"Careful, something's coming," Nie Caizhu suddenly said.
Before her words had faded, darkness surged abruptly from underground, enveloping Shen Luo's enemies.
Before the three could react, a blue beast claw covered in fish scales, a thick tentacle shimmering with black light, and a fist blazing with golden light shot out of the darkness, attacking Shen Luo, Nie Caizhu, and the Northern Abyss Kun respectively.
Shen Luo raised his brows but stood firm, forming a hand seal and pointing a finger.
A dazzling streak of golden sword qi shot from his hand, golden lightning flickering across it. It was the Xuanyuan Sword's sword qi, and it slashed into the blue beast claw.
With a rip, the blue beast claw was cut nearly halfway through.
Nie Caizhu nimbly flipped backward. By the time she landed, the Ruomu Divine Bow was already in her hands. A golden arrow of light shot forth, piercing the black tentacle hurtling toward her.
The Northern Abyss Kun used no divine ability. Instead of retreating, he charged forward, raising his hand and throwing a punch that collided with the lightning-wreathed fist.
He had drawn on little demonic power, but his demonic body, tempered through a thousand hammerings and a hundred refinings, was tougher than any magic treasure. With a crack, the golden beast fist caved in, its tendons snapping and bones breaking.
Taking advantage of the enemies' retreat, Shen Luo clawed at the air with all five fingers, sending five streaks of golden sword qi into the surrounding darkness.
All the darkness was torn apart like a curtain. The three felt their vision blur, then found themselves back in the dim passage.
Three towering demonic figures appeared ahead. One had a shark's head and wore a suit of blue demonic armor, apparently a shark demon.
In the middle