Chapter 423: Chapter 235: Slaying!_2

“Ah…”

Yuan Jiuan roared with rage repeatedly, yet he could never break free from their suppression.

His Spiritual Treasure in hand had already been pushed to the limit, its aura even weaker than before.

“Mr. Lu, let’s join forces and kill this man.”

He Yulian’s pretty face bore a murderous look, with cold light flickering in her eyes.

Lu Li nodded, his expression frosty.

After hours of desperate fighting, the enemy was already at the end of his tether.

Now was the perfect moment for them to strike.

Just as Lu Li was about to make his move, to slay Yuan Jiuan, an unexpected change occurred.

“Stop.”

A chilling voice echoed from the void, as if from a ghastly demon out of hell, tightening one’s heart.

In the distant sky, vortices swirled as a stooped old man emerged from a passageway.

The elder, clad in a long robe interwoven with red and black, embroidered with skulls, had a face like withered bark, exuded a surging malevolent aura, and had an overwhelming presence.

The voice just now had come from him.

“Ha ha… You are dead for sure, Ancestor Zhou, save me…”

Seeing the newcomer, Yuan Jiuan’s face lit up with excitement.

The prospect of salvation from a dire situation filled him with extreme joy.

“Not good, it’s a powerhouse from the Stealing Heaven Alliance, Mr. Lu, quickly kill Yuan Jiuan.”

He Yulian’s face was filled with urgency as she summoned all her Mana to activate her Spiritual Treasure, which then shone brilliantly.

Lu Li had already realized as soon as the old man spoke to intervene.

Regardless of who would come today, he would first kill Yuan Jiuan before it was too late to leave this place.

As a tremendous amount of Power of the World poured into the Divine Axe, the entire Divine Weapon began to burst forth with a dazzling brilliance, its aura soaring to the skies, causing even the space to tremble.

“Die!”

Lu Li’s tunneling light flashed, and he appeared before Yuan Jiuan.

He raised the Divine Weapon, swinging it down in a deadly axe strike.

Powered by an immense amount of Power of the World, the attack had reached its peak.

The axe’s radiance, like that of the stars, carried a momentum that seemed unstoppable as it swept towards Yuan Jiuan’s head.

“Not good!”

Seeing the strike that had once slain Old Ghost Qin, Yuan Jiuan was filled with terror.

He sensed a shiver of death from it.

This strike, if unblocked, meant death!

He couldn’t believe Lu Li would be so heartless, daring to defy the top powerhouse of the Stealing Heaven Alliance.

Regardless of anything, his focus was on killing him.

This filled him with utter desperation, his heart surging with coldness, as if plunging into an ice cave.

In haste, he activated his last resort, a silver-white shield appearing above his head.

Streaks of radiance fell, firmly enveloping him underneath.

In the high skies, Zhou Shenyuan watched the scene unfold, his face full of murderous intent.

He had thought that upon hearing his Dharma Decree, Lu Li and the other would stand down.

To think they had the audacity to ignore his words.

Being a renowned powerhouse across the entire Stealing Heaven Alliance, when had Zhou Shenyuan been so disregarded?

This ignited a raging fire in his heart, resolving to put the two down on the spot.

Just as Yuan Jiuan had barely managed to summon his Defensive Spiritual Treasure, Lu Li and his companion launched their attack.

“Boom boom boom…”

Gang Winds swept across in all directions, accompanied by a series of thunderous roars.

The Golden Ring Spiritual Treasure directly struck the shield, causing it to shake uncertainly.

Before Yuan Jiuan could stabilize the Defensive Spiritual Treasure,

Lu Li’s Divine Weapon forcefully struck down on the shield.

“Crack…”

A faint sound rang out, and the shield split in half instantly, its spiritual light dimming as it fell towards the ground.

Following that, the Divine Weapon continued its course unabated, swiftly heading towards Yuan Jiuan’s head.

With Yuan Jiuan’s Nascent Soul mid-stage cultivation, if it weren’t for being surrounded and Mana depleted by He Yulian and another, Lu Li would have had a hard time breaking through the opponent’s Spiritual Treasure.

Moreover, He Yulian had exerted great force, causing the shield to tremble uncontrollably, granting Lu Li the opportunity.

“Ah…”

Along with a miserable scream, as Yuan Jiuan’s face showed utter despair, a large head soared into the sky, blood staining the heavens.

Lu Li once more released a burst of Sword Qi, grinding the headless body into fragments, with scattered blood drifting in the wind.

From when the old man intervened to Yuan Jiuan’s fall, all happened in the blink of an eye.

Zhou Shenyuan, witnessing a Stealing Heaven Alliance powerhouse’s demise right before him, felt unprecedented humiliation.

“Die for me!”

