Yun Lintian's body flickered through space as he narrowly avoided Linlin's claw strike, the death-tainted wind from her attack carving deep gashes in the grey earth.
Before he could counter, Long Qingxuan's draconic energy descended like a collapsing mountain, forcing him to divert his Heaven Sunderer to block.
BOOM!
The impact sent shockwaves rippling outward, but Yun Lintian didn't retaliate—he couldn't. Not against them.
The Abyssal Ghost Knight's laughter echoed across the battlefield. "Look at you—the mighty Yun Lintian, hesitating like a common mortal!"
His fingers twitched as he injected more death energy into Long Chen and Qian Jinglei, reviving their corrupted forms. "This is your fatal weakness. You claim to uphold balance, but when faced with sacrificing what you love, you falter."
Yun Lintian ignored the taunt, his focus split between evading attacks and seeking an opening to purify his friends. But the corrupted quartet moved with terrifying synergy.