"Whoosh!"
But before Zhu Li could bring that finger down, an enormous black dog a full hundred zhang tall slammed into him like a streak of light.
It was none other than Xiaohei, who had been guarding Xu Taiping.
"Bang!!"
Amid the deafening crash, Xiaohei sent Zhu Li staggering back several steps.
Venerable Ziming, not far away, immediately shouted:
"Elder Zhu, duck!"
As they had agreed beforehand, Elder Zhu Li lowered his head before Ping'an and Xiaohei could react.
"Boom...!"
The instant Zhu Li ducked, an enormous palm shadow wrapped in lightning slammed down on Xiaohei.
"Bang!"
With another tremendous crash, Xiaohei was suddenly sent flying backward.
What was even more terrifying was this.
The Power of Thunder within that palm shadow actually shredded more than half the black energy formed from Xiaohei's divine power.
Without the protection of the magic formation's power, Xiaohei could not withstand even a single exchange with a Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouse.
"Boom!"
Just then, Zhu Li, whose magic power had already recovered, abruptly straightened and thrust another finger toward Xiaohei.
At this critical moment, Ping'an suddenly rose, using his own physique and the power of the Unburning Sword Palace's magic formation behind him to take Zhu Li's finger strike head-on.
"Bang!!"
Amid the tremendous crash, a gaping hole blasted open in the battle armor formed over Ping'an's body from the Unburning Sword Palace's formation power.
"Boom...!"
Then Venerable Ziming slammed another palm toward Ping'an.
"Bang!!"
With a thunderous crash, Venerable Ziming's palm bent Ping'an like a sandbag, lifting his feet off the ground and sending him flying backward.
Though Ping'an possessed Mind-Heart Communication, it was utterly useless before a Heaven-Connecting Realm powerhouse.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the already gravely wounded Xiaohei once again became a streak of light and hurtled toward Venerable Ziming.
But this