"This one possesses a Pure Yang Spirit Body and stands beyond the River of Time. How could the likes of you possibly harm me?"
"I will take the one with the Royal Bloodline. When I return, I shall bathe in your blood and wash away the humiliation of your contempt today."
As his voice drifted through the air, Lan An continued toward Hong Ling. He reached out, breaking through layer upon layer of dense, intricate restrictions as he grabbed for Hong Ling.
Liu Ruyan completely panicked. "Stop!"
With a sharp cry, she suddenly charged forward and raised her hand toward Lan An.
How swift was the speed of an Emperor-level expert? How tyrannical was her power?
In an instant, Liu Ruyan shattered every restriction. Her jade-like hand tore through space and landed squarely upon Lan An.
Yet Lan An neither dodged nor evaded. He did not care about the shattered space either, simply allowing himself to be caught.
In Lin Xuan's field of vision, Liu Ruyan's hand passed through that bizarre figure without the slightest obstruction, grasping nothing but air.
Meanwhile, that bizarre figure sneered and reached out for Senior Sister Hong Ling.
Liu Ruyan's eyes nearly split apart. Blood-red light even rose in her eyes, and her body trembled without end.
"Hahaha..."
Lan An laughed, incomparably relaxed and at ease.
"Time Stop!"
Suddenly, Lin Xuan's voice rang through the great hall.
His words became law!
An intangible force condensed into being and abruptly descended, enveloping everything.
A strange gleam flashed through Lan An's eyes, then he froze. The smile on his face stiffened, and his entire body stood motionless in place.
Liu Ruyan instantly came back to herself. With a lift of her hand, overwhelming power wrapped around Hong Ling's body and rescued her from those "Fiend's claws." Then,