"Damn it! Even if that girl is at my level, without a Clan Mark, she must be at the end of her rope by now!"
By ordinary reasoning, Ling Xuanmo's judgment was sound. But Zi Yan could not be judged by ordinary standards.
She was still far from fully absorbing the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit, and its remaining energy lingered within her. In battle, she kept absorbing that energy, growing fiercer the longer she fought. That state could not last forever, but she was nowhere near her limit yet. Ling Xuanmo had no idea that his private calculations were doomed to fail.
"Then let me test her condition once more!"
Ling Xuanmo raised a hand, and space began to tremble violently.
A dazzling golden seal, vast and heavy with awe-inspiring pressure, condensed out of thin air. It hummed as it crushed the surrounding space. This was one of Ling Xuanmo's most practiced Dou Techniques.
After studying the golden seal, Xiao Yan made his decision and recalled the Heavenly Flames he had transformed into glazed beasts.
"Ling Xuanmo's strength has already begun to wane. Huo Zhi, now's our chance to strike!" Xiao Yan's voice carried an excitement he had held back for a long time.
He then flew to Zi Yan's side with Huo Zhi.
Zi Yan was concentrating all her strength on meeting the golden seal head-on. When she sensed Xiao Yan approaching, she assumed he was worried about her. "Xiao Yan, don't worry. I can hold out. You two move back before you get caught in this!"
Xiao Yan shook his head. "There's no need to keep fighting him like this. This is our chance. When the moment comes, give it everything you've got, and we'll kill him together!"
Zi Yan had battled Ling Xuanmo for a long time. Though