Seeing the blood pouring from Zhao Xinghong's mouth, and then looking at their companions being mercilessly slaughtered by the strange beasts around them, the two men felt despair and regret. If Zhao Xinghong had listened to their advice earlier, he wouldn't have ended up like this. Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now.
"I understand, so you are a saint..." Zhao Xinghong spat out mouthfuls of blood. His eyes, which had become empty due to serious injuries, suddenly regained some clarity. He raised his head abruptly and looked at Mu Hanyan as if he had suddenly realized something.
Why could Mu Hanyan, with the cultivation level of a seventh-level Divine Heart Priest, easily defeat him even when he was under suppression? At first, he couldn't figure out the reason, but when he finally took on Mu Hanyan's divine spell with his own hands, he realized the unusualness of it.
That sword contained not only spiritual power, nor only the power of the three laws, but also a power completely different from the cultivation system of the Divine Continent. Although this power and spiritual power were perfectly integrated, with his cultivation level, he still noticed something strange.
Sword skills, those are the sword skills of the Holy Court Continent!
It turns out that this Mu Hanyan is actually from the Holy Court Continent! Zhao Xinghong finally reacted.
But when he said this, he suddenly stopped talking.
Not good! Mu Hanyan didn't think much about it, but her heart skipped a beat. She had been worried for a long time. Her sword skills could be hidden from ordinary people, but it was difficult to hide from the powerful people from ancient families in the Temple of Life who had a good vision. She thought that with the Ancient Tree of Life and the advancement of Tianxin Gongfa, she would be able to conceal it better, but who knew that Zhao Xinghong would find out.
Although she no longer had any mercy in her heart and had no intention of letting anyone go, Mu Hanyan still instinctively felt uneasy. Before he could finish his words, Mu Hanyan thrust out her sword again. This sword was so sharp and unstoppable.
Zhao Xinghong's expression froze as he watched the cold sword pierce into his heart. He couldn't utter a single word after that.
"Go!" Zhao Xinghonghong waved his arms violently and threw Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Zhiyuan out.
Before the two of them landed, several strange beasts took off into the air and pounced on them.
"Ah..." A scream was heard, and Zhao Xinghu's right arm was bitten off at the shoulder by the strange beast. Zhao Zhiyuan's right leg was also bitten off, and blood gushed out of the wound.
However, the tragic fate of the two was not over yet. Just as they landed on the ground wailing, another group of strange beasts pounced on them.
By this time, the priests and Zhao family elites who had followed Zhao Xinghong into the canyon had been killed or wounded. Even the close guard priest, whose strength was comparable to his, had perished under the frenzied attacks of the alien beasts. However, the priests from the lower temples who had fallen behind, seeing the situation was dire, fled the fastest, still making a final struggle.
Hearing the screams of his brother and son, Zhao Xinghong felt a sharp pain in his heart. Regret? Regret, boundless regret! But, was regret any use now?
"Mu Hanyan, I will fight you!" Zhao Xinghong's eyes were filled with tears and blood, and he roared to the sky.
Spiritual energy flowed rapidly, and the veins on his face were exposed, twisted in extreme pain.
Spiritual power self-destructed! Mu Hanyan suddenly realized that in desperation, Zhao Xinghong had actually chosen to self-destruct his spiritual power and perish with her.
He was already doomed, and Miss Mu had the upper hand. How could she possibly die with him? Without hesitation, Mu Hanyan drew her sword and flew back, shouting to Jiang Qiling and the others, "Retreat!"
Seeing Mu Hanyan draw her sword and retreat, Jiang Qiling and the others realized that something was wrong, and they quickly retreated as she spoke.
As Taotie retreated, he took out his protective magic pot and stood in front of the few people.
Zhao Xinghong was, after all, a powerful warrior at the peak of the tenth-order Divine Heart Priest. He blew himself up regardless of everything, and even the Divine Soul Priest could hardly resist him. The Great Master Chuihuo had been embarrassed enough in front of Mu Hanyan and others, and he didn't want to suffer another setback.
Mu Hanyan did not dare to be careless and also hid behind the protective magic pot.
Even with the protection of the protective magic pot, the few of them did not dare to be careless. They still circulated their energy and spiritual power to protect their whole bodies. Gao Weihu even used a life shield.
At the same time, Taotie did not forget to raise his head and roar. On the cliff, the Red Thunder Golden Winged Beast also realized the crisis, roared knowingly, and the beasts flowed back to the top of the cliff like a tide.
Mu Hanyan and others retreated while looking at Zhao Xinghong through the life shield and Taotie's protective magic pot.
At this time, Zhao Xinghong's face was completely distorted. Looking at the pain he looked, he was even more miserable than Jiang Qiling when she took the medicine. His originally thin body was constantly swelling, and it was obvious that he would soon explode and die.
Suddenly, Zhao Xinghong turned around and took a few steps forward with a staggering gait.
"What is he doing? Is there any chance for him to survive at this point?" Mu Hanyan and others were a little confused.
Soon, they got the answer. Zhao Xinghong suddenly threw a magic weapon in the direction of Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Zhiyuan. The magic weapon swelled with the wind and emitted a crystal light, like a huge translucent ball of light, covering Zhao Xinghu, Zhao Zhiyuan, and several priests around them.
"Boom!" Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xinghong's body suddenly exploded like a balloon that was blown to its limit, and a force as powerful as a tsunami storm surged towards the huge ball of light.
The huge vine net with flashing runes was broken in an instant, and the huge translucent light ball carried Zhao Xinghu and others away like a meteor, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.
Mu Hanyan and the others were slightly stunned. After all the commotion, Zhao Xinghong chose to self-destruct, not to die with Mu Hanyan, but to save Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Zhiyuan. They had life shields and protective magic pots. Judging from the posture of Taotie, if it couldn't hold on, it would probably turn back into its original form. But in the end, it was just a false alarm and no one was affected at all.
"Chase?" Long Wudang asked blankly.
"Can you catch up?" Mu Hanyan rolled her eyes at him, then sighed, "Forget it, let them go."
Although she had already made up her mind, she would not show mercy now that Zhao Xinghong and the others were determined to kill her. However, seeing Zhao Xinghong willingly exploding himself to save Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Zhiyuan, Mu Hanyan's most vulnerable part was gently touched, and she couldn't help but think of her parents and relatives on the Holy Court Continent.
It is pitiful to see the love of parents in the world. No matter how shameless Zhao Xinghong is or how despicable his methods are, he is still respected as a father and an elder brother.
At this moment, she suddenly realized why Zhao Xinghong had suddenly stopped talking when he was about to reveal his identity. He must have been trying to keep Zhao Xinghu and Zhao Zhiyuan from knowing his secret and to buy them a way out. Otherwise, she would chase them to the ends of the earth and kill them at all costs.
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