"People say that when a person is about to die, their mind goes through a replay of events, and they recall things from the past. It seems there's some truth to that. This time, I will definitely protect them!"
Wang Hao's thoughts raced in an instant. He didn't know how many more attacks from the market he could withstand, maybe once, maybe twice. He also didn't know if Qing Sheng, Lin Bai, Xiang Ming, and Gan Yuan would survive after he fell. But what Wang Hao knew now was that even if he died, he would stand firmly in front of Qing Sheng and the others.
"Alright, you big oaf, stop trying to be tough. Look, your legs are shaking. That last blow must have hurt a lot, right? Don't push yourself. This time, who said you had to take it all by yourself!"
Just as Wang Hao was preparing to concentrate on receiving the next attack, he suddenly heard Gan Yuan's somewhat teasing voice coming from his left ear.
"Gan Yuan, do you even know how to speak? If you can't, then don't speak!"
On the right, Xiang Ming's voice, seemingly expressing some dissatisfaction, also emerged.
"Tsk tsk, Brother Qing, what realm do you think Chi Chen is at now? I've already reached the Ascension Realm, could he already be at the Star Radiance Realm? Or the Moonlit Realm? If he were here, do you think that ugly, mysterious guy covered in palms could withstand a few cuts from him?"
After Xiang Ming, it was Lin Bai's turn. His somewhat helpless voice also rang out. He wondered where Chi Chen was now. When he came back and found that Chi Chen was gone, he would cry for days and nights.
It's a pity we probably won't get to see his red, swollen nose from crying.
"I guess it can withstand a few hundred cuts, after all, it's a mysterious weapon with the strength of the Moon Realm. But with that kid Chi Chen's abilities, who knows? I wouldn't be surprised if he did something earth-shattering. Comparing yourself to that kid is just asking for trouble."
Qingsheng also stepped forward, and now the five of them stood side by side in front of the market.
"you..."
Wang Hao's eyes reddened slightly as he listened to their nonchalant tone, as if they didn't care about the danger at all.
"Alright, you big oaf, if you start crying, don't say you know me! Sigh, I knew I shouldn't have brought you to this dimensional world."
Gan Yuan's somewhat disgusted voice rang out, his voice trembling uncontrollably. After all, if possible, he really didn't want to die; he was genuinely afraid of dying!
I should have stuck close to Wang Hao and befriended him back then, because I valued his defensive abilities and thought that being with him would protect me from a lot of harm.
But Wang Hao, that big, simple-minded guy, insisted that I was genuinely going to be his friend, and he actually stood in front of me every time, disregarding the danger.
Do you think he's an idiot?
Can't you even see something this simple!
Gan Yuan was not comfortable letting such a fool die before him, otherwise he was afraid that the fool would not be able to find his way to reincarnation.
"Heh, human emotions are nothing but useless things. You think you can block my next attack if you all come together? I didn't even use one-tenth of my strength in that last attack."
Not far away, the market watched the five people standing side by side and let out another merciless sneer.
In their mysterious understanding, the most important thing in this world is to live. All feelings are useless and will only become stumbling blocks. Only a fool would care about such things.
Wang Hao's earlier block of Ba Sha's attack had indeed surprised him. Lin Bai and Qing Sheng's attacks were not entirely ineffective either. Ba Sha was also quite shocked by the two's combat strength.
If the three of them had stayed behind and caused some obstacles, the other two might have actually managed to escape. After all, although he was weaker than Ruoyue in strength, he had not yet reached that level and did not have the ability to fly. If the remaining two had split up and fled, there was a good chance that one of them could have escaped. But unfortunately, these five humans lost their last chance to live because of those useless bonds and emotions.
"Damn it! Brother Qing, Lin Bai, is there really no other way? I really don't want to die!"
Gan Yuan's face turned bitter, sensing the shadow of death gradually approaching.
The expressions on everyone's faces seemed to have made the market a little impatient.
Bazaar had assumed that, in despair, the five humans before him would beg for mercy, kneeling down and pleading for their lives. He then made a demand: they could only survive by killing one of his teammates, and finally, he could enjoy watching them fight each other to the death.
Watching them reveal the ugliest side of humanity in their despair.
But at this moment, Baza saw nothing of what he wanted on their faces. Although one of the humans showed a look of fear, Baza did not sense any true despair from him.
In other words, these five humans in front of us have completely disregarded life and death at this moment?
The more Bazaar thought about it, the more troubled he became. Perhaps whether it's humans or the supernatural, the more they lack something, the more they crave it.
The deep affection shown by the five people in front of him was something that Bazaar lacked. Therefore, perhaps even Bazaar did not realize that a large part of his current troubles stemmed from deep-seated jealousy.
