Thinking of that previous piercing strike, and the Dao foundation still floating unsteadily, even with a Dao heart of iron, Mister Gai felt his scalp prickle and had no choice but to divert his attention to guard against it.
Yet the Primordial Formless Sword merely assumed a straight thrusting posture. The razor-sharp aura that pierced to the marrow vanished the instant Mister Gai focused his will upon it, shifting to another position.
At the same time, he heard Yu Ci let out a long howl. The Carefree Bird beneath him answered in kind. Amid cries like rolling ocean tides, the other five Carefree Birds trapped within the Yin Tomb Domain seemed to have received some signal and all released their auras in response.
Of course, the one beneath him was under powerful control. It had only roared half a cry before being suppressed. But the other four scattered in every direction, each employing a Void Divine Ability to shuttle through space. Their order, priority, positions above and below, urgency and force all differed, like four masters skilled in coordinated assaults, striking in succession at the places that hurt him most.
After all, spatial confinement was not his specialty. After four impacts, he had barely completed half the technique when his remaining strength could no longer sustain it. The restraint immediately collapsed, and amid unceasing cries, the flock of Carefree Birds scattered. Almost without giving Mister Gai time to catch his breath, their spatial-shuttling divine ability activated once more.
Naturally, even a Longevity True Man could not possibly capture a flock of Carefree Birds by sheer strength alone. Mister Gai had already done something rarely seen in the world by holding them for this long. Now he had reached his limit. If he continued treating everything the same, he would only