"Thud—"
The burly man's body, now missing its upper half, fell to the ground.
Seeing this, the black-robed elder froze, unable to recover for a long moment.
True Qi surged out, dispersing the blood mist before her. Shi Lan raised her eyes to the two men in the air, the killing intent in her gaze undiminished. A flash of light gleamed, and the Ziwei Seven-Star Halberd appeared in her hand.
Shi Lan's True Qi poured into her Flying Cloud Boots. Carrying her halberd, she shot into the sky. Its blade flashed brilliantly, extending more than three zhang as she thrust it toward You Hong!
You Hong's face turned stern. His slightly trembling right hand steadied, glowing red once more. Rather than retreat from the charging Shi Lan, he advanced, sending two giant palms formed from Xiantian True Qi to meet the halberd's radiance head-on.
"What are you standing around for? Attack!"
Seeing the black-robed elder still staring blankly, You Hong roared at him.
The black-robed elder came to his senses, his expression grave. Four flying swords hovered beside him, one of them beneath his feet.
The black-robed elder beckoned, and a disc-shaped artifact flew out, replacing the sword beneath his feet. Once it steadied him in the air, the four flying swords hovering beside him all gave a soft hum.
Their blades swelled to five or six zhang in length, sending streaks of pink Sword Qi crisscrossing through the air, accompanied by a strange fragrance.
"Boom—"
The halberd's radiance collided head-on with the giant palms. By now, Shi Lan had brought all her strength to bear, pouring out every last bit of her Xiantian True Qi.
The two giant palms were pierced through in an instant. Most of the halberd's radiance was dispersed, but it still had strength to spare