The next moment, a new spatial rift appeared behind Huo Yuhao. Then the enormous dragon claw emerged again and lashed out at him.
As the dragon claw swept past, it stirred up countless spatial ripples.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao did not hesitate. He took the Ice Spirit Spear from behind him into his hand, then unleashed Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless in a slash.
The extremely cold sword qi hurtled straight toward the dragon claw, but the spatial ripples appearing around the claw continually diminished its power.
At this sight, Huo Yuhao's gaze flickered. He detonated the sword qi, and the resulting explosion triggered all the nearby spatial ripples.
In an instant, the light and shadows around the dragon claw began to warp, and spatial rifts even began to appear.
Yet his opponent did not give up. A streak of silver light appeared, not acting upon Tang Wulin but enveloping Huo Yuhao instead.
The silver light turned into countless illusory dragon claws, enclosing Huo Yuhao on all sides.
An instant later, two streaks of light flashed past, and the silver light shattered like a mirror.
But in that extremely brief interval, the silver light had cut Huo Yuhao off from his surroundings.
Taking advantage of precisely this opportunity, the pressure Huo Yuhao exerted on Tang Wulin vanished for an instant.
The moment Tang Wulin felt that pressure disappear, he immediately tightened his grip on the Golden Trident.
Just as Tang Wulin was about to move forward, the dragon claw pushed him away, and that lingering voice told him, "Leave this place..."
Before the voice could finish, Huo Yuhao broke free of his opponent's control.
Seeing this, the enormous dragon claw swung again, mobilizing countless spatial elements in an attempt to stop him from moving.
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