At Bai Yousi's challenge, the Ochre Yellow clouds and mist bared their fangs and claws like some monster and lunged toward the river. Behind those yellow clouds, there was no way to detect the figure within.
This was no simple concealment of his whereabouts. Whatever the case elsewhere, everyone watching from the sandbar had at least reached Condensing the Core, and all of them noticed its marvels. These yellow clouds were clearly the outward manifestation of Wei Shengji's true qi-one entity with this Grandmaster, in two forms. And in such a state, how could anyone hurt him without breaking through the clouds?
This almost counted as a Great Grandmaster's means.
Only... only, from Feng Fou on down, nearly every spectator also found it strange, because everyone knew Wei Shengji was not a Great Grandmaster. If he were, how could he be locked in a stalemate here with White Dragon head?
Now this was interesting.
Sure enough, facing these yellow clouds, Bai Yousi stood in the river as though on level ground, utterly motionless. Suddenly, a yellow cloud took the shape of a fierce tiger and pounced. Still more than a hundred feet away, its true qi stirred the water below into spreading ripples, as though countless petals were blooming around Third Lady Bai, their target, as the flower's heart.
At last, Bai Yousi moved too. She merely raised her hand and swung her sword, and a wheel of golden light sliced straight toward the Yellow Clouds. As the golden light swept past, the Yellow Clouds scattered on the spot as though battered by wind and waves, their attack naturally dissolved. Yet the broken corner of cloud filled itself back in after only an instant, then continued taking shape and pouncing.
Thus, one in the air and one on the water,