Fox Yao's tactics had flowed seamlessly from one move to the next. She had used her earlier claw blades and Lian Yue's attacks to mislead and restrict Ling Tian, but her real aim had been to use the energy she had infused into her Spiritual Energy Arrows—the energy that let her control the void—to briefly halt his movements. The final killing blow had been intended for Xuan Ying and Xuan Ci.
Though Xuan Ying and Xuan Ci lacked ranged attacks, they were incredibly fast, and their refined gold spikes carried astonishing killing power—slightly greater even than the Spiritual Energy Arrows Ling Tian had condensed. Now that Ling Tian couldn't move, he was exposed to the attacks of the two of them.
Faced with attack after attack, Ling Tian couldn't help but admire their tactics. He also vaguely realized that Fox Yao had taken advantage of his carelessness. Watching two streaks of black light hurtle toward him, Ling Tian wore a wry smile.
Alas, I was careless. I thought that as long as I didn't let Sister Yao get close, I wouldn't have to fear her ability to control the void. I never imagined she could incorporate that power into her attacks. Ling Tian sighed inwardly, then murmured, "That's right. Back when Sister Yao attacked the tribulation lightning, she was even able to slow its merging. How could I have forgotten that?"
Though he smiled wryly, Ling Tian didn't give up resisting. Golden light cloaked his entire body, and the Buddha Image Phantom grew so dense it seemed almost tangible. The five golden cores inside him spun rapidly, and six kinds of Domain Power surged over his skin, all to counter Fox Yao's strange ability.
Before sparring with Fox Yao and the others, Ling Tian had known his opponents were no