Yu Sui only saw the Crimson Flame Crystal Flower slip from the Black Skull's wrist. A moment later, she heard the sound of a sword shattering, followed by the Black Skull's sharp roar. Even the white smoke billowing with scorching heat seemed capable of burning anyone it touched.
The Black Skull and Mei Chengyu moved at the same time.
Mei Chengyu retreated, drawing the fight away from Yu Sui, and the Black Skull pursued him.
The skeleton gripped the Black Longsword tightly. Its blade seemed to have a faint, hard-to-detect curve that flickered in and out of sight.
Mei Chengyu's killing intent hadn't diminished, but its target had changed: the black Sword Spirit before him. Using the School of Names' Words, he summoned his sword again at great speed. He clashed blades with the black sword in the Black Skull's hands several times, each impact sending sparks flying.
The Sword Spirit's moves were savage, relying entirely on the force of its Five Elements Qi. Yet this simple, direct approach was the most effective.
Under the suppression of absolute strength, every trick was futile.
The scorching white smoke spilling from the Black Skull's body swept past Mei Chengyu's face, piercing straight through his Body Protection Qi and making his skin burn with pain.
Even the sand whipped up by the wind was refined by the heat surrounding the Black Skull. Like the Crimson Flame Crystal Flowers that kept growing from its body only to fall away, it turned into scattered sparks.
Mei Chengyu was now the person closest to the Black Skull, so he could sense the nearly furious killing intent emanating from it. It was the resentment and rage buried deep in its master's heart, suppressed for years, that had taken shape as this creature.
At that moment, it was