An indescribable warmth instantly swept away the coldness and fear in Ah Yin's heart.
She looked at the tall figure standing before her, only one thought churning in her mind. He knows who I am, so why is he still willing to... protect me?
Thinking back on the warning about the Dragon Scale Pine, she realized how precise it had been—and how clearly it had been meant to protect her.
"Kid! Why did you stop running? Keep running!" Tang Hao roared furiously. The two brothers had already caught up, and his massive Clear Sky Hammer pointed at Zhao Linchuan, radiating killing intent.
Tang Xiao bellowed even more harshly, "Hand over the Shapeshifting Soul Beast, and I'll spare your life!"
"Run?" A cold curve touched Zhao Linchuan's lips. A flash of crimson light appeared, and a scarlet sword emerged in his hand, its blade seeming to flow with molten lava.
The sword point aimed at Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, while piercing killing intent instantly spread through the air, freezing the atmosphere around them.
"I'm clearly choosing a... fine burial ground for you!"
"Arrogant!" Tang Hao laughed in extreme rage. His Sixth Soul Ring suddenly lit up, and the three-meter hammer in his hand carried mountain-splitting force as it smashed violently into the ground. "Sixth Soul Skill—Earth Ant Emperor Slash!"
Boom!
The earth tore apart like fragile cloth. A bottomless, savage chasm erupted alongside a violent shockwave, instantly devouring the trees and rocks in its path as it lunged toward Zhao Linchuan and Ah Yin!
Ah Yin instinctively wanted to unleash her Martial Soul to assist him, but Zhao Linchuan advanced instead of retreating.
He gripped the crimson sword in reverse, bent his knees slightly, pointed the blade downward, and thrust it into the ground beneath his feet like lightning!
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