The entire sequence seemed to happen with incredible speed...
At first glance, it looked as though Li Xiaoya had thrust his enormous Heavenly Feather Roc head forward of his own accord, offering it up to the Dragon-Horned Bone Dragon Slash!
I'm finished! Li Xiaoya had acted purely on instinct, unwilling to let the Fire Dragon Sword fall into the hands of Yan Longzi and the Dragon Race. But now he had miscalculated. Not only would he lose the Fire Dragon Sword, he would probably lose his life as well. The thought flashed through his mind...
And right at that hairbreadth moment!
Suddenly!
"What's going on?!" A flicker of hesitation appeared in Yan Longzi's eyes. An overwhelming sense of danger suddenly welled up within him, yet he saw nothing unusual about Li Xiaoya. He gritted his teeth and snarled inwardly, I'll risk it! Crimson light erupted all over him, and the thirty-thousand-meter-long Dragon-Horned Bone Dragon Slash blazed with blood-red radiance as terrifying magic power surged through it. In an instant, it came slashing down at Li Xiaoya's head. Whatever happened, even if he suffered grievous injuries, as long as he seized the Fire Dragon Sword, he could swagger unchallenged throughout the entire Thirty-Three Star Realm...
With that thought, Yan Longzi seemed to glimpse a glorious future in which he wielded the Fire Dragon Sword and dominated the star realms, his awe-inspiring might earning the respect of every Greater Star Realm...
But!
In that very instant! ...
Whoosh! An almost inaudible whistle sounded beside his ear. Yan Longzi's enormous dragon eye suddenly spotted a streak of white light already right before him...
No! Yan Longzi realized with horror that the terrifying sense of danger was coming from this tiny, glittering white object. Alarm surged through him. Knowing he could not let