That single glance sent a shudder through Jiang Tang'er, and she felt a bone-deep chill envelop her entire body.
Frightened out of her wits, she instinctively activated the Ancient Wheel, trying to summon the Mechanism Puppet back to her aid.
But before she could react, a streak of black-and-white sword light had already reached her.
She no longer dared to control the Ancient Wheel. Hastily channeling her Spiritual Power, she deployed a defensive Law Artifact to protect herself. The Huanshada she wore could no longer conceal her, revealing her figure.
While activating her defensive Law Artifact, Jiang Tang'er retreated rapidly, drawing three Talismans into her fingers as her Spiritual Power surged.
Bang-!
The black-and-white Flying Sword's sharpness far exceeded her imagination. The defensive Law Artifact she had hastily deployed shattered at the impact.
The three Spirit Talismans activated. Countless flames and masses of yellow earth were swept up by a fierce wind, forming a storm of Spiritual Power between Song Yan and Jiang Tang'er.
Already sensing something was wrong, she immediately deployed two sets of defensive Law Artifacts she had kept as her last reserves, entangling that sword light.
Hum-!
But a streak of sword light pierced a breach in the storm barrier. By the time Jiang Tang'er reacted, ripples were already spreading mere inches from her.
Song Yan emerged within them, pointing his sword fingers with boundless sharpness.
Sword Dao True Essence overlapped with the Unmoored Boat's edge, piercing her protective Law Artifacts in the blink of an eye.
Then the sleeves around both his hands billowed, and he extended one hand.
Countless streams of Sword Qi surged out, shredding her protective Spirit Garment into powder.
Although the Sword Qi had not yet taken her life, it slashed bloody wounds all over her. Violent Sword Qi penetrated her body,