After letting out a roar, Long Nixian lunged at Xiao Yan. Against a Half-Step Heavenly Sovereign attacking at full strength, even Xiao Yan's soul force could not pinpoint his figure. Without hesitation, Xiao Yan detonated every heaven-grade spiritual array he had laid down.
An ordinary Ninth-Rank Supreme would have been unable to move at all beneath a Half-Step Heavenly Sovereign's spiritual power pressure. But Xiao Yan's true strength far exceeded the Supreme level, and the training he had undergone in the Nine Nether Secret Realm allowed him to barely take action. That fleeting ability to move was the key to dealing with Long Nixian.
The violent energy storm unleashed by the exploding spiritual arrays instantly concealed Xiao Yan's body. He swiftly slipped into the Heavenly Tomb and took out the Dragon Spirit Pearl. As the fluctuations contained within the pearl spread outward, the Dragon Bone Guards, whose eyes had still been blood-red, immediately quieted down and turned toward Xiao Yan.
Then, one Dragon Bone Guard after another materialized out of thin air. Their battle intent fused together, actually shutting out the spiritual power pressure emanating from Long Nixian. At the sight of these dragon-shaped skeletons, Long Nixian froze for a moment before his expression turned exceedingly ugly. "These are... Dragon Bone Guards?"
"That's right. The Dragon Bone Guards you betrayed all those years ago and created with your own hands." Xiao Yan's figure slowly emerged. Now surrounded at the very center of the Dragon Bone Guards, he no longer needed to fear Long Nixian under their protection. Of course, to guard against any unforeseen danger, he remained ready to slip back into the Heavenly Tomb at any moment. With the Heavenly Tomb protecting him, even a Heavenly Sovereign could do nothing to him.
"No wonder you know so many secrets.