Once he had processed it, Su Shi'er felt waves of lingering fear in his heart.
He was immensely grateful that Fairy Yun Hua had come with him on this journey.
Otherwise, had he been alone, even if he had not been intimidated by the giant dragon's aura comparable to that of a Tribulation Crossing cultivator, he would still have had no way to withstand its attack!
The reason he had managed to evade the dragon's charge was not because his reactions had been swift enough or his dodge timely enough.
It was because Fairy Yun Hua had struck at the first moment. Her soundwave techniques were exceptional, almost unaffected by the cold, and had an unexpectedly potent effect on the giant dragon's half-illusory, half-solid form.
Though they were far from enough to shatter the giant dragon, they had clearly slowed its speed and attack, giving him a chance to survive.
The lingering fear in his heart flashed past, and Su Shi'er quickly regained his calm.
Listening to the succession of impassioned zither notes beside him, he fixed his gaze on the giant dragon above, which was swaying its head and body.
Before the giant dragon could attack again, he hurriedly lowered his voice and asked Fairy Yun Hua beside him.
"What is the situation with this giant dragon? Does Fairy know? Why can it give off an aura comparable to a Tribulation Crossing cultivator when it clearly does not possess the cultivation or strength of that stage?"
Su Shi'er had read ten thousand volumes, and his accumulated knowledge far surpassed that of most cultivators at his level, even many whose cultivation realms exceeded his own.
Yet as the saying went: the sea of learning had no shore, and hardship was the boat that crossed it!
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