Xue Lian's spiritual sense took a blow, and agony surged through his mind. His reaction speed plummeted. To buy time to recover, he swiftly retreated, putting distance between himself and Xu Yang, while fully activating the defenses of the Blood Spirit Pearl and Bronze Mirror to guard against Xu Yang taking the opportunity to attack.
Of course, Xu Yang wasn't about to let such a golden opportunity slip away. With Xue Lian's spiritual sense shaken, the Flying Sword he controlled had lost much of its power. Xu Yang seized the chance to send a burst of gray Killing Intent from the Small Banner, wrapping around the Flying Sword and immobilizing it, while the Small Bowl swiftly swooped down toward Xue Lian.
At the same time, Xu Yang raised a hand and controlled the Heavenly Escape Mirror to unleash a beam of five-colored light, shooting viciously toward Xue Lian. He rapidly poured Witch Power from within his body into the Heaven-Slaying Sword, rousing a beam of Heaven-Slaying Sword Light. It flew out of his body and hovered before him, ready to fire at any moment.
Xue Lian reacted quickly, but his poor condition let him down. He still failed to dodge Xu Yang's attack, and the Small Bowl came crashing down over his head. Fortunately, his defenses were extremely strong. The Bronze Mirror released a curtain of light that held the Small Bowl in midair, preventing it from falling. Then the Heavenly Escape Mirror's beam struck the Bronze Mirror, knocking it into the air to face off against the Small Bowl, before slamming into the Blood Spirit Pearl's defensive light curtain.
The Blood Spirit Pearl's defensive light curtain shuddered, but withstood the Heavenly Escape Mirror's attack. The Bronze Mirror had weakened the beam, allowing the Blood Spirit Pearl to easily hold