In the air, the man in black caught sight of this from afar. Fury rose in his heart, and he let out a strange cry. "Little bitch, you've ruined my plans! Die!"
With a flick of his hand, three streaks of dark light shot out at tremendous speed.
Zuo Xiaonian kept her eyes on all six directions and her ears open to all eight. Seeing the dark light shoot toward her, she hurriedly dodged.
They had originally been far apart. Even though the man in black was far stronger than Zuo Xiaonian and the dark light came swiftly, Xiao Nian still had ample room to evade. But just as Zuo Xiaonian sidestepped and thought she had dodged the attack, the dark light turned and shot toward her again, following her like a shadow. This time, it was already close, and the sudden turn came right at her elbow. With no time left to dodge, Zuo Xiaonian was forced to block with her short sword. The blade instantly hummed, and her face paled.
Her opponent's cultivation was simply too high. A single strike had already left Zuo Xiaonian struggling to cope.
Yet after the dark light struck the short sword and was deflected, it circled through the air again. The streaks collided with one another in midair, then actually turned and flew back once more.
Zuo Xiaonian's expression grew graver than ever.
What kind of hidden weapons were these, to be so overbearing?
The three men could no longer hold on. All of them collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath and fumbling to treat their wounds.
This time, their oil truly had run dry and their lamps had burned out.
High above, winds rose and clouds surged, like flashing lightning and rumbling thunder. Below, fierce winds howled as well, nearly