Hong Ying held the Hong Ying Spear. She glanced at Lu Yin, then turned her gaze to Yan Hua. "A petty trick."
Yan Hua tightened his grip on his sword. His figure flickered, and thunder roared as he transformed into a sword and thrust forward. This was his strongest move, Lei Ling.
Hong Ying snorted. She didn't even use her imprint as she viciously thrust her spear, piercing through the void and colliding with Lei Ling. With a sharp crack, the massive lightning bolt seemed to slam into a wall and splinter backward. Yan Hua's sword broke outright, but Hong Ying's spear pierced through the lightning without resistance and stabbed toward his neck.
Everyone was horrified. The gap between them was simply too great.
Just as the spear tip was about to pierce Yan Hua's neck, a hand reached into the lightning and flicked a finger. With a sharp ping, tremendous force struck the spear tip, diverting it into the ground.
The ground split apart beneath the spear, and the underground city collapsed. As far as the eye could see, that single thrust had cleaved through ten thousand miles of land, and the slash even extended into outer space.
Silence fell over the execution grounds. Everyone stared at the scene in shock.
Hong Ying tightened her grip on the shaft, the corners of her mouth curling up as if she wasn't surprised. She slowly turned to Lu Yin. "Who are you?"
Yan Hua gasped for breath as he looked at the person standing in front of him. He wanted to know who this man was, too. They'd been introduced earlier, but he hadn't paid attention.
Lu Yin stood with his hands behind his back. "Call me Seventh Brother."
His voice wasn't loud, but it echoed over the execution grounds. Everyone