330: A close call

“There are two more, come out together!”

Aili coldly swept her gaze over the Void Realm not far away.

The next moment, ripples bloomed in the Void Realm, and two more figures slowly emerged.

One of them was precisely the Loose Cultivator Quasi-King, Immortal Fuzhu, whom they had seen at the auction not long ago.

The other was an unfamiliar old man, clad in a black robe, with sinister eyes and an aura no weaker than Fuzhu or Hongya. He was clearly also a Quasi-King expert!

“I wondered how you Seven Immortals dared to follow us. So, you invited two Quasi-King helpers. What, are you planning to rob us?”

Lin Yang looked at Immortal Hongya and the others, smiling as he spoke.

“Hehe, who told you to take what you shouldn’t have? It’s also a good opportunity to settle old scores!”

Immortal Hongya sneered, stomped his foot, and his figure appeared before Lin Yang like a ghost. Surging Immortal Qi fiercely erupted from his body.

“A defeated opponent. It seems you’re not convinced by your previous loss!”

Lin Yang narrowed his eyes, suddenly soared into the air, formed a seal with a flip of his hand, and behind him, the Chaos Sea shattered the Void Realm and emerged. The Immortal King Descends the Nine Heavens manifested, its colossal Dharma Idol standing tall between heaven and earth, radiating an immensely majestic aura.

“Fuzhu, Black Pigeon, I’ll hold this brat. You two quickly take down that golden-haired girl!”

Immortal Hongya shouted. Although he was reluctant to admit it, after their previous confrontation, he had to concede that his strength was slightly inferior to Lin Yang’s. If it came to a life-and-death struggle, the possibility of him losing again was very high.

However, his initiative engagement with Lin Yang wasn’t to determine victory or defeat, but to entangle him and buy time for the other two Quasi-Kings.

According to his estimation, Aili’s strength should be the strongest among Lin Yang’s group. As long as she was defeated, Lin Yang’s group would be like fish on a chopping block, free for them to slaughter!

Lin Yang had clearly anticipated Immortal Hongya’s plan, so he immediately summoned his Saint Body Phenomenon, intending to finish the fight quickly.

“Hongya, after this is done, remember your promise!”

Immortal Fuzhu and Immortal Black Pigeon exchanged glances, then surrounded Aili.

They had both been invited by Hongya with a hefty sum. As long as they helped him recover the incomplete map, Immortal Hongya promised them extremely generous rewards.

Aili looked at the two Quasi-Kings surrounding her, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. Immediately, she formed a seal with her jade hands, golden light emerged in her pupils, and her bright golden hair danced in the wind. Her charming face exuded a hint of coldness.

“I’ll help you!”

Just then, Xiao Rongyu appeared. She was also a Heavenly Immortal of Great Perfection. Although she was no match for a Quasi-King, if she acted, she might relieve some pressure for Aili, giving her a chance to defeat Fuzhu and Black Pigeon one by one.

“No need, you go protect the others!”

Aili waved her hand, telling Xiao Rongyu to go back and protect Nangong Xueli, Li Shiya, and the others.

Because after Lin Yang and Aili were entangled by the three Quasi-Kings, the other side still had experts from the Seven Immortals, such as the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the Yellow Snake Immortal.

These six people were all Heavenly Immortal realm experts, with extraordinary strength.

Zhong Yu, Yan Tai, and Cang Zhou alone could not protect Nangong Xueli, Li Shiya, Bai Feifei, Ji Kunchang, and the others.

After all, Nangong Xueli and Li Shiya were currently only Earth Immortals, and Bai Feifei and Ji Kunchang weren't even Immortals.

If the remaining six Immortals of the Seven Immortals got close, it would almost certainly mean death.

Only with Xiao Rongyu, a Heavenly Immortal of Great Perfection expert, joining in, would there be a chance to protect the others from the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the rest.

“Attack together!”

Seeing Lin Yang and Aili entangled by the three Quasi-Kings, Zhong Yu, Yan Tai, and Cang Zhou’s eyes also became solemn. They then roared and transformed back into their True Dragon Dharma Idols, using their massive dragon bodies to protect the weaker individuals behind them.

“Vast Ocean, submit to me!”

And Xiao Rongyu, not to be outdone, displayed her mermaid secret technique, summoning the mysterious power of ocean tides, single-handedly engaging the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the Yellow Snake Immortal, the strongest among the remaining opponents.

But even so, the opponent still had four Heavenly Immortal experts: Green Tiger, Azure Sparrow, Blue Ox, and Purple Fox.

“Bang bang bang...”

Because they had to divert attention to protect others, Zhong Yu, Yan Tai, and Cang Zhou were gradually suppressed and forced to retreat. Their massive dragon bodies were covered in blood and gore, and bloody dragon scales scattered like snowflakes.

“Damn it, if only I were a Heavenly Immortal!”

