The green glow erupting from Li Yan's body was protection he had prepared long ago while at the hidden sentry post in the valley. He had affixed a "Dragon Scale Talisman" inside his robes, a talisman capable of withstanding the attacks of a Body Integration Cultivator.
The moment the immense force entered his body, a dense series of bone-cracking sounds came from his arm. Had Li Yan's physical body not been so formidable, with the "Dragon Scale Talisman" protecting him as well, the infiltrating force would very likely have destroyed his arm and the flesh behind it.
Pfft!
Li Yan felt unbearable stabbing pain in both arms. The powerful reflux of spiritual power within him slammed into his body, making his chest feel so tight that he nearly suffocated. He opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Buzz! Buzz!
A sword and a sheath brushed past him. Borrowing the force of that block, Li Yan barely evaded the attack. After just one frontal exchange, he had already been injured.
After reaching the late Void Refinement Realm, Li Yan had felt that his chances of preserving his life against ordinary late-stage Body Integration Realm cultivators had increased considerably.
Yet today, facing an expert from the Yin-Yang Chaos Sect, the result was completely different from his battles against other Body Integration cultivators. He was injured after a single move.
Li Yan did not know that Su Nanzi was renowned even within the Yin-Yang Chaos Sect. His strength had always surpassed others of the same rank, which was why the sect had sent him out and entrusted him with such an important task.
"Hmph. As expected, merely a Void Refinement cultivator. Other than poison... what else do you have? Show this old man!"
One move had settled the matter. Su