The instant the Sky-piercing Sword Light formed, Liuli floated into the air and spun once. The silver light in her eyes flared to its utmost, and then she used her fingers as a sword, thrusting toward Xun Er.
The light sword moved with her gesture, its tip swiftly adjusting in midair before sweeping up Sword Qi that filled the sky and shooting toward the ground like a meteor.
Xun Er's willow brows drew together slightly. With a tap of her toe against the ground, she swept into the air as well. Facing the whistling sword light, she extended her hand in a claw. Rich Golden Flame surged explosively from her body, blanketing the sky and earth, before transforming into a Flame Giant Hand nearly a hundred meters wide that grabbed at the light sword.
"Clang!"
When the light sword struck the Flame Giant Hand, it gave off a piercing hum. For a moment, it was firmly suppressed by the giant hand, unable to move.
Liuli changed her hand seal, spun in the air, and finally pointed at the sword light caught by the giant hand. Her red lips parted as she uttered two words: "Second Sword! Vast Misty Waves!"
As the young girl's voice fell, the Sky-piercing Sword Light transformed once more, instantly bursting into countless streams of Sword Qi that stretched across the horizon like ocean waves. She pointed forward again, and the Sword Qi Torrent all turned toward Xun Er, flooding toward her in a heaven-covering assault.
"Rise!"
Elder Tongxuan's voice rang between heaven and earth. Around the plaza, the Magic Array that Xiao Yan and Gu Yao had damaged earlier was instantly restored and coated in a layer of golden radiance, becoming even sturdier.
Xun Er's expression did not change. Her body was completely enveloped in Golden