Lu Bai moved, transforming into a streak of blood-colored light that shot straight from the top of the parapets toward the western bank of the spirit river...
His speed was as fast as a meteor streaking across the night sky.
In the time it took to leap, he had already crossed the spirit river, using the power of an Immortal King to forcibly push aside the restrictions and laws of the spirit river's light.
He set foot upon the external Hunting Ground.
He landed first, his sharp features contorted into a somewhat ferocious expression.
A trace of Immortal King blood seeped from his tightly pressed lips. He raised a hand to wipe it away, sank his breath into his dantian, and kicked off the ground to rise once more.
At the same time, on that same beacon tower, the spirits of the Angel Girl and the Ant Old Man returned in an instant.
They opened their eyes simultaneously and, seeing the space beside them empty, exchanged a hurried glance.
Without the slightest hesitation, they also charged out.
“Trying to beat us to the punch?”
“Good lad, how dare you try to pull a fast one on me.”
They weren't interested in the red-haired Lu Yuan; they were only interested in the youth named Xu Xian.
Naturally, their gazes had remained fixed on Xu Xian's body the entire time.
When Lu Bai charged out while they hadn't yet reacted, only one thought filled their minds: Lu Bai wanted to snatch the prize for himself.
How could they allow that?
They absolutely would not agree to it...
The prize was right before their eyes; how could they not fight for it?
Even though an Immortal King stage expert forcibly intruding into the spirit river would damage their foundation, the Ancestral Spirit experts on the other side were currently occupied and unable to pull away. Even the Blood Spirit Army's formation had been broken through, leaving them powerless to deal with the newcomers.
It was the best time to act.
Everything was within reach.
It all depended on who could grab it first.
The three kings acted simultaneously. Three streaks of light flashed across the sky, and at the spirit river crossing, the light curtain was torn open in three places, a sight clearly visible to all the souls in the Immortal Land.
A commotion erupted instantly, followed by loud shouts.
“It's the three Immortal Kings! The kings have moved!”
“Things are getting even more exciting now!”
“Are they going to attack them?”
“What a massive scene...”
However,
Just as the three Immortal Kings set foot on the Hunting Ground and charged toward the chaotic battlefield, another variable arose.
A powerful pressure abruptly descended from the firmament, and three blade lights shot directly toward the three Immortal Kings.
Sensing the attack, the expressions of Lu Bai and the others darkened as if they were facing a great enemy.
“Not good!”
“Careful!”
Three blade lights slashed down. Though the three Immortal Kings easily neutralized them, their forward momentum was forcibly halted.
They were blocked outside the battlefield.
While their hearts pounded with trepidation, they looked warily toward the direction where that aura had emerged.
They saw a Golden Armored Divine General, holding a massive mountain-cleaving blade, emerging from the vast void.
He stood there, surrounded by golden light as brilliant as the sun. The eyes beneath his helmet shot toward them, cold and gloomy.
He said coldly, “You've finally moved!”
Lu Bai's throat bobbed as he gritted his teeth. “Spirit Sequence One...”
The newcomer was indeed Spirit Sequence One, the father of Little Sequence Ning.
Among the dark creatures of the 3,000 provinces, he was the first Immortal King below the Leader of the Sequence, and his strength was extremely formidable.
The Angel Girl and the Ant Old Man didn't hesitate for a second; they turned and retreated. This unexpected variable had instantly dispelled their designs on Xu Xian.
They had no desire to risk their lives against this man, especially since he had been lurking so deep—he was clearly there specifically for the three of them.
Only a fool would stay!
“Now that you're here, you still want to leave? Can you?”
The Golden Armored Divine General, Spirit Sequence One, slashed down with his blade again, cutting off their path of retreat.
The Ant Old Man cursed, “Damn it!”
Lu Bai, who was the first of the three to break through the barrier, didn't retreat. Instead, he advanced, taking advantage of the moment the enemy swung his blade to cut off the others' retreat.
Striking first to gain the initiative, he charged into the fray.
“As if I'm afraid of you!”
“You dare draw your blade against me? What nerve!”
The two exchanged a blow, distorting the space around them.
The Ant Old Man and the Angel Girl still had no intention of fighting; they only wanted to retreat back to the east of the spirit river and make further plans.
But how could Spirit Sequence One let them have their way? He forcibly broke through Lu Bai's entanglement.
