How could I possibly withstand this at a time like this?
An incomparably powerful pressure swept over me as the Black Flame Longsword in his hand slashed down through the air.
It was like Mount Tai crashing down on my head.
I could only watch helplessly, unable to offer even the slightest resistance.
And according to my calculations, only a little over a minute had passed since then.
Master, Third Master, and the others would need at least another twenty seconds to get here.
But those twenty seconds were more than enough for me to die ten times over.
At that instant, as I watched the Black Flame Longsword descend, my entire body was unable to react.
The scent of death completely engulfed me.
Damn it...
Was this how it was going to end?
But at that most critical moment, the Black Umbrella that had previously been knocked to the ground suddenly shot toward me without any warning.
The instant the Black Flame Longsword struck me, the Black Umbrella snapped open with a bang, and a faint white-robed phantom appeared before me, shielding me.
The Black Flame Longsword crashed down with a boom, its powerful baleful energy striking the umbrella.
The white-robed phantom held the Black Umbrella as black light spread from it and runes flickered.
This time, it directly sent Cloak Old Ghost flying.
Not only was I unharmed, but the white-robed phantom still stood before me with the Black Umbrella in hand.
Though it was only a white-robed phantom, nothing more than an outline whose face could not be seen clearly.
From that figure, that silhouette, and its ability to control the Black Umbrella...
It was Xiao Yu.
She had come. She had saved me—saved me again...
"Xiao Yu..."
I stared at the phantom, overwhelmed with emotion.
Yet