The instant Loa charged out, the Two Forms Battle-qi was already circulating rapidly inside him.
The river of liquefied Two Forms Battle-qi split into two streams, one azure and one purple, surging through his meridians before converging. Azure and purple light began pulsing from the Hidden Abyss Sword. He raised his hand and slashed-the sword qi cut across the air, shooting straight toward the still-expanding fireball!
Boom!
The sword qi collided with the fireball, splitting it in two. The halves fell to either side, blasting two charred craters into the ground. The earth and stones inside glowed red-hot, flames still dancing among them.
At the same moment, he unleashed Unpredictable Thunder Shadow Step.
Nine afterimages split from Loa, each confronting one of the nine men in black. The men paid the kid no mind at all-how strong could someone so young be?
Then they realized something was wrong.
Nine swords flew together! Sword shadows swept across the air!
The first clash split the skin between their thumbs and forefingers with tremendous force, sending blood spurting. The second strike followed, and they could no longer hold their weapons. The third strike-
The nine afterimages simultaneously sheathed their swords and vanished. All nine men in black flew backward, crashing to the ground and rolling several times.
That alone completely robbed them of their chance at a surprise attack.
Loa's real body had vanished the instant he created the afterimages.
Three hundred meters away.
Three hooded figures in black robes stood behind a dirt slope, chanting together. Dense fire elements floated around them, their incantation low and rapid-seventh-level war magic, Meteor Firestorm.
This was tonight's true killing blow.
Once the spell was complete, fiery rain would cover everything within a one-li radius. Few of the more than two hundred people in the