"The road ahead is blocked!" As the City Lord-level Uniting Dao roared, his blood and qi boiled, and a colossal phantom gradually condensed behind him. It had a bull's head and a human body, with a single horn, and let out a long bellow toward the heavens.
"A Divine Ability Manifestation!" Lian frowned. She knew this enemy was far from an ordinary Uniting Dao cultivator. He was surely the strongest foe they had encountered since this battle began. Judging by his build, he was clearly a Body Cultivator—thick-skinned and tough-bodied. If Yuan Xi could not break through his blockade at once, she would inevitably be entangled. Once they were pincered from front and rear, there would be no hope of survival.
The manifestation swiftly solidified as Dao power surged and gathered from all around, forming a massive hexagonal shield in its hands. Once the shield was raised before it, it seemed as though the entire world had been cut off.
This City Lord-level Uniting Dao cultivator was undoubtedly clever. One look at Yuan Xi and the others' speed told him that he was far inferior, so he immediately assumed his strongest defensive stance, intending to intercept them.
As long as he could hold Yuan Xi back for but an instant, the other Uniting Dao cultivators at his side could surround and attack her.
The giant shield solidified, Dao power converging like an enormous crystal.
Yuan Xi was fearless. Neither dodging nor evading, she charged straight into it.
A hand suddenly reached out, its fingers pressed together like a sword. White light flickered from the fingertips as they touched the shield's surface.
In that instant of contact, Yuan Xi's expression remained unchanged, but the City Lord-level Uniting Dao cultivator's face drastically changed. He could clearly hear creaking sounds coming from the