The impact staggered the taotie several steps backwards, and it smashed into the wall behind it. It shook its head as it crawled back up to its feet. The strike had made it a little dizzy.

Zu An shook out his arm. The blow had also made his own fist really sore. He actually regretted doing that. If he’d known that this would be the outcome, he would’ve hit its waist instead.

He was worried that Pei Mianman wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer. Noticing that the monster was still dizzy, he seized the opportunity to strike with his Tai’e Sword.

However, a crafty look suddenly appeared in the taotie’s eyes, and its two horns suddenly crackled with purple electricity. A ball of electricity materialized in the space between them, and it launched the ball of electricity straight towards Zu An.

The whole process—from the first crackle of electricity to the launching of the ball of lightning—was almost instantaneous.

Zu An couldn’t use Grandgale, so there was no way he could evade the attack. The ball of electricity smashed squarely into his chest. An intense pain rippled out from the front of his chest,...