Ji Kunchang, protected behind them, felt extremely humiliated, his eyes red. He, a dignified Double-Pupiled One, whose predecessors had all made a name for themselves, creating undefeated myths and shaking the world.

Yet, he, also a Double-Pupiled One, was reduced to hiding behind others to survive.

“No, you just lack time to rise...” Bai Feifei gently comforted him.

At the same time, Nangong Xueli and Li Shiya exchanged glances, then nodded in tacit understanding, as if they had made some decision.

Rumble!

Rocks crumbled, the universe shook violently, and energy ripples surged like giant waves, crashing against the shore.

The battle was extremely fierce. Experts who could Cultivate into Quasi-Kings as Loose Cultivators were truly extraordinary!

Later, even Aili transformed into her True Dragon Dharma Idol to cope.

It was a beautiful jade Dragon, slender in form, with glistening dragon horns on its forehead, and clear eyes emitting electric light.

“Artoria!”

Above her in the Void Realm, the True Name of the Dragon God also appeared, casting divine light that pierced through the four directions of the Void Realm, illuminating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

“What kind of Dragon is this? Why does it feel so much stronger than an ordinary True Dragon?”

Immortal Fuzhu and Immortal Black Pigeon, the two Quasi-Kings, were shocked. They were also well-traveled individuals, having seen many strange racial experts from beyond the realm, but they had never seen such powerful might as this jade Dragon before them.

It was a tremor that originated from the depths of their Souls.

They felt that the opponent was too extraordinary, like a born queen.

“Hongya, what is the origin of this Dragon maiden? Explain yourself!”

The Innate vigilance of Quasi-Kings gave the two a bad premonition. They felt as if they had been tricked by Immortal Hongya, and perhaps they shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess.

“I don’t know! At this point, what’s the meaning of asking that? Quickly suppress her, and I’ll double the reward I promised beforehand!” Immortal Hongya shouted.

He didn’t care about anything else; he absolutely had to get the last incomplete map!

Hearing Hongya’s irresponsible words, Fuzhu and Black Pigeon’s faces also darkened. However, Hongya was right; now that they had already offended the other party, stopping was clearly too late. They could only suppress her first.

However, the two of them clearly overthought things again. Even a true Immortal King might not be able to steadily defeat Aili after she transformed into her True Dragon Dharma Idol. How could they, extraordinary as they were, be her opponents?

“Two useless fools! You can’t even take down one woman together!”

Seeing Fuzhu and Black Pigeon, not only failing to defeat Aili but also being beaten back steadily, showing signs of gradually losing, Immortal Hongya’s mouth twitched in anger.

But when he turned his head, he found that the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the others had completely suppressed Xiao Rongyu and the rest, and were about to have a chance to capture their opponents.

“Hmph, my own people are more reliable!”

Immortal Hongya was overjoyed and ordered the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the others to capture Nangong Xueli and the rest alive. Then, using them as leverage, Lin Yang would have no choice but to obey.

“Hongya, you’re courting death!”

Lin Yang saw Immortal Hongya’s intention, and his eyes instantly turned cold, his offensive suddenly becoming even more ferocious.

But Immortal Hongya was a Quasi-King expert; how could it be easy to defeat him quickly?

With such time consumption, Xiao Rongyu was already injured and retreating, and the others were about to fall into the hands of the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the rest.

Once the others were truly captured by the Orange Cat Female Immortal and the rest, even if Lin Yang and Aili ultimately won, it would be useless.

“Buzz buzz buzz...”

And just at this critical moment,

An unusually terrifying energy fluctuation suddenly appeared without warning behind the crowd.

Everyone was startled, then successively cast their suspicious gazes towards the direction from which the energy fluctuation emanated.

Behind them, a white-clad woman, untainted by dust, emerged. Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her bright eyes like stars, and as her beautiful hair gently danced, a palm-sized, exquisite fire lotus on her slowly raised jade hand was dancing in the wind.

It was Nangong Xueli, gracefully stepping forward, holding a delicate six-colored fire lotus in her palm, dazzling to the eye.

Behind her, the equally stunning Li Shiya had a somewhat pale jade complexion. This was due to her having just transmitted all of her spiritual power to Nangong Xueli.

This six-colored fire lotus was created by combining the spiritual power of Nangong Xueli and Li Shiya, along with the six types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Flames that the former commanded.

The power of the fire lotus was yet unknown, but the faint fluctuations emanating from it made Lin Yang, Aili, and the three Quasi-King experts all change their expressions involuntarily.

“My little wife is as terrifying as ever...”

Lin Yang swallowed, remembering that his little wife was a genuine Daughter of Destiny!

And a master of playing with fire!

“Go, Immortal Rage Fire Lotus!”

Nangong Xueli whispered, throwing out the six-colored fire lotus in her hand.

And the expressions of the six Heavenly Immortals, including Orange Cat, Yellow Snake, Green Tiger, Azure Sparrow, Blue Ox, and Purple Fox, drastically changed as the fire lotus flew towards them...