Did they think the newcomer was an easy target?
Bai Xiaowen watched the Tyrannosaurus Lord charge toward him while Xiao Xing and Shi Yu stood on either flank, looking ready to enjoy the show. He shook his head slightly, took out a Spell Talisman he had prepared earlier, and tied it to a palm-sized stone.
Then he pressed a Spirit Force Mark into the stone and dropped it at his feet, talisman and all.
Boom!
The Tyrannosaurus Lord slammed into the wall of Astral Qi formed by the Giant Wood Banner Warriors.
The impact shook the formation. The warriors retreated several steps in unison, shedding the force of the blow. The Tyrannosaurus Lord's Charge stopped dead, as though he had hit a solid wall, leaving him dizzy for an instant.
Protected by the Fortified Wall Formation, Bai Xiaowen sprang forward. Formless Blade!
He seized that opening to slash the Tyrannosaurus Lord across a nostril.
Xiao Xing said, "They stopped him. Barely, by the look of it."
Shi Yu said, "Charging in to attack him himself... That's too risky!"
The nostril was a vulnerable spot. Bai Xiaowen had put everything into the strike, aiming to hurt the Tyrannosaurus Lord badly enough to make him wary.
Blood sprayed.
The Tyrannosaurus Lord let out a deafening roar. Enduring the pain and the turmoil in his Spirit Force, he snapped at Bai Xiaowen in midair. It looked as though Bai Xiaowen had delivered himself straight into those jaws.
Whoosh!
The next instant, Bai Xiaowen vanished from before the Tyrannosaurus Lord's mouth. In his place appeared a small stone with a Spell Talisman tied to it.
Crunch! The Tyrannosaurus Lord's jaws closed on empty air, but the stone and talisman went into his mouth. To him, a palm-sized stone was smaller than a grain of