The physical strength Xiahou Bi had gained from cultivating the Nine Heavens Burning-Heaven Demon Art was rare even among warriors of his rank.
But under Blood-Refined Impermanence's Blood-Explosion Secret Art, that powerful body had been riddled with holes.
Blood gushed through the gaps in his Golden Lion Armor. Xiahou Bi panted heavily, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Earlier, Hou Yuan had warned him to be wary of Chen Yuan, but he had paid no heed. His mind had been entirely occupied with annihilating the Vanguard Battalion.
Only now did he understand that the crux of this battle was not the Vanguard Battalion, but Chen Yuan!
The Blood Explosion had drained ninety percent of the blood and qi within Xiahou Bi's body in an instant. His flesh had suffered devastating injuries and was riddled with holes.
Just as Chen Yuan was about to finish Xiahou Bi off, Hou Yuan, who had been locked in combat with Gu Linchuan, suddenly erupted.
His blood and qi and Primordial Spirit blazed simultaneously. Hou Yuan transformed his Primordial Spirit into a long saber and knocked Gu Linchuan's Soul-Severing Sword away, shaking his mind at the same time. Gu Linchuan gave a muffled groan, his head ringing.
He had yet to reach the Divine Altar Realm and had not condensed a Primordial Spirit. Faced with this desperate strike from his opponent's spirit-made blade, his mind could barely withstand it.
But Hou Yuan did not continue attacking Gu Linchuan. Instead, blazing golden light enveloped him as he charged toward Chen Yuan.
"Young General! Run! Hurry and run!"
Seeing Hou Yuan stake his life on blocking Chen Yuan for him, Xiahou Bi's heart filled with a jumble of emotions.
He had never particularly liked Hou Yuan.
Although they were both Title-Holding Generals, Hou Yuan had merely risen from