slashed down at Bai Qixue.
Blood River Saber!
At that moment, a figure stepped out from behind Bai Qixue. With swordlike brows and starry eyes, every line of his features radiated sharpness. It was Bai Qixue's primordial spirit, True Lord Hidden Sword!
The instant the primordial spirit appeared, sword qi howled and billions of sword lights flashed.
With True Lord Hidden Sword sweeping out two fingers, the sword lights rapidly combined, forming a giant sword that swept toward the Skeleton General.
At last, the saber and giant sword collided. The dust cloud above the plaza was stirred by an invisible force and began to whirl, forming a constantly expanding storm.
Sand and stones flew everywhere, as if a sandstorm had suddenly arisen.
A black plane suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Xiao. It was shaped like a shield, and when the windblown sand struck it, everything vanished, as if the shield-shaped plane were a bottomless abyss.
This was another application of Black Nether Heaven, which Xiao Xiao had only recently developed.
She made use of its strange