"Boom!"
At the very moment Duedu Asura's precept activated, the blade shadow of Shang Jiu's slash came cleaving down over Xu Taiping's head.
"Bang!..."
But just before the slash landed, a burly figure clad in armor abruptly appeared before Xu Taiping, raising the podao in his hands to block the blow for him.
This was one of the divine generals from the Taixuan Divine Generals Picture Lin Buyu had given him.
He had been reluctant to use it before, but now, with his life hanging in the balance, he feared he would never get the chance if he did not use it.
Though the divine general caught the slash, the impact drove him several steps backward.
However, this divine general's current grade was not high. He could handle the Mystic Understanding Realm without trouble, but dealing with Spirit Refining was something of a stretch.
Fortunately, after delivering that slash, Shang Jiu was drawn to the asura phantom behind Xu Taiping and did not press his attack.
But after only a brief daze, Shang Jiu turned his gaze back to Xu Taiping, as though he had seen nothing at all.
Yet Xu Taiping could clearly sense that the killing intent and hostility in Shang Jiu's eyes had grown stronger.
And it was not just him. The cultivators behind him were the same.
Every one of them seemed bent on killing Xu Taiping before they could feel satisfied.
Clearly, this was Duedu Asura's precept taking effect.
But these cultivators themselves, including Shang Jiu and Nie Chen, seemed not to notice anything amiss, as though they had come here to kill Xu Taiping in the first place.
"Swish!"
Just then, Shang Jiu once again took the lead in slashing at Xu Taiping.
"All Beings Are Equal!"
Seeing this, Xu Taiping pressed his palms