Chapter 450: Rescue

These barriers were like layers of colored glaze, protecting everyone tightly, hoping to use this solid defense line to resist the upcoming fierce attack.

As everyone expected, just a moment later, the claw mark appeared again from the void, and its distance was close to everyone.

Fortunately, everyone had already prepared. They had gathered everyone's strength and laid a solid defense barrier, which made them feel more or less safe.

However, when the two just came into contact, they were horrified to find that these barriers they had tried their best to set up did not play a big blocking role.

The dark blue claw mark, like a dead tree and rotten wood, easily tore through their layers of defense. It rushed towards everyone with unparalleled destructive power, as if to turn all obstacles into dust.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but show expressions of panic and despair on their faces.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief and fear. They watched the claw marks approaching unstoppably, and the fear in their hearts surged like a tide, unable to be suppressed.

Some people were pale, some had trembling hands, and some even closed their eyes, ready to accept the upcoming fate.

Sure enough, the power of the real Dou Zun was not something that these people, who were at most at the Dou Zong level, could resist together.

Behind these people, Cao Ying witnessed this scene and shook her head helplessly, with a trace of determination in her eyes.

Then, she slowly closed her eyes, and her slender hands gently waved in the air, as if preparing for some kind of final resistance.

Suddenly, her hands quickly formed several complex hand seals, and she whispered an ancient spell.

As her gestures changed, her right hand slowly rose, and finally stopped above her heart.

Her fingers were slightly bent, as if accumulating some powerful force, ready to shoot down at her heart.

At the same time, a blood-red light suddenly surged from Cao Ying's slender body. The energy surged out like a volcanic eruption, and a powerful momentum spread out, instantly locking the eyes of everyone on the scene.

This blood-red energy rolled around her body, like a burning flame, hot and fierce, making it impossible to ignore its existence.

Seeing the blood-red energy surging around Cao Ying and her momentum rising steadily, the people around her couldn't help but show surprise. Then, a flash of excitement flashed in their eyes.

Obviously, Cao Ying has revealed her trump card, and this sudden change may be the ray of hope they have been looking for.

And the originally leisurely and contented Mu Gu Venerable, after noticing this situation, his eyes narrowed slightly in confusion. After noticing that Cao Ying's breath began to rise rapidly, he raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

"Although I don't think much of your little tricks, in order to avoid more trouble, it's better to get rid of you all as soon as possible."

As soon as the voice fell, the mind of the Venerable Mu Gu moved, and with a wave of his sleeves, the claw mark suspended in the air seemed to obey the call, and instantly changed direction, with a clear killing intention, and went straight to Cao Ying.

Its speed was as fast as lightning that broke through the night sky, three times faster than before. In the blink of an eye, it approached Cao Ying only a few feet away.

And not far in front of Cao Ying, Song Qing unfortunately became the victim of this unprovoked disaster.

He didn't even have time to react. The claw mark composed of dark blue energy had already penetrated his body with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

At that moment, the claw mark came into contact with Song Qing's body, and his upper body was like a fragile piece of paper, which was ruthlessly destroyed, leaving only the legs of the lower body.

Without the support of the upper body, Song Qing's legs began to fall from the sky under the ruthless pull of gravity.

After the fatal claw mark ruthlessly swept past Song Qing and turned him into dust floating in the air, it did not stop, but continued to rush towards Cao Ying at a lightning speed.

Before the people present could even blink, the claw mark had already approached Cao Ying, as if it would devour her in the next moment.

Dan Chen was standing a few feet behind Cao Ying and witnessed this scene. Panic instantly struck her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. Crystal tears slid down her cheeks like pearls with broken strings.

With her keen soul perception, she could realize that if the claw mark hit Cao Ying, the aftermath of the attack would inevitably affect herself.

With her current strength, she was powerless to resist such an attack, and she was afraid that she would only be crushed to pieces.

In contrast, Cao Ying, who was facing the sharp claw mark, did not show any fear on her face at this moment.

Her trump card was ready, the prelude to casting the spell was completed, and her goal was in front of her and was about to be achieved.

At this moment, Cao Ying closed her eyes in relief, and her palm slapped her chest without hesitation.

At this moment, a faint but resolute smile appeared on her usually charming face.

"Goodbye, Xiao Ling. If there is really an afterlife, this girl must take the lead and tie you tightly to my side, and never let you fall into the hands of other women. Father and mother, your daughter can no longer be filial to you..."

Just when Cao Ying's palm was less than an inch away from her heart, a mysterious and ancient rune suddenly lit up on the back of her hand.

The rune shone with golden light, instantly freezing Cao Ying's figure in place, and her palm could no longer move.

Then, it flashed a few more times, and released a soft white light, which quickly wrapped around Cao Ying's whole body, extinguishing the blazing blood-red flames in one fell swoop, and stabilized the damage caused by Cao Ying's previous secret method.

