As she spoke.
Black, lightning-like Sword Qi surged around Su Qingtan once again.
Clearly, she intended to detonate her Primordial Spirit to destroy the Scroll and intimidate the people of Ningchan Cave.
Boom!
At that moment, the white bear pinned down by the giant puppet suddenly erupted into action.
With fierce winds swirling around both palms, he struck the puppet's body hard.
Bang!
Amid a thunderous crash, the puppet staggered back several steps before swaying to a halt and regaining its balance.
After driving the puppet back, the white bear did not linger to fight.
He swiftly retreated to Su Qingtan and spread his arms.
He shielded Su Qingtan with his wound-covered body.
At the sight, Su Qingtan said, her eyes filled with guilt:
"Thank you for your efforts, Bai Yue!"
The white bear glared at the black-robed man ahead and spoke in a human voice:
"If you want to kill My Lord, you'll have to step over my dead body first!"
Seeing this, the black-robed man from Ningchan Cave suddenly relented:
"Su Qingtan, I can agree to release Dongfang Su, but only if this white bear surrenders first!"
Hearing this, Su Qingtan blurted out almost without thinking:
"Not a chance!"
Dongfang Su also spoke up then:
"Qingtan, don't trade Bai Yue for me. Without Bai Yue, neither of us will have the power to detonate ourselves in this realm. We'll still die!"
As he spoke, Dongfang Su turned toward the black-robed man from Ningchan Cave and shouted angrily:
"Xie Wangyan, my wife and I won't let you have your way!"
Hearing the name "Xie Wangyan," the Heaven-Hunting Great Sage's brow suddenly twitched.
"Could this Xie Wangyan be the Formless Scholar, ranked sixth among Ningchan Cave's Six Latitudes?"
Xu Taiping asked with some curiosity:
"Elder Ding, have you heard of