Torrential rain poured down, and eerie purple mist rose from the ruins of Qingteng Middle School. Su Yao gripped the blood-stained Meteorite Iron Sword, her fingertips carving the final runic pattern into the hilt. Cold raindrops mixed with blood dripped down the blade, blooming into dark purple ripples on the charred ground.
"Little girl, how much longer can you last?" The Black-robed Man hovered in mid-air, his voice beneath the mask sounding like grinding rusted gears. "The Jiuyou Bone-Corroding Array has reached its seventh stage. Even if your precious Master comes, he won't be able to save you."
Lin Yu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, lightning crackling across his palms: "Cut the crap!" Spiritual power surged wildly around him as countless arcs of electricity formed a web of lightning, striking toward the Black-robed Man, only to be entirely swallowed by the purple mist the moment they reached within three feet of him. Zhao Ya held the jade flute horizontally across her chest, the flute glowing with a deep blue halo. Her soundwaves transformed into tangible blades of sound, but they too shattered to pieces inch by inch within the mist.
Chapter 208