In the mysterious blood and bones, there is no emotion by nature. Therefore, when Ba Sha looked at everyone's willingness to die, he felt no admiration. He only felt that Qing Sheng and the other four were an eyesore. In Ba Sha's eyes, what Qing Sheng, Lin Bai, Wang Hao, Gan Yuan, and Xiang Ming were showing was just like the mystery in the eyes of humans, so unbearable and ugly.
Perhaps this is one of the reasons why humans and the mysterious have never considered peaceful coexistence and are always killing each other.
"Die!"
Baza looked at Qingsheng and his group of five with disgust, then suddenly shook his arms, which were almost dragging on the ground, and a beam of energy shot towards them.
"boom!"
The beam of energy arrived in an instant, followed by another loud bang.
"Snap!"
Despite Wang Hao's best efforts to maintain the sacred armor wall in front of him, this time, Basha's attack, which used only three-tenths of its power, easily pierced through the sacred armor wall in front of Wang Hao.
This time, Wang Hao finally couldn't hold back any longer. His face instantly turned pale, and a mouthful of blood mixed with some fragments of internal organs spurted from his mouth, scattering into a bright red flower of blood in the air.
"Stop them!"
Qing Sheng, Lin Bai, Xiang Ming, and Gan Yuan stood in front of Wang Hao at the same time, doing their best to create a defensive barrier.
However, Qing Sheng and Lin Bai had already expended a great deal of energy. Even though Xiang Ming and Gan Yuan were still at their peak, they were still unable to withstand the attack that even Wang Hao could not block with his full power of the Holy Armor. How could the ordinary barrier they had erected with their combined strength possibly withstand it?
"Snap!"
Another cracking sound rang out, and the barrier that the four of them had worked together to support shattered in an instant.
"Buzz!"
At the critical moment, a jade pendant in Xiang Ming's arms shattered, and another green barrier appeared in front of everyone. It was a second-tier defensive forbidden item. If it was only used to protect one person, the barrier created by this second-tier forbidden item would be enough to completely block an attack from a Ruoyue Realm cultivator.
That was a life-saving item given to Xiang Ming by the Xiang family patriarch when he decided to go to the dimensional world.
But now, in order to protect everyone, Xiang Ming forcibly expanded the defensive barrier, greatly reducing its defensive capabilities.
This time, the defensive barrier held for five seconds, but eventually shattered. The energy attack from the market was also weakened considerably, but even so, the remaining energy was not something that Qing Sheng and his group could easily block.
"Night ghost!"
Xiang Ming, pale-faced, summoned the Night Ghost to stand in front of the crowd.
"Pfft!"
The beam of energy pierced through the Night Demon like flames meeting snow; the Night Demon vanished instantly. At the same time, Xiang Ming coughed up a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward, severely injured and his aura weakened.
The energy beam's attack was further weakened by Xiang Ming's strenuous efforts to block it.
Then, Gan Yuan took a step forward, constantly wielding his long sword. His face turned paler with each swing. Finally, Gan Yuan unleashed a sword strike, and black flames transformed into a dragon, rushing forward. But at the same time, a few white strands appeared in Gan Yuan's hair, and he eventually fell straight backward, unable to fight any longer.
The black dragon formed from black flames collided with the energy beam, and the energy beam weakened further due to the clash of energies.
But at this moment, Qing Sheng and Lin Bai had no spiritual power left, so they spread their arms and used their bodies as shields to block in front of everyone.
"Chi Chen, I'm sorry, I might not be able to wait for you to come back!"
"Mom, I can finally come to see you!"
Lin Bai spoke softly, his face showing both regret and relief.
"Xiang Qing, I'm sorry, I can't keep my promise. Heh, I wonder what you'll think when you hear the news of my death?"
Qing Sheng sighed inwardly, wondering if he had ultimately failed to achieve his goal.
"Um?"
However, just a few seconds after Lin Bai and Qing Sheng closed their eyes and awaited their death, the expected attack did not come upon them.
The two opened their eyes in confusion. Could it be that the market had softened at the last moment and stopped? Impossible.
But when Qing Sheng and Lin Bai opened their eyes, they were suddenly stunned. At this moment, Lin Bai and Qing Sheng, who were standing, and Xiang Ming, Gan Yuan, and Wang Hao, who had fallen, a total of five people, had not cried when they were preparing to die. But when they saw the tall figure blocking their way, tears welled up in their eyes.
"Everyone, it's been a long time!"
Holding a sharp longsword, Chi Chen cleaved the energy beam in two with a single strike. He then turned to look at the crowd, a bright smile spreading across his face as he spoke. But in his eyes, there were also faint glimmers of tears.
10,000 today, finally done!
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