Li Li, dazed, heard the shouting and bit down hard on the tip of her tongue. At the same moment, her limbs, which had been restrained by the three elders, broke free as the Power of Laws receded like a retreating tide. She stumbled and fell to her knees, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.
A rift of light tore through the space once more, pulling Lü Ning’s five senior brothers into it. Before they departed, they cast a deep, lingering look at Li Li. "What has arrived in this realm is but a wisp of my junior sister’s Divine Sense. If this sense is damaged, her cultivation will never again make progress. We trouble you to take good care of her."
Before Lü Ning could reassure them, the spatial rift snapped shut. The eight masked assailants were all unconscious, and the arena fell into a deathly silence, save for the distinct, ragged sound of Li Li’s breathing.
Chapter 55