Qingchan looked in surprise at the Golden-Winged Great Peng as he emerged. Though he was drenched in blood, she did not mind and held him while wiping him clean.
"Roc, I never knew you had a trick like this. It's really handy."
The Golden-Winged Great Peng flew up indignantly. "I am the Peng Devil King. Young mistress, could you stop calling me Roc? It sounds awful."
Qingchan grinned at the little bird before her. "Little Peng, then. Surely Little Peng is fine?"
The Golden-Winged Great Peng wore a solemn expression. "I can only maintain this state for another three minutes. Deal with these nuisances quickly. After that, I'll be weakened, and all we'll be able to do is run. I might not even be able to manage that."
Compressing his body to its absolute limit placed an enormous strain on it. Even with his strength, he could only sustain it for a very short time.
Though it brought about a qualitative leap in his strength, that transformation could not last long.
Qingchan's expression turned serious. "Yin Pole, let one in."
"Yang Pole, hold the others back."
The Darkness Canopy required both of them to create the utmost darkness and deepest night before it could truly shut out their enemies.
Soon, a Great Accomplishment Realm expert was let inside. While he was still bewildered, Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light instantly restrained him.
Only then did the others begin unleashing their attacks with all their might.
Two minutes later, he too had become a corpse.
The Golden-Winged Great Peng instantly returned to his original size. "I can't keep going. I still need to save some strength to escape."
Kong Xuan was also drenched in sweat. "The Five-Colored Divine Light consumes too much energy. I'm afraid I won't be much help anymore."
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