Fast and Furious, the couple was dumbfounded.

She was breathtakingly beautiful, her skin as white as snow, and her eyes were like bottomless, icy pools, exuding an indifference and arrogance that warned others to keep their distance.

Behind her stood two young men dressed in dark red robes. Their expressions were somber, their auras robust, and their demeanor was filled with both respect and vigilance.

Xue Linglong's expression turned solemn: "People from the Five Poisons Sect! If I am not mistaken, that woman should be the Saintess of the Five Poisons Sect, Lan Caier!"

"Her strength is unfathomable, and her mastery of Gu poison is ghostly and unpredictable. It is said that anyone who gets within ten feet of her will fall victim to her techniques without even realizing it!"

The spiritual energy fluctuations of the two young men behind her were also not weak. This place was the Demon Falling Valley, where everyone's Cultivation was suppressed to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection. However, the robustness of their auras far exceeded the Qi Refining stage; they were clearly Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, his vigilance reaching its peak.

He felt quite helpless; the Demon Falling Valley was fraught with danger, yet he had actually run into a troublesome beauty like Lan Caier.

The Saintess of the Five Poisons Sect was absolutely a figure of Prodigy level.

Just then, the woman named Lan Caier suddenly stopped.

"Be careful."

"My tracking Gu has issued a warning; there is the scent of a stranger nearby!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her cold, clear eyes swept across the surroundings.

Hearing this, the other two young men's expressions changed, and they immediately summoned their Magical Artifacts.

A dark green bone banner and a pitch-black shield appeared, their spiritual power surging as they guarded against any movement.

Lin Yuan cursed silently.

This woman's Gu was actually this sharp!

This area was already narrow, with only a few places to hide. If they searched, it was only a matter of time before they found them.

Waiting passively was a dead end.

"When someone approaches, we will attack together. We must strike first and ensure a one-hit kill!"

Lin Yuan made a prompt decision and transmitted his voice to Xue Linglong.

Rather than being besieged by the three of them, it was better to launch a thunderous strike first and take one of them out; that way, there would still be a glimmer of hope.

A look of determination flashed in Xue Linglong's eyes, and she nodded heavily.

A moment later.

The young man holding the bone banner indeed walked step by step toward the shrubbery where they were hiding.

A sharp, cold light erupted from the shrubbery, aiming straight for the young man's face!

It was Lin Yuan's frost sword, its Sword Qi chilling, fast as lightning, and carrying the momentum of a certain kill!

At the same time, a pitch-black shadow silently circled behind the young man, a poisoned dagger viciously stabbing toward his vital heart area.

The two worked in perfect coordination, their timing impeccable.

An ambush, a certain-kill scenario.

However, a sneer of contempt appeared on the young man's lips.

"Bang!"

A dull, resounding boom accompanied a blinding red light.

A thick, substantial dark red spiritual light shield suddenly burst from the young man's body, with countless intricate runes flowing frantically across the shield.

Lin Yuan's frost sword struck it, emitting a teeth-gritting metallic grinding sound, and the tip of the sword was firmly stuck, unable to advance even an inch!

Xue Linglong's dagger was even directly sent flying by the violent Protective Aura of the spiritual light.

The two's certain-kill strike had actually been easily blocked by the opponent.

Obviously, although this person's Cultivation was suppressed to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, his magical power was robust, and his strength far exceeded Lin Yuan's.

"Bad! This person's true Cultivation is at least at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage! We cannot break his protective spiritual light at all!" Xue Linglong exclaimed in shock.

Lin Yuan's heart sank, and he made a decision in the blink of an eye.

He abruptly retracted the frost sword, grabbed Xue Linglong's arm, and roared, "Go!"

He pulled with force, a flash of spiritual light appeared under his feet, and the light feather boat manifested instantly.

The two turned into a stream of light and sped away into the distance without looking back.

"Want to leave? Isn't it too late!"

Lan Caier shouted coldly, her eyes filled with killing intent.

