Fragile as Paper

"One short," Shuten-doji stepped forward. "But never mind."

He extended his hand, revealing an arm and palm as white as jade. Black patterns surfaced across them, writhing like living creatures before seeping out through his fingertips.

They formed three things resembling invitations.

With a flick of Shuten-doji's hand, the three invitations flew out, heading respectively toward Tang Luo, Sun Hongyun, and Qin Wushuang's camps.

As for the severely injured Gardner, he was naturally ignored.

The black invitations suddenly changed in midair, turning into three small black snakes. Their speed abruptly increased as they attacked Sun Hongyun, Qin Wushuang, and Tang Luo from extremely tricky angles.

Guan Yu stepped forward, instantly crossing five meters to block Sun Hongyun.

He swung the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand, its seemingly utterly blunt "jade blade" slashing at the black snake.

Just as the two were about to collide and the black snake was about to be cut in half by the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, it suddenly turned.

It narrowly evaded the Green Dragon Crescent Blade.

It was about to fly past Guan Yu and strike Sun Hongyun.

Guan Yu's eyes narrowed. His grip tightened around the hilt, and the faint, mist-shrouded azure dragon coiling around the blade was about to pounce.

A short mace struck first, pinning the black snake in midair.

Qin Qiong had made his move!

The long mace attacked while the short mace defended. With both offense and defense accounted for, it was far more agile than the Green Dragon Crescent Blade in this regard.

With a shake of his left hand holding the short mace, Qin Qiong shattered the struggling black snake.

However, after the black snake shattered, the fragmented black aura did not disappear. Instead, it transformed into countless small snakes that flew toward Sun Hongyun.