When that sword light slashed down, it truly caught Gao Ruowang by surprise; he hadn't expected that Zhang Yan could precisely find his location amongst hundreds of Blood Essences.
Fortunately, he cherished his life more than anyone and, even when fighting against Chen Qingping of Hai Zhen Temple, he hadn't exposed his True Body to others. He was especially attentive to his defense, carrying three Life Protecting Blood Banners on him. As the sword light slashed down, the Blood Banner was activated just in time, allowing him to escape into it, and the flag face took the blow, averting disaster.
His reaction was extremely quick; before the sword light could return and strike again, he had already tunneled out from the Banner, his body shaking to transform into more than a dozen Blood Essences flying in all directions.
