There was no rain above Dragon Mountain.
Lightning had bleached the clouds white. Thick bolts raced along the ridgeline, making the whole mountain look, from afar, like a blue dragon just waking from sleep.
By the time Bai Jin and Qian Renxue arrived, the Sect-Guarding Thunder Formation had carved the battlefield into seven sections.
Chrysanthemum Douluo stood halfway up the mountain, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum transformed into golden blades that filled the sky as he held back a collapsing wall of lightning. Ghost Douluo darted through the shadows, dragging trapped Spirit Hall Soul Masters to safety. Both could have fought their way in, but neither could protect thousands of ordinary disciples while breaking the formation.
On the other side of the mountain's foot, Hu Liena and her two companions were leading an Enforcer Squad in retreat.
An elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan blocked the narrow path. His right arm had undergone complete Dragon Transformation, blue-violet scales covering it up to the shoulder. Every sweep of his claws left charred cracks in the rock wall.
Xie Yue crossed his twin blades, catching the dragon claw between his Moon Blades. Lightning poured through the metal into his body. His arms went numb, and he staggered back seven steps.
Yan slammed into the elder from the side, Granite Rock covering his body as he took the second claw strike for Xie Yue.
Bang!
His stone armor burst apart, and half his shoulder was charred black. Clenching his teeth, Yan locked both arms around the elder's waist and drove magma flames through the gaps between his scales.
"Nana!"
Pink light rose in Hu Liena's eyes.
Nine long tails rose from the phantom Demon Fox behind her. Bewitching Soul Power slipped into the elder's mind through his roar. He faltered for