As he spoke, he glanced back at Xu Taiping, his eyes filled with resolve, and said:
"With you and these friends of yours here, you will surely be able to bring them all out of the Ghost Domain alive!"
Clearly, Zhao Qian intended to sacrifice himself in exchange for everyone else's survival.
Zhao Linglong bit her lip hard, on the verge of tears.
Naturally, she did not want Zhao Qian to do this, but as far as getting everyone out of their present predicament went, this was indeed the way that demanded the smallest price.
Xu Taiping, however, refused outright:
"No!"
As he spoke, a boom rang out. Drawing forcefully on his immense Ten Sovereign Dao Essence Power, Xu Taiping raised a thousand-zhang-high 𩙥 Flame Wall around them.
Bang! Bang, bang!
Amid the thunderous collisions, all those Ghost Creatures were held outside the 𩙥 Flame Wall.
Daoist Fengzhu and Old Daoist Huang then acted in succession, reinforcing Xu Taiping's 𩙥 Flame Wall with several layers of Barriers.
For a time, although more and more Ghost Creatures gathered outside, everything within the Barriers remained exceptionally stable.
Then, under Zhao Linglong's hopeful gaze, Xu Taiping said solemnly:
"Since I'm here, I will bring every last one of you back!"
Though deeply heartened, Zhao Qian still gave a helpless smile and said:
"Taiping, this inheritance of Yuyangzi's has drawn not only the Ghost Creatures in this region, but also that more powerful group of Ghost Creatures from the heart of the Ghost Domain."
"With just your group, breaking through the encirclement is impossible."
He immediately added solemnly:
"Even if we break out, as long as I remain alive, these Ghost Creatures will keep following us."
Xu Taiping said calmly:
"Then we'll crush and kill them all right here."
As he spoke, he took