Profound Bone naturally noticed what had happened on Han Li's side as well. With his helper destroyed, he immediately lost his composure.
Blood-red light flared in his eyes. With a muffled roar, he released billowing streams of ink-black Yin Qi from his body. The black mist swiftly converged before him, forming a black pillar of light roughly ten feet across.
"Go!" Profound Bone commanded in a low voice.
The pitch-black pillar transformed into a ribbon of light that swept toward Xiao Yu's Golden Bamboo Divine Thunder Swords. It moved so quickly that it reached the flying sword magic treasures almost the instant it set off.
The black ribbon washed over the flying swords. After the twenty-seven swords lurched and twisted, their nine true bodies were revealed and sent flying back toward Xiao Yu.
Yuan Yao's strange black hammer fared no better. A single sweep of the black light nearly knocked it to the ground. When she retrieved her magic treasure and examined it, her heart ached. That one strike had cost it a considerable amount of spiritual power.
Not daring to attack recklessly again, she slowly flew to Xiao Yu's side.
"Stop! If you keep attacking, don't blame me for showing no mercy." Profound Bone's face had gone somewhat pale. Using that black ribbon ability had taken a considerable toll on him.
Xiao Yu had his nine flying swords dart and wheel within three feet of his body. Keeping his eyes fixed on Profound Bone, he asked with a flicker in his gaze,
"Profound Bone Old Devil, just how do you intend to show me no mercy? Heh, that was only an appetizer. I'm very much looking forward to sampling more of your abilities!"
"Hmph, Fellow Daoist Xiao, there's no need for this. Don't think I have no way of