Xiao Hua had originally intended to turn around, but when he saw the change in Chun Zang's expression, his heart stirred. Smiling, he said, "Chun Zang, do not be afraid. Just stand here! With this Xiao here, no matter who it is, they cannot harm a single hair on your head!"
Xiao Hua's words were truly arrogant, yet to Chun Zang's ears, they were incomparably steadfast. He did not press his palms together as he spoke, merely nodded slightly and answered, "Yes!"
By then, his expression had already returned to normal.
"Useless thing!" Xiao Hua's gaze fell upon the heavily injured Yuan Tongtian in midair, and he cursed.
Seeing Xiao Hua appear with such overwhelming might, Yuan Tongtian had long since been shocked beyond measure! His ties with Xiao Hua ran deep. Back in Yanlin Mountain Marsh, when he had been released from a seal, he had met Xiao Hua. At that time, Xiao Hua had merely been a Qi Cultivation cultivator, a tiny ant in his eyes. Later, when he saw Xiao Hua again, the Fire Ape had begun suffering setbacks at Xiao Hua's hands. In the several encounters that followed, Yuan Tongtian had refused to submit to Xiao Hua, and that unyielding temperament had instead won Xiao Hua's favor. Now, seeing Xiao Hua once more atop Great Snow Mountain in the Pure Land World, Yuan Tongtian could hardly believe his own eyes. Xiao Hua's divine abilities were now far beyond anything he could even hope to match. That rebellious pride of his no longer had the slightest foundation before Xiao Hua.
Yet when Xiao Hua's words reached Yuan Tongtian's ears, he was first stunned. Then... a shock even more unspeakable than seeing Xiao Hua arose from the depths of his heart. In an instant, he seemed to understand