The black-and-white radiance known as the Void Piercing Eye was truly fast. By the time Xiao Hua noticed it, it had already struck squarely at his chest and was about to touch the garment he had hastily produced earlier. Horrified, Xiao Hua hurriedly unleashed Misty Steps and the Wind Escape Technique. An afterimage appeared where he stood as he barely dodged aside! The black-and-white radiance passed through Xiao Hua's afterimage and shot straight into the void.
"Ah!!!!" Cold sweat broke out atop Xiao Hua's head as he secretly rejoiced at having escaped the attack. Yet immediately afterward, an agonizing pain burst from his chest. Xiao Hua was greatly alarmed and cried out miserably, "Th-this is impossible! This Xiao clearly dodged it!"
"Fly ten feet higher..." Sun Jian's stern warning rang in Xiao Hua's ears like a struck gong. Without thinking, Xiao Hua shot into the sky, rising not merely ten feet, but over fifty.
He had only just steadied himself in midair when another beam of black-and-white radiance, as thick as a bowl's mouth, rushed out from the void behind his back...
Xiao Hua hurriedly accelerated the circulation of Blood Drop Cave Heaven within his body to eliminate the harm caused by the Void Piercing Beast's attack, while preparing to release his sword gourd. The Void Piercing Beast's defenses were flawless. His As-You-Wish Staff could only injure it, making it difficult to kill it in a single blow. Its attacks were also so bizarre: not only could they strike solid matter through phantoms, they could even bend back through the void. If he remained locked in battle for too long, he might not necessarily perish, but he would certainly suffer. He had only just formed his Nascent Soul, and his realm was not yet stable. If he were injured, it