Seeing the As-You-Wish Staff knocked back, Xiao Hua did not panic. He retrieved it, then raised a hand and slapped the crown of his head. "Crack, crack, crack..." Thunder boomed once more as Nine Heavens Divine Lightning, Five Qi True Thunder, Three Corpse Yin Thunder, and Xuanming Demonic Lightning burst forth together, transforming above Xiao Hua's head into a Four-Colored Great Hand. Strange fluctuations arose where the different lightning energies met upon that hand, vanishing at times and being reborn at others. As the great hand swept through the sky, countless spatial phenomena continuously appeared and perished—at times brimming with boundless vitality, at times suddenly revealing deathly qi. An indescribable trace of the Way of Life and Death actually revealed its might within that hand!
Though it was only a trace of power, wherever the great hand descended, Ao Che's dragon qi was annihilated. Before life and death, that dragon might was like an old woman's lament—filled with resentment, yet weak and powerless!
Boom... The soaring dragon qi was crushed into powder. Even Ao Che's dragon body was imprisoned by the great hand. Though his dragon tail lashed wildly, he could not break free with ease. Ao Che's expression changed drastically. His dragon tail suddenly swept toward the sea's surface. "Whoosh, whoosh..." Seawater several times larger than mountains actually flew up with his tail and smashed toward Xiao Hua's great hand.
"Hehe..." Xiao Hua smiled faintly. The great hand lifted slightly and grabbed at the waves. Boom... All the seawater was seized and condensed into pure sea crystals, which instantly exploded. Yet in that brief moment, Ao Che's body flickered, leaving behind successive phantoms as he escaped from Xiao Hua's great hand!
At that moment, an anguished cry came from Ao Tong's direction. The newly escaped Ao Che was startled