However, with the healing of this white light, Cao Ying's originally soaring aura also dropped sharply, and even fell directly to an extremely weak state, making her extremely fragile in an instant.

All these changes happened too suddenly, catching everyone present off guard, unable to understand what kind of change had happened before their eyes.

As the person involved, Cao Ying was directly confused. A trace of confusion flashed in her eyes, and her brain seemed to freeze instantly, unable to immediately sort out this sudden turn.

Seeing that the sharp claw mark swung by the Venerable Mu Gu was about to touch Cao Ying's weak body, at this critical moment, a faint space fluctuation suddenly appeared in the void two feet in front of Cao Ying.

Then, a giant flame shield dozens of feet long and wide suddenly appeared out of thin air, like a divine weapon descending from the sky, and intercepted the fatal claw mark.

The claw mark hit the giant flame shield, making a deafening and dull sound, as if it could shatter a person's eardrum. However, after this loud noise, the giant flame shield did not move at all, without causing any waves.

Shockingly, there was not even a trace left on the giant shield, as if the attack power of the claw mark was completely absorbed by it and turned into nothingness.

This sudden change made everyone present change their faces instantly, and their shock was beyond words.

Even though they were in the sky, the three Star Pickers, who were originally leisurely and calm, could not help but change their expressions at this moment.

The three of them were involuntarily attracted by the giant flame shield that suddenly appeared, and all of them cast their eyes into the void.

"Haha, the distance is a bit far, and it really took a lot of time to get here. Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened, otherwise I would be late..."

With a subtle fluctuation in the space, a burst of laughter came first, and then a man in a luxurious alchemist's robe slowly walked out of the flickering light and appeared in the sight of everyone present...

His figure was tall and straight, and the slim alchemist's robe outlined his golden ratio figure to the fullest, making people feel just right.

His face was angular, and there was a faint and friendly smile on his lips, which made people want to get close to him at first sight.

The sudden appearance of this person naturally became the focus of everyone's attention within the barrier. His demeanor, as if with his own aura, instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

At the moment when everyone's eyes were focused on the newcomer, when they clearly recognized the recognizable handsome face, almost everyone recognized the identity of the newcomer at the first time.

The famous eighth-grade alchemy master in Zhongzhou Continent, known as one of the strong contenders for the championship of the Alchemy Association, Xingyun Pavilion, Xiao Ling.

After recognizing Xiao Ling's identity, these contestants who were left with only more than ten people in the pursuit of the Soul Palace showed joy on their faces.

Xiao Ling, this well-deserved Dou Zun-level strongman, his appearance was like a beam of light penetrating the darkness, giving them a ray of hope.

Perhaps, this "No. 1 Prodigy in Zhongzhou" can lead them out of the current desperate situation and let them escape from this hunt.

When the three people, Mu Gu Zhe and Zhai Xing Lao Gui, saw the sudden figure and found that it was Xiao Ling, they were all slightly stunned, with a slightly surprised look in their eyes.

Obviously, they had never thought that this person, who was supposed to be on their hunting list, would show up now, as if he had deliberately come to their door.

"I'm sorry, Ying'er, I'm late and scared you. But now it seems that you haven't suffered a serious injury, which is really a blessing in disguise..."

Xiao Ling ignored the gazes from the surroundings, walked straight to Cao Ying's side, and gently supported her body.

His words revealed concern and self-blame. At the same time, he began to activate the healing power circulating in his body, slowly injecting it into Cao Ying's body to heal her.

With the penetration of the healing energy, Cao Ying's originally pale face gradually regained its rosy color, and her breath gradually became stable, no longer as weak as before.

Cao Ying felt the warm current surge in her body, and the recovery of her vitality made her slowly open her eyes, and what she saw was Xiao Ling's concerned eyes.

The corners of her lips twitched slightly, and she wanted to force a smile, but she failed after all.

In the end, she could only sigh softly, with a bit of blame and worry in her tone:

"Xiao Ling, you shouldn't have come... It's dangerous here. They have four Dou Zun here. Even if you are also a Dou Zun, it's too dangerous to face such a situation. You shouldn't have put yourself in danger. I don't want you to face such danger because of me..."

"Silly girl, don't be here, thinking nonsense." Xiao Ling's mouth curled up a comforting smile, and he gently patted Cao Ying's head, the action was full of pampering and firmness,

"Believe me, everything will be fine. You just don't know my true strength. These guys from the Soul Palace, even if they are added together, may not be able to defeat me."

After saying that, he carefully helped Cao Ying aside, a soft fighting spirit surged out, and gently pushed her to Dan Chen's side.

Cao Ying's body drew a gentle arc in the air and landed in Dan Chen's arms.

