Hundred Sects Tournament: Golden Core Finals (9)

"Fellow Daoist Li, if not now, when?"

Only then did Li Xiang notice Xiao Wanyi concealed among the ancient tree branches. Her hands steadily formed a complex hand seal before her chest, her expression focused as she maintained the continuous output of the sealing chains. Though her face was somewhat pale, her aura remained steady. Clearly, she had been building up this strike for a long time.

Li Xiang was initially stunned, then wild delight surged through him—this young lady of the Xiao Family had actually taken the initiative at this moment, forming a tacit pincer attack with him! Whatever her intentions, this was undoubtedly a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity!

"Ha ha ha! Good!!" Li Xiang threw back his head and laughed, his fighting spirit soaring once more. Ignoring the agonizing pain from his left arm, he gripped the heavy hammer in both hands and poured all his remaining strength into it. Carried by a shrieking gale, the hammer crashed down at Qu Lin, who had been temporarily trapped by the golden chains!

A cold gleam flashed in Qu Lin's eyes. Xiao Wanyi's sneak attack had not caught her by surprise; Lu Qingzhuo had long warned her that Xiao Wanyi was lurking nearby. Still, the timing of the ambush was indeed exquisite. She almost wanted to praise Xiao Wanyi for it.

However...

"With this little trick..."

A low voice brimming with oppression squeezed through her clenched teeth.

"You think you can trap me?!"

The next instant, the spiritual pressure that had slumbered within her for so long erupted without reservation. Violent energy burst from every pore of her body.

The pale golden sealing chains wrapped around her let out twisted, teeth-grating groans under the strain. The profound runes across their surfaces flickered madly, and countless distinct cracks rapidly spread over them!

"What?!"