"Hm?" Fu Yuchen and Martial Profound Tyrant's expressions changed, and they turned to look toward Bai Ziyu...
"Hm?" Liu Xian'er and Zhang Hong also froze and looked toward Bai Ziyu...
Because!
The one who had admitted defeat was Bai Ziyu, not Li Xiaoya, who had been blasted away. That was rather strange. All along, it had clearly been Li Xiaoya who was sent flying and seemed to have been injured...
True Immortal Heavenly Feather and Xiao Qian, however, looked as though they had expected this...
Then!
"Buzzz!" Red light surged over Bai Ziyu, scattering into countless motes as her entire body rapidly shrank. Her armor seemed to retract into her body... Soon, Bai Ziyu had regained her alluring appearance. Facing Li Xiaoya in his Bloodthirsty Gorilla form, she said sweetly, "Your Divine Abilities truly are astonishing, Fellow Daoist Li. I'm no match for you!"
"Oh!" Tens of thousands of miles away, Li Xiaoya, still in his Bloodthirsty Gorilla form, gave a grunt and straightened his hunched body. His enormous golden arms held the Fire God Glaive in an iron grip... Waves of astonishing red light surged from the Fire God Glaive, sending tremors of red light through the void. It writhed and quivered incessantly, releasing threads of red light. Li Xiaoya said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Bai, this Fire God Glaive really is a fine treasure. It nearly pierced right through me...!" The Fire God Glaive kept shuddering, but could not escape the enormous hands of Li Xiaoya's Bloodthirsty Gorilla form...
"Oh, my! That's my finest treasure. Hurry up and give it back!" Bai Ziyu protested coyly, looking utterly delicate. She paused, her eyes darting toward Li Xiaoya, and asked with seductive charm, "Surely you don't intend to keep it as a memento, Fellow Daoist Li?"
Her coquettish