"I'm here, I'm here—I'll charge in first."
At that moment, Niu Hanshan arrived late, dragging two great sabers behind him. Having happened to hear their conversation, he promptly volunteered himself.
Jade Rose glanced at Niu Hanshan. Seeing that no one stood behind him, her expression remained unchanged, as though she had long expected this outcome.
"I don't think those two are bad people."
Jade Ruyi curled her lips, but she did not complain.
Being afraid of death was only human nature. There was nothing unusual about it.
"Glazed Divine Body, activate."
Niu Hanshan let out a low roar, and the aura around him rapidly soared. In a short time, it had reached the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm.
Ever since they had been suppressed for tens of millions of years, their cultivation had fallen to the Heavenly Immortal realm. No matter how much he recovered, he could no longer possess the strength of a True Immortal.
"Charge."
Without a second thought, Niu Hanshan, wielding two great sabers, rushed out. Jade Ruyi and Jade Rose wore helpless expressions before immediately following behind him.
"Get out of my way."
Niu Hanshan swung a saber. The two jade scorpions charging toward him were cleaved in half by a single slash.
The commotion caused by the three was enormous. Countless jade scorpions from all around converged on them, making Jade Ruyi's scalp tingle.
The jade scorpions possessed extremely powerful defenses. They had to exert their full strength with every attack just to break through that defense, and the expenditure was tremendous.
"Don't get bogged down in battle. Charge forward."
Jade Rose's cool voice rang out. Roses rained down through the space ahead of Niu Hanshan, and every jade scorpion touched by those roses collapsed to the ground, utterly motionless.
Roses might be beautiful,