Clang!
Yet her heaven-shaking assault, launched in fury, had run into the stubborn Changxi and the Chaos Bell, whose defenses were unrivaled beneath heaven. She was destined to smash her head against them until blood flowed.
The Chaos Bell appeared before Changxi again in an instant, blocking her attack once more.
Crack, crack!
Her incomparably sharp Sky-Piercing Shuttle slammed squarely into the surface of the Chaos Bell, only to fracture at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The next second, a sharp crack rang out.
The magic treasure shattered outright.
Spurt, spurt, spurt, spurt!
The Queen Mother of the West suffered a devastating injury. The terrifying backlash sent her flying backward, vomiting blood.
With a thud, she landed in a bedraggled heap. Even the slight jolt from hitting the ground made her spit out another mouthful of blood.
"Changxi, you, you-bleurgh!"
The Queen Mother of the West's eyes widened with shock and rage. Before she could finish her sentence, she vomited another great mouthful of blood.
"Sister, are-are you all right?"
Only then did the astonished Yaochi react. As she helped the Queen Mother of the West up, she immediately discovered that the energy within her was in utter chaos, exposing the truth: she looked strong, but was hollow inside.
So the Queen Mother of the West did not seem to have crushed Lu Ya after all.
Had they instead nearly destroyed each other, ending evenly matched?
A meaningful gleam crept into Yaochi's eyes.
"Pfft, hahaha! This old woman really treated Her Majesty the Queen like a three-year-old without the slightest ability to fight back."
"Haha! Smashed into an iron plate, didn't she?"
"They seemed to have missed the whole point of that fight just now. The Chaos Bell clearly belongs to Her Majesty Changxi. When did Changxi ever