Time rolled back half a quarter of an hour. Xu Yi was still hidden at the bottom of the human pit.
The sea beast tide had just appeared when several dragon boats skimmed across the horizon.
A red figure shot toward the County Princess's Imperial Carriage like a meteor chasing the moon.
As the sudden upheaval erupted, the surviving forces quickly arranged themselves into two circular formations—the bridal escort and the welcoming party—and guarded the Imperial Carriage. They prepared for both disaster and the beast tide, securing it against every possible breach.
At that moment, as the red figure struck, two people stepped out from each formation.
"Commander Qin, you take the left. I'll take the right."
The white-bearded elder who had stepped out from the welcoming party called coldly, "This person's aura is extraordinary. We must be careful."
The gold-armored general who had stepped out from the bridal escort replied gravely, "Qin Mou understands!"
Before their words had even faded, the red figure had already floated over like a wisp of smoke. Resentment roiled above his head like dark clouds, and two strange, long eyebrows hung over his icy face. The one on the left was black, the one on the right white, lending his already sinister countenance a dozenfold more evil.
At their first encounter, two pure-white mind swords formed in an instant. It was as if they had been born right in front of the white-bearded elder and the gold-armored general, three zhang away, and they shot straight toward the pair's spiritual platforms.
"Fourth-rank divine sense!"
"A Yang Venerate expert!"
The white-bearded elder and the gold-armored general cried out together. A silver ring on the elder's arm burst with a pure-white wall of mind, blocking the white mind sword. The general let out a pained scream as