Pfft!
With a dull sound, a shocking pool of blood suddenly appeared beneath Qian Fan's knees. It quickly spread, staining the earth beneath him red, mingling with the blood trickling from the corners of his mouth.
Qian Fan's body trembled slightly. The ancient tree behind him had been snapped clean in two, its massive trunk lying across the ground, splinters scattered around the break.
His hands braced firmly against the ground, but his knees could not bear such weight. The ground beneath both knees had already cracked.
His clothes had also been torn to shreds in the brutal battle. His once-neat garments were now in tatters, strips of fabric fluttering in the wind.
Twenty meters behind him, the Heavenly Demon Star-Breaking Sword was embedded deep in the earth, its blade trembling faintly. The patterns on it flickered in and out of sight, and the blade, which should have gleamed with a cold light, was now covered in cracks.
A low groan escaped Qian Fan's throat. "It hurts!"
The instant the Guardian in the sky finished unleashing the attack, the power of Ancient Ruins City's laws detected it. The power of the Great Dao from the Universe expelled the Guardian from the forest in an instant, dealing an irreversible, devastating injury as well.
It seemed that even the Guardian had to obey all of Ancient Ruins City's rules while within it. Otherwise, even someone at the ninth order of the Saint Realm would be punished, and the Guardian appeared to have suffered considerable harm.
Pfft!
Qian Fan struggled to raise his head. Through his blood-red vision, the lingering golden patterns of the laws in the sky were slowly fading. He felt his internal organs churning, every breath bringing a sharp, stabbing pain, as though countless silver needles were piercing his lungs.