"I know my limits." Lotus Avatar replied in a calm voice.
Both sides knew exactly what the other was plotting. Though they shared common interests, they also wanted to put each other to death. As for who would win, that would depend on their calculations and luck later on.
The Skull-Headed Blood Bat truly did not want to remain entangled with the three of them. A strange cry rang out from the blood-colored tentacles lashing wildly in every direction, followed by countless bat shadows surging outward to disrupt Lotus Avatar and the others' vision and hearing.
The barrier of sword light also suffered dense attacks from the blood pillars and blood-colored tentacles, causing it to churn violently. Judging by its appearance, it would not last much longer.
However, as long as they could seize an opportunity to surround and attack the Skull-Headed Blood Bat's true body, anything was still possible.
The Skull-Headed Blood Bat's true body had realized this as well. It was deliberately creating false leads, rapidly shifting positions while continuously releasing blood-bat doppelgangers.
Even the three of them—Master of Southcloud Grotto included—could sense the general location of its true body during the exchange. Yet every time they tried to focus their attacks, it shifted positions. They were always just a step short of surrounding it.
Boom! After several blood pillars exploded into pieces, a huge hole also tore open in the barrier of sword light.
Lotus Avatar and the other two were no easy prey either. They had been pursuing and striking at the opponent's true body the whole time. However, the creature shifted at astonishing speed while resisting them, and they had never managed to lock onto its exact position.
But since the opponent had gone to such lengths to break through the barrier of sword light,