"If you let me go now, it's not too late. Otherwise, we'll all go down together!" the sturgeon demon shrieked hysterically.
"That'll only work if you can hold out until then." Shu Jinhua sneered, jabbing with the long brush in his hand. Every streak of ink shimmered with a light that seemed to devour all it touched.
Luo Ping'er sent out several beams of light, intercepting most of the attacks. Then she glanced at Wu Xuejiao, who was still shaken. "If you want to live, we have to work together and hold on until Fellow Daoist Zhong's reinforcements arrive. Otherwise, we'll all die here."
Wu Xuejiao nodded. The enormous demonic avatar behind her, regal as an empress, swung its sword down. The three of them joined forces and fought Shu Jinhua and the gigantic blue whale.
Four Heavenly Immortals fought in that cramped space. After they had been locked in a stalemate for the time it took an incense stick to burn, the sturgeon demon spat blood and was sent flying again.
At that very moment, the blue light barrier sealing off the area suddenly shuddered violently.
Shu Jinhua's expression changed. Before she could react, four sturgeon demons of considerable strength outside smashed through the barrier. There was no doubt that they were Zhong Xun's clansmen.
"You dared to scheme against me? Today, I'll tear out your soul and use it to light a soul lamp!" Zhong Xun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face twisted with rage.
The situation changed in an instant. Luo Ping'er and Wu Xuejiao exchanged a glance, then slipped out along the flank as the blue barrier collapsed. They had joined forces with Zhong Xun to deal with Shu Jinhua, but now the sturgeon demons had the upper hand. They had