At the same time, Qiao Rui's Soul Melody began to play softly.
But Xiahou Yuan was no easy opponent!
Bai Xiaowen's shot had dealt him heavy damage, but it had also jolted him out of Intimidation. With a shout, he swung his bow downward.
Combat skill—Longbow Swing! Besides knocking enemies back, it carried a force that shook the mind.
An invisible surge of energy seemed to accompany the blow. Li Shuyi's mind reeled, slowing her movements. By the time she recovered, the bow had sent her flying several steps back.
Xiahou Yuan drew his bow again. This time, he nocked three arrows and aimed at Li Shuyi.
"Die, you thief!"
With a hiss, the three arrows spiraled forth like dragons, straight toward Li Shuyi's heart!
Combat skill—Heart-Piercing Arrow!
Li Shuyi darted sideways at top speed, but the three intertwined arrows tracked her as if guided, veering across the air in defiance of physics. They were still headed straight for her!
The arrows were too fast for Li Shuyi to be sure she could block them. Her figure blurred as she activated her Awakening Skill, Invincible Slash. Her very first strike lunged straight at Xiahou Yuan in a ferocious counterattack.
Bai Xiaowen drew a breath. Seeing his mental energy plummet, he abruptly ended Intimidation's Mental Force Field and sent Rageclaw leaping forward. In midair, Rageclaw unleashed Super Orochi Nagi!
Bai Xiaowen had already used Super Orochi Nagi in front of the Winged Cavalry a day earlier, when they had tried to breach Xudu's gates.
Over the past several days, through the pacification of Liaodong and the battle against Zhang Jiao, word that Bai Xiaowen practiced mystic arts had gradually spread among Youzhou's soldiers and civilians:
The second young master had received teachings from a celestial through a chance encounter and excelled