Golden Wheel's sudden attack made Song Wen immediately abandon the idea of using the Death-Substitute Puppet to close in on Yi Ji.
The spiritual power around him surged like a tide, pouring mightily into the Nine Calamities Measuring-Heaven Sword in his hand.
The Nine Calamities Measuring-Heaven Sword instantly erupted with dusky-black sword radiance, slashing toward the incoming blazing-white line of fire.
The blazing-white line of fire that could pierce anything finally met its match before a Profound Heaven Spirit Treasure. It was cleaved cleanly in two, severed down the middle and flung through the air.
Yet Yi Ji had no time to spare it any attention.
She was occupied with fending off Golden Wheel's assassination attempt.
She had originally believed that once she drove back Moon Wheel, she would temporarily be free of the threat from Xuan Li. Inevitably, her guard against Xuan Li had lowered.
Moreover, Golden Wheel had appeared at an exquisitely opportune moment—precisely when Yi Ji's entire focus was locked onto Song Wen and the blazing-white line of fire had already shot forth like an arrow leaving the bowstring.
For a moment, she was left scrambling.
Yi Ji's pupils contracted sharply. In her haste, she could only forcibly mobilize the spiritual power within her body and condense a crimson flame barrier before herself.
Yet compared to the wall of fire that had blocked Moon Wheel earlier, this flame barrier was far inferior in both thickness and solidity.
"Hiss—"
Golden Wheel brutally cut into the flame barrier, letting out a piercing tearing sound.
The barrier trembled violently, flickering in and out of existence. It held for less than a breath before collapsing with a crash.
Golden Wheel's momentum slowed slightly, but its edge remained as sharp as ever as it shot straight for Yi Ji's chest!
Yi Ji