254: Li Chen and his sister

Not far from Li Chen,

a young girl dressed in a pink and white long dress with her hair in twin ponytails was in a perilous situation!

She had a charming and cute appearance with a hint of natural seductiveness, but her pretty face was currently pale as ash.

The delicate short sword in her hand danced so fast it was air-tight,

her figure flickering like a butterfly among flowers as she dodged the lunges of several Ironclad Earth Dragons,

clumsily avoiding their tail swipes and the earth-and-stone projectiles they spat out.

Her aura was at the Late Golden Core Stage, and facing these abnormal-defense, amazingly strong Peak Rank 5 Yao Beasts,

she seemed overmatched; every narrow escape made onlookers break into a cold sweat.

Her attacks landed on the Earth Dragons' bodies only to leave shallow white marks, unable to cause any effective damage at all.

Further away, the battle was even more intense and terrifying!

Two elders with powerful auras, dressed in the attire of Duke Rens Estate, were joining forces to combat that Earth-Shaking Demonic Ape!

One of them had an aura that had impressively reached Nascent Soul Perfection, while the other was also at the Late Nascent Soul Stage!

The two coordinated seamlessly; one held a massive shield, his earthy-yellow essence transforming into the phantom of a heavy mountain,

sturdily blocking the Demonic Ape's terrifying punches and palms that were enough to split mountains and shatter stone.

The other held a long spear, thrusting it out like a Dragon,

its sharp spear-light piercing toward the Demonic Ape's eyes, joints, and other vital points like a venomous snake!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Every collision erupted with a deafening roar,

and the violent shockwaves shattered the surrounding ruins to dust!

The Earth-Shaking Demonic Ape stood over twenty zhang tall, possessed infinite strength and amazing defense,

its black fur like steel needles, and its swinging limbs created high-pitched whistles as they tore through the air!

Though pinned down by the two elders, its violent attacks were like a storm,

actually faintly suppressing the two Nascent Soul experts!

A trace of blood even leaked from the corner of the Nascent Soul Perfection elder's mouth; he was clearly under immense pressure!

Two other Late Nascent Soul Stage experts from the Moyang Sect were respectively facing off against those four Jade Phosphorus Demon Pythons!

The Jade Phosphorus Demon Pythons were extremely fast with eerie movement techniques, surrounded by a pervasive green poisonous mist,

their fangs and tails both containing lethal poison and terrifying power.

Though the two Late Nascent Soul Stage experts were formidable, their sword and saber lights crisscrossing,

they were also forced into a bit of a scramble by the pythons' poison and speed, making it hard to secure a victory for a while.

Across the entire battlefield, although the Duke Rens Estate side had many people and many experts,

facing this group of guardian Yao Beasts that held the geographical advantage, coordinated perfectly,

and possessed formidable strength, they were actually at a disadvantage across the board!

In particular, the Ironclad Earth Dragon battlefield where Li Chen and the pink-haired girl were,

as well as the main battlefield against the Earth-Shaking Demonic Ape, were in critical danger!

“It's the Heir of Duke Rens Estate, Li Chen!”

Xiao Huohuo whispered; he had seen this Heir before in the Imperial Capital.

“Their situation is not good!”

Lin Shishi looked at the pink-haired girl's perilous state, worry showing in her eyes.

Han Yun and Yue Shan had solemn expressions; the terrifying combat power shown by the Earth-Shaking Demonic Ape made even them feel alarmed.

Lin Qingxue's gaze was cold as she scanned the battlefield, finally landing on Yao Delong.

Yao Delong looked at Li Chen, who was fighting hard in the field,

and their encounter in the Heavenly Demon Mountain Range flashed through his mind instantly.

Right then, a sudden change occurred in the field!

The several Ironclad Earth Dragons besieging Li Chen seemed to have their attention drawn more by the pink-haired girl,

and two of them suddenly turned their targets, their thick tails like siege hammers,

carrying a dull sound of breaking air as they fiercely swept toward the pink-haired girl, who had just dodged a lunge and was off-balance!

“Little Sister!”

