Battle in the Crevice (Part 1)

"Damn it!"

The instant Pilgrim Sun pulled over the As-You-Will Staff to block Jason's smashing blow, he sensed a deathly aura from behind his left side—one powerful enough to threaten his life. He immediately tried to move aside and evade it. But at that moment, Sun Wukong thrust one foot between Pilgrim Sun's feet while driving his free hand upward, using his elbow to brace against Pilgrim Sun's left shoulder. With Sun Wukong and Jason working together, they actually locked Pilgrim Sun in place so completely that he could not move at all.

"Ahhh!" As the aura of death drew ever nearer, Pilgrim Sun finally let out a furious roar filled with rage, unwillingness, and a trace of fear.

At that moment, Yin Kuang's "True Sight" clearly saw the energy contained within the earth flooding into Pilgrim Sun's body like a tide. At the same time, Pilgrim Sun's body began to move slowly yet steadily—though "slowly" was naturally relative.

Moreover, Yin Kuang had never felt time pass as slowly as it did now.

"Faster! Faster!" Intense purple flames had already spilled out of Yin Kuang's body from his tension. His nerves were stretched to their absolute limit, and his eyes remained fixed on the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin. He knew that the instant the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin struck its target would be the best—and only—moment for him to act.

If the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin missed, Yin Kuang could only give up helplessly—even at his weakest, Sun Wukong was absolutely not someone he could handle!

Amid everyone's anticipation, the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin silently pierced Pilgrim Sun's left flank, slightly toward the rear—hit! Clearly, although Pilgrim Sun had foreseen the danger and tried desperately to evade it, he had already been severely wounded, was firmly restrained by Sun Wukong and Jason, and the Phoenix-Breaking Hairpin was swift