"No..." The male Dragon Cat clansman's anguished cry did not stop Li Dalong's decisive slash. He watched helplessly as his wife's beautiful head flew from her neck, soaring into the air as warm blood sprayed all over him as he rushed toward her.
His wife's hot blood dripped down his hair and cheeks, and his heart turned ice-cold. He caught that familiar face in both hands. Now, all that remained in those ashen eyes was terror and despair. His wife would never be by his side again.
His eyes were as red as the blood on his face. The entire world turned blood-red; blood was all that remained in his world. He would devour this human who had killed his wife alive and flay him to avenge her death.
Just as he caught Nuoya's head and his mind reeled, Li Dalong showed no mercy. The Azure Cloud Sword shot toward his heart.
This was precisely when his mind was unguarded and he was utterly defenseless. As the Azure Cloud Sword came whistling toward him, its piercing sword light stirred his instinctive alarm.
Just before it pierced his body, he dodged desperately, twisting his body aside to keep it from his heart. The Azure Cloud Sword passed beneath his armpit, severing several ribs and leaving a hole clear through his body.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and the impact of the Azure Cloud Sword sent him flying more than ten meters. When Li Dalong directed the Azure Cloud Sword to attack him again from behind, he chose to flee.
With a wave of his hand, he put his wife's headless body into his storage magic treasure, then fled swiftly in the direction they had come from, cradling her head.
After being wounded by Li Dalong's sneak attack, his hatred