A Sudden Shift in the Situation

After several days of pursuit, Yellow Wind had grown accustomed to this magical artifact. When it saw the Dragon Binding Ring flying toward it, it no longer dared to be careless. With a flick of its tail, it darted aside, escaping Zhang Xiaohua's divine-sense lock. Before its body had even steadied, it flashed high into the air and reached out to grab the Dragon Binding Ring.

How could Zhang Xiaohua let it succeed? With a slight movement of his divine sense, the Dragon Binding Ring flipped over and looped upward from below. Yellow Wind somersaulted, evading the Dragon Binding Ring as if it were playing around, then immediately flew toward Zhang Xiaohua. Zhang Xiaohua thrust out the Azure Water Sword in his right hand. Yellow Wind did not dodge; it slapped the sword with a claw, and the Azure Water Sword's sword light instantly shrank back. At that moment, the Dragon Binding Ring came chasing after it again. Yellow Wind spun aside to evade it, then, taking advantage of the Dragon Binding Ring not yet returning, tried once more to swoop in.

But at that very moment, an abrupt change occurred!

Yellow Wind's tiny body suddenly froze in midair. A pained expression then filled its face, and it began rolling continuously through the air.

When Zhang Xiaohua saw this, he suspected a trick. Over these past three days, Yellow Wind had played no shortage of such deceptive games. Usually, as soon as Zhang Xiaohua tried to trap it with the Dragon Binding Ring, the creature would immediately recover and counterattack with a grab. The first time, it had nearly snatched away his magical artifact.

But after waiting for a moment, Zhang Xiaohua saw what seemed to be sweat trickling down Yellow Wind's little head. This was something he had never