Ink-black smoke spread over the area, completely obscuring Xia Jincheng's whereabouts and causing the summoned creatures' follow-up attacks to strike empty air.
However, Xia Jincheng did not linger within the smoke. Even Qi Zeng's Earth Escape could not evade Lu Wang's senses, much less his half-baked invisibility item.
The instant the smoke grenade disrupted the summoned creatures' attacks, Xia Jincheng lunged at Bai Xiaowen like a hawk.
In an instant, surging sword qi gathered into a tidal wave and swept furiously toward Bai Xiaowen's Silver Throne.
"Eleventh Form... Wind Barrier!"
Every fine strand of sword qi spun rapidly like a top, naturally carrying immense Piercing force. Hundreds upon thousands of fine sword qis were like hundreds upon thousands of drills.
For that instant, even Bai Xiaowen was alarmed. The formidable defense formed by his protective True Essence Force was actually on the verge of collapse.
Xia Jincheng could actually break through his True Essence Force protection. This truly surprised Bai Xiaowen. Bai Xiaowen's current True Essence Force defense was no weaker than that of a true High Master Tier expert! This meant Xia Jincheng was capable of injuring High Master Tier experts.
Although he knew Xia Jincheng's strike might be a feint, Bai Xiaowen could not gamble his life against his opponent's.
In Bai Xiaowen's eyes, Xia Jincheng's life was far less valuable than his own.
Bai Xiaowen immediately abandoned the idea of continuing his attack on Xia Jincheng and instead channeled True Essence Force to continuously reinforce his protective spirit-force barrier.
Naturally, he still had to make use of the advantage of numbers.
Bai Xiaowen's Spirit Sense located Xia Jincheng within the black mist. He then shared his vision with the summoned creatures and ordered them to attack Xia Jincheng from behind.
Xia Jincheng was already injured. If Butcher