"Ah!!" Li Xiaoya looked closely and saw that his Fire Dragon Sword had been clamped in the Three-Headed Charging Bull Beast's other enormous forehoof, which shimmered with astonishing red light. How could he let himself be held like this? He roared furiously. Some unknown spell had sealed his magic power, but his physical strength remained. With a heaven-shaking bellow, the muscles of his arm bulged tremendously. His grip tightened around the Fire Dragon Sword, and he hauled on it with all his might!
Clang! The Fire Dragon Sword shuddered violently!
An unbearably harsh metallic creak and screech rang out as metal scraped against metal. The vibrations sent rings of distorted ripples through the air, quivering like lightning...
“Ugh!!” The Three-Headed Charging Bull Beast's enormous hoof, which had transformed into something like a giant pincer gripping the Fire Dragon Sword, shook violently. Golden sparks flew everywhere, and its entire body tilted, nearly dragged forward by Li Xiaoya. It grunted, utterly shocked. How is this possible? This cultivator's strength actually surpasses mine? As that thought flashed through its mind, astonishing Red-Light Flame erupted over its body. Its hoof blazed with red light, forcibly clamping down on the Fire Dragon Sword as it steadied itself...
"Ah!! Aaaah!!" Li Xiaoya was frantic when even his divine strength failed to pull the Fire Dragon Sword free. Throughout their struggle, the enormous sphere of rolling flames had never stopped contracting, crushing inward toward him. He could not summon even a thread of magic power. If his hand had not been gripping the Fire Dragon Sword, he probably could not even have remained airborne. His eyes flared, and he let out an earth-shaking roar, hauling madly on the Fire Dragon Sword...
Creak, creak, creak! The Fire Dragon Sword shook violently without changing shape in the slightest. Thunderous