But the woman did not know how much longer she could hold out. The enemy had only just launched his attack, yet within a few short breaths, its power had multiplied severalfold.
The refined man knew even better that this would be difficult to resolve. Even if they handed over the "Heaven-Obeying Leaf," Zhu Lixing would not spare the three of them.
None of the targets this man set his eyes on had ever escaped alive. Moreover, in Zhu Lixing's earlier words, he had not uttered a single word about sparing the three of them.
For the sake of the "Heaven-Obeying Leaf," their family of three had spent so long running about, searching everywhere for it. Otherwise, with their daughter's naturally clogged meridians, even possessing spiritual roots would not allow her to cultivate.
Even a cultivator like him could not clear them. The slightest exertion of force would cause his daughter's untempered meridians to shatter inch by inch in an instant.
Even if they were reconnected afterward, her meridians would only become more fragile. Besides, in order to obtain the "Heaven-Obeying Leaf" this time, he had nearly emptied his entire fortune in bidding against others.
For an instant, neither side spoke further. Green mist surged like a tide throughout the area, and this battle had already lasted nearly half the time it took to burn a stick of incense.
Zhu Lixing rose from the clouds. He could see that although this man's strength was at most comparable to his artifact spirit's, the book in his hand was exceedingly strange, having fused with an immensely powerful formation.
Those flying words had actually formed a cage of heaven and earth, sealing the three of them within. If he and his artifact spirit together had not been far stronger than their opponent, it