Fang Mo's pupils contracted slightly.
But he didn't panic. He'd expected this. When you walked by the river often enough, sooner or later your shoes got wet. He'd known there was a good chance he'd be exposed.
With a thought, he instantly contacted the Ancestral Dragon Blade. Starlight appeared before his eyes.
"Trying to run?"
Golden light burst from Chi Tong's eyes. He instantly drew his sword, and a fierce sword aura locked onto the void and slashed toward Fang Mo.
"No, there's no time!"
Fang Mo's heart sank. An Emperor-level Liquid Metal Warrior was indeed terrifying. He'd be killed before he could teleport away.
"Then I'll fight!"
The Zhou Tian Star Formation within him roared into motion.
Brilliant starlight surged from his body, gathering around him into an enormous starry barrier.
Chi Tong's sword aura slashed down, seeming to cut straight into the starlight.
Sword light collided with starlight, erupting in a blinding flash. The starry barrier shook violently, countless fine cracks spreading across it.
Boom! The starlight shattered. It still couldn't withstand the blow.
The sword aura slashed straight down.
Fang Mo's eyes widened. Only he knew just how far he'd cultivated the Overlord Body Battle Pattern Record. He'd truly reached Peak Attainment, and the energy he'd stored was terrifyingly immense, yet it still couldn't stop this sword.
"Absolute Defense!"
Fang Mo roared. The Ancient Profound Armor Turtle Battle Mark appeared behind him, forming a golden tortoiseshell shield in the sky.
The sword aura struck it, and heaven and earth crumbled. Cracks spread across the shell before it shattered outright. But at the same time, the sword aura also disintegrated. A blast of violent energy surged through heaven and earth, forming a shock wave ten thousand meters across.
Fang Mo grunted and shot backward a thousand meters. Dragon