Everyone's expression changed drastically at the sight. Li Xiaoya was alarmed as well and hurriedly shouted, "This is bad! If these Mechanism Beasts attack us too, we'll be caught between two fronts! Keep your defenses up!" With that, he gritted his teeth, kicked off the ground, and shot toward the Mechanism Beast King like lightning.
"Gaa!" The Mechanism Beast King roared furiously, raised one foot, and stamped down hard. A thunderous crash rang out, and the entire ground shook violently. Enormous metal hands formed from countless whip-like lengths lashed out at Li Xiaoya with savage punches.
Whoosh! The giant hands tore through the air. Before the fists reached him, the Astral Wind raised by their passage had already struck Li Xiaoya.
This is bad! The Astral Wind rushing ahead of those fists made breathing painful, as though it were tearing him apart. Alarm flared in Li Xiaoya's heart. He hastily thrust his left palm skyward, unleashing a broad torrent of flames with a roar. His body instantly accelerated and dropped, narrowly avoiding the terrifying fists.
Boom! A devastating Astral Wind blasted past with the fists toward the distant ranks of Mechanism Beast Guards. With a muffled explosion, a whole swath of guards toppled every which way like scarecrows swept by a hurricane, their formation thrown into disarray.
So powerful! Cold sweat poured off Li Xiaoya. He had been about to rely on the Fire Dragon Sword's sharpness to hack straight into those fists. Fortunately, his exceptional reflexes had allowed him to dodge. Otherwise, he would have been sent flying by a single punch before even reaching the Mechanism Beast King. Judging by that power, he would have suffered grave injuries even if he survived.
But he was still in midair and had no time to dwell on it. He twisted