195: Chapter 195: Saving the Day

"Forbidden Art: Profound Yin Ice Seal!"

She slashed out with her sword, sending a hundred-zhang-long ice blade straight toward Shadow Tiger Venerable.

The space where the ice blade passed was frozen solid, with cracks appearing in the air.

Shadow Tiger Venerable's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly used his movement technique to dodge.

The ice blade grazed his body and flew past, slashing into the ground behind him.

A bottomless fissure split open on the ground, with frigid Qi surging up from within.

Red Flame Lion Venerable and Bilyin Snake Venerable were also affected by the cold; a thin layer of ice condensed on their bodies, slowing their movements.

Su Qinghan took this opportunity to charge at Red Flame Lion Venerable.

She thrust her sword toward Red Flame Lion Venerable's head, but he roared and spat out a pillar of fire.

Su Qinghan did not dodge or evade; her cold Qi condensed into an ice shield to block the fire pillar.

Without losing momentum, her sword pierced into Red Flame Lion Venerable's eye socket.

Red Flame Lion Venerable let out a miserable scream and collapsed to the ground, twitching.

Bilyin Snake Venerable was shocked and immediately turned to flee.

Su Qinghan wanted to pursue, but the toxin in her left arm began to spread, making her movements a beat slower.

Shadow Tiger Venerable pounced from the side, striking her back with a claw.

Su Qinghan spat out blood and was sent flying dozens of zhang, slamming heavily onto the ground.

Her left arm had completely lost sensation, and the toxin was eroding her Meridians.

Shadow Tiger Venerable walked up to her and looked down at her.

"Human woman, you are strong, but today you must die."

He raised his claw, preparing to deliver the final blow.

At that moment, a beam of pure Qi descended from the sky, transforming into a giant sword that slashed toward Shadow Tiger Venerable.

Li Changsheng.

He was covered in blood and his green robes were tattered, but his eyes were filled with killing intent.

He rushed over from the distance, forcing Shadow Tiger Venerable back with a sword strike and shielding Su Qinghan.

"Second Senior Sister, are you alright?"

He was panting heavily.

Su Qinghan shook her head: "I've been poisoned. My life isn't in danger, but my strength is less than half of its Peak."

Li Changsheng gritted his teeth and looked around, realizing that several auras had already locked onto him.

"Senior Sister, I lured away two Yao Venerables, but there's still one more in the shadows."

"Go quickly, I'll help hold them off."

Su Qinghan looked at him and shook her head: "No, you can't hold them off alone."

Li Changsheng: "Even if I can't, I have to."

Su Qinghan was stunned, but there was no time to think.

Shadow Tiger Venerable had already pounced again.

Li Changsheng met the attack, his pure Qi transforming into countless Sword Qi that shot toward Shadow Tiger Venerable like a rainstorm.

Shadow Tiger Venerable roared, and a burst of shadow power shattered all the Sword Qi.

He swiped a claw at Li Changsheng, who instantly turned into a sword shadow, intercepting all the attacks.

Shadow Tiger Venerable looked at him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"Unity of Man and Sword?"

"You are very talented. Given time, you would surely become a great enemy of our Yao Race."

"Today, you won't be leaving either."

Shadow Tiger Venerable immediately activated his innate Divine Ability, preparing to give the two humans before him the final blow.

Right then.

A gray shadow rushed from the distance and struck toward Shadow Tiger Venerable with a palm.

Xiao Ran.

He had finally arrived.

The Guixu Demonic Light transformed into a grayish-black vortex, swallowing Shadow Tiger Venerable's claw within it.

Shadow Tiger Venerable recoiled in pain, hurriedly retreating.

Xiao Ran stood before Li Changsheng and Su Qinghan, his gray robes fluttering in the wind, his eyes beneath the mask staring intently at Shadow Tiger Venerable.

"Who are you?"

Shadow Tiger Venerable asked in a heavy voice.

Xiao Ran didn't answer, simply flicking two Medicinal Pills from his sleeve and handing them to Li Changsheng and Su Qinghan.

"Eat them."

Li Changsheng took the pill and stuffed it into his mouth without a word.

"You finally came."

"If you hadn't, I wouldn't have been able to hold out much longer."

Through their Soul link, Li Changsheng complained frantically.

"I pushed my escape technique so hard it was practically smoking, but I managed to make it."

"How is it? Do you two still have combat strength?"

Li Changsheng: "Both Second Senior Sister and I are injured, but holding off two Yao Venerables shouldn't be much of a problem."

