Young people had the temperament of youth. Tong Qi had initially wanted to step forward and help, but Xia Jue had secretly ordered him to stay where he was.
In the end, his strength simply fell short. Tong Qi showed nothing on his face, but inwardly, he felt a measure of helplessness.
My junior sister has outdone me.
That lightning-fast attack was one of the Wind-Chanting Beast's major moves. Su Jiu needed to keep accumulating spiritual qi to guard against its sudden close-range assaults.
Fortunately, while dodging the Wind-Chanting Beast's attacks, she recovered more spiritual qi than she spent. By the time it attacked her with that same move a second time, she had enough spiritual qi within her to counter it again.
The sword intent Su Jiu unleashed this time was even stronger than before. Though it still consumed a great deal of energy, she opened a second wound on its body.
Su Jiu had inflicted two wounds on the Wind-Chanting Beast, but it had battered her until she was almost covered in injuries.
Tong Qi pressed his lips together, finding it hard to watch. "Junior sister, if you really can't manage, let me take over for now."
"I'm fine," Su Jiu replied through voice transmission. Letting Tong Qi take over was out of the question. Though he excelled at swift attacks, he was only at the early Golden Core stage, far below her, let alone a match for this fifth-tier demon beast.
Her condition looked frightening, but it was not actually that serious. Su Jiu had avoided almost all of the Wind-Chanting Beast's attacks aimed at her vital points.
Lin Jiaojiao also looked somewhat stunned. The last time she had seen Su Jiu was on Nameless Island, and before that, it had been at the sect's Grand Tournament.