"You bastard!"
"You little beast, how dare you!"
The series of events happened so fast that no one could react in time. Xue Tu and the other uninjured guardian felt their minds go blank, almost as if they had exploded!
The duck that was about to be eaten was about to fly away, and the two men were so angry that they roared incessantly.
Enraged, they unleashed a torrent of punches and palm strikes at the area shrouded in starlight and mist.
Rumble!
Countless towering water columns erupted from the lake's surface, creating a terrifying spectacle.
The mist swirls and billows, but where has Xiao Han gone?
All attacks missed!
At the critical moment, Xiao Han activated his [Void-Piercing Divine Eyes] to its limit, staring intently at a corner of the array's light barrier!
That was the rift created by the lingering power of the [Star Lord's Sigh] earlier!
Xiao Han's mind raced, and without the slightest hesitation, the last of his spiritual power surged forth like a volcano!
He transformed into a streak of light, tearing through the air and forcefully slipping through the crack!
Without looking back, Xiao Han plunged into the vast mountains surrounding Falling Star Lake, fleeing for his life!
Behind him, the furious roars of Xue Tu and his gang of bastards could make his eardrums ache even from a distance.
Several cold and violent auras relentlessly pursued him from behind.
The crisis is far from over!
The Falling Star Lake are dotted with strangely shaped rocks, creating a complex terrain.
Xiao Han pushed the [Star Concealment Technique] to its limit.
His figure appeared and disappeared in the dim starlight, leaping and bounding among the rugged rocks with astonishing speed.
Behind him, the venomous roar of Xue Tu and the sinister oppressive aura of the two black-robed protectors lingered, sending chills down his spine.
The [Star Concealment Technique] is indeed profound. It can not only greatly conceal one's aura, but also make one's figure elusive by using the faint starlight in the night sky.
An ordinary Martial Artist would have been left far behind by now.
But those three old dogs, Xue Tu, weren't they all ruthless characters who had fought their way up from the Martial Emperor Realm?
They were all incredibly experienced.
Not to mention that damned array master, who must have left some kind of tracking device on them, making them almost get caught several times like three starving hunting dogs!
"Puff!"
Xiao Han felt a metallic taste in his throat, and almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but he forced it back down.
This intense, desperate escape had pushed his spiritual and physical strength to their limits, leaving his body feeling incredibly heavy.
As luck would have it, misfortune never comes singly!
The "Primordial Demon Finger Soul-Splitting Curse Seal" in his left ankle, which had been barely suppressed by the [Taiyin Demon-Suppressing Stone], began to throb wildly without warning!
A chilling, malevolent force, several times more terrifying than ever before, exploded from the depths of the cursed seal!
That evil force was extremely domineering, tearing and impacting the rune seal formed by the Star Iron Mother!
"Well!"
Xiao Han let out a suppressed groan of pain, his body suddenly froze, and his speed dropped sharply!
Damn evil power!
Not only did it break through the seal, but it also flowed upwards along his meridians!
Xiao Han felt as if his internal organs were out of place, his blood and qi were surging wildly, and his head was throbbing with a sharp, needle-like pain, as if his soul was being torn apart!
"You little bastard, let's see how you run this time!"
Xue Tu grinned maliciously, keenly noticing Xiao Han's sudden pause.
He seized this fleeting opportunity and unleashed a furious slash with his blood-red longsword from afar!
A crimson blade of energy, several dozen feet long, tore through the air, emitting a piercing shriek, and with the force of a thunderbolt, sealed off all of Xiao Han's escape routes.
Before the blade even arrived, the thick stench of blood and the murderous aura were already overwhelming, making one want to vomit.
A matter of life and death!
Xiao Han's eyes were bloodshot!
He endured the excruciating pain and the feeling of his soul being torn apart by the backlash of the curse.
Within his dantian, the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul suddenly shone brightly!
On the azure lotus, the nascent, profound rune representing [Life Grafting] was activated instantly by him, regardless of the cost!
A strange life force emanated from Xiao Han.
The weeds, withered vines, and even a few low shrubs within several feet and around him were instantly drained of their life force.
They withered and turned black at a rate visible to the naked eye.
