(Although work has been very busy, I still managed to write a little here and there, so I might as well post it all at once. My vacation starts in about half a month, and the pace will definitely pick up then. I have time off for New Year's Day too, so I should be able to write some more. So many readers have left me messages. Thank you all for your understanding and support! Wishing everyone good health and happy reading.)
Boom! As Li Xiaoya swung his sword, a massive dragon's tail shaped like a Flame Blade burst forth, striking savagely at the distant Mechanism Beast Guards.
Whoosh!!!!!!! As the enormous blaze swept out, the first several rows of Mechanism Beast Guards melted instantly under the intense heat, turning into puddles of molten iron. The great wave of flame hurled a large swath of guards behind them several yards backward, melting broad sections of their surfaces and leaving them standing motionless.
"Huff! Huff!" After unleashing the Divine Dragon Sweep, Li Xiaoya's face turned deathly pale again. Unable to spare any concern for that, he hurriedly looked toward Liu Qingshan.
Clang! Suddenly, the spear embedded in Liu Qingshan's chest seemed to lose its support. It fell to the ground with a crisp clatter.
"I... I... I'm all right?" Liu Qingshan touched the puncture in the clothing over his chest in disbelief and murmured.
"Ah! Fellow Daoist Liu! You... you... you're all right!" He Jin and his two companions stared at him incredulously, as though looking at a monster.
"Oh! That's right!" Only then did Liu Qingshan come to his senses. Suddenly remembering something, he cried, "It was the Defense Sphere!"
"The Defense Sphere?" He Jin and his two companions exclaimed, looking at Liu Qingshan in confusion.
"Whew! Just a false