407: Chapter 407 A Parting of Life and Death? Lu Li Stops Pretending!

Even Hua Yunfei, who had unleashed the combat power of a Half-step Golden Immortal and acted with unparalleled arrogance, had been crushed into a bloody pulp by a single seal. If these people were to band together, wouldn't they be even less than a snack between teeth?

"Next, it's your turn."

The illusory Divine Thought of the Jade Tripod Golden Immortal showed not the slightest emotional fluctuation. Those eyes, which looked down upon all living beings with indifference, slowly turned and locked onto the area below.

That purple-gold seal, which blotted out the sky, paused only slightly in the air to shake off Hua Yunfei's blood. Then, once again carrying a destructive aura that could crush everything, it rumbled down toward the position where Fairy Linglong and Lu Li were!

The violent currents of the Law swept up the floor tiles within the hall piece by piece.

"There's no escape..."

Fairy Linglong looked up, watching the giant seal rapidly enlarge in her pupils. A strong shadow of death enveloped her heart, and a flicker of genuine despair couldn't help but flash in her eyes.

The blockade range of this Golden Immortal strike was far too wide, and its speed was as fast as a thunderbolt. The surrounding Void Realm had been completely imprisoned by the Law, making it impossible to avoid.

At this life-and-death moment that happened in the blink of an eye, Fairy Linglong's cold heart, honed through the internal strife of her Sect, began to work at high speed.

Deep within her palm, she held an ancient, simple jade talisman emitting a warm white light—it was the "Death-Substitute Jade Talisman," a life-saving trump card personally bestowed by the Sect Master of the Taixuan Immortal Sect.

This precious jade talisman could not only perfectly block a fatal blow for her, but also instantly create a "fake death" Clone that was realistic enough to deceive anyone, while directly teleporting her main body to an absolutely safe zone outside the Secret Realm.

"As long as I crush the Death-Substitute Talisman, I can survive. As for this kid surnamed Lu..."

Fairy Linglong's peripheral vision swept over the youth beside her who was still "shivering." In this instant, her gaze became cold and resolute.

"Though it's a pity for his Heaven-Defying Chaos Body talent, the Great Dao is heartless. He can only blame his own fate for this.

I am the dignified Holy Maiden of Taixuan, burdened with the great responsibility of my Sect. How could I risk my own precious life for a foolish outsider who was being used as a pawn?"

The decision was made, and Fairy Linglong no longer had any hesitation.

Buzz!

She calmly circulated her last trace of magic power and abruptly crushed the Death-Substitute Jade Talisman in her hand.

A layer of faint white light, difficult to detect with the naked eye, quietly enveloped her delicate body like a cicada's wing.

Having done all this, the teleportation formation had already formed beneath her feet.

In the final second before she was about to leave, she turned her head and precisely forced out two crystalline tears.

The teardrops slid down her pale and beautiful cheeks, like a peerless white lotus about to wither in the wind and rain.

"Xiao Li..." She reached out her hand, seemingly wanting to stroke Lu Li's face. Her voice was sorrowful and resolute, filled with endless regret and reluctance: "I'm sorry... Sister is useless, Sister can't save you... In the next life... we shall meet again..."

Her performance of this parting of life and death could be described as poignantly beautiful and tear-jerking.

She had even already imagined Lu Li's next reaction in her mind. When this innocent young boy, experiencing his first awakening of love, saw his beloved 'Sister Linglong' powerless to change things and even 'sacrificing' herself to protect him before his death, how moved, pained, and desperate would his heart be?

As long as this kid died full of gratitude toward her, even if Ancestor Qingyun investigated in the future, he wouldn't be able to blame the Taixuan Immortal Sect!

However...

When her beautiful eyes, filled with "hot tears," actually met Lu Li's gaze, she suddenly froze.

The script... seemed a bit off?

Lu Li did not scream in terror and despair as she had imagined, nor did he weep with gratitude.

The weak youth who had followed behind her all the way, calling her 'Sister Linglong' at every turn, looking pure and innocent, and appearing so scared of the Jade Tripod True Fire on the periphery that he couldn't even move his legs...

At this moment, he was standing quietly in place, looking at her with a playful gaze as if watching an idiot or a clown.

In those eyes that were originally clear and foolish, where was there even a hint of panic? Replacing it was a bottomless coldness, undisguised mockery, and a high-and-mighty... downward gaze belonging to a superior!

"Sister."

The corners of Lu Li's mouth curled up slightly, forming a charming yet dangerous smirk.

His originally childish and tender voice instantly shed all its disguise at this moment, becoming deep and composed, exuding an unquestionable and peerless dominance.

"Your act is over, isn't it?"

His cold gaze swept across Fairy Linglong's face, which was distorted by shock and bewilderment, as he lightly spat out the next sentence: "Next... it's my turn."

Before his voice had even faded, amidst Fairy Linglong's suddenly constricted pupils, Lu Li did not retreat. Instead, he took a step forward, facing that falling, terrifying giant seal!

He stepped directly in front of Fairy Linglong!

Boom—!

In an instant, a vast blood energy, ten times or even a hundred times more terrifying than when Hua Yunfei erupted earlier—like the eruption of a primeval volcano—burst out from Lu Li's seemingly thin body!

The Innate Chaos Body was no longer suppressed; its full power was unleashed!

Grayish Chaos Qi surged like backward-flowing beacon smoke, as thick as a dragon, charging straight toward the ceiling of the hall.

As soon as this supreme Chaos aura appeared, the surrounding space that had been imprisoned by the Golden Immortal Law was instantly crushed like fragile ice!

"Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Strength!"

Lu Li shouted low, and a terrifying divine light burst from his eyes.

"Ancient Dragon Elephants, explode for me!"

As the Cultivation Technique within his body circulated wildly, a billion phantom images of Dragon Elephants, seemingly stepping out from the ancient primordial era, manifested densely behind him.

A billion Dragon Elephants raised their trunks simultaneously and let out a violent roar that shattered the starry river toward the sky!

That sound penetrated the hall and shook the entire Yuding Secret Realm, as if it were going to completely overturn the firmament of this Small World!

Facing that suppressing Golden Immortal seal, Lu Li did not choose any movement technique to dodge, nor did he sacrifice any Magic Treasure for defense.

He simply clenched his right fist, concentrated the matchless power of a billion Dragon Elephants into a single point, and faced the falling Golden Tripod Heaven-Suppressing Seal, punching upward from below!

"Heavenly God Fist!"

A Holy Light ten million times more dazzling than the scorching sun suddenly bloomed on Lu Li's fist.

A grand and vast phantom of the Ancient Heaven, circulating with endless psalms of praise and carrying the supreme majesty to judge all the gods and demons of the heavens, followed this punch and slammed hard into the bottom of that purple-gold seal!

Bang—!

Two indescribable, terrifying forces that surpassed worldly perception collided violently in mid-air!

The entire Jade Tripod Immortal Palace shook violently at this moment, like a solitary boat tossing in a storm.

On the incredibly hard purple-gold palace walls, countless giant cracks like abysses instantly spread. The entire hall was teetering, as if it would completely collapse in the next second.

Under Fairy Linglong's incredible, terrified, and even completely breathless gaze.