dmims 543. Rescue Operation
543. Rescue Operation
Just as Ling Zhuo was about to subdue Yao Qingyu, a thunderous sonic boom suddenly erupted in the sky. A stream of light, wreathed in purplish-red flames, tore through the clouds, and a towering purplish-red fire cloud crashed down from the sky, the blazing fire waves falling like meteors, the purplish-red flames bursting with extremely hot energy.
The figure within the flames was now unleashing energy that had reached the Dou Zun realm. His body was shrouded in black, and his eyes were fixed on Ling Zhuo.
Everyone's attention was fixed on the newcomer. After Ling Zhuo recognized the figure, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Xiao Yan?!"
When Wei Jiangyuan saw Xiao Yan arrive, his anxious mood eased a little, and he exclaimed, "This guy, he knows how to pick his timing even better than I do."
Xiao Yan didn't stop moving at all. Looking at the scene in front of him, he knew that Yao Qingyu's identity must have been exposed and that she was seriously injured.
A surge of rage filled his chest; he hadn't felt this angry even when he was injured by Ling Zhuo. Yao Qingyu was Yao Lao's only daughter, and if something really happened to her at the Pill Gathering, Xiao Yan didn't even know how he would face the resurrected Yao Lao.
Xiao Yan's eyes were filled with a chilling killing intent: "Anyone who touches Junior Sister Qingyu dies!"
Ling Zhuo was somewhat taken aback. Everything he had done was simply to lure Xiao Yan out so he could gather everyone's strength to kill him. Although the process was troublesome, Xiao Yan did eventually appear. However, now, the two people who could help him, Ling Luo and Ling Yu, had been almost completely exhausted by Wei Jiangyuan alone, and he hadn't even called Elder Mu Gu over.
Even so, he still had great confidence in himself. What did it matter if he faced Xiao Yan alone?
"I went to great lengths to finally get you to show yourself." Ling Zhuo's eyes were filled with jealousy and hatred towards Xiao Yan. "Then you'll stay here today!"
The Source Spirit Crystal shone once more, and a herb appeared in Ling Zhuo's palm. The life essence within it, enough to become part of an eighth-grade pill, was rapidly drained. The moment Ling Zhuo looked up, a purplish-red flame illuminated his suddenly contracted pupils.
"bring it on!"
Ling Zhuo once again condensed the Source Spirit Crystal in his hand and shot out a beam of emerald light. The emerald green life beam, more than ten feet long, was launched with a bang, aiming at Xiao Yan!
Xiao Yan showed no intention of dodging, and a terrifying hurricane suddenly began to gather in his palm.
Wind-Summoning Palm!
Under the control of the rapidly increasing wind pressure, the Crimson Lotus Heart Flame clashed head-on with the green pillar of life light. The green and purple energies collided fiercely, neither giving way. Waves of fire and green light raged and flew about; in the single strike, neither gained the upper hand.
Seeing this, Wei Jiangyuan immediately shouted, "Old Xiao, he needs time to gather his strength, be careful and dodge!"
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. He had been traveling at top speed using the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations technique. Now that the time for the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations was almost up, he had to make the most of his time!
The herb in Ling Zhuo's hand had been depleted of energy in the previous attack, leaving only its withered outer skin. He quickly took out another one from his storage ring, with green veins climbing out to drain its energy.
At the same time, Ling Zhuo said to the three people beside him, "You all go help Ling Luo. I alone am enough to deal with Xiao Yan."
The crimson flames erupting from Xiao Yan tore a rift in Ling Zhuo's emerald pillar of light. He moved swiftly through the sea of fire, charging towards Ling Zhuo without regard for anything else. At the same time, the three-colored flames had separated and began to merge in his hands.
In that short time, Xiao Yan had already arrived in front of Ling Zhuo.
"You're asking for death!" Ling Zhuo said cruelly, "Ling Rong!"
With the fusion of Dou Qi and soul power, the raging Wind Dragon Flame, like an earth dragon manifesting in the world, shot out and blocked Xiao Yan to the side. The Red Lotus Heart Flame beside Xiao Yan also instantly became excited, its flames expanding rapidly in the face of the raging Wind Dragon Flame, suppressing it with its strange fire!
The sea of fire was broken open by Xiao Yan in the blink of an eye, and Ling Zhuo obviously did not intend to really use the strange fire to control Xiao Yan. The source spirit crystal in his hand had become full of green again. It was very luxurious to use the main material of an eighth-grade pill to store energy, but its effect was also visible.
As soon as Xiao Yan broke through the sea of fire, Ling Zhuo came straight at him, his Origin Spirit Crystal unrestricted, directly blasting Xiao Yan head-on.
Xiao Yan was also prepared. The Buddha's Fury Lotus, a fusion of three different flames, had appeared in his palm, and a hint of madness appeared in his eyes.
"fry!"
Amid Xiao Yan's furious roar, the three different flames at the core of the Fire Lotus spun continuously. The moment the emerald light pillar of the Spirit Source Crystal collided with the Fire Lotus, its heart burst forth with dazzling light. The energy rings formed by the collision of the fire waves and the green light spread out in concentric circles, continuously shattering the space around them.
Without stopping, a black vortex suddenly appeared beneath Ling Zhuo's feet, from which soul power flowed out, and the sudden burst of attraction force frantically pulled at Ling Zhuo's figure.
Ling Zhuo was surprised; he hadn't expected Xiao Yan to be so tenacious after such a close-range outburst.
A figure identical to Xiao Yan has arrived beside Yao Qingyu and is about to take her away!
This was Xiao Yan's true purpose. The reason he chose to suffer a loss and fight Ling Zhuo head-on was to get close to Ling Zhuo as quickly as possible and then find an opportunity to rescue Yao Qingyu. At this moment, he had no obsession with competing with Ling Zhuo; Yao Qingyu's safety was his primary concern.
Just as the Three Thousand Thunder Illusions touched Yao Qingyu, Xiao Yan felt that the Three Thousand Thunder Illusions, formed from his soul power, suddenly became unable to move.
Dim points of light flashed, distorting the space and indicating that it was being influenced and controlled by humans.
"Air ban!" Ling Zhuo still controlled this area: "Today you can't save anyone, and I'll take your life too. Xiao Yan, prepare to die!"
The three thousand lightning phantom bodies were unable to break through the distorted space and were trapped as well. Xiao Yan saw the current situation: he could not defeat Ling Zhuo in a short time, and although Wei Jiangyuan had the upper hand on the other side, he was facing four people at the same time and could not immediately break away to help him.
The urgency of the situation did not allow him to fight Ling Zhuo slowly. The weakening effects of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations were already beginning to appear, and his own power would only continue to decline over time. Ling Zhuo's attacks were released by absorbing the energy of herbs, making him more capable of sustained combat than him.
"This is the only thing we can try." Xiao Yan raised his right arm and used what seemed to be the best way to break the deadlock—the power of devouring, along with the strange black flames stored in his right arm.