Xu Mochen would never make such a reckless decision without a plan.
With only his current Martial Soul abilities, defeating the Three-Headed Hell Mastiff on his own was clearly unrealistic. But Xu Mochen had other trump cards.
The trouble was, he couldn't easily control their power. One wrong move, and he could injure Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang.
And he had no energy to spare for protecting them while fighting. That was why he'd told Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang to leave first!
In truth, although Xu Mochen had gotten along well with Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang over the past few months, their relationship was nowhere near the point where he'd sacrifice himself without hesitation to save them!
He wasn't some unattached soul with nothing to lose. How could he be so selfless?
When Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang heard Xu Mochen's words, they froze. Then it suddenly dawned on them that Xu Mochen probably wasn't in a life-or-death crisis after all. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made his first priority telling them not to fire the signal flares!
And when they saw Xu Mochen looking at them as if they were idiots, Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang stiffened. Their self-sacrificing fervor abruptly fizzled out, and their faces burned with embarrassment.
Fortunately, they knew this wasn't the time to talk about anything else. They told Xu Mochen they would continue north, then urged him to rejoin them safely as soon as possible before leaving at once.
The moment Hu Liena and Chu Hanxiang were gone, the Three-Headed Hell Mastiff finally broke free!
Even with Xu Mochen's current cultivation, he could only restrain the Three-Headed Hell Mastiff for about ten seconds. It soon fired three energy blasts, one from each head, laced with fire, poison, and darkness, at Xu Mochen in