Lan Hua was overjoyed to see that the spirit tortoise shell had blocked the attack from the celestial being.

Then it soared into the sky, carrying Baxia on a desperate run, occasionally shooting out talisman arrows, but all to no avail.

Even Baxia, who had broken through to the Refining God Realm, was no match for the man in black, let alone Lan Hua, who was so weak.

For mortals to fight against celestial beings is like an ant trying to shake a tree, or a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

The only way to survive now is to rely on the hardness of the tortoise shell to escape as quickly as possible and stall the man in black.

This place isn't too far from the Duanmu family. As long as we can hold out until we reach the Duanmu family, the family's patriarch will surely not abandon us in our time of need.

We can always negotiate terms to get him to help; everything is negotiable.

However, Lan Hua's thinking was too simplistic; she was still too young and knew nothing about powerful forces.

The man in black sneered, raised his right hand slightly, and then pressed down in the air. Lan Hua in the air immediately felt an immense pressure descend upon her.

"Oh no, that's a powerful force! I can't fly anymore!"

Lan Hua cried out in alarm as her body began to fall toward the ground, finally crashing heavily to the ground.

"This is the power of heaven and earth, it's that man in black's doing!" Baxia said in a deep voice.

Suddenly, the man in black landed ten feet in front of Lan Hua, a sinister smile on his face, and said, "A mere grain of rice dares to compete with the sun and moon!"

Lan Hua refused to believe in superstition and summoned three talisman arrows, aiming them at three vital points of the man in black.

"useless!"

The man in black gently pushed out a palm, and a terrifying force blocked his way, causing the three talisman arrows that Lan Hua had shot to suddenly stop in mid-air.

Lan Hua looked utterly hopeless.

Mortals are truly no match for celestial beings.

With such a disparity, even if Lan Hua used his trump card, the Cloud Piercing Arrow, it would be useless.

"I'm not playing with you anymore!"

The man in black said coldly, then raised his right hand and with a wave, a dazzling blade of light flew out and struck Lan Hua hard.

A faint light flashed on Lan Hua's body, and the Spirit Turtle Armor once again unleashed its power, blocking the terrifying light blade.

But this time, a clear mark appeared on the spirit armor.

"The spirit tortoise shell is merely a mortal object; how could it withstand the might of a celestial being?"

The man in black laughed wildly and unleashed two beams of light with both hands, attacking once again.

Lan Hua was enveloped by a massive force of heaven and earth, making it difficult for her to move. She could only use all her Yuan Power to maximize the defensive power of the Spirit Tortoise Shell.

boom!

Lan Hua was sent flying by the attack from both sides by the man in black, and two more marks appeared on the spirit tortoise shell, deeper than the previous ones.

The man in black let out a soft exclamation, not expecting the spirit tortoise shell's defensive capabilities to be far more formidable than he had imagined.

"But so what? It's just a matter of taking a little more time!"

The man in black raised one hand to the sky, and a massive amount of celestial energy shot upwards, transforming into a ten-zhang-long blade of light.

A faint rumble of thunder could be heard in the sky.

Lan Hua was taken aback. He had seen such a scene before, and it was caused by his master, Zi Yue.

Only now did he understand that the strange phenomenon was caused by the fact that the power of his ultimate move was too great, about to exceed the power allowed by heaven and earth.

This power lies between the peak of the Yuanxiang Realm and the Tianren Realm; otherwise, the one who unleashed the attack would be struck by lightning.

"Break!"

The man in black roared and slashed diagonally at Lan Hua's chest with his sword.

boom!

A mournful cry rang out, emanating from the tortoise spirit within the spirit armor.

Lan Hua was thrown back by the immense force, crashing heavily into the boulder behind her, leaving a large crater.

puff!

Lan Hua felt his energy stagnate, and his middle dantian in his chest was shaken, making him extremely uncomfortable.

Looking down, I saw a long crack in the tortoise shell; it probably wouldn't withstand another attack.

The wailing just now indicated that the tortoise spirit was also about to depart.

The man in black sneered, and the raised light blade slashed down again, striking the same spot.

boom!

