"Roar!" Only when the Blood Bone Sword came within three feet of Li Xiaoya's back did he roar and sweep a fist behind him.
"Whoosh!" The wind from his sweeping fist tore through the air with a tremendous sound, as though it would rip through space itself, but it failed to strike Jin Zhan's Blood Bone Sword.
"Whoosh, whoosh!" At some point, the Blood Bone Sword had already shot backward. Cunning and calculating, Jin Zhan had recalled it before Li Xiaoya even attacked. He knew his own limits: his sword might not withstand Li Xiaoya's furious blow.
One look at Sun Xing, embedded deep in a tree trunk, made that clear. His fiery-red Giant Shield had broken in two, and he was struggling to climb to his feet.
"Roar!" Having missed the Blood Bone Sword, Li Xiaoya roared, turned, and swung a fist at Sun Xing.
"Whoosh!" Unexpectedly, Jin Zhan sent the Blood Bone Sword shooting toward him again, seemingly taunting Li Xiaoya. In truth, Jin Zhan had no choice. The Fire Dragon Palace's master was no ordinary protector of his own; if anything happened to Sun Xing, Jin Zhan would meet a gruesome end as well.
"Whoosh!" Li Xiaoya's fist struck empty air again. The red light on his face intensified, and he seemed even more enraged.
This is bad! Huang Hua and the others were secretly alarmed. They had all noticed the telltale signs. Li Xiaoya seemed fierce and indomitable, but he was actually showing symptoms of qi deviation and could no longer judge clearly.
"Heh, heh! Everyone, attack together! He's suffering from qi deviation!" Wily old Jin Zhan had already spotted the signs, and this test confirmed his suspicions. He called out to the others.
Delighted, the Demonic Path cultivators unleashed their Dharma Artifacts and attacked Li