"Bam!"
The Gu Diao swept its wings, and Hēijū, unable to dodge in time, was slammed hard into the wall.
The entire room shook from the impact.
Hēijū's heart sank.
In the next moment, a huge black claw, as if cast from molten iron, clamped fiercely around its body.
Hēijū let out a miserable cry.
Its bones creaked and groaned, making everyone's teeth ache.
Excruciating pain spread through every limb.
For a moment, it thought it had been crushed into a lump of mush.
"Little Wolf!"
Yang Feng struggled with all his might, his voice hoarse with desperation.
His eyes were bloodshot.
"Ugh!"
He grunted, his face twisting violently.
A beastlike growl rumbled in his throat.
The veins in his neck and on the backs of his hands stood out, one by one.
He looked hideous and terrifying.
"Little Taotie, get down."
Xiao Xiao furrowed his brow slightly.
Taotie glanced disdainfully at the human who had immediately curled into a ball the moment it left his head.
With a few leaps, it settled back on Xiao Xiao's head.
The familiar aura of spiritual energy enveloped it.
Though it found this human annoying, it rather liked the scent of spiritual energy emanating from him.
It wasn't the murky, unpleasant smell of ordinary humans.
It was the natural scent of heaven and earth.
"Hēijū, what did you do?"
Xiao Xiao turned abruptly, his gaze sharp as a sword.
Hēijū lowered its eyes to indicate the claw on its body.
It opened its mouth and spat out a large mouthful of black blood.
A rank stench filled the air.
"Ahh!"
Yang Feng rolled around on the ground, crying, "It hurts! It hurts!"
His cries were anguished.
"Gu Diao."
The black claw released Hēijū.
"Thump."
Hēijū pitched