What Huang Xiao did next chilled them even further. He slowly pulled the Precious Sword out of his chest and tossed it aside, his expression unchanged.
At the same time, they discovered to their astonishment that the wound in Huang Xiao's chest was healing rapidly. The bone-deep saber wound inflicted earlier by the God-Burying Hall expert had healed rapidly, and now the wound left by the Precious Sword was beginning to heal as well, right before their eyes.
This reminded them that after taking the Phoenix Blood, the boy seemed to have recovered from all his injuries. They had thought this was merely an effect of having just taken the Phoenix Blood, but now it seemed that effect was still working. How were they supposed to fight him? Was he immortal?
Excruciating pain still wracked Huang Xiao's entire body. Of course, it did not come from the sword and saber wounds; those injuries had already healed. The true agony still came from the Phoenix Blood's aura battering his meridians.
Although he was venting it now, Huang Xiao discovered that this aura within him was still growing. Before long, his meridians would certainly all rupture, and he would undoubtedly die.
"Kill!" Huang Xiao charged again at the God-Burying Hall expert he had gravely wounded. The saber wound in the man's chest was enough to reduce his strength considerably, naturally giving Huang Xiao a better chance of killing him.
But when the man saw Huang Xiao charging at him, he immediately retreated without the slightest hesitation. He no longer dared to fight Huang Xiao.
However, his unwillingness to fight Huang Xiao did not mean the other experts around them lacked the courage. They could all see that Huang Xiao's strength was now no weaker than theirs, and the Phoenix Blood had made