He struck out with his palm.

In the void, countless streams of Spiritual Energy converged on his hand, quickly forming a giant hand in the blink of an eye.

It resembled a huge mountain of five fingers, surrounded by stars, shining splendidly.

The colossal hand brought with it an immense sense of oppression, bearing down on Lu Li and his companion.

“Nascent Soul Peak!”

Sensing such might, Lu Li felt as if a huge mountain was pressing on his chest, and his expression grew even more grave.

This strength was not inferior even to Mo Qingyan.

Ever since his own breakthrough to Nascent Soul, he had subtly sensed Mo Qingyan’s strength, clearly a cut above his own.

With his current power, he was no match for this Stealing Heaven Alliance powerhouse.

“Even if he joined forces with He Yulian, I’m afraid they would still be no match for this person.”

“Now that the two of them were firmly locked by Divine Sense, it was difficult to retreat; they could only focus on blocking this attack first.”

“Ha…”

Lu Li raised his Divine Weapon, and with an axe, he slashed forward.

The light from the axe was dazzling, as if it were about to split the void itself, causing the space to tremble.

With this strike, he had also summoned a massive amount of the Power of the World; it was the extreme limit of his offensive capability.

He Yulian stood shoulder to shoulder with Lu Li, her expression equally grave.

She dared not be negligent and stimulated her mana to its full extent.

She even mobilized a drop of her Essence Blood.

Her aura surged instantaneously.

“Buzz…”

In the void, a golden ring began to tremble slightly, a rainbow light shooting straight into the sky.

“Kill…”

She manipulated the Spiritual Treasure, joining Lu Li to attack the giant hand above.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

The forces collided violently, an endless Gang Wind sweeping in all directions, ancient trees all around uprooted.

The battlefield was engulfed in rolling dust and smoke.

Lu Li and his companion were directly struck by the giant hand into the ground, leaving a large crater.

“Cough, cough, cough…”

He Yulian’s complexion was pale, as she spit out mouthfuls of fresh blood.

Her white dress was already stained with streaks of blood.

A beauty bleeding elicited an even more desolate air.

Beside her, Lu Li felt his blood and qi churning within, the world inside him somewhat unstable; he quickly cycled his Cultivation Technique to suppress it.

Had it not been for his Magic Treasure physique, that blow might have caused him serious injury.

His condition, however, was much better than He Yulian’s.

The woman was severely injured and clearly had little fighting power left.

“Mr. Lu, please leave quickly; I’m afraid I won’t be able to escape…”

He Yulian’s eyes held a certain resolution.

She was very aware that even if they attempted to escape immediately with her injuries, she would hardly be able to avoid being pursued and killed.

However, seeing that Lu Li was largely unharmed, her heart was also filled with surprise.

She presumed that with Lu Li’s abilities, he would likely be able to escape this calamity.

Lu Li’s face was somewhat grim; he could not save her.

They could only rely on their respective methods to survive.

As for exposing the inner world, that was hardly an option.

If he carelessly revealed it, the trouble would be immense.

“Die!”

In the sky, Zhou Shenyuan saw that Lu Li and his companion were wounded.

He struck again.

A gigantic palm descended from the sky, aiming to crush the two in the crater, with a ferocity and momentum like a falling star.

“Take care, Mr. Lu.”

He Yulian slowly stood up, her face set with determination.

Just as she prepared to use all her Essence Blood in a desperate fight.

A sudden change occurred.

Lu Li also halted his escape and quietly looked towards the void in front.

“Whirl…”

A massive rift appeared in the void, with infinite black mist emerging.

A ravishing woman clad in red emerged from the void, each step blooming with lotuses, as if an angel had descended to the mortal world.

The woman had willow brows and starry eyes, and her presence was unfathomably deep.

It was none other than Mo Qingyan.

“It’s Ancestor Mo; we are saved.”

Upon this miraculous rescue, He Yulian’s face lit up with joy.

She immediately suppressed the boiling Essence Blood within her.

Lu Li too inwardly breathed a sigh of relief, standing motionless with a calm demeanor in the depths of the crater.

Just as Mo Qingyan appeared, she directly launched a palm strike.

Heading straight for the giant hand.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Gang Wind rampaged, creating waves of mist.

The power of the two collided in the void and dissolved into nothingness after a moment.

“Zhou, you old ghost, you’re living your life backward, to lay hands on the younger generation.”

Mo Qingyan arched her eyebrows, her face carrying a taunting smile.

“Hmph… I hope you can always protect the two of them.”

Zhou Shenyuan snorted coldly, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Then he flew towards the passageway behind him without looking back.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the void.

Mo Qingyan slowly approached Lu Li and his companion, giving a faint smile.

“Are you two alright?”