Xiao Ling turned his head and met Dan Chen's shy and worried eyes. He responded with a gentle smile and said in an easy-going tone,

"Sister Danchen, Cao Ying is relatively weak now and needs someone to take care of her. Please help take care of her and let her have a good rest and not move too much."

Faced with Xiao Ling's gaze, a blush appeared on Danchen's cheeks. She lowered her eyes shyly and turned her gaze to the side.

After a moment, she nodded gently, her voice was as soft as cotton, and she responded with a waxy tone: "Yes, I understand."

After saying that, she gently raised her hand and took out exquisite elixirs from her ring. These elixirs exuded a faint medicinal fragrance and were all high-level elixirs used to treat injuries.

Danchen carefully handed these pills to Cao Ying to help her regain her strength as soon as possible.

At this moment, Danchen, after experiencing the thrilling experience before, her mood is still like waves rolled up by the strong wind, and it is still difficult to calm down.

While her emotions had not yet calmed down, Xiao Ling's appearance undoubtedly aroused new ripples deep in her heart. There was a hint of complexity in her eyes, and the inexplicable emotions welling up in her heart made her feel confused and subtle.

While her emotions had not yet calmed down, Xiao Ling's appearance undoubtedly aroused new ripples deep in her heart.

There was a trace of panic in her eyes, and the inexplicable emotions welling up in her heart made her feel confused and subtle.

Dou Qi Continent is a fantasy world, and Dan Chen naturally does not understand the so-called "suspension bridge effect" in psychology. In stressful and exciting situations, people tend to mistake accelerated heartbeats for the throbbing of love.

If she knew this theory, she might be able to realize more clearly that these fluctuations in her heart did not occur for no reason, but were caused by the situation, and were a special feeling of tension and security.

At this moment, Xiao Ling naturally had no time to care about anything else, and no extra energy to pay attention to Dan Chen's subtle, even trivial, emotional changes.

His attention was completely focused on the opponent in front of him. He saw him stepping on the patrol with the soles of his feet, and with a slight flicker of his body, he instantly appeared directly opposite Venerable Mu Bone.

With a slight flick of Xiao Ling's sleeves, the originally majestic flame protection covering dozens of feet seemed to obey the call and began to slowly shrink, gradually shrinking in size.

In the end, it turned into an exquisite shield that was only half the size of a palm, lying quietly in Xiao Ling's palm.

With a gentle squeeze of Xiao Ling's fingers, the shield was securely placed in his palm, turning into a shield-shaped mark that appeared on the skin of the back of Xiao Ling's hand.

"Haha, Xiao Ling, tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that before we set out to look for you, you came to the door yourself. This is really like 'you can't find a place after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all', It saved us a lot of trouble..."

After the initial shock, Venerable Mu Gu quickly regained his composure, and a sly and proud smile appeared on his face, revealing a kind of cat-and-mouse banter.

He seemed to have everything under control, and said with a gentle smile in a calm tone.

"It seems that the people in the Soul Palace are indeed a group of rats in the stinky ditch. They always like to do shady things in dark corners." Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows, with a hint of contempt and disdain in his tone, testing. road,

"How dare you blatantly violate the rules of the Dan Pagoda, use some shameful means to sneak into the Dan world, and attack the examiners who participate in the Dan meeting. I don't know what confidence you have for this kind of courage. Aren't you afraid of guys like you, in the end? Will he end up unable to leave Shengdan City?"

"Jiejie, if we can leave Shengdan City, I won't bother you, a person who is about to die." Venerable Mu Gu narrowed his eyes slightly, revealing an undoubted confidence in his tone, "In this Shengdan City , I can come and go freely, no one can block my way."

Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking secretly in his heart. Listening to what the old man Mu Gu said, it seems that the trip to the Soul Palace is not as simple as it seems. Could it be that they have other unknown trump cards?

To make this old man Mu Gu feel so confident, does it mean that the Soul Palace has even sent semi-saint and even fighting saint level experts to secretly help him this time?

"Mu Gu, don't continue talking nonsense here. Complete this mission as soon as possible and deal with this Xiao Ling to avoid unnecessary complications." At this tense moment, the slightly hoarse voice of the old ghost picking stars also came out from above. .

"Star-catching hand!" As soon as he finished speaking, the old star-catching ghost's movements were decisive and ruthless. He left no room for action and launched an attack in an instant.

Above his palm, black mist surged. Then he suddenly grabbed it out. This grab was extremely weird. Because the moment he grabbed it, the old ghost's hand disappeared strangely, leaving only a section of his arm outside the space.

And at the next moment, Xiao Ling felt a sudden spatial fluctuation in his body. A withered palm was about to burst out from it.

This sudden attack was hard to guard against, and it was evident that the old ghost's moves were ruthless. (End of chapter)