Xiao Yan watched Lu Huangtian charge straight at him, and his hands suddenly moved faster as Dou Zun-level Dou Qi surged wildly through his body.
"Faster!" Xiao Yan's hands moved like lightning, leaving behind only afterimages.
Lu Huangtian was also incredibly fast, flashing before Xiao Yan in just a few moves. The moment he arrived, Xiao Xun'er reached a hand out from behind Xiao Yan, and golden flames burst forth, burning away all the Dou Qi within the area. Using the cover, Xiao Yan began retreating at top speed.
Even as he retreated, Xiao Yan anxiously sensed Xiao Xun'er's condition. After all, Xun'er had to continuously supply him with golden flames while also helping him fend off enemies.
Fortunately, aside from her weakened aura, there seemed to be nothing else wrong with Xun'er.
Lu Huangtian did not give up after missing his strike and continued pursuing relentlessly. Just as he was about to reach Xiao Yan again, Xiao Yan thrust both hands forward as though he were about to hurl the fire lotus at Lu Huangtian.
Lu Huangtian had no intention of taking an object formed from the fusion of three Heavenly Flames head-on, so he immediately sidestepped—only to discover that nothing had happened. He had been played again.
"Dammit!" Lu Huangtian's eyes brimmed with fury as he prepared to rush forward and kill Xiao Yan.
At that moment, a pair of hands suddenly appeared beneath his feet—pitch-black hands formed from soul power.
They bound him directly in place. As Lu Huangtian's aura erupted, purple lightning shattered the black soul hands completely.
The instant the black hands were destroyed, He Kui in the distance spat out a mouthful of blood. Yet he still stared in Xiao Yan's direction and murmured, "Xiao Yan, it's all up to you now!"
Beside him