Was that all you had?
Hong Liuyun frowned and stuffed the two cotton balls he had prepared into his ears. It was the most direct and effective way to dampen the sound of the Soul Devourer Flute.
Kong Congnan merely sneered. The Soul Devourer Flute doesn't just affect you through your senses. It reaches you on a spiritual level, too. If blocking your ears worked, what kind of spirit treasure would it be?
Hong Liuyun knew, of course, that this method had limited effect. Still, there was no harm in using every measure available to him.
Besides that, he had completely sealed off his Sea of Soul with spiritual power. From past experience, he knew this would minimize the effects and damage.
Even so, he could still hear a strange sound, at once mournful and yearning, drifting faintly through his mind, lingering there.
Hong Liuyun knew he had to seize the moment and attack first. He gripped Snake Thorn tightly, and earthen-yellow spiritual light crawled along his arm and onto the weapon. In an instant, the weapon seemed to come alive, slowly slithering.
Bi Fan watched in surprise. Standing behind him, Shang Chenzong smiled and explained, "It's Senior Brother Hong's spiritual power that's flowing, not Snake Thorn. It only looks like the weapon is moving."
"I see." He smiled and nodded, then continued watching the fight intently.
In a flash, Hong Liuyun's figure spiraled forward like a lithe snake, moving at incredible speed. In the blink of an eye, he was upon his opponent. Snake Thorn, wreathed in yellow spiritual light, lunged fiercely like a giant python baring its fangs!
Kong Congnan snorted and nimbly sidestepped the attack without the slightest haste. His footwork seemed illusory and agile; he had clearly mastered his movement technique.
His strike missed, but Hong