"Uncle!" Seeing the Sun-Shooting Arrow that had been about to take his life knocked away, Lu Ya raised his head as well. When he saw Taiyi had arrived, a joyful smile of deliverance from certain death spread across his face, and he hurriedly called out to him.
Yet Taiyi did not look at him. Instead, he lowered his gaze to the bodies of his other nine nephews, scattered across the ground. This, this...
"You're courting death!" Rage seared Taiyi's heart. He turned to glare at Hou Yi and spoke coldly.
With that, he swept his hand, sending a vast expanse of golden flames crashing toward Hou Yi like a tsunami.
"This is bad!" Hou Yi hurriedly retreated, but Taiyi suddenly appeared behind him and raised a hand to take his life. Only...
Whoosh! Suddenly, a streak of black-and-white divine light flashed before his eyes. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Gungun, who had dispelled the Ancestral Bear True Form and returned to normal, was charging toward Lu Ya and was almost close enough to grab him. With no other choice, Taiyi stopped, immediately teleported back to shield Lu Ya, and struck Gungun with a powerful palm.
"Pfft!" Gungun instantly flew backward even faster than before, spraying a great mouthful of "blood."
"Brother Gungun!"
"Witch Scribe!"
Seeing Gungun take a palm strike from Eastern Emperor Taiyi and even cough up blood, Hou Yi and Kuafu were horrified. They hurriedly flew over together and caught the bear.
"Brother Gungun, how are you?" Hou Yi asked after catching Gungun.
"Great Shaman, quick, call for reinforcements! Summon the Ancestral Witches!" Rather than answer Hou Yi's question, Gungun urged him. The bear looked... not all that badly injured, but what about that mouthful of blood just now?
"The Ancestral Witches? Even if