Fortunately, the encirclement had not yet taken shape; at its farthest edge, there was still a flaw! Moreover, after Xiao Hua flew several more zhang, there was a space roughly a hundred zhang wide—likely an abandoned spirit stone mine vein! Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Hua immediately activated Thunder Control Movement. Thunder rumbled around his body as he flew straight toward that flaw!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Hua reached the gap. Just as joy rose in his heart and he was about to break through the air and flee, a mournful sword cry came from behind him, arriving after it was launched yet striking first as it stabbed toward the center of his back!
"Oh?" Xiao Hua froze slightly and casually swung the As-You-Wish Staff backward. Yet, far beyond his expectations, the flying sword seemed sentient. It suddenly turned and vanished into thin air. When its blade appeared again, it had already passed Xiao Hua and filled the gap through which he intended to escape!
"Hiss—" Xiao Hua halted and swept his divine sense around. The twelve Illusion Sword Swordsmen had divided into seven positions, surrounding him from high and low alike! The closest one was precisely the flying sword that had just overtaken him!
"A Sword Transformation Swordsman?" Xiao Hua narrowed his eyes, staring at the swordsman who had not transformed into human form as he thought to himself.
"A Foundation Establishment disciple of the Thunder Control Sect???" A sword cry came from the flying sword. "You, a Foundation Establishment disciple, are truly quite capable!"
"You are all Illusion Sword Swordsmen, yet you formed a sword array to deal with me? Aren't you ashamed?" Xiao Hua said coldly, lightly twirling several staff flowers with the As-You-Wish Staff in his hand.
"This sword has never seen a