Jiang Hao was also stunned by this sudden, unexpected surprise.
He had never imagined skills could be combined like this, and the discovery left him a little excited.
Just as he was about to finish Xiao Lin off in one final push, a voice suddenly interrupted him in his mind.
"You cannot kill him." It was only a few words, but Jiang Hao immediately recognized Nalan Hongchuo's voice.
Although he did not know how she had transmitted her voice into his mind, it did nothing to affect his resolve or his actions as he moved to kill Xiao Lin.
Seemingly sensing his malice, Nalan Hongchuo stopped holding back and attacked Jiang Hao with all her might. Her vast mental power surged toward him like an ocean, while Jiang Hao was like a lone boat amid its waves, liable to be overturned at any moment by the billowing breakers.
At the same time, his elder sister's voice rang out in Xiao Lin's mind as well. "Go. Head back."
Xiao Lin roared like a madman, "I'm not leaving! I refuse to accept this!"
Nalan Hongchuo was frantic with frustration and urged him again, "Do you want to see both of us perish here? Go back and get reinforcements. Perhaps you'll still be able to see me again. Listen to me."
The word "reinforcements" finally brought Xiao Lin to his senses. Nalan Hongchuo pressed on, urging him, "As long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood. Hurry, I can't hold him much longer."
At that moment, Xiao Lin could only hate his own incompetence. A full-fledged Saint, yet he still needed his elder sister to save him. But to avoid letting her kindness go to waste-or rather, because his instinctive desire to survive made him resolve to do