Fang Xiao cast the man a lingering, fearful glance.
Seeing that he too seemed unsure of what had happened and was lost in thought, he did not continue attacking Fang Xiao.
Fang Xiao let out a slight breath of relief, then turned to look at the "Heart Sovereign," who had suddenly intervened earlier.
He had already been in despair, never expecting the "Heart Sovereign" to lend him a hand.
Though Fang Xiao had been the one rescued, he was equally baffled.
By all rights, the "Heart Sovereign" would not take the initiative to act. Even if it did, it would surely do so through prayers. The change just now had been extraordinarily abrupt.
But he quickly thought of something and immediately decided to test it.
He slowly raised his hand, and piercing sword radiance swiftly gathered.
He was clearly preparing to make a move.
Yet his target was not the man who had attacked him earlier, but one of the false bodies praying at his side.
Fang Xiao's sudden movement naturally drew the other man's attention at once.
However, the man seemed to understand what Fang Xiao intended to do and did not interfere.
The next instant, the sword radiance shot forth.
In the blink of an eye, it closed in on the false body, and in the next breath, it would pierce straight through its brow.
Yet incredibly, the sword vanished into thin air right before their eyes.
Even Fang Xiao's raised arm inexplicably shifted into a lowered position.
Fang Xiao was certain that he had never lowered his arm.
Looking again at the person he had attacked, he found him utterly unscathed, still praying devoutly to the "Heart Sovereign."
Realization dawned on Fang Xiao, but when he saw the same expression on the other man's face, he knew