They never could have imagined that Lü Yue would neither dodge the devastating Heavenly Thunder Seed nor use his own trump card to resist it. Instead, he relied solely on his martial arts and the divine abilities and secret techniques he had mastered to contend against it.
He had even blocked it without losing so much as a hair, completely shattering Ma Tianyi and Zhao Zhen's calculations.
They had lost the Heavenly Thunder Seed without gaining the opportunity or advantage they had expected. They had truly suffered a crushing loss.
But matters had reached this point. There was nothing to regret, nor any use regretting. They could only grit their teeth and press on.
Ma Tianyi clenched the Blade Jade in his hand. His thoughts twisted through countless turns as he hesitated for a long while. Without another Heavenly Thunder Seed to create an opening, when he used this thing no longer seemed important. What mattered was whether he would use it at all.
And now, if they did not use it, they would undoubtedly die. Even if they did, they might not defeat the two of them. They could only gamble.
"Zhao Zhen, when I activate the Blade Jade later, I'll buy us time. You and I will scatter and flee. If one of us can escape, so be it. Remember, the opportunity will vanish in an instant. There is no room for error. We cannot hesitate in the slightest."
With that, true qi surged wildly around Ma Tianyi, transforming into a torrential river and pouring into the Blade Jade. He flung it toward Lü Yue and Shanhua, then immediately sped west without looking back. As he raced along, his figure flickered like a ghost.
At the instant Ma Tianyi threw out the Blade Jade, Zhao Zhen made the