NOVPUBAt this moment, Tian Shi, due to a moment of carelessness, was attacked by the Nine-Headed Lion and sent flying backwards.
The Nine-Headed Lion didn’t pay attention to anyone else, as its nine heads were all spewing roaring flames.
A series of "crackling" explosions rang out amidst the burning.
Nine fire dragons were wreaking havoc in the firmament, and with a roar, they all dove towards the town.
"Stop it quickly, there are still many people in the town who haven’t evacuated," Lin Bao’s face changed dramatically.
With a roar of anger, he was the first to attack one of the fire dragons.
Next to him, the Demon-Subduing Arhat slightly furrowed his brows, stepping into the void to appear at the forefront of the town.
The Haoran Righteousness around him was still echoing, and with each step he took, his aura grew stronger.
As the remaining eight fire dragons soared towards him, he took a deep breath.
All the Haoran Righteousness around him gathered and wound towards the fire dragons.
"Consider this my repayment for your last act of saving my life."
With a "boom,"
An explosion erupted mid-air, sparks flying everywhere, as the Haoran Righteousness and the silhouettes of the fire dragons intertwined and dissipated into the mist.
When the mist cleared, the eight fire dragons had already vanished without a trace.
The Demon-Subduing Arhat was half-kneeling on the ground, his white coat torn to shreds, showing the difficulty of withstanding such a head-on collision for him.
Elsewhere, Lin Bao had also stopped the last fire dragon.
The fire dragon’s explosive aftermath blasted him into the ground, his body torn and battered, with severe injuries that left him incapable of fighting.
Seeing this scene, the Nine-Headed Lion roared furiously towards the sky.
The voices from its nine heads subtly merged together, thunderous and earth-shaking, like thunder exploding in one’s eardrums.
At this moment, the Nine-Headed Lion’s aura became even stronger, its nine heads reigniting the roaring flames, preparing to gather new fire dragons.
Inside the town, the panicked voices of the crowd and the crying of children jumbled together into a cacophony.
Tian Shi, seeing this scene, furiously pounded the ground and roared, "Damn it."
He wanted to continue fighting, but, unfortunately, the aftermath of the previous explosion had shattered his leg.
He felt as if his right leg had broken off, completely numb and immovable.
At that moment, the Nine-Headed Lion slightly bowed its head, its fierce nine pairs of eyes all fixed on Lin Bao.
With its mouth agape, a puff of white smoke billowed out, and flames spread throughout the space between heaven and earth.
A tremendously large fire dragon spiraled amidst the fierce flames.
As the dragon’s roar echoed, the massive figure of the fire dragon flew through endless space, charging directly at Lin Bao.
The space around them shattered.
"Uncle Lin," Tian Shi shouted, watching the fire dragon’s roar, but feeling powerless to stop it.
At the critical moment, Lin Qing’s figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Bao.
She spread her arms, closing her eyes to block the incoming fire dragon.
Even from a distance, the burning flames’ scorching heat could be felt.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze turned to Lin Qing’s position.
People’s eyes were splitting, helplessly shouting out.
Just as the fire dragon was about to engulf Lin Qing, a beam of aurora suddenly flew from afar.
It cleaved the fire dragon in two, extinguishing it between heaven and earth.
Everyone hurriedly looked into the distance, only to see Xu Zimei stepping into the void above the firmament, with Tyrant Shadow in her right hand just unsheathed.
The might of the Emperor Pulse Realm enveloped the entire space.
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"This, this is," the townspeople below were so shocked they couldn’t find the words to speak.
"Everyone, stand back. Leave this place to me."
Xu Zimei gazed at the Nine-Headed Lion, concentrating as she spoke to the crowd.
"Okay, okay," Lin Qing quickly came to his senses and, supporting Lin Bao and a few others, retreated into the town.
The Nine-Headed Lion let out an angry roar and once more, flames billowed forth from its mouth, turning the entire sky into a sea of fire.
"Is that the only trick you’ve got?" Xu Zimei huffed coldly.
Tyrant Shadow was enveloped in shocking thunder, with pale blue arcs of electricity crackling loudly around it.
The blade’s light fell from the edge of the sky, cutting through the endless sea of fire and chopping off one of the Nine-Headed Lion’s heads.
The Nine-Headed Lion screamed, whether from rage or pain, it was unclear.
Its massive body moved towards the town, the flames spewing from the remaining eight heads growing fiercer.
Ripples of Creation Force surrounded Xu Zimei, obscuring the light, leaving only the sweeping blade’s gleam between heaven and earth. n𝚘vp𝚞𝚋.com
"Way of Inquiry, ninth form, Line between Heaven and Earth."
With a rise of her hand and a fall of her blade, the flames were scattered, and Xu Zimei’s figure appeared above the Nine-Headed Lion without anyone knowing how she had gotten there.
Several more strokes of blade light fell, and the remaining heads of the Nine-Headed Lion were all severed.
Xu Zimei’s figure appeared to one side, as she held Tyrant Shadow and took a deep breath.
Her entire body trembled with the fatigue of battle, and sweat dripped from her forehead, drop by drop.
Just as people breathed a sigh of relief, the decapitated heads of the Nine-Headed Lion suddenly began to move.
Spiritual Energy from all around converged, and all nine heads exploded simultaneously.
Almost instantaneously, the sea of fire that advanced was enough to engulf the firmament, sweeping over everything.
"Watch out," Xu Zimei shouted, stepping into the void and directly shielding the people in front of her, alone against the sea of fire.
When the sea of fire dissipated, Xu Zimei lay on the ground, barely clinging to life.
"Zimo, how are you?" Everyone rushed over, looking at the bloodied and indistinct figure of Xu Zimei.
"Why did you stand in front? You could have run," Tian Shi cried out, her voice laced with sobs.
"I think, I might not make it," Xu Zimei weakly raised her hand and said, "Saving so many people by dying myself is worth it."
"You won’t die, you can’t die," Tian Shi dug out a bunch of pills from her Storage Ring and fed them to Xu Zimei.
"It’s no use, my internal organs have been completely shattered," Xu Zimei said, "Unless there is a pill that can defy the heavens, it’s of no use."
Seeing Xu Zimei in such a state, some of the townspeople began to cry uncontrollably.
Lin Bao held back his tears and said, "You are Cangyan Town’s greatest benefactor."
Xu Zimei smiled and shook her head, slowly saying, "I grew up in a poor and ordinary family.
I didn’t believe in fate back then and always wanted to make something of myself, working hard on my cultivation.
Now that I’ve barely reached the Emperor Pulse Realm, to die like this, I can’t accept it."
"It’s our fault," Lin Bao said with sorrow.
"I’m not blaming anyone," Xu Zimei shook her head and looked at Tian Shi beside her, saying, "I remember you told me
you were using a secret technique to refine an item that could defy fate."
"Yes," Tian Shi nodded eagerly, "But it’s too difficult, I don’t know if I can succeed."
"Can you promise me one thing?" Xu Zimei coughed up blood repeatedly as she spoke in broken sentences.
"You say, just say," Tian Shi nodded eagerly.
"You know, I don’t belong to this era.
When the timeline is restored one day, even if I die, my body will return to the Era of Emperors," Xu Zimei said slowly.
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