For the first time, Asura looked directly at this scholar.
Chen Xuan appeared calm, but he had actually suffered no minor injuries within.
"Just a scholar."
Asura's face twisted, only to be drowned by even thicker killing intent.
He no longer paid Chen Xuan any heed and turned toward Zhou Qiubai and Yang Guyun.
"You think I'll give you time?" Asura raised the Demon Sword. The vital energy between heaven and earth surged madly toward its tip, condensing into an ever-expanding dark red sphere.
At that moment, a black streak shot skyward from the ground.
Yang Guyun stood up.
Asura snorted coldly, and the dark red sphere came crashing down.
Yang Guyun raised his spear to meet it. The Black Spear's tip collided with that mass of dark red light.
The immense force bent his knees, cracking and sinking the ground beneath his feet as his legs plunged into the earth.
Yet he gritted his teeth and forcibly knocked the ball of light aside.
The dark red light grazed past his shoulder and flew away, exploding several yards behind him and flattening a small earthen mound.
A chunk of flesh was burned from Yang Guyun's left shoulder, exposing white bone, yet he seemed not to feel it at all. Borrowing the recoil from that deflection, he soared into the air, his Black Spear thrusting straight at Asura's face.
Asura swung his sword to block, and their clash erupted with a deafening boom.
Yang Guyun was blasted backward. When he landed, his feet plowed two deep furrows through the yellow earth.
Yet the moment he steadied himself, he charged again with his spear.
One thrust, two thrusts, three thrusts.
Every thrust was direct and simple, without a single unnecessary movement. At first, Asura could easily block them, but by the tenth