Seeing that the several cultivators protecting Hu Yan Bao were finding it hard to break free from the chaos of battle, someone suddenly descended from the sky. Like a stone splashing into waves, he blasted back the cultivators surrounding them.
The newcomer was the Hu Yan family's steward, as well as Hu Yan Wuhen's personal attendant and guard. He snatched Hu Yan Bao into his grasp, then struck out with a backhand palm, blasting away a group of howling Jin Kingdom soldiers charging at him.
Yet he was no more than a stone hurled into a river, throwing up a brief splash. The surrounding Jin forces ignored him and continued their frenzied slaughter toward the Qi Kingdom forces.
The Artifact Cloud Sect Elder accompanying Gao Pin's eyes flashed. He suddenly shot forward in a flicker, swooped down from the air, and seized a gigantic force hammer from the void, smashing it down wildly.
Cha Hu, who was soaring into the air with Hu Yan Bao in his arms, suddenly heard the sound of wind and thunder overhead. He sharply raised his head and saw the ambush—the giant hammer was crashing down like lightning, about to smash his head. In haste, he freed one arm and raised an elbow diagonally upward to meet it head-on.
Clang! The force hammer collided with his elbow in midair, producing a thunderous boom.
The force hammer was knocked aside, and Cha Hu was likewise jolted down toward the ground. Upon landing, he swept his arm out and sent the soldiers thrusting their chaotic spears flying.
The Artifact Cloud Sect Elder spun in midair, gathered momentum, and descended again, swinging his hammer down once more.
Cha Hu looked up into the sky, a chill flashing through his eyes. Yet when he turned and saw the barely