The backlash from the curse seal that should have been raging within him was forcibly transferred, to these innocent plants, by this strange grafting force!
The pressure has suddenly decreased!
Although it was only temporary, it bought Xiao Han a precious chance to catch his breath.
He bit his tongue hard, and the sharp pain instantly brought him back to his senses.
He knew that simply fleeing would lead to his demise.
Rather than waiting to die in misery, it's better to fight to the death!
Xiao Han advanced instead of retreating!
He pushed off with his feet, his body shooting out to meet the incoming crimson blade of energy head-on!
The Eternal Night Void Emperor Martial Soul and the Chaos Green Lotus Martial Soul roared wildly within his body.
Two distinct yet subtly compatible primordial forces merged and compressed at an unprecedented speed.
The nascent form of the [Chaos Annihilation Green Lotus Eternal Night Strike] technique quietly coalesced in the tip of his right fist.
Before the fist was even thrown, a chilling aura of Obliteration and purification already permeated the air.
"You fool who doesn't know what's good for him!"
When Xue Tu saw that Xiao Han dared to fight back, he was first taken aback, then a cold smile of extreme disdain curled up at the corner of his mouth.
In his view, this was nothing more than a cornered beast struggling in its death throes.
No matter how strange his methods are, a mere Martial Master Realm could never possibly shake the full force of his Martial Emperor Realm Third Level attack.
However, the instant Xiao Han's ordinary fist collided violently with his unstoppable crimson blade energy—
The disdain on Xue Tu's face froze instantly!
"Boom--Pfft!"
It wasn't a deafening roar, but rather a muffled and eerie tearing sound.
On Xiao Han's fist, a strange power that combined Obliteration and purification, chaos and eternal night suddenly erupted!
The crimson blade energy, upon encountering this force, rapidly melted and disintegrated!
Under the violent energy impact, Xue Tu felt an indescribable, eerie force pierce through his blade.
His hands went numb, his blood surged, and his once invincible sword energy was actually shattered by half!
Xiao Han was also thrown backward by the shock, spitting out blood.
But this punch actually temporarily thwarted Xue Tu's fatal blow!
"How is that possible?!"
Xue Tu's face was filled with disbelief and horror.
Before he could think it through, two other late-stage Martial Emperor guards had already surrounded him from the left and right.
They coordinated perfectly and launched a swift attack.
One man's palm strike was powerful and deep, while the other's pointers were swift and precise.
In an instant, several fierce attacks landed on Xiao Han.
"Pfft! Pfft!"
Xiao Han was already exhausted, and now he suffered new injuries.
Several deep, bone-revealing wounds appeared on his body, and his clothes were stained red with blood.
He felt his vision go black and his consciousness begin to blur.
Am I truly destined to perish here today?
Just when Xiao Han was on the verge of despair, believing he was doomed—
Mutation and Regeneration!
The [Star Map Fragment] he obtained from the stone tablet at the Falling Star Lake suddenly flew out of his storage ring without any warning!
On the tattered scroll, the originally dim star patterns now emit a faint, soft starlight.
The starlight flickers rhythmically.
Even more surprisingly, this starlight resonated subtly with a dim star in the sky that was about to disappear into the daylight!
"Roar--!"
Almost at the same instant the [Star Map Fragment] changed its direction, a terrifying roar that shook the heavens and earth suddenly resounded from the depths of Falling Star Lake!
A monstrous demonic aura, several times stronger than the combined power of the three Xue Tu, suddenly erupted, soaring into the sky and stirring up the wind and clouds!
It was that terrifying monster that had been sleeping at the bottom of the lake, and was almost at the Martial Venerable realm!
The mysterious resonance between the [Star Map Fragment] and distant stars was one of the key triggers that disturbed it.
The escalating intensity of the battle here undoubtedly served as a catalyst to completely awaken it from its endless slumber.
The awakening of this terrifying beast is accompanied by unimaginable, overwhelming rage!
It seems that some unknown, mysterious force is guiding it from the shadows.
It was charging towards the battlefield where Xiao Han and the others were, carrying a furious rage as fierce as if it were scorching the heavens and boiling the seas!