When Xiao Yun had used his soul force to probe the imperial capital at the Mittel Auction House, he had sensed Lv Man on Misty Cloud Sect. Since then, Xiao Yun had kept a close watch on her.
So the moment Lv Man made a move against Qing Lin, Xiao Yun noticed.
"You want to take Qing Lin to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion? Then I'll have to see whether you have the strength to keep her safe there," Xiao Yun said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yun suddenly attacked. With a push of his palm, more than a dozen enormous ethereal swords appeared and shot toward Lv Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor.
Facing the ethereal swords Xiao Yun had unleashed, the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor flapped its wings and swiftly rose higher into the air, avoiding them.
Lv Man, meanwhile, swept her right hand. Several emerald energy whips lashed out from her hand and met Xiao Yun's ethereal swords.
Bang!
The two attacks collided and canceled each other out, but a powerful wave of energy surged in every direction. Lv Man's body swayed slightly, her footing unsteady, while Xiao Yun stood firm as a mountain, completely unaffected.
"Something's wrong. A Dou Ancestor shouldn't be this weak."
"Unless he's testing our strength."
"From what he just said, it seems he intends to let us take this little girl to the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, but only if we have the strength to guarantee her safety."
Lv Man and the Eight-Winged Black Snake Emperor exchanged a few words before turning their gazes toward Xiao Yun.
"In that case, Senior, forgive my offense." As Lv Man spoke, her expression turned serious. She abruptly raised her right hand, and a surging mass of Dou Qi shot toward Xiao Yun.
Xiao