"Enough. Leave this battle to Xiao. This... is not a fight you can interfere in. All of you, leave at once!"
As his words fell, Xiao Wujian raised his hand, releasing another surge of mighty True Yuan.
The True Yuan condensed into a mass of azure light, enveloping Su Shi'er and the other four.
Without giving them a chance to speak again, the azure light swept away, forcibly carrying the five of them toward the exit of the Immortal Tomb.
"Oh? A little fellow at the Spirit Severing stage. Are you planning to risk your life as well?"
"But before this sovereign, even if you risk your life, what can you possibly protect?"
The aura around Ding Shoudian's body rapidly stabilized amid its violent fluctuations.
His disdainful voice was brimming with absolute confidence.
As his voice rang out, the giant dragon formed from evil energy in the air shuddered and split into two.
One giant dragon charged toward Xiao Wujian.
The other opened its gaping, bloody maw and greedily lunged toward Su Shi'er and the others.
"Whether I can protect them or not, we will only know after trying, won't we?"
Facing the change before him, Xiao Wujian remained composed.
As he spoke, his aura climbed in staggering surges.
In the blink of an eye, it broke through the limits of the Spirit Severing stage and rushed into the Body Integration stage.
An incomparable power surged from within him, condensing behind him into a colossal, half-real and half-illusory figure over thirty meters tall.
Though the figure was blurry, it was clearly identical in appearance to Xiao Wujian himself.
Its eyes were like bronze bells, glimmering with clarity and unwavering resolve.
The enormous figure stood tall and majestic, clouds and mist coiling around its body as though a celestial being had