The young man immediately raised his hand again and threw out another short sword.
With both swords unleashed, the black sword light in the air instantly doubled, suppressing the golden cone-shaped streaks instead.
Just as the young man was about to counterattack, he suddenly heard an urgent cry from behind him. "Black Pheasant, watch out..."
Black Pheasant's heart clenched. Yet in the next instant, a streak of light resembling a cone-shadow suddenly accelerated forward. Scarlet flames abruptly ignited across its surface, and with a swift flash, it pierced through his chest.
Black Pheasant felt a sharp pain in his chest. Immediately afterward, what seemed like a Nameless Karmic Fire surged into his Consciousness Sea. In the next instant, his Divine Soul was burned away, and his life was extinguished.
"Black Pheasant!" Gu Hualing roared furiously at the sight.
"You should worry about yourself first!" A fierce shout suddenly rang out behind him.
Lu Huaming had somehow appeared behind Gu Hualing, thrusting his longsword straight at his back.
Gu Hualing's entire body stiffened. It was already too late for him to dodge.
However, just as the tip of Lu Huaming's sword came within an inch of Gu Hualing, a translucent black barrier suddenly rose between them out of thin air, blocking the blade.
Lu Huaming felt as though his sword tip had struck a solid stone wall. No matter how much force he used, it was useless.
As Shen Luo was about to step forward and help, he saw an enormous black phoenix hovering overhead. One massive claw stretched toward Lu Huaming, black light shooting from its talons and condensing into the barrier that blocked him.
The black phoenix looked arrogant as she glanced down at Shen Luo and Lu Huaming, her eyes filled with disgust.
"You mere Human Race cultivators