But in that instant, Lu Feng and Tang Yuan, who had charged forward, realized how dire their situation was.
The power of stagnation emanating from Su Snake was no longer something they could resist merely by speeding up the circulation of their spiritual energy and stirring it into motion.
Before the two of them could even injure Su Snake, the Earth Element Qi within their bodies had already begun showing signs of congealing.
"Fall back. I'll deal with it!"
In his urgency, Lu Feng gestured for him to retreat. With the enhancement to his Earth Element Qi brought by the Central Palace Earth, he could barely withstand the effects of that stagnating force.
But with his strength alone, it was clearly difficult for him to pose any threat to Su Snake, which had now nearly reached the sixth breath of the Heaven Soul Realm.
He might not even be able to save his own life.
Tang Yuan naturally understood this. If Su Snake had not been focused on fusing with that gray smoke and stabilizing its strength, they would likely have already died on the spot.
And precisely because of that, he would never retreat even half a step.
Gritting his teeth, he resolutely answered, "Old Lu, I'll hold it back! You all go!"
Lu Feng froze. When he came back to himself, Tang Yuan had already rushed recklessly ahead of him. Black patterns emerged all over his body, and an inscrutable aura enveloped him.
This is... the Black Tortoise Beast Core!?
As Lu Feng stared in shock at Tang Yuan's abnormal state, he sensed the aura of this Beast Core, formed from the fusion of two Black Tortoises, one of the Four Spirits. It seemed to have caused a different change in the Nine Revolutions Undying Art he cultivated.