Desperate to escape, Lu Xiaotian was caught off guard by the guzheng strings, which contained the true intent of metal. One lashed across his arm, nearly slicing both arms clean off.
Gritting his teeth, Lu Xiaotian scattered another dozen or so Thunder Source Explosive Beads, forcing Zhao Tianyang back once more.
Watching Lu Xiaotian escape yet again, Zhao Tianyang was so furious his teeth ached. Every time he thought he was on the verge of killing Lu Xiaotian, the man found one way or another to turn danger aside, then fled on those bizarre bat wings.
The two had fought in fits and starts all the way here, more than a dozen times by now. Zhao Tianyang had to feed the golden bead with his Nascent Soul's essence to make it pursue Lu Xiaotian in bird form, and the battles had also taken a heavy toll. He reckoned Lu Xiaotian's magic power should be nearly spent, but despite fighting for so long and suffering wound after wound, Lu Xiaotian showed no sign of running out.
Zhao Tianyang was not the only one left shaken by the fight. Xiao Jinglei, the Xiao family head, and True Person Mengshan had been following behind, passing through the places where Lu Xiaotian and Zhao Tianyang had clashed. Both were equally astonished. Xiao Jinglei had sent for reinforcements, but they had already fallen far behind and could not catch up for now.
"What astonishingly powerful and pure metal-element magic power. I'm no match for him," True Person Mengshan exclaimed. Even though this was not the first time he had sensed Zhao Tianyang's magic power lingering in the air, his hunched body still could not help but tremble with amazement. "That boy from the East has held out this long! If not for this metal-element cultivator,