Yet as Zuo Xiaoduo retreated, the Sky-Piercing Halberd's incoming momentum climbed another notch!
The Overlord Halberd's imposing force grew stronger still!
Like a gleaming silver whirlwind, it pursued the flickering Star Radiance, rampaging all the way!
Zuo Xiaoduo let out a long cry and shot into the sky! But the Overlord Halberd never paused, transforming into a silver dragon that chased him up, refusing to relent!
Using the Starry Sky Step, Zuo Xiaoduo dodged repeatedly in midair, but when he found he could not evade it, he swooshed toward the ground.
Boom!
Zuo Xiaoduo landed, then immediately flew off just above the ground. He seemed to have fallen completely onto the back foot, with no option left but flight.
Seeing his opponent falter, Xiang Chong drove the Sky-Piercing Halberd down at high speed, likewise skimming the ground as he pursued Zuo Xiaoduo, keeping up the pressure.
Yet the instant he descended, he suddenly felt a pain in his wrist. The Sky-Piercing Halberd in his hands grew heavier than ever before, so heavy he could scarcely hold it. After struggling fruitlessly to maintain his grip, he let out an involuntary roar, and the Sky-Piercing Halberd flew out of his hands as though it had lost its bearings!
And where it went... like a meteor chasing the moon, the Sky-Piercing Halberd flew toward the Judges' Panel.
Its target was none other than Ding Xiulan.
Ding Xiulan frowned. With a flick of her finger, she halted the unexpected Sky-Piercing Halberd in midair, looking out with puzzlement filling her eyes.
Of course, she would not suspect Xiang Chong of deliberately attempting an assassination here. Given her cultivation, even without that flick of her finger, even if she had sat motionless, this Sky-Piercing Halberd could not have pierced her protective yuan energy. She simply found