A sword's chill pierced heaven and earth, cold and merciless.
Just as Lin Bai's merciless sword was about to kill Gou Chen, a rust-covered sword suddenly appeared before Gou Chen, blocking Lin Bai's strike.
Clang—
After the two sharp swords collided violently, a tremendous wave of force erupted.
Lin Bai flashed away, retreating a hundred meters.
When he looked up again, Lin Bai saw another young man appear before Gou Chen. At that moment, the young man was slowly sliding the rust-covered sword into the sword case strapped to his back.
The young man had delicate features and looked even younger than Gou Chen. His eyes were pitch-black, clear of all impurities.
He wore a simple blue robe and looked extremely unassuming.
Lin Bai looked at the young man in silence, his pupils contracting sharply.
"Mo Qing!" Gou Chen cried out in delight when he saw the young man. "You've broken through to the Apex Realm? You've come out of seclusion?"
Mo Qing nodded slightly. "After staying on the eightieth level of the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave for nearly half a year, I finally managed to break through to the Apex Realm. I never expected that, just as I was about to leave the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave, I would discover you battling this man here."
"It seems I came at exactly the right time. Otherwise, you probably would have been in danger today."
Gou Chen's expression turned ugly at Mo Qing's words. He glared at Lin Bai through clenched teeth.
"If he hadn't struck my life-bound poison creature, how could he have wounded me so easily?" Gou Chen looked at the firebird lying in the ruins, his eyes filled with heartache.
Now that his life-bound poison creature had been damaged, Gou Chen had no idea how long it would