Ma Yu seemed to have anticipated that Lu Zifeng might strike, and a trace of mockery appeared on his face.
With a flick of his wrist, he released his own flying sword, knocking Lu Zifeng's attack aside before driving straight at Lu Zifeng without losing momentum!
Lu Zifeng apparently hadn't expected such a vast gap between them. Caught off guard, he failed to dodge completely, and the flying sword sliced off one of his arms.
The injury alone wouldn't have killed him, but several nearby Red Shadow Monsters sensed the blood and immediately rushed over.
No matter how Lu Zifeng dodged, he couldn't escape. He activated every Evil-Warding Talisman and Exorcism Talisman he had, but they only stopped a few of the monsters. In the end, a Red Shadow burrowed into his body.
Whatever method Lu Zifeng used, he didn't immediately go berserk. His expression twisted savagely, his entire body rapidly swelled, and then he spat out a Blood Arrow as black as ink!
Carrying an indescribable bloody stench, the Blood Arrow struck Ma Yu's white light barrier as though it had teleported. The barrier immediately began to corrode, black smoke rising with a hiss as holes appeared across its surface.
Lu Zifeng had exhausted every last trace of his vitality and collapsed to the ground, his eyes wide open.
Though he was dead, Lu Zifeng's final move frightened Ma Yu nearly out of his soul.
Seeing that the light barrier was about to fail, Ma Yu immediately channeled his mana and lunged toward the stone steps.
Just then, two flying swords shot toward his body simultaneously, one from either side, reaching him just as he was about to land on the steps.
The light barrier could only repel heretical entities; it offered no other protection. In desperation, Ma Yu