The situation had changed so rapidly that Eternal Night was a little dazed.
It abandoned its pursuit of Yun Heng. The black gauze filling the sky, carrying the still-shaken Nightmares, rolled back to the side of the vortex.
The black gauze gathered once more, condensing into the image of that aloof, icy woman.
The vortex rapidly collapsed as well, transforming into that strange humanoid figure made of twisted, boiling asphalt. It was none other than Master Beiku.
Whoosh—!
The giant beast Youhai flew back to Master Beiku's side, still shaken.
It lowered its enormous head and obediently lay down, allowing Master Beiku's "palm" to stroke it.
At the same time, on the human side—
Yun Heng, looking disheveled, his small round face deathly pale.
Boris, with a huge hole in his abdomen and his left arm gone without a trace.
And Li Guitang, half his body cracked and shattered.
They regrouped.
The next moment—
Splash, splash~
"Water ripples" undulated beside the three of them, and space rippled.
A ten-foot-long Green Fish leaped out, transforming into a handsome swordsman in azure robes, free and unrestrained.
Yun Sheng!
At that moment, an ominous, ghostly blackness faintly spread across his face and neck, while golden blood continuously seeped from the corners of his mouth.
He looked somewhat disheveled.
Clearly, he had not completely evaded Master Beiku's trap.
"How is it?" Yun Heng sent a Telepathic Message.
Pale-blue Sword Qi burst out through his body, dispersing and erasing the ghostly blackness.
Yet Yun Sheng's face grew even paler.
He stared intently at Master Beiku and Eternal Night opposite him. A trace of frost clung to his cold, elegant features as he replied calmly.
"It's nothing... What a pity..."
"That sinister bastard Master Beiku... I should've thought of it sooner..." Yun Heng curled his