Changing Tides

As you traded blows, half an hour passed before you knew it. Han Ze still appeared to be in excellent condition. So long as the Amulet remained active, he could fight with ease and even occasionally help relieve some of your pressure.

Yet even with Han Ze assisting from the flank, the five of you still fought with great difficulty. Part of it was because you could not reveal strength beyond what you had displayed during the trial battle that day, but the truth was that all five of you were being suppressed by the Green-robed Lotus Person alone.

Moreover, Xue Qing's condition was worsening by the moment. Though she had taken several pills in succession, her Immortal Essence still could not recover. This was also because she lacked combat experience. When dealing with the eight-man True Immortal team earlier, she had been the most excited, and thus had failed to properly control the force of her attacks, consuming a great deal of Immortal Essence.

As a result, when this battle began, she had less than sixty percent of her Immortal Essence remaining. Facing an Immortal King as a True Immortal was no easy task. Even with the five of you joining forces, you had to remain twelve parts vigilant; one moment of carelessness could lead to your physical bodies being annihilated. It was nowhere near as easy as the plan had made it sound. Han Liang and Chen Xiang had already suffered a few minor scrapes.

The deadlocked situation before you also left you feeling somewhat troubled, yet you could not erupt with power for no reason. The situation had not yet become life-threatening, so you still could not expose too much.

However, the Green-robed Lotus Person's strength had already overlapped with the image in your mind, making you