Sword Woman's attack was aimed at Xuedie, so Chen Lin shelved his plan to reveal his identity. This was a perfect opportunity to see whether Xuedie knew this Golden Dragon and whether the two were putting on a double act.
"Hmph."
Faced with Sword Woman's terrifying sword light, Xuedie merely gave a soft snort.
She waved her hand.
Several snow-white butterflies flew out and wound around the sword light, pinning the Rainbow Sword in place.
It hummed and thundered.
Yet it could not break free.
Crack.
After trembling several times without escaping, the Rainbow Sword actually split apart, then collapsed into a wash of multicolored light and vanished. When it reappeared, it was back in Sword Woman's hand.
"Oh?"
Xuedie exclaimed in surprise.
"You can actually break through my domain?"
"It seems you're already evolving toward the Dominator level. Unfortunately, as a Sword Spirit, you benefit from your Sword Body but are also bound by it. Ascending to Dominator on your own will be far too difficult."
After offering that assessment,
she glanced at Golden Dragon, then said to Sword Woman, "With your talent, you shouldn't be trapped here. Acknowledge me as your master, and I'll take you away and help you ascend to Dominator. What do you say?"
"Not a chance!"
Before Sword Woman could answer, Golden Dragon roared in fury.
As his body writhed, he opened his enormous jaws and spewed out a sheet of golden light.
It instantly engulfed all three of them.
Chen Lin neither dodged nor retaliated. He simply drove his Nine-Layered Armor to its utmost and let the golden light envelop him.
His attention remained on Xuedie and Huang Yan.
For one thing, he needed to guard against them seizing the opportunity to join Golden Dragon in attacking him. He also watched their expressions,