White mist enveloped the Western Hills. The phantom of the tiger demon towered hundreds of feet high. The sound of its front paws hitting the ground sent tremors through the earth, and two balls of crimson fire illuminated the scene, stirring panic.
The spear swept through the sky one last time. Yin Zhongxiu's eyelids twitched violently, his body instantly drenched in sweat.
He had overestimated his speed. He had only just broken through the blockade, and that guy was already here?
"Go! Quickly!"
Finally breaking through Vilitan's psionic blockade, Yin Zhongxiu let out a wild roar, and the people behind him no longer cowered. They scattered in different directions.
But it was too late. Although the tiger demon's true form was still some distance away, its domain had already covered everyone. Lin Yan, Wu Ye, and the others all felt the lord's pressure.
It was a suppression at the soul level. The will of the king of beasts entered their minds, making them want to obey.
And in the instant the tiger demon's phantom appeared, many things happened.
Yan Yu, carrying Yin Shuier, stepped on the Gan Jiang sword and fled like a deep blue streak of light.
There was also a severely injured middle-aged man. He found a half-broken tree and silently waited for death.
Xu Mu stood in place, meeting Yin Shuier's gaze.
Beside him, a young man in red robes flashed past.
Facing the overwhelming elemental runes that shot towards him, the young man, with a blank expression, extended his hand towards Xu Mu.
At that moment, Yin Shuier's pupils contracted sharply.
...
Sensing the pressure from behind, a hint of madness flashed in the eyes of the young man in red robes.
His name was Wang Jue. He was a scion of a prominent family in the Imperial City, who had come to the Domain of Strange Nights for training. He heard that the Western Hills were in danger and came to offer support.
He had initially thought that with so many third-stage psionic users present, they would be safe even if the Western Hills were dangerous.
But Wang Jue hadn't expected his luck to be so bad; he encountered a fourth-stage great demon as soon as he arrived.
At this critical juncture, everyone was focused on their own escape, and no one cared about his life or death.
So he hesitated for a second, and then was forced to stay. One wrong step led to another. Consequently, no matter how far he circled, he couldn't escape the elemental rune attacks. He was forced back again and again by the explosions.
The dense fog was closing in, and the domain's pressure descended. It was clearly a matter of life and death. Wang Jue saw a young man in plain clothes standing motionless.
His eyes lit up. That location was actually one of the best escape routes. However, no one had tried to pass through there before, as it was too close to Vilitan.
But now it was different; there was someone standing there.
So he immediately darted over.
The method of escape was simple: he just needed to find someone to bear the attacks for him. The person standing there, with a hunting knife tucked at his waist, was undoubtedly the best shield.
But would doing so affect the reputation of his Wang family in the Imperial City?
After all, he was a righteous person!
Wang Jue pondered these thoughts, but his feet didn't stop. In a flash, he was in front of Xu Mu.
He looked at the ordinary attire of the person in front of him. He should be a rogue cultivator with no family backing... even better. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Swish!
The two brushed past each other.
Wang Jue's eyes held a hint of guilt, two parts fear, and seven parts desperation to survive as he extended his right hand.
It was at this moment that Vilitan's elemental rune fragments followed him here, less than five steps away from Xu Mu's body.
He was still lost in the beautiful eyes of the young girl.
Those eyes were truly beautiful, so other things could wait.
"I'm sorry!"
Wang Jue shoved Xu Mu hard on the back.
Sensing the cold touch, a strange glint flashed in Xu Mu's eyes.
This thing wasn't a wooden stick?
"Roar!"
The tiger demon descended, its lord's pressure sweeping across the area. Wang Jue's soul was terrified. After doing all this, he immediately fled into the distance at great speed.
Xu Mu, stumbling, took two steps forward.
Vilitan's attack landed on him as expected, then exploded, sending his body flying into the air.
Only then did the gray-white pupils shift their gaze from Yin Shuier and look at the tall, fierce figure in front, furrowing their brows slightly.
The next second, the white mist swallowed his body.
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"No!"
Witnessing everything with his own eyes, Yin Shuier cried out in disbelief, her mouth agape.
They were so close. She had thought she could help him escape, but unexpectedly, this had happened.
Was he dead?
Instinctively, Yin Shuier wanted to run back, but Yan Yu held her tightly, unable to move.
"Take care of yourself first."
The young man had also sensed what had happened behind him, and his eyebrows couldn't help but rise.
What was he hiding? Why didn't he act?
He couldn't figure it out, but he didn't need to. The lord had descended, and the person in the shadows hadn't made a move yet. He could only flee for now.
His life was his own, and Yin Shuier's fate was tied to his. Thus, all that remained of the girl were tears falling to the ground.
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"How is there still one person here?"
Yin Zhongxiu, after breaking through the defenses, had been constantly monitoring the movements behind him.
He had intended to check the tiger demon's location, but he happened to witness Wang Jue using someone as a human shield, and disgust filled his eyes.
A person like this was actually in his Demon Slaying Division. He was a disgrace!
"No way!"
Not far away, Vilitan suddenly let out a strange cry. As the controller of the elemental runes, he had always been extremely careful not to touch Xu Mu even once.
He was afraid that the latter would suddenly attack and chase him for several hours, but now he had accidentally attacked the opponent?
The old man's face twitched severely. What kind of situation was this? Even faking an accident wasn't done like this. If someone pushed you, wouldn't you dodge?
Although he grumbled inwardly, his actions of fleeing were faster than anyone else's, and not just because of Xu Mu.
He could sense a strong demonic aura locking onto him.
Vilitan then understood. This tiger demon was someone he had provoked. Thus, in an instant, he raised his scepter and plunged into the shadows.
His speed was faster than everyone else's. In just two seconds, he had crossed mountains and rivers and reached the teleportation array.
Behind him, the tiger roared. Vilitan, his expression panicked, bit his finger and squeezed out a drop of blood onto the great array. Ancient light shimmered within it.
Then, in the distant sky, the stars in the universe rotated, space warped, and the teleportation array was activated. Vilitan, his face grim and complex, vanished from the spot.
The tiger demon stopped and gazed into the distance, extremely enraged.
His prey had escaped. Such a cunning human!
But at that moment, he felt someone staring at him.
The tiger demon lowered its massive head and then discovered a peculiar human.
He possessed gray-white pupils.
Xu Mu met its gaze calmly, then reached out and patted the dust from his chest, producing a hard clanging sound.
He was wearing a bulletproof vest underneath, so the explosion of the elemental fragments had caused him no harm.
After doing all this, Xu Mu let his hands hang down and stood motionless.
Then, he slowly placed his hand on the hunting knife at his waist.
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