Chapter 684: Working Through Issues.

A lot was running through Hal's mind at that moment and while he was bound to eventually table them so that he could better focus on the situation at hand, it would still take him a few seconds to get his act together.

Alas, the clawed fist that was about to make contact with his head was sure to hit him before those seconds were up and he knew it.

As yet, even as he tried to muster any aspect of his battle prowess (cultivation, bloodline, or even Dao) he found himself crippled with worries about how exactly his state of mind and body was.

Not even his ability with Astral energy answered his call.

Sassy could not help as she was still recovering from getting slammed against the wall and was now in her small serpent form and wrapped around his wrist.

Luckily, he was in the midst of fellows who were on his side.

The Doxon scions especially did their best to intervene even if they were quite a few meters away.