"How dare you, you wretch!" Lang Dong's eyes nearly split with fury. He was an old friend of Jiang Yunfeng's and a member of the Azure Cloud Sect, so naturally he could not stand by and watch Qianyuan fall into danger here. Throwing caution to the wind, he immediately tried to rush forward to save him.
He transformed his Dharma Body, and a phantom resembling a cloak of flames appeared around him. He moved like lightning, Spirit Essence spilling in all directions.
But several sharp arrows immediately shot toward him like meteors, barring his way.
The Warrior subordinates the Cloaked Man had brought also made their move. They were all General Rank, Earth Rank Warriors. Their cultivation might not have been particularly high, but they were even more troublesome than the Demonfolk from before.
The Cloaked Man gave a dry laugh. "Just hold them back. Don't get greedy for glory!"
This conservative approach, seeking no merit but merely avoiding mistakes, made up for the difference in strength. For the moment, the three could do nothing but remain locked in a stalemate.
In the end, Fang Qianyuan had only himself to rely on.
Although Fang Qianyuan was in grave danger, his mind gradually grew calm instead. Stirred by the Cloaked Man's words, he recalled plunging into the wind pillar back then, seemingly becoming the pillar itself. The Black Wind True Meaning around him grew ever denser, while the resonance between his Divine Soul's will and Heaven and Earth grew stronger and fiercer.
At the same time, Little White, who shared an Innate Spirit bond with him, sensed it too. Her form dissolved into black light, merging with the wind pillar Fang Qianyuan had become!
She was his Lifebound Spirit Creature, already linked to Fang Qianyuan through their Innate Spirit bond. This