One thing Hanyu hadn't expected was that Mo Xingzhi might look refined and scholarly, but when he fought, he was an entirely different person.
The enormous iron sword darting through the air pursued Poison Bat relentlessly, leaving him in dire straits. His heart hardened. Since he'd already stolen a shipload of Spirit Stones, what was one more dead Mo family seventh son? The seas were vast; the Mo Family would have to find him before they could take revenge.
At that thought, he spread his hands and released his True Essence, bracing himself against the great sword's slash. An explosion rang out in midair. Poison Bat was left looking rather disheveled, but his gaze turned icy as he formed a spell seal toward Mo Xingzhi and cried an incantation!
"Bat Kill!"
His True Essence transformed into golden bats, which swarmed toward Mo Xingzhi below.
Mo Xingzhi hadn't expected his opponent to really be willing to fight to the death. He immediately recalled the great sword, formed a spell seal, and cried, "Shield Armor!"
The great sword swiftly broke apart and reassembled in front of him, transforming into an iron shield a meter wide and a meter tall. Spiritual energy constantly shifted across its surface, and True Essence spread over it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Golden bats slammed into the shield one after another. The violent explosions continued for dozens of breaths. Mo Xingzhi braced himself behind the iron shield and kept retreating. His hands gradually began to tremble, and a small gash had opened below the web of his thumb.
"With a mechanism powered by Spirit Stones and controlled by a cultivator, few at the same realm could stand against it. Too bad his realm is a little too low."
Little Glazed offered her appraisal in his mind.
Hanyu was in