Huang Helou made a snap decision and stepped forward, shielding Wang Jinwu as he blocked Poison Scorpion's retaliatory strike.
Lu Feng had not been idle either. As he activated his Evil-Dispelling Spirit Eyes, he sensed something abnormal in Poison Scorpion's actions. Especially after Huang Helou blocked him, Poison Scorpion had still not retreated, making Lu Feng all the more suspicious.
Upon closer inspection, he suddenly caught sight of a slender cone pinched between the fingers hidden within Poison Scorpion's sleeve.
It was precisely the Spirit Dispersion Cone that had made him suffer so greatly not long ago!
Lu Feng's expression turned grim. He immediately struck, slashing his sword toward Poison Scorpion's right arm before the latter could unleash his true killing move.
It happened just as Poison Scorpion's attack had been blocked by Huang Helou. His attention was wholly fixed on Huang Helou and Wang Jinwu at his side, and he had not noticed Lu Feng making his move at all. Moreover, he was struggling to suppress the chaos caused by the backlash in his soul sea, leaving him with no spare mind to watch his surroundings.
Thus, the sword easily slipped past his defenses. Yet it did not sever his arm as expected. At the critical moment, Poison Scorpion still managed to evade it.
In the end, it merely interrupted his motion of raising his hand to throw the Spirit Dispersion Cone, severing the tendons at his wrist and causing the cone to fall to the ground.
Although this strike did not inflict a grave wound upon Poison Scorpion, it once again created an opportunity for Wang Jinwu. Seizing the opening, he swung the Black Sickle again. Poison Scorpion, caught amid the chaos, was finally too slow to dodge and was struck squarely, suffering a horrifying wound across his