"Afterimages?" At that critical moment, the thought flashed through Zhou Tian's mind.
Regrettably, even as Zhou Tian reacted, he was unable to alter the battle situation. The moment Zhou Tian passed through the figure of the Black Tortoise, as expected, the Azure Dragon and the Black Tortoise launched their attacks on him.
Since Zhou Tian had not anticipated that they would use such tactics, he was caught off guard despite his immediate response. Thus, trying to fend off the divine beasts' attacks had become an impossible task at that point.
After all, the divine beasts were not weak; with preparation, Zhou Tian might have been able to block their attacks, but at that moment, caught completely unprepared, facing what was practically a surprise assault, Zhou Tian was inevitably struck.