Li Chen's eyes nearly split from strain; he wanted to rescue her but was pinned down tightly by the other two Earth Dragons!

The pink-haired girl looked at the terrifying, spike-covered massive tail rapidly enlarging in her pupils,

all color instantly draining from her pretty face, her eyes filled with despair!

She only had time to hold her short sword horizontally in front of her, condensing all her essence!

It looked as if the young girl was about to perish!

“Move!” Cold light exploded in Yao Delong's eyes without the slightest hesitation!

The Burning Silence Sword from his Sea of Consciousness had already landed in his palm!

The sword hummed, and red-gold flames rose up with a bang!

“Instantaneous Body Sword Art!”

Space seemed to be distorted by an invisible force, and Yao Delong's figure suddenly blurred in place.

In the next instant, he appeared out of thin air before the pink-haired girl like a ghost!

His speed was so fast it surpassed visual capture!

“Nine Suns Burning Heaven, Open!”

The essence in his body was like a volcanic eruption, and nine incredibly blazing sun phantoms,

radiating the power to burn the heavens and boil the seas, instantly condensed and rotated behind him!

The terrifying high temperature caused the surrounding air to distort violently!

He held the sword with both hands, pouring all his strength and the power of the Nine Suns into the Burning Silence Sword,

and slashed down fiercely against that sweeping, hideous spike-covered massive tail!

“Slash!”

The red-gold sword-qi was like a ribbon of flaming sun tearing through the sky,

carrying an invincible sharpness and a heat that could incinerate all things,

as it hacked fiercely into the Ironclad Earth Dragon's bucket-thick tail!

Screech—Pfft!

The ear-piercing sound of metal grinding and cutting was accompanied by the dull sound of flesh tearing!

The red-gold sword-qi was unstoppable, instantly breaking through that dark brown scale armor thick as refined steel,

slashing deep into the flesh! Sparks and scalding beast blood splattered everywhere!

However, this Ironclad Earth Dragon truly lived up to the word 'Dragon'; its bones were hard beyond imagination!

Yao Delong's strike, which was enough to heavily injure an ordinary Early Nascent Soul Stage expert,

was actually stuck fast by its thick tailbone, failing to completely sever it!

“What strong defense!” Yao Delong was slightly startled.

This Ironclad Earth Dragon only had the strength of the Late Golden Core Stage, but its defense

was probably even more abnormal than many Early Nascent Soul Stage Yao Beasts!

If not for its low intelligence, the Li Chen siblings would have likely been defeated long ago.

“Ah!”

At the moment the massive tail reached her, the pink-haired girl Li Linger had already closed her eyes in despair,

feeling only a scorching and sharp wind blast against her face, but the expected intense pain did not arrive.

She opened her eyes, still in shock, and what met her gaze was a back as straight as a pine tree!

Red-gold flames rose around him,

and the phantoms of nine blazing suns floated behind him, making him look like a god of fire!

The burning long sword in his hand was embedded deep in the tail of that terrifying giant beast,

and the scalding beast blood splattered on the ground beside him with a 'sizzling' sound, yet it couldn't stain him in the slightest.

That powerful sense of strength, that heroic posture of blocking a fatal blow for her in a desperate situation,

instantly branded itself into the young girl's heart like an imprint.

The massive impact of surviving a disaster, mixed with the shock and gratitude toward this powerful, handsome figure before her,

made Li Linger's heart race uncontrollably, her small face instantly flushing red,

as she stared blankly at that back, momentarily forgetting where she was.

“Big Brother Yue Shan! Go help over there!”

Yao Delong shouted without looking back, while simultaneously pulling his sword out with a spray of blood,

his figure swaying as he blocked another lunge from an Earth Dragon!

“Right!”

Yue Shan had long been unable to restrain himself; hearing this, he roared,

his burly body erupting with a heavy earthy-yellow light as he charged toward the Earth-Shaking Demonic Ape's battlefield like a human tank!

The giant axe in his hand carried the power to split mountains and shatter stone as he hacked fiercely at the Demonic Ape's back,

instantly sharing the immense pressure on those two Nascent Soul experts!