They were Shadow Council members after all!
They had not withdrawn completely. Instead, they had lurked nearby, waiting for this once-in-a-millennium opportunity!
"Watch out!" The three prodigies reacted with incredible speed, each instantly using their own methods to block or evade.
But the ambush had come too suddenly, and they had only just been cowed by the dragon's might, their minds still unsettled.
"Pfft!" "Clang!" "Sssh!"
Luo Jinghong's sword light wheeled around, shattering two streaks of black radiance, but the third grazed past his ribs, drawing a spray of blood!
Yun Yichen snapped open his folding fan, its clear light shielding his body and blocking most of the attacks. Yet a silent soul spike struck his shoulder, making him grunt as his face turned pale.
Tuoba Shan was the most valiant of all. Neither dodging nor retreating, he swept out with his iron staff and smashed every attack aimed at him to pieces. Yet a poisoned needle still struck his thigh, and numbness immediately spread through it.
"Despicable!" The three were both shocked and enraged.
At that moment, a sharp gleam flashed through Lu Chen's eyes!
An opportunity!
The leaders of all three sides had been ambushed and injured at once. Though the wounds were not fatal, they would inevitably be distracted! A flaw had appeared in the encirclement!
Without hesitation, he instantly crushed the life-saving jade pendant at his waist!
"Buzz—!"
A gentle azure barrier instantly enveloped him, while a powerful force of spatial teleportation began to surge!
"Trying to run?!" Luo Jinghong was the first to react. Ignoring the wound at his ribs, he swung his sword backhandedly at the barrier!
Yun Yichen and Tuoba Shan attacked at the same time as well!
But how could the life-saving jade pendant refined by Elder Mu Wanqing be ordinary?
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