That fire luan transformed into a ball of flame. With a light flicker, it struck the green-robed woman in the back without the slightest trace of smoke or fire. The green-robed woman was no ordinary foe. Seeing that she could not escape, she turned and thrust out a palm. Amid a hazy green radiance, wooden swords flew out one after another. At the same time, the color of her green robe changed, transforming into dark-green armor.
Yet no one could tell what kind of spiritual fire that ball of flame was. Before the wooden swords could even touch it, wisps of flame rose from them. The green-robed woman let out a muffled grunt, but before she had time to make any other response, the ball of flame formed from the fire luan had already struck toward her chest.
The green-robed woman cried out in alarm and struck out with another palm. A green shield appeared in her palm, blocking the ball of flame just in time. With a boom, the green wooden shield exploded directly into several fragments that flew apart, while the right arm she had thrust out was instantly reduced to nothing beneath the fireball.
A shrill scream rang out. Half of the green-robed woman's chest had been burned away, and her entire body was hurled viciously toward the ground. After suffering such a grievous injury, the demonic power within her became unstable. She could no longer maintain her human form as before, and her body transformed into a hideous half-tree, half-human shape.
Like the heavily wounded man from before, the green-robed woman had been gravely injured but not killed. In a panic, she fled toward the distant dense forest.
Although this was not the first time he had witnessed it, Lu Xiaotian was still shaken to the