The Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was driven back again and again by the onslaught.
Its serpentine body twisted into curve after curve in midair, its head swaying from side to side, barely evading the deadly claw strikes each time.
Even if the Radiant Sacred Dragon was killed, it would only break the trio's Martial Soul Fusion Skill. They would not be injured.
But the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor was an actual Martial Soul Avatar. Minor injuries were tolerable, but serious wounds were another matter entirely.
The wind from the claws shredded several strips from Dugu Bo's robe.
The eerie green light in his slit pupils burned twice as brightly as before.
He was getting rather pissed off.
"Have you three lost your minds?"
Yu Xiaogang's face held no expression, only a layer of savage ferocity.
"If Ye Lin dies, I won't live either."
Liu Erlong stood to his left, the hem of her red dress billowing in the wind. She tilted her head up, her gaze fixed firmly on Dugu Bo.
"At worst, I'll die for love with Xiaogang. I'd do it willingly."
Flender stood on the right and adjusted his glasses. Their lenses reflected golden light, hiding the look in his eyes.
What could he say? He had fallen silent, but he was out of options.
Yet his voice rang out louder and more forcefully than either Yu Xiaogang's or Liu Erlong's.
"We are the Golden Iron Triangle. The three of us, brothers and sister, live together and die together."
"We're not afraid to die. Are you?"
Dugu Bo stood atop the serpent's head and clapped his hands.
"Admirable. Truly admirable."
Yu Xiaogang stopped looking at him.
He lowered his head and brought both hands together before him, pressing his index fingers together, interlocking his middle fingers, and bracing