Victory Through Tactics

The Witch God's gaze snapped urgently toward the two celestial guardians!

He saw the Fist Sect Master throw a punch at A' Yue. What had been a thunderous blow suddenly froze halfway through, slowing to a crawl.

A' Yue seemed to have anticipated it.

She ducked low and slipped aside,

Then thrust a palm horizontally into the Fist Sect Master's waist and abdomen. With a dull bang, his body flew backward, smashing straight through the earthen wall the old Daoist had just raised.

On Shen Yi's side, the swordsman had raised his blade to chop down. His Blade Intent howled and rolled like wind and sand across a vast desert, stirring up an endless tide of saber force.

Yet in that instant,

His Blade Intent abruptly vanished, as though the wind and sand had scattered. The overlapping blade lights revealed an enormous flaw.

Shen Yi was the sort to kick a man when he was down and take his life while he was ill.

Wrapped in Force Qi, he charged straight in.

A rapid series of crackles rang out as blade qi shattered.

Shen Yi closed in before the swordsman,

One hand curling into a claw, accompanied by a dragon's roar, thrust straight into his chest. His five fingers seized the heart with uncanny precision and clenched hard!

The heart exploded into pulp within the chest, and the Life-Severing Gu dwelling inside it died beyond death.

Killed a celestial powerhouse. Gained 180 years of secluded cultivation time.

The Witch God was horrified.

The sudden turn of events came like lightning and thunder. It was so abrupt that he immediately recalled the ghostly blue flames A' Yue had released and snarled bitterly:

"It was you!"

"What did you do?!"

A' Yue's eyes were clear, her voice tinkling like silver