The energy storms buffeted the city, shaking it like a giant's rattle.

High in the sky, the intense battle raged on.

Eight elite Heavenly Pearl Stage students were engaging the Bloodtailed Other, their Heavenly Pearls absorbing worldly natural energy as fast as they could behind them. Yet one look at the battle was enough for anyone to tell that the single Other held the absolute advantage.

The stronger of the eight, such as Lan Lan, the First Princess, and Gong Shenjun, were holding their own, but the others, such as Qin Yue and Zhao Beili, had already incurred injuries.

Qin Yue was the worst off. An angry, wet stripe of blood dripped through his shirt, marking him from right shoulder to hip. Hairs...