This thrust carried the immense power of a Dragon-kin, its speed reaching the absolute limit.
Before the spear arrived, its fierce intent had already stung the Mountain Folk's skin.
The Mountain Folk raised his head, a hint of gravity flashing through his eyes as they burned with murky golden light.
He let out a furious roar and crossed his arms before himself. The dark-gold stone armor instantly thickened, forming two enormous shields.
Clang—!!!
The deafening crash of metal against metal resounded throughout the Tree Court ruins!
The spear tip collided violently with the stone shields, erupting in blinding light and surging shockwaves that sent the Golden Blood monsters attempting to approach flying away.
Dan Heng felt an immense rebounding force travel through his arm, numbing the web between his thumb and forefinger.
The Mountain Folk's massive body was likewise driven backward by the force within that strike, plowing two deep furrows into the ground. A deep white crack had appeared across the stone armor covering his crossed arms.
"Roooaargh!!" Huang Di roared in pain and fury.
He suddenly swung his arm, trying to fling Dan Heng and his spear away together.
But Dan Heng borrowed the force of the collision, drifting backward like a willow leaf. At the same time, his wrist flicked repeatedly, sending several condensed spear auras shooting toward the joints of the Mountain Folk's arms like parasites clinging to the bone.
—Pfft, pfft, pfft.
The spear auras sank into the stone armor. Though they did not pierce it completely, they still caused Huang Di's movements to stall briefly.
The dark-gold light around his body fluctuated violently, and his aura became slightly disordered.
Seizing the opportunity, Dan Heng swept his gaze over the Golden Blood monsters gathering around them once more.
He drew a deep breath. An even