Immediately after—
Crack!
A tooth-aching sound of shattering rang out clearly!
The fine-steel Knight Lance in Scott's hand, condensed with Soul Power, had its tip and a small section of the shaft explode like fragile ice crystals the instant they made contact!
The fragments, wrapped in savage force, shot backward and slammed hard against Scott's Chestplate and visor, bursting out in a dense series of clangs!
"Ugh!"
Scott let out a muffled groan. His body seemed to have been struck head-on by a siege ram, and he flew backward uncontrollably, man and horse together!
The heavy black armor covering the horse let out an overwhelmed groan under the tremendous impact, caving inward and warping!
All four of the warhorse's hooves left the ground. With a shrill neigh, it was sent flying sideways before crashing heavily onto the hard black ground more than ten meters away, kicking up a great cloud of dust.
The instant Scott hit the ground, he barely managed to roll and disperse the force with his powerful waist strength, but the heavy impact still sent his Blood and Qi churning. A piercing pain came from his right arm holding the lance. The web between his thumb and forefinger had already split open, and blood seeped out through the cracks in his shattered arm armor.
Tyranitar withdrew its arm. On the spot where the lance-light had struck the Dark Gold Armguards, there was only a shallow white mark left behind, not even enough to count as a scratch.
It shook out its arm. A low rumble came from its throat, and its scarlet eyes, carrying a hint of displeasure at being disturbed, locked onto Scott as he struggled to get up.
Lin Xia stood amid the sand filling the sky, his robes snapping loudly in the wind, his