Niu Tian and Tai Tan moved simultaneously the instant the first wave of sword rain fell.
"Slow Domain."
A blue-gray halo abruptly appeared around Niu Tian, and the air grew viscous with him at its center.
At the same moment, Tai Tan's body swelled a size larger, and he slammed a fist into the flying swords rushing toward him.
Divine power exploded in the wake of his punch, shattering several flying swords.
The two worked together flawlessly. The Slow Domain suppressed the swords' speed, while Tai Tan swept away the threats that drew close with sheer brute force.
Yet Wine Fox merely raised an eyebrow.
She raised a hand and pressed downward. The remaining flying swords accelerated all at once, an even more dazzling golden light of judgment flaring along their blades.
When the flying swords behind them entered the Slow Domain, their speed did not diminish in the slightest.
Niu Tian's pupils contracted. His domain was forcibly broken, and the backlash made his chest tighten, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Tai Tan swung his fist again, trying to withstand the attack head-on, but this time, the instant his punch met the sword light, it pierced straight through his arm.
Without giving them time to catch their breath, the next wave of flying swords stabbed into their bodies one after another, leaving them unable even to maintain human form.
Just as Wine Fox was about to kill the two beasts outright, a golden light emerged, flying into the sky above the Clear Sky Sect before condensing into a human figure.
As the portion of divine consciousness Tang San had left within Wang Dong'er, he should only have awakened after Wang Dong'er approached the Child of Fortune.
But just now, he had sensed Niu Tian's