Yao Lie charged again and landed before Lu Ren. "Kid, you're out of trump cards. Are you still refusing to hand over the Xuanhuang Blood Crystal?"
"If you've got what it takes, kill me!"
Lu Ren sneered.
"You're asking for death!"
Yao Lie snorted and swung his hammer at Lu Ren again.
Whoosh!
Lu Ren swung his sword to block it.
Clang!
The collision shook heaven and earth. Lu Ren was driven back, then sent flying once more.
This time, however, Yao Lie had clearly held back. With his strength, one full-force blow would have been enough to kill Lu Ren.
Seeing that Lu Ren had lost all power to resist, Yao Lie swung his hammer again.
Lu Ren frowned and raised the Chaos Ancient Sword to meet it. Predictably, he was knocked back again. He flew through the air, and his injuries worsened.
Mo Yi frowned at the sight. "Mo Qingge, we can't let Lu Ren fall into the demon path's hands. They wield sorcery powerful enough to beguile him into handing over the Xuanhuang Blood Crystal!"
"You're right!"
Mo Qingge nodded. "Yao Lie is strong. I'm not even confident I can beat him. If he gets the Xuanhuang Blood Crystal, I'll stand even less of a chance!"
Mo Yi was secretly delighted. "Exactly. We could rescue Lu Ren. He might even be grateful enough to give us the Xuanhuang Blood Crystal!"
"If Lu Ren wanted to hand it over, he would have done so already. Yao Lie wants to capture him alive, so we won't let him have his way!"
With a cold laugh, Mo Qingge slashed with her demonic sword. Beams of sword light swept out and reached Lu Ren in an instant, about to pierce his body.
Yao Lie's expression changed. His dragon tail lashed out