"Ah?" Bai Jie cried out in shock. He had only just raised his head slightly when he saw that Xiao Hua's As-You-Wish Staff, which had originally been striking toward Zhong Haoxuan, had somehow smashed down upon his own head instead. The distance was merely three feet or so... The Five Elements As-You-Wish Heaven-Piercing Staff was a great ancient weapon of dread, beyond the Five Elements. Though Xiao Hua's As-You-Wish Staff was far from possessing the might of the Five Elements As-You-Wish Heaven-Piercing Staff, against an Illusion Sword First Grade Swordsman like Bai Jie—and after a string of schemes involving the Sleeve Universe, Soul Thorn, and the like—a distance of three feet was crossed in the blink of an eye. Bai Jie only managed a startled cry before the As-You-Wish Staff struck him squarely on the forehead.
With the same dull thud, Bai Jie's skull burst apart like a sealed gourd!
"Hahaha!" Xiao Hua laughed loudly. Without pausing in the slightest, he turned and used Wind Escape to close in on Zhong Haoxuan!
"Hiss—" Zhong Haoxuan sucked in a breath and narrowed his eyes. Gritting his teeth, brilliant radiance flashed all over his body, making him look like a hedgehog covered in glowing spines!
"Terrifying Phoenix... I never imagined I would encounter you here! Since you have appeared, Ling Yunwu and the others... must have already perished. They could not hold you back, so... let this old man hold you back!" Zhong Haoxuan spoke each word distinctly. The Blazing Sun Sword abruptly burst forth with sword light that soared into the heavens as well. Zhong Haoxuan opened his mouth and spat out his natal Sword Essence, which fell directly into the Blazing Sun Sword. At the same time, his body flashed swiftly and transformed into a flying sword!
"Kill!" Zhong Haoxuan