Aftermath, Crisis!

Everyone's gaze was fixed on that Flesh Puppet, and a sense of dread involuntarily arose in their hearts.

"I see."

"This formation not only prevents the Demon Beasts from escaping, but it also seals off the dissipation of vital blood energy. The blood vitality and flesh accumulate in one place, and since this flesh contains a certain amount of Yin-Yang power from the Yin Yang Profound Scripture, it allows them to fuse together."

A disciple muttered to himself, revealing the reason for the appearance of this Flesh Puppet.

"This must be the reason Lingxu Fairy entered this trial ground. If not for this Flesh Puppet, Lingxu Fairy wouldn't even spare a glance at these things."

"How many corpses must have fused together to form that thing?"

"Terrifying!!"

"..."

The corpses forming the Flesh Puppet were not from the Hybrid Demon Beasts that had perished today, but all the Hybrid Demon Beasts that had died over the years since the Evolution Grounds were established.

Not just a thousand or ten thousand!!

"..."

Lingxu Fairy stood on the ground, her hands behind her back. Facing the terrifying Flesh Puppet, her expression remained entirely serene.

The next moment, she raised her hand and drew her jade fingers through the empty air before her. A thin sword constructed from spiritual energy condensed in her grasp.

In an instant, a pressure of no lesser magnitude surged from Lingxu Fairy's body. In a flash, the surrounding disciples felt the weight on them lift.

"Fall back."

Lingxu Fairy's clear, cold voice rang out. The sound was not loud, but it resonated clearly in everyone's ears.

As her voice faded, the disciples retreated one after another, abandoning even the Hybrid Demon Beasts they were fighting. After all, no matter how great the Fated Chance, one had to be alive to enjoy it.

"Gurgle gurgle gurgle--"

The blood vitality and flesh stopped fusing, and a sound unlike any biological organ echoed from within the Flesh Puppet.

A large hole split open in the center of the Flesh Puppet. A terrifying aura of blood vitality gathered together, condensing into a thin red ray of light.

Its aura firmly locked onto Lingxu Fairy.

"Weng--"

A buzzing sound rang out as the slender red light shot toward Lingxu Fairy. The red line seemed thin, but wherever it passed, space itself trembled and distorted.

The surrounding world seemed to dim at its emergence.

When the red light arrived before her, Lingxu Fairy directly slashed out with her sword.

The sword struck.

The world changed color!!!

The moment the dimming red light met the sword's edge, it froze. The spiritual sword and the red light trembled simultaneously as waves of terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations swept outward. The ground beneath Lingxu Fairy's feet cracked inch by inch, and the shattered stones flung into the air were instantly ground into powder by the terrifying pressure.

"..."

Everyone who witnessed this held their breath.

They had all heard that Lingxu Fairy was the number one expert among the younger generation of the Yin Yang Divine Sect, but just how strong was she?

Few knew.

Seeing it today, it was still difficult to fathom. The methods Lingxu Fairy displayed had already far exceeded the scope of the Earth Extreme Realm.

What methods did higher-level cultivators possess? They did not know.

"Sizzle sizzle sizzle--"

In this clash that far exceeded common knowledge, Lingxu Fairy still held the upper hand. The spiritual sword advanced continuously, showing signs of completely crushing the red light.

The red light shattered by the spiritual sword, centered on the point of impact, first flew toward the sky and then fell like raindrops onto the surroundings.

It was like a meteor shower.

"Boom boom boom boom boom--"

The shattered red light fell to the ground, exploding into huge craters. Seeing the explosive force, many disciples couldn't help but gasp.

Judging from the destruction, each shattered streak of red light was roughly equivalent to the full-force strike of an Earth Extreme Realm cultivator. And this was only the fragmented remnants.

A single beam of red light from the Flesh Puppet had been shattered by Lingxu Fairy into countless tiny fragments, yet those fragments still possessed power comparable to the techniques of an Earth Extreme Realm master.

Truly terrifying.

At the same time, a sense of relief arose in everyone's hearts. Fortunately, they had retreated earlier. Otherwise, facing this rain of fragments, only the best among the wandering disciples could have resisted.

"Wait, look!"

"There's still one person who hasn't left!!!"

"..."

A cry of alarm rang out. Everyone followed the person's gaze and saw Ning Fan, who was still entangled in the sky with that winged Hybrid Demon Beast with a lion's body and a leopard's tail.

"What?!"

"That Ning Fan didn't leave quickly? Is he truly risking his life for a Fated Chance?!"

"Foolish!"

Several disciples frowned and spoke.

Being daring was one thing, but if one knew it meant certain death and still chose to persist, that was just foolish. In everyone's eyes, he was being utterly foolish.

At this moment, shards of light fell from the sky, many of them brushing right past Ning Fan and the winged beast.

The most dangerous few shards would have landed squarely on Ning Fan if they had deviated by just a few meters!

"Husband!"

Yun Qingyao cried out in alarm. She had just been left dazed by the force of being thrown to the ground earlier, and had barely been pulled out of the battlefield by Liu Fan.

Now seeing Ning Fan's crisis, she immediately wanted to rush back into the danger zone.

But Liu Fan held her back.

"Going there is just seeking death. Wait here. Let's hope Junior Brother Ning Fan can turn misfortune into good fortune and leave the rain of light shards safely."

"..."

Yun Qingyao watched Ning Fan anxiously, her hands clasped together in front of her as she prayed for his safe return, hoping those light shards would never touch him.

But things often develop for the worse. Almost the next moment, a shard of light fell straight from the heavens, heading directly toward Ning Fan's position.

"Husband!!"

Yun Qingyao's eyes widened in sheer terror. Ignoring Liu Fan's restraint, she desperately tried to run toward the battlefield. Even if she could only catch Ning Fan the moment he was struck down, it would be better than nothing!

"Luck will not favor a person forever."

"Just now, several light shards brushed past him. According to probability, it's his turn to be hit."

"Tsk tsk."

"Ning Fan's body is tough enough, but I wonder if he can withstand a light shard comparable to the full-force strike of an Earth Extreme Realm cultivator."

"It looks grim."

"..."

The disciples murmured.

At this moment, Ning Fan also saw the light shard falling toward him. Of course he wanted to dodge, but being high in mid-air, he had no leverage.

In fact, as early as when the Flesh Puppet appeared, Ning Fan had sensed something was wrong. He had wanted to escape immediately, but unfortunately, the winged Hybrid Demon Beast had claws. Its talons were firmly gripping Ning Fan's shoulders, the sharp points digging deep into his muscles.

Ning Fan wanted to run, but he couldn't break free.

He wanted to quickly finish off the beast, but its vitality was too tenacious, and he couldn't locate its Yin Yang Origin Core in time.

Before his eyes, the light shard was already upon him.

"..."

Ning Fan gritted his teeth, preparing to endure the blow with his physical body. Yet a heavy worry weighed on his heart; the power of this light shard could likely blast a massive hole straight through him, and Ye Honglian's injury sharing might not even save him from such localized destruction.

But what other choice did he have?

Just as Ning Fan braced himself to take the hit, the little turtle, which had been lying on his shoulder as if dead this entire time, suddenly moved!!

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