Boom...!
But just then, exactly as Xu Taiping had sensed, a streak of Sword Radiance shot skyward like a flame from the ruins of Flame Mountain below, accompanied by an earsplitting shriek through the air.
"It's Master!"
Though it was only a flame-like streak of Sword Radiance, Xu Taiping immediately sensed Lü Daoxuan's aura within it.
Dugu Qingxiao likewise exclaimed in delight:
"Grand Martial Uncle withstood Su Chan's Heaven-Annihilation-level strike!"
He immediately sensed Su Chan's aura again, then continued with excitement in his eyes:
"And Su Chan failed to withstand the Heavenly Punishment brought on by that Heaven-Annihilation-level strike!"
Bang...!!
Yet barely had Dugu Qingxiao finished speaking when the streak of Sword Radiance enveloping Lü Daoxuan's aura suddenly burst apart.
Lü Daoxuan's figure appeared before everyone's eyes.
Both of Lü Daoxuan's clenched arms were completely shattered, and his upper body was a mangled mass of flesh and blood.
His aura was as faint as a mortal's.
At this sight, Lady Jade Mother said thoughtfully:
"The Heavenly Craft Sword bought Lü Daoxuan's life."
Hearing this, Xu Taiping and Dugu Qingxiao, their faces tense a moment earlier, both let out long sighs of relief.
Dugu Qingxiao said solemnly:
"A broken sword can be reforged!"
Xu Taiping nodded lightly.
"That's right."
Boom! Rumble...!
But just as the two rejoiced over Lü Daoxuan's survival, the mountain of accumulated lava below suddenly began to shake violently, as though it might erupt at any moment.
Clang!
Without hesitation, Xu Taiping summoned his flying sword, intending to fly over and bring Lü Daoxuan back.
"Wait!"
But the moment he summoned his flying sword, the Old Daoist stopped him.
Under Xu Taiping's puzzled gaze, the Old Daoist said gravely:
"My Equally Matched Edict has not been lifted!"
At these words, Xu Taiping and Dugu Qingxiao's expressions immediately sharpened.