Xiao Ran nodded; that would be enough.

He turned to look at Shadow Tiger Venerable, then at the Bilyin Snake Venerable approaching in the distance, and the third Yao Venerable lurking in another direction.

Three Yao Venerables, three in the Soul Transformation Stage.

Xiao Ran's side also had three in the Soul Transformation Stage.

Three against three; the advantage was his.

Without a word, Xiao Ran summoned the ten thousand poison bead, holding it in his palm.

The ten thousand poison bead glowed slightly warm, and wisps of poison gas instantly gushed out.

"Changsheng, protect Su Qinghan well. I'll deal with these three beasts."

Xiao Ran messaged again.

Li Changsheng was stunned, then nodded.

He then turned around, supported Su Qinghan, and sped off into the distance.

"Want to run?"

How could Shadow Tiger Venerable allow the prey in his grasp to escape? He immediately tried to stop them.

But Xiao Ran blocked his path.

"You aren't giving me any Face at all!"

Xiao Ran manipulated the poison mist to envelop Shadow Tiger Venerable.

A hint of wariness flashed in Shadow Tiger Venerable's eyes.

"Such pure Poison Miasma?"

This Poison Miasma looked much more powerful than that snake's.

Xiao Ran raised his hand, and the poison mist transformed into a massive Poison Dragon that lunged at Shadow Tiger Venerable.

Wherever the Poison Dragon passed, space was corroded into black holes.

Shadow Tiger Venerable's expression changed drastically as he hurriedly retreated.

Bilyin Snake Venerable and the other lurking Yao Venerable also dodged one after another.

They all felt a lethal threat from the Poison Miasma.

Xiao Ran took the opportunity to immediately chase after the direction Li Changsheng had fled.

The Poison Miasma swept across the entire area.

It took the three Yao Venerables quite some effort to escape from it.

Shadow Tiger Venerable stared in the direction the three had left and snorted coldly.

"Chase them! Don't let them get away!"

Thus, the three Yao Venerables pursued relentlessly.

Xiao Ran brought up the rear; as he ran, he took out various poisons from his storage ring and scattered them behind him.

The poisons exploded in the air, turning into clouds of poison mist to block the Yao Venerables' pursuit.

Bilyin Snake Venerable was a poison-type himself and had a certain resistance to poison mist, so he was the first to charge through and pounce at Xiao Ran.

He opened his massive maw and spat out a stream of green venom.

The venom was like an arrow, shooting straight for the back of Xiao Ran's heart.

Xiao Ran dodged, but the venom splashed onto his gray robes, instantly corroding a large hole.

"This can't go on."

Xiao Ran thought to himself.

Continuing to run like this would only attract more and more Yao Race members to join the pursuit.

He had to find a way to stop the three Yao Venerables.

Thinking of this, he immediately stopped and turned to Face Bilyin Snake Venerable.

"Brother, can you react if I suddenly turn around?"

Xiao Ran timed it perfectly, circulating the Guixu Demonic Light with all his might.

A grayish-black vortex condensed in his palm, eventually transforming into a zhang-wide black hole that covered Bilyin Snake Venerable.

Bilyin Snake Venerable couldn't dodge in time and was swallowed by the black hole.

He struggled desperately, but the black hole tightened more and more.

Finally, Bilyin Snake Venerable was forced to abandon his Physical Body to escape.

Xiao Ran withdrew the vortex and did not continue the pursuit.

This strike had consumed more than half of his spiritual energy.

At this time.

Shadow Tiger Venerable and the other Yao Venerable caught up, their eyes filled with shock upon seeing Bilyin Snake Venerable's corpse.

"You..."

Shadow Tiger Venerable was in disbelief.

Killing intent flashed in Xiao Ran's eyes.

"If you want to die, come forward!"

Shadow Tiger Venerable hesitated for a moment before roaring and pouncing at Xiao Ran.

The other Yao Venerable also attacked from the side.

Xiao Ran fought one against two, barely holding his ground.

Then he used the ten thousand poison bead, injecting all his remaining spiritual energy into it.

The ten thousand poison bead erupted with a blinding light, and a massive cloud of poison mist gushed out, enveloping Shadow Tiger Venerable and the other Yao Venerable.

The two Yao Venerables struggled in the poison mist, their scales beginning to corrode and blood dripping from their bodies.

Xiao Ran took the opportunity to speed away into the distance.

Behind him.

Shadow Tiger Venerable's roars grew further and further away.

Xiao Ran ran for several li and finally met up with Li Changsheng and Su Qinghan.