The surroundings fell silent in an instant. Everyone watched the scene in shock. Until Lin Chuan made his move, no one had realized what had happened. But when they looked again, they saw the black arrow embedded in Susanoo's ribs, along with the nearly pierced rib bones.
Cold sweat immediately streamed down Mu Bai's forehead. That arrow had been aimed directly at the center of his brow. Even with some life-saving trump cards, he might not have been able to defend against it perfectly. He truly did not dare imagine what the consequences would have been if that arrow had struck.
Mu Bai's sword light stalled because of this sudden turn of events, allowing many black-thread armored soldiers to rush forward. Lin Chen did not waste words. Similar sword light burst forth and blocked the black-thread armored soldiers. However, unlike Mu Bai, he was no longer so aggressive. He merely held the soldiers back instead of immediately launching a massive slaughter.
"Thank you. I, Mu Bai, owe you a favor!" Still shaken, Mu Bai wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and turned to speak solemnly to Lin Chuan.
If the Azure Dragon had not acted in that situation, no one would have blamed him. Yet the Azure Dragon had still intervened to save him. To Mu Bai, that was already a tremendous kindness.
"It was nothing. Don't worry about it," Lin Chuan said softly. Mu Bai might have been somewhat reckless, but both his strength and character were decent. They had all come to deal with Crown Prince Hai now, so if they could lend each other a hand, they should. No one knew whether they might need the other's help later.
Mu Bai said nothing more. Although the Azure Dragon had made light of it, Mu Bai was