"Why put yourself through this?" Dai Shu said with a soft chuckle.
Dai Shu scorned Shadow's mindless attacks. She had resorted to such reckless strikes just to kill Dai Yutian.
She had even injured herself! It was sheer stupidity.
Dai Yutian, who had lost an arm, clutched his wound and roared, "Uncle Dai, kill her! Kill her for me!"
Dai Shu held his long saber angled toward the ground. His eyes fixed on Shadow as he slowly said, "It's time we settled this."
With that, he moved like lightning, closing in on Shadow again.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Army-Breaking Strike!"
Flames danced along Dai Shu's saber, and its blade rapidly swelled in size.
Shadow vanished from her spot in an instant and attacked Dai Yutian again.
"White Tiger Protective Barrier!" Dai Yutian immediately used his Soul Skill and shouted, "Uncle Dai, save me!"
"Damn it!" Dai Shu cursed inwardly and rushed to Dai Yutian's side to intercept Shadow's attack.
Elsewhere, a small mound of corpses had formed beside Xiao Lingmeng.
At last, she found Cao De at the very bottom, covered in blood. He lay completely motionless.
Xiao Lingmeng reached out with a trembling hand, wanting to check his breathing.
Just as Xiao Lingmeng touched the tip of Cao De's nose, his eyes snapped open. His pupils had turned an eerie blood-red.
Whoosh!
Like a wildcat, Cao De dodged Xiao Lingmeng's hand and landed steadily to one side.
With a beckoning motion, he summoned the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword from where it had fallen nearby. It flew straight into his hand.
Seeing Dai Yutian fighting in the distance, Cao De's eyes flashed red, and a strange smile curved his lips.
Whoosh!
Cao De vanished from his spot!
"He's still alive!" Surprise filled Dai Shu's eyes as he fought.
But when he saw