The dragon's roar deep within Thunderclap Valley had yet to fade when the Black Blade Titled Douluo was driven beneath the cliff.
His right shoulder had visibly caved in, blood still seeping from where Yu Yuanzhen's claw had struck him head-on. The cutting edge left by his ninth Soul Skill had long since dimmed. The Giant Rhino Titled Douluo had tried several times to block the pursuit for him, but the lightning kept him from getting close enough. Without Black Lock holding him back, Yu Yuanzhen no longer had to worry about a chain net suddenly tightening beneath his feet.
Farther away, the Black Lock Titled Douluo was still desperately rushing back, but Yu Yuanzhen did not even turn his head.
Giant Rhino stepped across his path again, his Seventh Soul Ring sustaining his Martial Soul Avatar as the shattered gray-black armor over his chest rapidly closed up. Yu Yuanzhen raised his dragon-transformed right arm, and a black Spirit Ring lit beneath him. Fierce lightning streamed along his scales into his palm, its might greater than in any of their previous head-on clashes.
The Giant Rhino Titled Douluo crossed his arms and pressed his enormous body a step forward, clearly preparing to take the blow head-on.
But before the lightning struck, the stone beneath Yu Yuanzhen suddenly exploded. His enormous Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon avatar used the recoil to wrench itself around. The lightning gathered on his right claw followed the turn of his body, lashing savagely toward the other side with his sweeping dragon tail.
The Black Blade Titled Douluo was retreating.
By the time he realized Yu Yuanzhen had been targeting him all along, the lightning was already upon him.
He hastily crossed his two black blades over his chest, forcing the lingering power of his ninth Spirit