As Huo Hai gathered his strength, a purplish-gold Sword Qi gradually took shape in his hand. This was Sword Qi condensed with all his might, but because Huo Hai was still somewhat conflicted, it formed so slowly.
If Sword Qi truly took this long to condense, Huo Hai would never have been able to use it in battle. Now that it had fully formed, all he had to do was fire it downward to instantly shatter the defensive barrier below. It was merely a city-protecting formation, one Mad Dragon had established before his breakthrough. For such a formation to withstand the aftershocks of the two men's battle was already impressive enough.
Once Huo Hai's true strength struck this barrier, it would undoubtedly shatter. Upon seeing the Sword Qi in Huo Hai's hand gradually take form, the faces of several experts within Mad Dragon City immediately filled with despair.
Huo Hai looked at the fully formed Sword Qi in his hand, and a sharp gleam flashed through his eyes as he prepared to release it. Yet at the very instant it shot forth, his finger suddenly tilted slightly. The Sword Qi did not attack below, but instead flew toward the right.
The Sword Qi vanished in a flash like a streak of purplish-gold lightning. Before anyone could understand what Huo Hai was doing, a blood-red ray suddenly flew out from afar and collided with Huo Hai's Sword Qi in midair. With a ringing clang, like thunder exploding beside their ears, both forces detonated in the sky at once, their power scattering in every direction.
Huo Hai narrowed his eyes. Just as he had been about to break the defensive barrier below, he had suddenly sensed an intense Killing Aura. That Killing Aura had forced him to alter the direction of his