"Down!" Yuehua Mebis barked, rushing underground.
The Flame Engineer and Zhu Tie Zhu rushed underground without hesitation.
The Lotus Manor Lord trapped the heavily wounded Corpse King with lotus energy, then rushed underground as well.
Only Hugh Phineas stayed behind. He looked in one direction—the direction where Lu Yin was.
A chill ran down Lu Yin's back. He turned and met Hugh Phineas's gaze.
Hugh Phineas sneered. "Let this old man teach you how to speak to your elders, brat." With that, he waved his hand, and black flames swept across the sky toward Lu Yin.
Lu Yin donned his Cosmic Battle Armor and strapped on his bracer, his expression grave.
A blast of frigid air howled toward the black flames, freezing them. Yan Yan stepped in front of Lu Yin. "Your Highness, fall back."
Hugh Phineas sneered. "You're asking for death." A black phoenix cried out and lunged at Yan Yan.
Yan Yan's pupils contracted. The cold was incinerated, and the black phoenix's wings swept over him, driving him underground as flames engulfed his body.
Lu Yin leaped up and caught Yan Yan. He absorbed the flames with the Rebound Pearl, then hurled them back at the black phoenix.
Hugh Phineas looked surprised. "You actually have a rare treasure that can absorb my attacks. Hand it over, brat."
Lu Yin set Yan Yan down and put away the Rebound Pearl. "You old bastard, you're asking for death."
Hugh Phineas laughed loudly. "Arrogant fool! My battle force is 260,000. How could a brat like you stand against me? How long do you think a rare treasure can protect you?" As he spoke, the black phoenix spread its wings, filling the sky with black flames and plunging Ten Thousand Cities into darkness. Then it bore down on Lu Yin.
Lu Yin