"That vessel is a rare treasure. We poured countless resources into repairing it and turning it into a Great Dao Weapon. How could we let you take it back?"
Shadow Flower Maiden spoke coldly.
"We can compensate you for every resource you spent, but we must have that vessel back!" Yun Qingyao said.
"Have it back? Dream on. I may not be able to deal with you, but your Dao Companion won't last much longer!"
As Shadow Flower Maiden spoke, she glanced into the distance.
Lu Ren was buckling under Iron Barbarian's relentless assault, losing ground with every exchange. He had no chance to strike back.
All around them, cultivators arriving at the Return-to-Ruins River Site stopped in their tracks, shock spreading across their faces.
"Isn't that Iron Barbarian, ranked third among the Exquisite Ten Fiends? Someone actually dared provoke them?"
"Who's that kid? How is he so strong?"
Iron Barbarian grew angrier with every blow. He had held the upper hand throughout, suppressing Lu Ren so thoroughly that Lu Ren could not fight back.
Yet he had failed to inflict any real damage.
"That kid's Battle Body has even stronger defenses than mine!"
"Anyone else's Battle Body would have collapsed by now!"
As Iron Barbarian spoke, scarlet killing intent surged around him. An even more terrifying wave of Grand Dao True Intent rolled out, carrying the power to suppress ten thousand ages.
"World-Suppressing Great Dao True Intent!"
With a roar, Iron Barbarian conjured the phantom of an enormous iron pagoda behind him.
Grand Dao runes covered its surface. Radiating dreadful pressure, it bore down mercilessly on Lu Ren.
"It's World-Suppressing Great Dao True Intent! Iron Barbarian once used that move to suppress three Peak Dao Fusion Realm experts. That kid's dead!"
"But that kid's incredible. He actually forced Iron