Wuyi couldn't manage a smile inside his mask. He had control of his head. His job now was to hold Luding's attention as long as he could. Best do a proper job of it.
He reached out with the Statue of Harmony and summoned the nearest creatures of the demonic wild to serve him. He did not want to use it, but he lacked trump cards. He had decided he would avoid using harmony as much as possible because the effect of harmony sometimes backfired out of proportion. But in this situation, using harmony was the best method to get the most results with a small amount of energy.
To Luding, this dark sun's challenge was contemptuous. He was forcing the swamplings to his will on the other side of the trench. Luding shrieked with rage as if he'd been struck. He threw caution to the wind and leaped the trench of fire.
