Lin Qing's gaze sharpened. Gripping his blade in both hands, he slashed straight into the bone blade.
Clang!
The two blades collided, scattering sparks everywhere.
Lin Qing cleaved through the Baleful Fiend's bone blade. His slash continued unabated, biting savagely into its shoulder.
The edge sliced through flesh and bone, severing half the Baleful Fiend's shoulder along with its entire right arm.
Black blood gushed from the wound. The Baleful Fiend let out a piercing roar, madness filling its single eye, then opened its fang-filled mouth and lunged for Lin Qing's throat.
Lin Qing snorted coldly, released the hilt with his left hand, clenched his fingers, and punched the Baleful Fiend in the face.
Crack!
His fist struck the Baleful Fiend square in the face, and the sound of breaking bone rang out clearly.
The blow snapped its head backward, sending its whole body staggering back.
Lin Qing gave it no chance to catch its breath. He stepped forward and swept his long blade sideways with his right hand.
Squelch! Its head flew into the air. The headless corpse swayed for a moment, then crashed to the ground.
After killing seven or eight Baleful Fiends in succession, Lin Qing lowered his blade and stood still, his chest rising and falling slightly.
He turned to look toward Yue Ling'er and Ji Han.
Yue Ling'er and Ji Han were now standing back-to-back, surrounded by the few remaining Baleful Fiends.
Yue Ling'er sent one Baleful Fiend flying with her Heaven-and-Earth Ring, and Ji Han shattered its head with an Ice Arrow.
Just then, another Baleful Fiend moved.
It kicked off the ground with both feet and shot toward Yue Ling'er like black lightning, thrusting a bone blade straight at her chest.
Yue Ling'er was ready. The Heaven-and-Earth Ring spun back from nearby and