Lu Huaming's longsword plunged into the black shield of light, only to feel as though it had struck an incomparably solid boulder. No matter how recklessly he poured Magic Power into it, he could not drive it forward even an inch.
Seeing that he could no longer evade, Shen Luo abruptly halted and thrust both palms forward, pouring all the Magic Power within him ahead without reservation. Golden light flared brilliantly from the Dragon Horn Awl, and its entire body doubled in size as it blocked the black fireline before him.
The scorching fireline struck the golden awl, its terrifying heat rapidly consuming the golden radiance around it. The awl shrank visibly at a rapid pace and was forced backward bit by bit.
Just as Shen Luo was about to fail to hold on, Lu Huaming shifted his gaze toward the injured Gu Hualing nearby.
"Forgive me..." he murmured, curling the fingers forming his sword incantation to the side.
The longsword, which had been struggling against the black shield of light, suddenly turned its point and stabbed toward the utterly unguarded Gu Hualing.
The Black Phoenix Demon immediately noticed this, and fury surged through her. She instantly withdrew the Phoenix Flame Fireline and grabbed at the flying sword, clenching the longsword in her hand with a curl of her five fingers.
However, Lu Huaming had infused the sword with a great deal of Magic Power, and its forward momentum was equally fierce. It forcibly sliced two shocking gashes across the Black Phoenix Demon's palm.
Immediately afterward, flames burst forth from the Black Phoenix Demon's bleeding palm. Strands of golden flame mixed amid waves of black fire, instantly burning the entire longsword red-hot.
The Black Phoenix Demon looked toward Lu Huaming and snorted coldly before abruptly tightening her five fingers.
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