desperate situation

"Zhiming? Why did you come out too? How were your harvests from this trip to the Candle Dragon Secret Realm?"

Seeing Zhao Zhiming, Zhao Chen immediately stepped forward to inquire.

"I harvested quite a lot inside. If nothing goes wrong, that Body Tempering Cultivation Technique you found for me should be able to reach Perfection in one go this time."

That entire pool of candle dragon blood had been stored into the Storage Ring by Zhao Zhiming.

Furthermore, with the candle dragon true blood he obtained from Su Ming, he was now lacking in nothing.

"I didn't expect my son to have such good fortune. Good, good, good... Hm? Xiu'er, what's happened to you?"

Zhao Chen looked at Xiu'er in shock, only then discovering that the abnormality on her body had long since vanished without a trace.

Whether it was him or Zhao Zhiming's grandfather, both had faintly sensed the interference of the supreme heavenly mandate on everyone.

Thus, they had done everything in their power to help Zhao Zhiming evade the control of the supreme heavenly mandate.

But they still failed to protect Xiu'er.

By the time the two of them sensed Xiu'er's abnormality, everything was already too late.

But now, Xiu'er unexpectedly had no problems at all, which greatly surprised the two of them.

"Ha! You two, Old Man and Old Master, really did know Xiu'er had a problem all along, yet you actually kept me in the dark. If not for Brother Su, I'm afraid I would have been kept in the dark for a lifetime!"

"Wait, the Brother Su you're talking about, could it be that kid from the Su Family?"

"Yes, he not only helped solve Xiu'er's problem, but also led me to find a pool of candle dragon blood and a portion of candle dragon true blood."

Zhao Chen finally realized why Zhao Zhiming had just said he could reach Perfection in his Body Tempering Cultivation Technique in one go.

A pool of candle dragon blood combined with candle dragon true blood indeed made it no problem.

"Zhiming... that Brother Su of yours, his current situation is likely not optimistic..."

Zhao Chen directly explained the predicament Su Ming was currently facing.

Hearing this, Zhao Zhiming immediately looked toward the battlefield where heavenly thunder rolled.

"Father, Grandfather, I..."

The moment Zhao Zhiming spoke those words, Zhao Chen understood what his son intended to do.

"You brat, you usually call us 'Old Man' and 'Old Master,' and now you know to use respectful titles?"

"Fine, fine, he can be considered to have done you a favor. We will help you repay this debt... but I'll say the ugly words first, we will only help block them this once."

After speaking, the two Peak Heavenly Dao Realm experts of the Zhao Family also joined the fray.

"People of the Zhao Family? Why are you standing on the Su Family's side at a time like this? Have you gone mad?"

"Does our Zhao Family need to ask for your permission to do things!?"

With Zhao Chen's help, the pressure on Su Wenhua drastically decreased, and he spoke to express his gratitude: "Friends of the Zhao Family, thank you for your generous assistance. After passing through this tribulation, my Su Family will surely offer a heavy reward."

"That's easy to say, why don't you lend me the weapon in your hand first?"

"This... very well, what's the harm in lending it to you temporarily."

Su Wenhua threw the heaven-destroying whip to Zhao Chen. Having lost the combat power to match a Peak Heavenly Dao Realm, he immediately left the battlefield to protect Su Ming.

"This is indeed a good item... No wonder your Su Family could be targeted by that thing."

The moment it entered his hand, Zhao Chen understood exactly what the heaven-destroying whip was forged from.

Wasn't this precisely the mandate that their Zhao Family had always wanted to avoid?

Holding the heaven-destroying whip, Zhao Chen instantly helped Su Wenxiong shoulder a massive amount of pressure.

Su Ming, who was protected behind everyone, felt a deep sense of powerlessness at this moment.

He was already growing stronger at his fastest speed, but it was still too slow... "System, is there a way for me to grow stronger rapidly?"

[I am sorry, I temporarily cannot fulfill the Host's request.]

While Su Ming was in a daze, the people from the Shadow Pavilion struck again.

Relying solely on Su Wenhua and Su Xiu, they simply couldn't block the opponent.

"Kid, I strike very quickly; you won't feel any pain."

By the time the opponent's voice reached Su Ming's ears, he realized that danger had already descended.

However, at this moment, two figures abruptly appeared beside Su Ming.

"You petty, thieving trash, you dare to target my son?"

"You dare to touch my son? Go to Hell for this old lady!"

The wills of Su Wu and Ling Xiao finally awakened at the moment Su Ming's life was in danger.

They first took advantage of the situation to restrain the person from the Shadow Pavilion, then struck together to kill the opponent on the spot.

"Father, Mother."

"My son, do not worry, we are here. You dog of a mandate, to dare target my son, I will tear you apart today!"

The two wills charged directly into the thunderclouds overhead to engage in a life-and-death struggle with the supreme heavenly mandate.

Watching this scene, Su Ming's heart instantly filled with panic.

He understood that the two wills could not possibly be the supreme heavenly mandate's match.

As for the other fronts, they were also retreating step by step under the joint attack of other Peak Heavenly Dao Realm experts.

"Master, you need to listen carefully to what I say next," Shen Ming suddenly spoke.

"Master, you have obtained the Candle Dragon Time Legacy and the candle dragon true blood. As long as Master can learn 'Chaos Impermanence' and successfully use the candle dragon Divine Ability, I will have a way to send Master to an absolutely safe place."

"Shen Ming! Did you know something all along!"

"Master, you will naturally understand everything in the future. For now, please do as I say."

Su Ming fell into silence, then threw his whole heart and soul into the comprehension of 'Chaos Impermanence'.

The candle dragon true blood he had previously stored in the System space was now being rapidly consumed, all just to let Su Ming comprehend this ability as quickly as possible.

The siege by the Peak Heavenly Dao Realm experts of more than half the Outer Void lasted for a full three days, and the two from the Zhao Family also gradually became unable to hold on.

"Su Family members, we are truly sorry, the two of us can only go this far."

Zhao Chen returned the heaven-destroying whip to Su Wenhua, then left the battlefield along with his father.

Losing the Zhao Family's help, the pressure on Su Wenxiong and Su Wenhua suddenly skyrocketed.

Facing the siege, the two of them were ultimately unable to hold out.

"Come to Hell with me!"

The two of them resolutely chose to self-destruct.

"These two lunatics, so what if they self-destructed? We can catch up to him in a moment and dig out the Innate Dao Bone!"

Su Wenjian and Qian Youcai watched this scene with eyes nearly splitting from fury.

Yet they still couldn't resolve the situation with Long Xin and Fang Chao.

As for the wills of Su Wu and Ling Xiao, which had been fighting the Lightning Tribulation formed by the supreme heavenly mandate in the sky, they also finally shattered.

As if sensing this, Su Ming finally opened his bloodshot eyes.

In three days, he had finally comprehended 'Chaos Impermanence'.

"Shen Ming, I know what you intend to do..."

"Since Master understands, I don't need to explain much more later."

As Shen Ming spoke, it released the Seal previously placed by Su Wenjian, and its cultivation instantly surged to the Immortal Realm.

Then, the candle dragon true blood and the Reincarnation Dragon Centipede ancestral blood within its body burned together.

All of this was only to satisfy the Divine Ability it was about to perform.

Su Ming similarly took out the candle dragon true blood he had retained, then began to perform a simulation through 'Chaos Impermanence'.

"Time Reversal!"