Suddenly, Uchiha Madara sensed an immense pressure rapidly hurtling toward them from straight ahead.
"Everyone, be careful!" Kenping Yuelai shouted, warning the others.
A black sword appeared in Kenping Yuelai's hand. Like him, Uchiha Madara could also feel the overwhelming pressure coming from ahead.
Then, five glowing streaks of energy resembling animal claw marks flew toward them with unstoppable force.
Feeling that powerful energy, Uchiha Madara could not help but be startled. Who could possibly block that?
At that moment, Uchiha Madara saw that a book had suddenly appeared in front of the group.
The book was enormous and semi-transparent. Uchiha Madara guessed that it was formed from energy as well, perhaps the spell of some mage.
The five glowing claw marks collided with the translucent book. With a ripping sound, it seemed as though a book had been torn apart.
A flash of white light passed by, and the book became utterly tattered.
"Finally blocked it," an elderly mage said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"That's a magic artifact you've cultivated for so many years!" someone beside the old mage said to him.
"It's only the loss of a magic artifact. Better than losing my life," the old mage said between heavy breaths.
Uchiha Madara watched in astonishment. What kind of magic artifact was it that it could withstand such a powerful blow?
"Thank you, Teacher," Kenping Yuelai said to the old mage with a smile.
"There's nothing to thank me for. But this thing can only block one attack," the old mage said. "If there's a second one, I won't have any more tricks left."
As soon as the grand mage finished speaking, another set of five glowing claw marks flew out from ahead.
This set of claw marks was even faster and more powerful than the