Faced with the enormous energy hand that had appeared without warning...
Shao Dongyuan barely had time to react!
The hand was simply too fast, and he could sense power within it great enough to threaten his life!
Just before the enormous hand struck him...
Shao Dongyuan poured what little dou qi he had left into another suit of inner armor hidden beneath the first!
Hum~
A faint sound rang out, and another, even more brilliant golden membrane enveloped his entire body.
Clang!!!
The enormous hand slammed down, sending Shao Dongyuan hurtling toward the plaza like a meteor!
Boom!
In an instant, shattered stone flew everywhere, and a crater three meters across was smashed into the plaza's specially constructed surface!
At the same time...
A black-robed elder appeared beside the falling Lian Tu, caught him, and slipped a healing pill into his mouth.
After he swallowed the pill, Lian Tu's grievous injuries finally stabilized. Otherwise, he likely would have bled to death within a few dozen more breaths.
Holding Lian Tu, the elder flashed down onto the plaza.
He tossed Lian Tu aside and looked at Shao Dongyuan in the nearby crater.
Clearly, this elder had been the one to attack Shao Dongyuan.
The elder frowned, a trace of killing intent surfacing in his eyes.
Outside his sect, Lian Tu was a substantial source of income for him. Now that Lian Tu had been beaten into this state, he would have to expend considerable resources to restore him if he wanted to keep that stream of income flowing.
It was fair to say that today's incident had cost him dearly.
And all of it had been caused by the frail old man in the crater before him.
He wanted to slap the man dead right then and there.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, the