Tearing through the void and traversing space, he appeared on the two's path of retreat. Braving the pressure of the spirit river's light at close range, he slashed twice in succession.
“I said, if you come, don't dream of leaving!”
The two were forced back, fuming with rage. Lu Bai shouted, “Let's take him down together!”
The other two steeled their hearts and threw caution to the wind. Since he wouldn't let them retreat, they had no choice but to fight.
They all charged forward together.
Four Immortal King stage experts opened up a new Immortal King battlefield on the banks of the spirit river, to the east of the main fray.
However, unlike the situation with Li Shuhe and the Sovereign,
Over there, four Ancestral Spirits were ganging up on two people, while here, one Ancestral Spirit was fighting three kings alone.
The Ant Old Man mocked, “Spirit Sequence One, you really can endure. Your own son was killed, and yet you managed to hold back from acting until now?”
Spirit Sequence One said chillingly, “Don't worry. I will surely use the blood of Immortal Kings to sacrifice to my son's soul.”
The three Immortal Kings didn't dare be careless. As the battle began, they immediately manifested their Immortal King dharma bodies.
There was a colossal blood deer, a giant green ant, and a golden, radiant seraph.
Spirit Sequence One transformed into a divine general, clad in golden armor and a golden helmet, wielding a heaven-splitting blade. Their clash turned the thousand-mile sky and ten-thousand-mile wasteland into a post-apocalyptic ruin.
This sudden turn of events was seen not only by the people in the Immortal Land but also by the combatants and dark creatures in the midst of the melee.
The intervention of the three Immortal Kings from the Immortal Land didn't intimidate them; instead, Spirit Sequence One's appearance caused the morale of the entire Far East Army to soar.
Even the four Ancestral Spirits had an unspeakable excitement in their eyes.
“Big Brother is here!”
“Today shall be the day you die!”
“Fight on!”
Li Shuhe's expression remained unchanged, but within her tear-filled eyes, her wariness increased dramatically.
The Sovereign complained, “Another one? This is never-ending.”
As for the bruised and battered old tortoise, it had only just been freed from its seal. Before it could even get a full whiff of the scent of freedom, it was once again plunged into deep despair.
With pursuers behind and blockers ahead, there was no way to heaven and no door to the earth. Especially on that path ahead toward the banks of the spirit river, the four horizon-blotting phantoms made its entire body go weak.
How were they supposed to charge through that?
With no other outlet for its frustration, it vented its resentment on Xu Xian, cursing, “I told you long ago to commit fewer sins in life. Look at this—this is your retribution! You've just ascended to the heavens, and now there are ten Immortal Kings. How are you going to survive?”
Xu Xian didn't bother responding, nor did he have the heart to. Instead, he silently calculated the distance to the spirit river.
As long as he wasn't dead, he couldn't give up. Until the very last moment, he would never compromise.
This was the path he took to get here,
And it would be his path for the future.
As long as he hadn't fallen,
There was still hope.
He sent a divine sense transmission to the other three: “Stay close to me.”
Tu Sisi, Lu Yuan, and Jin Yu pressed tightly against him. Xu Xian seized the right moment and, under the protection of the six sword spirits, raised a surging sword river. Using the old tortoise as a shield, he carved out a path.
Abruptly increasing his speed,
He forcibly broke through the Blood Spirit Army's ranks and charged out of the battlefield.
The old tortoise, who had been clearing the path, was left alone, deep within the encirclement. It was slowly surrounded and submerged by dark creatures, its movements growing smaller and smaller, just like those immortal bones.
But its mouth didn't stop, cursing, “Dammit, you brat, you sold me out!”
Xu Xian couldn't spare a thought for it. Right now, even his own survival was not guaranteed. If he couldn't break through, everyone would suffer with him.
If he did break through, Li Shuhe would naturally be able to escape as well.
Right now,
This level of chaos was their best opportunity to break free.
Having burst out of the encirclement, Xu Xian led the three others and sprinted forward blindly.
He didn't care that there were four Immortal Kings fighting in the path ahead, nor did he care how the residual shockwaves of that battle shredded his clothes and tore his skin.
His mind was filled with only one thought: forward, forward, and forward again...
“If we go any further, we'll die!” Jin Yu followed numbly, her mind already blank. Enduring the tyrannical pressure of the Immortal Kings on the battlefield, she screamed hysterically.
Xu Xian's footsteps didn't stop, his eyes bloodshot.
“Shut up!”
“Keep up!”
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