Ever since Lian Yue underwent her Advancement Lightning Tribulation, Ling Tian had known how wondrous the Phenomenal Domain could be. He also knew that within it, Lian Yue could instantly move wherever she wanted. So he could guess that his Spiritual Energy Arrows would slow down inside the domain, and that trying to hit Lian Yue would be nothing but a fool's dream.
Just as Ling Tian had expected, even weakened, his Spiritual Energy Arrow still flew incredibly fast. But Lian Yue moved in an instant, shifting slightly to the side. Knowing her well, he had also taken advantage of her absolute faith in her Phenomenal Domain. He shot a second arrow, striking the first.
The impact turned the Spiritual Energy Arrow off course and sent it flying even faster. The surprise left Lian Yue no time to react; next, the arrow feathers would hit her and knock her out. Seeing her panic and disbelief, Ling Tian knew there was no way she could dodge his arrow on her own.
Without Lian Yue, Xuan Ci was nothing to fear, and the encirclement formed by Lian Yue and Hu Yao would surely have a huge gap. That would ease the pressure on him considerably.
At the thought, a confident smile curled his lips.
But then a sudden change took place. A pitch-black spike emerged from the void, spewing a dense wave of Refined Gold Qi. Its killing aura was every bit as fierce as Ling Tian's, despite his specialized Arrow Embryo cultivation—and might even surpass his.
The spike flew at incredible speed and struck without hesitation, hitting the shaft of the Spiritual Energy Arrow. The burst of energy knocked the arrow off course, and it just barely grazed Lian Yue's clothes.
A scrap of cloth was shredded by the Spiritual Energy