"This..." Master Yuandao and Master Yuanming had joined forces to kill True Person Haoyue and were just about to deal with Bai Yanqiu when they heard the drumbeats. They could not help exchanging a glance, their eyes filled with horror!
Boom! Another sound followed, and everyone's hearts still leapt with the drumbeat. Many faces had turned blood-red.
Just as the drum sounded, Master Tiangang's Yanfan Wheel struck before True Person Haoyun. Yet the vibration of the drum seemed to lay down an invisible layer of defense around True Person Haoyun. The Yanfan Wheel could no longer fly forward upon touching that unseen barrier. It tried several times, but could not advance even an inch!
Boom, boom, boom, boom boom... One beat, two beats, one after another—the drumbeats grew increasingly dense. The faces of everyone present were flushed crimson, their hearts pounding ever more fiercely with the rhythm... It seemed that everything within the arena had fallen... under the drumbeats' control!!!
"Quick, break his defense, or else... our hearts will pound until our blood surges and we die!" Master Tiangang shouted.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Two sounds rang out in succession as the Momo Bead and Demon Subduing Pestle flew over, each striking the barrier around True Person Haoyun. No radiance appeared, yet no matter what they did, they simply could not break through!
"Attack!" Abbess Jingyi gave a sharp cry, and her Peach Blossom Whip flew over again, lashing at True Person Haoyun's surroundings. Abbess Shuqing, who had just rescued Master Chang Xing, flicked the Plain Cloud Soap White Banner in her hand. Countless tiny lotus flowers surged up around True Person Haoyun, each emitting dazzling radiance before vanishing in a flash... The green light on True Person Haoyun's face flickered repeatedly. Sweat had long appeared on his brow as he held