"Ah... looks like I have to use that move!"
Just as the Scarlet King's attack was about to engulf the three of them, a sigh from the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm echoed inside Huo Yuhao's mind.
The color of Huo Yuhao's eyes changed. His deep blue eyes, which had shimmered with pale gold, instantly turned as white as ten-thousand-year-old mysterious ice.
An extreme chill suddenly spread from Huo Yuhao's body. A lustrous white light tinged with gold enveloped Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao beside him, and they vanished on the spot.
Almost simultaneously, white light flashed across a clearing beside a town more than a hundred li outside the Star Dou Great Forest. Huo Yuhao and his companions abruptly appeared and tumbled onto the green grass.
"Cough, cough..."
After falling to the ground, Wang Dong coughed lightly. Looking at the familiar surroundings, he said with the relief of someone who had narrowly escaped death, "Yuhao, we survived!"
Earlier, he had thought he was going to die, and even his soul had trembled. He had never expected Huo Yuhao to possess such an ability, allowing them to escape directly from the Scarlet King's clutches.
Xiao Xiao was also panting heavily, patting her chest with one hand. Her school uniform was soaked with sweat, and lingering fear filled her face.
She had seen the power of the Scarlet King's attacks. To put it bluntly, they did not even need to take a direct hit. Just the slightest brush with a tiny flame would probably reduce them to dust in an instant.
"Thank you, Class Monitor Yuhao. You saved..."
Before Xiao Xiao could finish, however, she and Wang Dong noticed that Huo Yuhao had already fallen unconscious. His face was pale, his lips were blue, and his breathing was weak.
Inside Huo Yuhao's