As Yu Hongxi continued to force a steady flow of energy into the ward, it began to keen shrilly.

A golden ring flowed into existence in front of Li Luo, then it bulged forward and took the form of a cannon pointed straight at Chi Chan.

Her eyes were still crazed, but some basal instinct had warned her of the new danger. She turned to Li Luo, the jeweled, blue tiger already loping across the field towards him.

"Watch out!" Yu Hongxi shouted. A Duke had the power to level mountains, and Li Luo was not a mountain. He might soon be a grave mound though, if Chi Chan's...