The Broken-Winged Swallow

The one who struck without warning at Golden Swallow's moment of crisis was naturally Tullian. Shen Kou could be said to have grasped Tullian's mindset with remarkable precision. It was not that Shen Kou was exceptionally formidable or that Tullian was simple-minded; rather, Tullian had truly been driven into a corner. Now, his only chance to turn things around was to seize Golden Swallow's Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin!

It was worth mentioning that the White-Haired Witch's seemingly vicious, ruthless lash appeared intended to destroy Golden Swallow in one blow—even Golden Swallow herself believed that the White-Haired Witch meant to kill her! But to anyone sharp-eyed, the White-Haired Witch's true target was actually the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin Golden Swallow wore in her hair.

If the White-Haired Witch had truly wanted to kill Golden Swallow, Tullian would instead have done nothing. Golden Swallow's life or death was entirely outside his concerns.

The Spatial Rending Blade that appeared without warning, accompanied by a piercing tearing sound, was faster than lightning as it slashed toward the White-Haired Witch's whip, as if intending to cleave it in two. The White-Haired Witch snorted disdainfully. Just as the translucent spatial blade was about to strike the whip, her wrist suddenly exerted force. With a sharp crack, the end of the whip changed direction and lashed against the spatial blade. After a strange popping sound, the spatial blade dissipated.

How could a whip that served as the White-Haired Witch's weapon possibly be so easily severed?

In truth, Tullian had not expected to cut through the White-Haired Witch's weapon. His goal was merely to stop her from taking the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin. Weapons like whips were extremely difficult to control, and their power was usually concentrated in the first strike. Once that initial burst of force failed, it was far from easy to