After repeated, violent clashes with the Heavy Xuan Ruler, the lavishly decorated fine steel sword in Nalan Yanran's hand was covered in countless cracks. After hundreds of exchanges, it finally buckled under the strain and shattered into fragments, leaving only the relatively intact hilt in her hand.
Seeing that Nalan Yanran had lost her sword, Xiao Yan broke into a crazed grin. He brought the Heavy Xuan Ruler crashing toward her and roared, "Without your weapon, you've already lost!"
Faced with Xiao Yan's frenzied assault, Nalan Yanran showed no fear despite losing her weapon. Dense arcs of lightning surged over her body, accompanied by what sounded like hundreds upon thousands of birds crying in unison. In an instant, they enveloped everything within three meters, including Xiao Yan, who had closed in on her.
Lightning Release: Chidori Current!
The Heavy Xuan Ruler abruptly stopped less than three inches above Nalan Yanran's forehead. Xiao Yan, who had thought victory was assured, wore a savage expression, veins bulging all over his body. Enduring the stabbing pain and numbing paralysis, he stared coldly at Nalan Yanran.
If I hadn't spent these past few years tempering my body under my teacher Yao Chen's guidance, this move alone would have knocked me unconscious.
The xuanhuang flame burning over his body continually healed his injuries, easing his pain a little.
Rasengan!
Seeing that Xiao Yan intended to kill her, Nalan Yanran could no longer hold back. A blue-green sphere of energy the size of an adult's fist formed in her palm, and she drove it toward his chest.
"Little Yan, block that attack, quick! Otherwise, you'll die!" Sensing the energy spilling from the Rasengan, Yao Chen hurriedly warned him from inside the Storage Ring.
Spurred by Yao Chen's warning and his fierce desire to survive, Xiao Yan