Great Emperor Lust cursed under her breath.
Inwardly, though, she was somewhat startled.
Luo Yiyi's mastery of illusion techniques was actually greater than she had imagined.
She truly could not defeat her anytime soon.
And so it went.
Blood Shadow Immortal Emperor led the Vanguard Battalion all the way to within a hundred zhang of Great Emperor Arrogance.
Any farther, and they could disrupt his casting.
Great Emperor Arrogance stood where he was, finally furrowing his brow.
He had not expected these humans to actually make it this far.
"A bunch of useless trash."
Great Emperor Arrogance cursed quietly.
They could not even stop a few hundred humans.
He had no choice but to temporarily halt the second strike he was gathering.
If the Vanguard Battalion charged over and interrupted him, the backlash would only be worse.
"It seems I still underestimated you."
Great Emperor Arrogance raised his head and looked toward Su Ming nearby.
His gaze was cold and sinister.
Su Ming felt a slight easing in his heart.
It worked.
As long as Arrogance's second strike was interrupted, this round of danger would be over.
But just then.
Alarm bells suddenly rang in Su Ming's heart.
An intense sense of danger came from behind him.
Not good!
Su Ming instinctively twisted aside to dodge.
A faint whistle cut through the air.
An almost transparent venomous thorn flew past, grazing his shoulder.
An eerie, dark green poison coated the thorn.
The poison touched the robes at Su Ming's shoulder, instantly corroding a small hole.
Su Ming's pupils contracted slightly.
A sneak attack?
He turned to look.
A figure slowly emerged from the shadows nearby.
The figure was small and thin, shrouded entirely in a black cloak.
Their aura was suppressed to the utmost, almost melding with the shadows.
That