Dawn broke.
A blazing sword flash illuminated the entire sky, turning the night sky into broad daylight in an instant. Ye Lin and Murong Hanxuan swiftly retreated, immortal power surging wildly through both their hands.
Sword Qi crisscrossed the heavens, streak after streak sweeping unrestrainedly between heaven and earth.
Boom...
Boom...
Boom...
As three thunderous blasts rang out, the entire Yellow River phantom shattered. A dazzling sword flash cleaved the Yellow River phantom in two, causing it to vanish from between heaven and earth.
The Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox let out a roar as it stepped upon moonlight. Countless starlike motes continuously gathered from the crescent moon and flowed into its body.
There was not a trace of fear in its eyes. It seized the sword flash with both claws and tore fiercely, ripping the sword flash apart and scattering it into the sky.
That sword flash had already expended most of its power when it shattered the Yellow Springs phantom. Now that it faced the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox again, it had little might left.
The next instant, the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox moved with extreme speed, stepping on moonlight as it passed straight through Chen Liu's body.
Chen Liu bent over like a sandbag and was violently flung backward. Like a kite with its string cut, he plunged uncontrollably toward the ground.
"Strike while he's sick and take his life. Go."
Murong Hanxuan's expression was cold and stern. Holding dozens of talismans between his fingers, he chased after where Chen Liu was falling, while Ye Lin circled around and charged in from another direction.
He intended to cut off Chen Liu's escape route and make sure he could not flee.
"Cough, cough. Two prodigies of the same level... I really can't hold them off."
Inside a massive crater, Chen Liu coughed