The four sects' allied forces found their fighting spirit, while the Demonic Sect's ranks began to falter, growing visibly anxious.
Yang Guo faced an early True Astral Realm fighter from the Demonic Sect who wielded twin blades.
The fighter's blade work was vicious and unpredictable. He never met Yang Guo head-on, instead circling his staff, each slash faster than the last. His blades were coated in deadly poison.
Yang Guo's broad, forceful staff techniques worked against him here. He could never bring his strength fully to bear, and a blade had opened a gash across his shoulder. Only an antidote pill had kept the poison in check.
As they continued to fight, frustration mounted in Yang Guo until sweat beaded on his forehead.
The demon spotted an opening. His twin blades suddenly crossed and sheared toward Yang Guo's neck.
Yang Guo's old strength was spent and his new strength had yet to rise. The blades were already before him, and he could not dodge in time.
Clang!
A fiery-red staff thrust in from the side and stopped both blades cold.
"Elder Yang, I'm here to help!"
The demon looked toward the voice. The moment he saw who it was, his heart dropped, and he turned to flee without a second's hesitation.
He Gu's corpse was still lying there! If even He Gu had lost, he stood no chance!
"Trying to leave?"
Yang Guo had been burning with anger and had nowhere to vent it. With a furious roar, he swept his staff across, trapping his opponent.
Unable to escape, the demon turned savage. He wheeled around, crossed his blades, and poured a lifetime of cultivation into them. Blade light blanketed the sky as he fought for his life.
Zhou Muyun neither dodged nor retreated.
The two currents of Astral Qi