Ling Han used the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, and added with the Demon Fairy Steps, his body became incredibly agile.
He had drawn Zhu Xuan Er, Rabbit, and the Gold-seeking Rat into the Black Tower so that they wouldn't be unexpectedly wounded in the battle royale, because he could not divert his attention to look after them as well. There was no need for him to worry about the thousand veteran soldiers. They had placed themselves in a battle formation, and with incomparably frightening battle prowess, charged into the group battle the Eight Kings were involved in to fight alongside their respective bosses.
Although the Absolute Saber and Mountain and River Axe were powerful, they were still merely two Spirit Tools. Furthermore, they did not have tool spirits. This meant that they could only deliver frighteningly mighty attacks, but were not capable of automatically locking down onto their targets, and thus required manual control.