"Wh-what terrifying energy fluctuations..."
Sikou Qingtian severed the head of a Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect elder with a single stroke of his sword. Sensing the energy fluctuations coming from high above, his wariness of Xiao Fan climbed several more notches. Whether Xiao Fan could defeat Xie Biyan or not, the Sikou Family absolutely could not make an enemy of such a genius.
Sikou Qingtian surveyed the battlefield. Xiao Fan had drawn away both Xie Biyan and the Blood Scorpion Demon Emperor, while Sikou Old Ghost, the Four-Winged Sky Demon Scorpion, and Yun Yun were keeping the Hall of Souls powerhouse occupied. At a glance, the Sikou Family actually held the upper hand.
Seeing the first light of victory, Sikou Qingtian ignored the Dou Zong powerhouses' battlefield and charged toward the other Dou Emperors' battles instead. With his arrival, their advantage on each battlefield widened. Then he and the others split up again, constantly reinforcing the Sikou Family's powerhouses.
For a time, the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect suffered devastating losses. Several elders were caught completely off guard by the reinforcements led by Sikou Qingtian and died on the spot.
High in the sky, scorching flames spread in every direction. A Dou Qi barrier appeared before Xiao Fan, keeping the explosion's shock waves at bay as he studied its center.
Under Xiao Fan's scrutiny, a dark figure plummeted straight out of the center. A closer look revealed Xie Biyan. Most of the blood scorpion body forming his lower half had been destroyed, and splashes of Chaos Flame clung to the ruptured areas, still burning away at his body.
As for his upper half, one of Xie Biyan's arms had vanished completely, and not a strand of hair remained on him. The blast had injured his face, swelling it grotesquely. At his chest,