The spirit tortoise shell split in two instantly, but a muffled thud was heard, and Lan Hua was once again blasted away.

A burst of green light suddenly shone brightly, transforming into a tortoise spirit.

Gui Ling glanced at Lan Hua with a mournful expression, as if complaining that he hadn't protected the treasure armor, before scattering away.

Lan Hua was utterly desperate.

The Spirit Armor is completely useless.

The reason he survived the attack was entirely due to the dragon scale Hei Lie gave him.

Even so, Lan Hua's left shoulder was still struck by the light blade, and her left arm was almost severed at the root.

"Um?"

The man in black exclaimed in surprise, "Good lad, you actually have armor on you."

I suppose I can only protect your front part. In that case, I'll just separate your head from your body!

The light blade struck down again, accompanied by a faint sound of thunder.

"Bodhi Spirit, help me!"

Lan Hua extended both arms in a lifting motion, unleashing her Yuan Power. A bowl-shaped barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the light blade.

boom!

The bowl-shaped barrier and the light blade clashed for a while, and there were already signs of them breaking.

Suddenly, a red light flashed, and a fiery red woman named Hong Mei appeared in front of Lan Hua.

Hongmei held up the barrier with both hands and said in a deep voice, "Master, even if I am to die today, let me protect you one more time. I will go first!"

The man in black exclaimed, "I didn't expect you to have a spirit within you. You've surprised me once again. Die!"

With increased force, the barrier, forged by the combined might of Lan Hua and Bo Ling, began to crack, and their demise was imminent.

"Brother Hua, what should we do? Let's be brothers again in the next life?" Baxia said in despair.

"I haven't even met my beautiful master yet, how can I accept my fate like this? Beautiful master, where are you?"

"Brother Grey, where are you again?"

"Help!"

When Baxia saw Lan Hua shouting, he also started shouting.

"My old dragon father, please save my life!"

"And that Blood Demon Dragon, if you don't come soon, I'll cut you in two!"

A slightly childish voice rang out, but it was in the language of dragons, and outsiders had no idea what he was shouting.

In the desolate wilderness of the Eastern Continent, in a barren crater, the Blood Demon Dragon was sleeping when it was suddenly awakened.

"Huh? Something happened to that little one."

"Damn it, which idiot dared to mess with the prince? I'll cripple him!"

A terrifying aura appeared outside the barren pit; it was the Blood Demon Dragon manifesting.

At the same time, the immortal powerhouses from various sects in the Half-Heaven Realm all opened their eyes and looked in the direction of the Barren Pit, fearing that the pit's master would come out and cause trouble.

Just as the Blood Demon Dragon was about to unleash its supreme technique to save people from afar, its enormous dragon head suddenly looked up at the sky.

"Hmm? A powerful figure has descended from the heavens?"

Hmm, this direction is towards the Western Wilderness. Did the Heavenly Domain experts go to the Western Wilderness?

Isn't that where the little one is?

The Blood Demon Dragon's eyes shot out a burst of light, taking in everything that was thousands of miles away.

"Oh ho, she's a pretty girl. She's in such a hurry, looks like she's saving that kid, right?"

With this girl around, the little one will be fine. Let's go back, let's go back. All that worrying for nothing!

The terrifying aura near the exit of the barren pit suddenly subsided, allowing the Celestial Realm experts from various sects to breathe a sigh of relief and withdraw their gazes.

The dark history of the Blood Demon Dragon in the Half-Sky Realm is still fresh in the minds of these powerful beings.

The black-clad man's terrifying light blade gradually pressed down, and Red Rose's spirit began to emit light, her figure becoming somewhat blurry, just as it was about to completely dissipate.

"Hongmei, hang in there!" Lanhua shouted.

Hongmei had been with him for so many years and saved him many times; Lanhua could not bear to see Hongmei die.

Both dantians were frantically outputting energy, hoping to alleviate the pressure on Hongmei, but to no avail.

Just then, a shadow flew over at lightning speed, and Hongmei was overjoyed to see it.

"Lingbao, it's Lingbao who's back!"