"Zhao Xuantan! Get out of my way!"
Seeing Xu Taiping still fighting the Demon Mother at the cost of his lifespan, Blade Ghost began slashing wildly at Zhao Xuantan, who stood in his way.
Bang...!!
Although Zhao Xuantan's fighting strength had risen further after his seal was lifted, he still could not fully withstand Blade Ghost's frenzied attacks.
Boom!!
At last, beneath the crushing slashes of Blade Ghost's terrifying blade force, Zhao Xuantan was sent hurtling backward.
Seeing this, Blade Ghost flashed forward at once, darting straight out through the direction Zhao Xuantan had been guarding.
At the sight, Lü Daoxuan, Bu Xueting, Bai Yu, Ping'an, and the others supporting Blade Ghost from the flank all breathed sighs of relief.
Rumble...
Almost simultaneously, amid a violent trembling of heaven and earth, the palm shadows formed by the Demon Mother's Thousand Demon Hands slammed toward Xu Taiping.
Boom...!!
But before Blade Ghost could approach, the terrifying aura fluctuations spreading from the Demon Mother slammed into him and drove him back.
Blade Ghost grunted and immediately readied his saber to charge at the Demon Mother again.
Yet just as he raised his saber, he suddenly discovered that Xu Taiping seemed to have abandoned resistance, watching helplessly as the Demon Mother's Thousand Demon Hands struck toward him.
"Taiping!!"
Just then, Lü Daoxuan also shouted from nearby, trying to warn Xu Taiping.
But Xu Taiping seemed not to have heard a thing and still took no precautions.
Seeing this, Blade Ghost knitted his brows tightly and said:
"Could Taiping have fallen under the Demon Mother's spell?"
Just as everyone present was utterly bewildered, an even stranger scene suddenly unfolded ahead-the Demon Mother abruptly withdrew her Thousand Demon Hands.
Boom!
Not only did she withdraw her Thousand Demon Hands, but the Demon Mother also shot