The faint sword shadow appeared utterly harmless as it cut into the blue-black mist before them. Though slow, its intent to press forward was incomparably firm.
Both the mist and the expanse of water ahead were cleaved apart, the ravine exposed between them widening by the moment. From within surged an increasingly distinct aura of a frenzied, tyrannical Heavenly Dragon, pouring toward Lu Xiaotian and the others.
"You two, withdraw for now. Retreat a hundred li, then shield my surroundings from behind. Do not let those skeletal dragon shadows disturb me."
Lu Xiaotian reminded the two Old Devils. Once he began breaking the impasse, the Evil Punishment Heavenly Dragon within would inevitably resist fiercely. The resulting disturbances would be no trifling matter; with the strength of those two, being caught up in them meant death or injury.
Yet during the battle, those blue-black skeletal dragon shadows would inevitably erupt in several more waves. He would need the two Old Devils to block them for him, allowing him to deal with the Evil Punishment Heavenly Dragon before him without distraction.
"Yes, Dragon Lord!" The two Old Devils could not have wished to get farther away. Hearing Lu Xiaotian's command, they hurriedly retreated. Dealing with those skeletal dragon shadows placed far less pressure on them than facing the Evil Punishment Heavenly Dragon's aura.
As they withdrew, the sword shadow continued downward. Once the blue-black liquid was forced apart to either side, it could no longer close back together, gradually revealing within a gigantic dragon skeleton. There were also quite a few other dragon bodies, including remnants of Heavenly Dragon bones, but this one was the most complete. Clearly, it was the final product.
Those scarlet eyes fixed upon Lu Xiaotian with savage ferocity. Then it exhaled a breath of dragon aura, and