At that moment, Di Tian, who had fought Snow Empress for several rounds, instinctively sensed a threat coming from behind. Hearing Evil Lord's words and Bi Ji's warning, Di Tian broke into a cold sweat. Snow Empress was in front of him, holding her own against him, while the powerful spiritual force of Evil Lord attacked from behind. Although Bi Ji was there to support him, it was still difficult to handle.
Di Tian had just finished fighting Snow Empress and had not yet caught his breath or recovered. He turned and unleashed his dark power to deal with Evil Lord's attack, but, already exhausted, he found even this plain and unadorned spiritual attack difficult to withstand.
"Ah!" Di Tian let out a low groan as blood spilled from his mouth. He raised his head and fixed his bloodshot eyes on Evil Lord. He knew Evil Lord had held back; if Evil Lord had attacked with all his strength just then, he would have been doomed. A green light enveloped Di Tian: Bi Ji's healing.
"Though it may be an unfair victory, Di Tian, are you still unwilling to accept our terms and determined to keep fighting?" Evil Lord did not stop Bi Ji from treating him. After all, they did not want to reach the point of fighting Di Tian to the death; they wanted to negotiate with him.
After Bi Ji treated him, Di Tian's injuries had improved, but he still could not contend with Snow Empress and Evil Lord. By rational judgment, making peace now was the most sensible choice. Yet the pride of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, ruler of the Star Dou Forest, made him unwilling to yield. But when he saw the Ferocious Beasts on the Star Dou side being held in check below, he knew he had no chance. After a fierce struggle within himself, Di Tian finally began, "I agree..." Before he could finish, a vast surge of energy rose from below.
Turning back time, while the battle in the sky was still underway, Huo Yuhao and A Ling were fighting Zi JI. Huo Yuhao wore the Ice Extreme God of War Armor and activated the Holy Necromancer Martial Soul, casting Withering Art and Corrosive Light at Zi JI. A Ling, too, held a sword in each hand and swung them at Zi JI. Zi JI was on the back foot against A Ling's attacks, suppressed by her. Looking at the person attacking her, Zi JI did not panic at all. There were no flashy moves or sophisticated techniques, only simple slashes, thrusts, and blocks, yet every movement was perfectly timed, without a single unnecessary motion.
Normally, facing an opponent like this would have been troublesome for Zi JI, but not impossible. Her Cultivation was higher, so she only needed to wear her opponent down little by little. But now, feeling something wrong with her body, she knew she could not afford a battle of attrition. The source of all this had to be that girl with the gray Soul Ring. Only by taking her out could she get the battle back under control.
With that in mind, Zi JI continued to counter A Ling's attacks as she gradually retreated, shortening the distance between herself and Huo Yuhao.
As soon as A Ling swung her sword down, Zi JI dodged sideways, then raised her hand in one fluid motion and slashed her sharp claws upward toward A Ling's face. A Ling pulled back and leapt away, using the other sword in her hand to block. Blade and dragon claw clashed. The two exchanged blows, countering each move in turn, and the battle was at a stalemate.
Taking advantage of this attack, Zi JI gradually changed direction, and the two fighters slowly moved closer to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao noticed the change in the battle ahead. Once she realized the fighting was moving toward her, she immediately retreated to a safe distance without hesitation.
Seeing that her plan had been exposed, Zi JI had no choice but to find another way. But the toll of the battle left her little time to think of anything else. She could only spit a ball of flame at A Ling. The purple fire rushed straight at A Ling. It was so close and so fast that A Ling could only gather her Ice Elements on the blade of her sword to block it. Just as Zi JI had expected, an explosion erupted between them, injuring both of them. In the next instant, Zi JI ignored her own condition, slipped past A Ling, who was still stunned, and charged at full speed toward Huo Yuhao.
With nearly two hundred thousand years of Cultivation, Zi JI's full-speed attack was too fast for even Huo Yuhao, equipped with the Ice Extreme God of War Armor, to evade. In an instant, Zi JI's attack was right in front of Huo Yuhao, and she instinctively raised her hand to block it. A sharp dragon claw came slicing through the air, and the Soul Tool Shield built into the Ice Extreme God of War Armor activated automatically.
When Zi JI's sharp claws touched the shield, she knew that if she gave up now, she would have no other chance. So she unleashed all her strength. Cracks began to appear in the shield, then it shattered. Zi JI's sharp claws struck Huo Yuhao's arm. Claws met metal, and Huo Yuhao felt an immense force coming at her. She was sent flying, tumbling through the air several times before landing on the ground. It had all happened in less than five seconds.
After completing the attack, Zi JI immediately went on the defensive. By her estimate, even if that attack had not killed Huo Yuhao, it would have left her badly injured and unable to fight. Now she had to guard against A Ling, who was recovering behind her.
Huo Yuhao got up from the ground. Without the protection of the Ice Extreme God of War Armor, she would certainly have died from that attack. Feeling that only her left arm, the one she had used to block the attack, was broken, Huo Yuhao was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when, the next second, she felt something wrong with her body. The immense Chaos Energy within her poured out from the fracture like a burst dam, accompanied by searing pain.
"Ahhh!" Huo Yuhao cried out in agony as Chaos Energy spilled from her body. The Chaos Energy radiating from her sent both Zi JI, who had still been on guard, and A Ling, who had rushed over, flying. The trees around them were snapped in half. Everyone fighting at the Lake of Life felt this immense power.
As Huo Yuhao endured the pain, she felt a warm force mend her broken bone and stop the Chaos Energy from leaking out. Is the Gold of Life helping me? Huo Yuhao panted, confused.
Up in the air, Di Tian had not yet finished speaking when he felt this immense power and could not help looking down. After exchanging a glance with Snow Empress, Evil Lord flew down.
Snow Empress said to Di Tian, "Since you've agreed to our terms, Di Tian, hurry up and release Sky Dream Ice Silkworm."
Di Tian was displeased when he heard this, but he agreed all the same and passed the message on to everyone. While they were still stunned by that immense power, they heard Di Tian's words and stopped fighting in unspoken agreement, returning to their respective sides.
After hearing Di Tian's order to stand down, everyone from the Star Dou Forest silently breathed a sigh of relief and thought, It's finally over.
Snow Empress and the others also left the battlefield and came to Huo Yuhao to ask what had happened.
"What happened?" Evil Lord asked.
"I think the broken bone caused the Chaos Energy to leak out, but I'm not sure of the exact reason. Anyway, I'm fine now. How are you all?"
"Di Tian agreed."
"Thank you." After speaking to Evil Lord, Huo Yuhao put away the Ice Extreme God of War Armor and checked herself for any other problems.
"You should worry about yourself first. I'll go find Bi Ji and have her check you over." With that, Evil Lord left.
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