Dai Huabin endured the pain in his chest and shot Zhu Lu a furious look.
"Damn you! You bitch! How dare you humiliate me like this!" Dai Huabin bellowed, letting out a tiger's roar.
"First soul skill, White Tiger Protective Barrier! Third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!" With both enhancement skills unleashed at once, Dai Huabin's aura approached that of a Soul Ancestor.
"I refuse to believe it! You were nothing but a dog following at my heels! How strong could you possibly be?" Dai Huabin bared his tiger claws and slashed at Zhu Lu.
"Second soul skill, Nether Shadow Flash!" Just as his claws were about to strike Zhu Lu, her body vanished from the spot like a streak of light.
"First soul skill, Nether Shadow Demon Claw!" As her clear cry rang out, a magic array immediately appeared beneath Dai Huabin's feet.
A moment later, an enormous purple claw reached up from underground and seized Dai Huabin in an unyielding grip.
The White Tiger Protective Barrier creaked sharply as the Nether Shadow Demon Claw tightened around it, as though it might shatter at any moment.
He roared and struggled, but the purple claw did not budge. Instead, it squeezed ever tighter, its sharp tips nearly piercing his protective barrier.
Zhu Lu now revealed her four lustrous, deep-black soul rings.
Before Dai Huabin could even register his shock, numerous dark-purple claws kept appearing around him, attacking him without pause.
"Second soul skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!" Dai Huabin reacted quickly. In that instant, he used his mouth-the only part of his body he could still move-to unleash a beam of light.
Even so, those razor-sharp claws slashed mercilessly into his body.
Within minutes, horrifying wounds covered Dai Huabin's body, extending across his arms and lower abdomen. His