A streak of fire flew in from the horizon at astonishing speed. "Hold on, Senior Sister Qin! I'm coming to save you!"
It had still been on the horizon when the voice called "Senior Sister Qin." By the time it reached "I'm coming to save you," it had swept up three Monster Birds in the air. Lightning seethed around them, with flashes of primordial magnetism flickering as they spun.
In moments, the three Monster Birds shrieked and caught fire. They turned to stone in midair and plummeted.
"Junior Brother Tang? Is that you?"
Qin Qingyan had never imagined Tang Changsheng would come to save her now. A tangle of emotions rose in her heart.
But this was no third-rate melodrama where the monsters paused to let the leads talk about their feelings...
The birds might be dead, but more Monster Birds kept flying in.
Worse, sea beasts attacked relentlessly from below. In the few moments Qin Qingyan spent speaking, her sword never stopped moving; she had already cut down a fish several yards long.
She rallied herself and saw the black cloud draw closer. "Junior Brother, go! I'll catch up!"
Tang Changsheng did not move.
"Junior Brother Tang, why aren't you leaving?"
Seeing him stay, Qin Qingyan grew frantic.
She was deeply grateful he had come to save her, but she could not drag him further into danger.
Tang Changsheng chuckled. "I came to save you, Senior Sister. How can I leave without you?"
Qin Qingyan was touched—and exasperated by his fussing.
She had seen what Tang Changsheng could do, but she was confident she could defeat him.
The Taiyi Immortal Sword Order was a Sword Immortal sect that believed one sword could break ten thousand arts. Its techniques had few tricks, but its sword strikes were fierce, cutting through