Anyone who could explore this far was surely filled with rare spiritual materials; they were all walking treasure troves.

She flipped her delicate hand, releasing a plump white silkworm.

The insect had wings on its back and looked bloated, but with a flap of its wings, it emitted a sharp sound of breaking through the air, carrying her as it turned into a white shadow, chasing after Lin Yuan and the other.

The two young men did not slack off either; they shared a giant black beetle, its mouthparts menacing, and followed closely behind.

Lin Yuan's light feather boat was originally a supreme grade flight Magical Artifact, and although he drove it to the limit, he was still being tightly pursued from behind.

Fortunately, Xue Linglong attacked from time to time, but that could only slightly alleviate the closing distance.

If things continued like this, it wouldn't be long before they were intercepted and killed.

Xue Linglong's expression was somber, fine beads of cold sweat oozing from her forehead, her eyes filled with worry.

In a direct confrontation, she and Lin Yuan had no chance of winning; it would be certain death.

Despair quietly crept into the depths of her eyes.

She knew her situation very well; the coming moments would likely be her time of death!

At this life-or-death juncture, Lin Yuan could completely escape on his own, ordering her to stay behind to cover their retreat and serve as a discarded pawn to delay time.

After all, she could not disobey Lin Yuan's orders.

With just one thought from him, she would become the final hidden arrow shot at the enemy, or the last shield blocking the enemy.

Lin Yuan seemed to sense her unease and wrapped his arm around her soft, slender waist.

"What are you afraid of? I won't let my woman charge into battle for me. Hold on tight; I'll take you for a ride of speed and passion, even more varied and exciting than the detoxifying patterns from last night! I guarantee you'll never forget it!"

Lin Yuan's voice suddenly rang in her ear.

Xue Linglong knew he was comforting her, and her heart warmed. She raised her head, biting her delicate, pink lips, her voice trembling slightly: "At a time like this, you're still so frivolous... Do we have any other way?"

Lin Yuan's lips curled upward, full of confidence: "Hold on tight!"

Xue Linglong subconsciously stretched out her arms and hugged Lin Yuan's waist tightly.

Hum!

The spiritual light on the light feather boat suddenly surged, and its speed actually increased out of thin air.

But the pursuers behind were like maggots on the bone, still biting tightly and refusing to let go.

"It's useless, we... we can't escape!" Xue Linglong's voice was full of bitterness.

"Giggle... If you two obediently surrender, this Saintess might show mercy and leave your corpses intact."

Behind them, Lan Caier's charming laughter came, carrying the cruelty of a cat playing with a mouse.

Lin Yuan turned a deaf ear to this.

All his focus was locked tightly onto a banner hanging in front of the light feather boat.

The dozens of long, thin cloth strips hanging from the banner were dancing violently in the gale.

Along this flight, several cloth strips had already been silently sliced off after touching an invisible barrier.

Suddenly.

Lin Yuan's pupils constricted.

In his field of vision, the tip of the longest cloth strip vanished into thin air without warning.

Now!

A bright light flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes, and he exerted force under his feet.

The light feather boat let out a sharp whistle, actually carving an eerie, nearly ninety-degree angle in the air, and shot off in another direction!

Lan Caier behind them was stunned for a moment, then her expression changed drastically.

"Bad!"

Her pitch-black eyes stared fixedly at the location where the broken cloth strip had vanished, and she instantly understood Lin Yuan's intention!

Her bare, crystal-clear little feet tapped gently on the back of the plump white silkworm beneath her.

The seemingly bloated giant white silkworm displayed agility completely inconsistent with its size, forcibly twisting its direction and narrowly avoiding that area of death.

At the same time, she shouted urgently: "Be careful! There is a spatial rift ahead!"

Her warning was, after all, a step too late.

The black beetle driven by the two young men was far less agile than the white silkworm.

They desperately steered the beetle to turn, terrified, but the massive creature, traveling at high speed, could not possibly execute such an extreme evasion!

"No—!"