Although she knew that Jiang Qiling and Gao Weihu's persistence was meaningless and was purely a suicide mission, Mu Hanyan couldn't help but be moved by their resolute and regretless expressions.
"Having such followers and friends, you can die without regrets." Zhan Yuan's face showed emotion again, and he seemed to be a little lonely and envious.
Mu Hanyan had seen a similar expression before, but at the time she had dismissed it as an illusion: How could someone as cold-blooded and ruthless as Zhan Yuan, who treated all life as worthless, be moved by such a thing? However, after learning why Zhan Yuan had died on the Sacred Continent, she no longer found it strange.
As the Demon Emperor, he was severely injured by his subordinates, pursued by them all the way to the Holy Continent, and ultimately forced to perish together and enter the cycle of reincarnation. One can imagine Zhan Yuan's feelings. It's no wonder that seeing these friends and companions around him who were willing to live and die with him, he felt such emotion.
However, even though he felt emotional, it didn't make Zhan Yuan give up his intention to kill her.
With his hands behind his back, Zhan Yuan inched closer to Mu Hanyan. His expression remained calm and indifferent, devoid of hatred, pity, or even the slightest human emotion. However, judging by his pale face and slightly heavy footsteps, his injuries were not as serious as they appeared.
But even so, it was still easy for him to kill Mu Hanyan, who was seriously injured and exhausted. Jiang Qiling and Gao Weihu had no chance of stopping him.
Facts also prove this.
Seeing Zhan Yuan approaching step by step, Gao Weihu roared and chopped him down with his huge axe.
Jiang Qiling also let out a long roar and attacked again with the Xuantian Sword.
Both men, determined to die, attacked without reservation. The wild fire within their massive axes blazed fiercely, as if the world were being created, while the sword's aura surged through the heavens, seemingly piercing the very heavens. Such might was enough to strike fear into the hearts of any expert below the rank of Sword Saint or Soul Priest.
But Zhan Yuan just flicked his hand casually, and the shadow of the giant magic weapon, the Moyuan Sword, slashed across. Gao Weihu's giant axe and Jiang Qiling's long sword flew out of their hands at the same time. The two of them felt weak at the same time, and fell to the ground on one knee, with blood gushing out of their mouths like a spring.
He is not a master below the level of a sword saint or a soul priest, but a super powerful person that even the top sword saints or soul priests cannot compete with.
"Die!" Zhan Yuan didn't even look at the two of them. The hazy shadow of the divine weapon stabbed directly at Mu Hanyan's heart.
"Mu Hanyan!" Jiang Qiling's face was ashen, and she wanted to fight back, but due to her severe injuries, she didn't even have the strength to stand up.
At this moment, Gao Weihu suddenly gritted his teeth and stood up, blocking Mu Hanyan.
"Ah..." Gao Weihu opened his arms and let out a loud roar.
With him as the center, a huge earth shield appeared out of thin air, completely protecting Mu Hanyan behind him.
The earth shield was tightly connected to his bloodline and his divine consciousness. He could even see his bright red blood flowing through it. At this moment, he was the shield, and the shield was him.
"Life shield!" Mu Hanyan looked at Gao Weihu in surprise.
Like the Great Light Art of the Temple of Light, Life Shield is also one of the ultimate magic arts of the Temple of Life. However, compared to the Great Light Art, Life Shield is more difficult to comprehend. It is said that it can only be learned through the divine thoughts of the High Priest. Otherwise, even if you have learned the method of cultivation, it will be useless.
With Gao Weihu's previous strength, it was of course impossible for him to get Guan Xiujing's guidance. However, at this critical moment of life and death, he actually figured out the life shield on his own.
However, seeing that Gao Weihu had comprehended the ultimate magic of the Temple of Life solely through his own efforts, Mu Hanyan was not happy at all. Instead, her heart was filled with endless sadness.
Although the defense of the life shield far exceeds that of the ordinary earth shield, the shield is there as long as the person is there, and if the shield is destroyed, the person will die. Once the shield is broken, Gao Weihu will be shattered and his soul will be destroyed!
Gao Weihu was indeed fulfilling his promise as a follower: Although I cannot help you, I can die with you!
Mu Hanyan's eyes became moist again.
"Boom!" Zhan Yuan's sword hit the life shield heavily, or rather, it hit Gao Weihu's body.
The aura exploded, and Gao Weihu's blood vessels burst open all over his body, and streams of blood spurted out. The whole person looked like he was fished out of blood, but the life shield did not break, and still stood firmly in front of Mu Hanyan.
In, Zhan Yuan was also shocked and retreated several steps.
Huh! Jiang Yunhe and the others looked at Gao Weihu in surprise. Although they also saw the power of this life shield, they knew his own strength even more. Even if this divine art was powerful, Gao Weihu, a second-level Divine Heart Priest, could not bring out its full power. How could he possibly withstand the decisive blow that Zhan Yuan was determined to achieve?
Upon closer inspection, they discovered a mysterious flame blazing within the shield. This flame was completely different from the fire of the laws of the Sacred Continent, seemingly connected to heaven and earth, yet transcending them. Clearly, it was this flame that enabled the life shield cast by a high-ranking, second-level Divine Heart Priest to possess such a formidable defense.
Mu Hanyan was also slightly startled. Others didn't know the origin of the flame, but she knew it very well. Wasn't it the Wild Fire, one of the spiritual fires of heaven and earth? It turned out that at this moment, not only was he one with the human shield, but he was also connected to the Wild Fire by blood, bringing out the potential of the Wild Fire to its fullest.
Mu Hanyan had never heard that the Wild Fire could be used in this way, and Ling Baobao had never mentioned it either. She didn't know if this would cause irreparable damage to his body, so she was secretly worried.
However, at this time and place, such worry is obviously unnecessary. Even the chance of saving one's life is very slim, so who can care about what will happen in the future?
Mu Hanyan knew that it was impossible to let Gao Weihu escape now, so she could only take a lot of pills and work hard to heal her wounds and restore her strength. At the same time, she also secretly prayed that Ye Lanxun would arrive soon.
Unfortunately, Zhan Yuan would not give her enough time.
"I underestimated the cultivation methods of the Holy Continent. I didn't expect you to have such a powerful defense. However, your strength is still a little too weak." Zhan Yuan took a deep breath and raised the illusory shadow of the magic weapon again.
Jiang Qiling stood beside Gao Weihu, holding a long sword.
Although Gao Weihu's life shield brought an unexpected surprise to everyone, anyone with a little common sense could realize that the fact that this life shield was able to block Zhan Yuan's attack was not unrelated to his underestimation of the enemy. Next time, Gao Weihu might not be so lucky.
"Qi Ling!" Seeing Jiang Qi Ling's actions, Jiang Yunhe couldn't help but shout again.
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