"Boom!"
Long Chen shouted sharply, unleashing the power of dragon blood. A blood-red halo compressed outward, the void exploded, and the eight vortexes shattered, revealing the figures of eight elders.
"Puff puff puff puff... In
a rage, Long Chen detonated his dragon blood and controlled the void, forcing the eight to appear. However, when Long Chen saw that the eight were Nine Meridian Heavenly Saint-level experts, he immediately sensed something was wrong.
With Long Chen's overwhelming strength, the enemy would never send just eight Nine Vein Heavenly Saints to ambush him, because that would be meaningless.
Although these eight were all from the Fate-Hunting clan, their attacks fierce and fierce, with such power, it was simply impossible to kill Long Chen.
These eight assassinating Long Chen were tantamount to courting death. The moment their identities were exposed, Long Chen stepped into the void, creating endless illusions as he charged toward Yu Qingxuan.
Yu Qingxuan pressed her hands against the barrier. At this moment, her body was connected to the barrier, and she was at a critical moment. If she dodged the attack, her spell would be interrupted, making all her previous efforts wasted.
Most importantly, when the spell is interrupted, the energy inside the barrier may instantly become unbalanced, causing it to shatter with a thunderous crash. In that case, who knows how many people inside the barrier will die.
Clearly, the enemy valued this very point and launched the surprise attack, giving them no time to react.
Even Long Chen's keen senses failed. At that moment, he realized that the Life-Hunting clan experts had teleported to a designated location to launch a surprise attack.
In other words, the person who sent them here was skilled in spatial techniques, and only in this way could they avoid Long Chen's perception.
Seeing Yu Qingxuan in danger, Long Chen's head buzzed, and at that moment, his killing intent was rapidly ignited.
Clearly, everything here was part of the enemy's scheme. At this moment, Long Chen had all his strength but couldn't use it. The two attacked one after the other. In Long Chen's view, the three of them formed a single line. If he wanted to kill them, a single strike would kill Yu Qingxuan along with him.
Clearly, the strategist was extremely clever, with every step flawless, not a single omission. The entire battle was led by the nose.
"Golden Lotus Protection"
At that moment, Bai Shishi's voice came from the outer battlefield. Endless golden runes emerged from beneath Yu Qingxuan's feet, transforming into petals that wrapped around Yu Qingxuan tightly.
"Boom!"
Two sharp swords struck the golden lotus, which exploded and turned into golden powder, while Yu Qingxuan inside the powder remained unharmed.
The two who attacked were actually two half-step Human Emperors. Their faces were horrified; they hadn't expected that the seemingly inconspicuous golden lotus would actually block their full-force attack.
"Kill her!"
The two half-step Human Emperors, seeing Long Chen charging at full speed, carried boundless killing intent, even Wan Dao wailed at the sight. They shouted loudly, and once again thrust their swords at Yu Qingxuan.
Facing the two sharp swords, Yu Qingxuan looked at the countless terrified eyes beneath the barrier, sensing that it was about to be repaired. If she withdrew her power now, everything would fail. She watched Long Chen charge forward, but it would still be a step too late.
A trace of reluctance flashed in her eyes, but her hands never left the barrier. She knew she would die by their swords, but the barrier would be repaired the moment she died, and those inside the barrier would survive.
"I'm sorry... Yu
Qingxuan looked at Long Chen, tears quietly blurring her vision. She wanted to live, her heart full of reluctance, but she had no other choice. She couldn't just watch so many people die in an instant.
"Pfft!"
At that moment, a sharp sword light pierced through the void, shattering ten thousand paths. One elder was sliced to pieces by the sword light.
It was Yue Zifeng in the distance. Seeing this scene, he disregarded his own safety and sent a single sword to provide remote support. After assisting, he was struck by a blood-red divine slash spat out by a demon warrior, blood spraying wildly. His left sword scabbard flew out, piercing through the demon's head and killing him.
Yue Zifeng killed one of the half-step Human Emperors of the Fate-Hunting Clan with a single sword strike, while another elder stabbed his long sword straight at Yu Qingxuan's forehead.
"Pfft!"
Blood splattered, but it wasn't Yu Qingxuan's—it was Bai Shishi's.
In the critical moment, the previously shattered lotus gold powder rapidly flowed, forming a strange symbol that flickered. Bai Shishi on the outer battlefield vanished in an instant, reappearing before Yu Qingxuan, using her body to block the deadly sword strike.
"Shishi..."
Yu Qingxuan let out a heart-wrenching scream. Bai Shishi spread her arms, her long sword stabbing into her back, her chest protruding, and blood slowly dripped onto Yu Qingxuan's clothes from the tip.
"Die!"
Long Chen roared in fury, his voice like thunder exploding. He struck the old man's head with his palm, instantly shattering it.
Long Chen had already locked onto the old man before his attack, but the old man didn't care about his own life at all. Even if it meant dying, he would drag Yu Qingxuan along.
With this thrust, Long Chen had no intention of living. Despite his rage, Long Chen still had to stay rational, because the sword had already pierced Bai Shishi's body. If his power was too great, it would transfer to her.
"Whoosh."
Long Chen grabbed the old man's headless body and slowly pulled him away. The long sword left Bai Shishi's body, and Long Chen carefully held her, blood already staining Long Chen's robe.
Bai Shishi was severely injured. Bai Xiaole, Bai Shishi's mother, Bai Zhantang, Bai Letian, and others all felt their hearts leap into their throats. That was a desperate strike from a half-step Human Emperor. Whether Bai Shishi would survive, no one could guarantee it.
Bai Shishi's mother's face was as pale as paper. She really wanted to rush over to check on her daughter's injuries, but the battlefield was chaotic, the enemy was too many, and even the Dragon Blood Legion couldn't withstand such immense pressure. More and more slipped through the cracks.
They were cooperating with the Dragonblood Legion in a bloody battle. Distracted, they were nearly stabbed by a spear. If it weren't for Bai Xiaole's mother using her eye technique to dislocate her, she would have been seriously injured even if she hadn't died.
"Shishi..."
Long Chen hugged Bai Shishi, his voice trembling and his eyes filled with fear. Long Chen was scared—he was afraid of losing Bai Shishi. At that moment, he thought of Ye Zhiqiu back then—a painful experience he couldn't bear a second time.
Bai Shishi looked at Long Chen. Although her face was pale and completely drained, a sweet smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She reached out to touch Long Chen's cheek: "
You care so much about me... I ... I'm so happy! Long
Chen felt the gold power within Bai Shishi rapidly draining away. Frightened, Long Chen quickly gave her several exquisite golden pills. When Bai Shishi's power stopped draining, Long Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, the entire grand formation suddenly trembled. The formation was repaired, and Yu Qingxuan looked at Bai Shishi with a face full of concern. For a moment, she didn't know what to say, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
"Sister, don't cry, I'm fine." Bai Shishi smiled and comforted Yu Qingxuan, willing to risk her lifeSaving Yu Qingxuan was because she didn't want to feel any guilt toward her. Just as she risked her life to save those inside the barrier, they all did it voluntarily.
"Xia Chen"
Long Chen handed Bai Shishi to Yu Qingxuan. He let out a thunderous roar, his terrifying killing intent echoing through the ages, making the heavens tremble:
"Mark everyone on the battlefield—not a single one of them will survive."