The sudden voice caught everyone off guard. They stared in astonishment. Leng Qingshuang's eyes snapped open, too. The voice sounded vaguely familiar.
Before she could recover, a deafening boom rang out.
Leng Qingshuang instinctively looked up.
The streak of sword light had already struck the massive dragon claw descending toward them. In an instant, it tore the claw apart, and it shattered with a thunderous crash, vanishing completely...
Leng Qingshuang froze.
The next moment, the scene blurred, and a figure appeared before her. With his hands clasped behind his back and an unconcerned expression, he hovered proudly in the air, facing the Jiaolong Demon Venerable.
Recognizing the sudden arrival, Leng Qingshuang's pupils contracted. "It's that senior!"
She recognized Ning Wangshu and stared at him in shock, her breathing quickening. "That senior actually destroyed the Heaven Demon Clan's Demon Venerable's attack with a single sword strike. Could he be a Body Integration expert too?!"
At that moment, Leng Qingshuang recalled what Ning Wangshu had told her earlier.
"So that senior wasn't merely comforting me before. He really did step in. And he's a Body Integration expert!"
Leng Qingshuang drew a deep breath, then smiled wryly and shook her head. "Of course. This senior is Master's friend. It's no surprise he has Body Integration cultivation!"
"It seems heaven hasn't forsaken the Qinglan Sect or Taiyuan City! With this senior here, the only way things could still go badly is if there's a second Body Integration Demon Venerable among the Heaven Demon Clan's army."
"Otherwise, as long as this senior can hold off the Jiaolong Demon Venerable, the rest of the Heaven Demon Clan's army won't be a threat!"
The thought filled Leng Qingshuang with joy and renewed her spirits, dispelling the bitterness and despondency she had felt just moments before.
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