"Hold on by yourself for a bit first!"
Mu Xuerong said without turning her head. She pulled on the chain and forced her way toward Luo Zheng step by step.
But it was the head of the Heavenly Wheel King Snake that was shaking violently. The back where Luo Zheng and Mu Xuerong stood was considerably steadier.
Luo Zheng kept sliding backward across the smooth back of the Heavenly Wheel King Snake. With the Great Thousand Heavy Sword braced against his chest, he fought while retreating against Mu Xuerong's fierce attacks. Clearly, Mu Xuerong would not be able to take him down anytime soon.
But Fang Henshao, clinging to the snake's head, was in dire peril. His entire body hung from that longsword, and he could be flung off at any moment...
Just then, several Great Perfection True Gods suddenly appeared at the entrance of the pillar.
These Great Perfection True Gods had the same target—the jade seal. Now that they had finally entered the Heavenly Wheel Temple, how could they possibly give up?
However, the Heavenly Wheel King Snake was retracting far too quickly. Naturally, they could not keep up.
Fortunately, although the temple was enormous, there was only one passage. They merely needed to chase it all the way down.
"Young Master Fang!"
Tang Wan had only just entered when she saw this scene. Her bell-like eyes opened wide. "Don't panic, I'm coming to save you!"
These Great Perfection True Gods might be unable to use divine daos, but they naturally carried no shortage of treasures. Tang Wan lightly slapped her own wrist, and a dark-red giant crossbow appeared beside her. Behind the crossbow was an enormous winch, wound with rings upon rings of scarlet-gold rope.
She seized one end of the rope, then threw the dark-red crossbow