Chapter 1326: Tongling Sect Retreat

Ah!

In the next instant, several vines, like sharp swords, suddenly pierced Qiu Yue's body, and the violent piercing caused him to howl in agony.

After all, at his prime, Qiu Yue could not block damage comparable to a full-force strike from a Late-stage Nine-Star Dou Saint.

Let alone his current grievous injuries.

Already severely wounded, he was now pierced by the vines again; under this double blow, he quickly closed his eyes and fell unconscious.

As for his body, it could no longer stay suspended and fell straight down.

At the same time, on the other side, Lin Feng was also blasted far away by the giant tree's illusion hovering over Han Yu's head.

Finally, after smashing through more than a dozen peaks, he finally slammed into a short but extremely wide hill, kicking up clouds of dust and flying stones.

Fortunately, the short hill, with its broad body, forcibly stopped Lin Feng, whose speed had dropped after crushing those peaks.

"Cough, cough— that tree illusion's attack power, even Late-stage Nine-Star may not be able to retreat safely," he said.

In a pit a thousand zhang deep, Lin Feng coughed as he lifted the crucial black-and-white iron box before him, then couldn't help to complain.

Immediately after, he hurried to check his own body.

Finding that the recent attack had only caused some internal injuries, his mind steadied considerably.

After examining his body, Lin Feng then inspected the black-and-white iron box in his hand.

Fortunately, the box was crafted by an Earth Supreme Great Perfection-level Extraordinary Stronger.

Thus, it sustained no damage in the recent battle.

Reflecting on this, he couldn't help but exclaim, "This black-and-white iron box is truly sturdy; luckily I have it in my hand, otherwise I'd be finished this time."

As he spoke, Lin Feng happily patted the metal box in his hand and then stored it in his Naji.

Having done that, he instantly moved, sprinting at full speed toward the battlefield.

After all, he is their side's most important combat force; disappearing too long could lead to trouble.

On the other side, after Han Yu exhausted the last ounce of power from his talisman script, he quickly flew toward Qiu Yue's location.

After all, although Qiu Yue isn't very bright, he is one of only two Nine-Star Dou Saints in their Tongling Sect and a key figure in resisting Xiao Yan's "invasion."

If nothing goes wrong, that's best.

Otherwise, since the Old Patriarch hasn't yet completed the conversion from primordial Qi to battle Qi, a single Nine-Star Dou Saint like himself cannot fend off Xiao Yan's assault.

In the blink of an eye as Han Yu's figure flickered, he arrived on a shattered piece of earth.

On this pit-filled land, he found the unconscious Qiu Yue atop a freshly turned mound of soil.

However, this five- or six-meter-tall man now looked pallid, without a hint of color.

Moreover, the life force within him had become extremely weak, almost immeasurably so.

"Now this is trouble; injured this badly, unless the Old Patriarch intervenes, this guy is certainly doomed!"

Seeing the unconscious Qiu Yue lying on the ground, Han Yu's brows knit tightly, his mind a tangled mess.

After all, this guy still can't die!

With that in mind, he immediately turned his head toward the distant sky.

There, dozens of Tongling Sect Dou Saints were cautiously watching a skinny old man.

That old man's strength was roughly that of an Eight-Star Mid-Stage Dou Saint.

Among the teammates present, aside from him, no one else could stand against him.

That old man, were it not for fearing Xiao Yan being knocked away and his own presence,

he would have already taken that black stone gate and launched a slaughter within the Tongling Sect's ranks.

Boom!

While the former was pondering, a sharp blast—the sound of air rubbing against some object—suddenly echoed from the distant sky.

When Han Yu turned his head, he immediately spotted Lin Feng rushing toward him.

Seeing this, the former did not make an immediate decision.

Then, he shouted loudly toward the other Tongling Sect Dou Saints in the sky: "Everyone, retreat!"

As soon as his words fell, he instantly grabbed the unconscious Qiu Yue below and led the charge southward.

After all, at this point, how could he not see the situation clearly?

In this situation, unless another Nine-Star Dou Saint arrives to aid them, pressing on would be a dead end!

"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Seeing their leader withdraw, the Tongling Sect Dou Saints immediately ceased entangling with the women and hurried after Han Yu's retreat direction.

After all, they aren't foolish; knowing that Han Yu and Qiu Yue are lost, they realize they would only be handing the enemy a kill.

And the newly arrived Lin Feng, seeing Han Yu's actions, instantly knew that the opponent no longer had the iron talisman script in hand.

Otherwise, the opponent would have pressed on to finish him off, not fled as now.

Realizing this, Lin Feng shouted without hesitation, "Chase!"

With those words, several women of Xiao Yixian and his concubines, Hun Yuan Tian and others immediately propelled themselves, chasing toward the Tongling Sect's retreat direction.

Of course, those still fighting within the Tai Xuan Yu Huo Formation are excluded.

Meanwhile, at the front of the Tongling Sect's line, Han Yu, upon noticing the large force pursuing from behind, couldn't help but turn slightly pale.

"Xiao Yan, you are utterly deceitful!"

After turning to glance at Lin Feng among the pursuers, Han Yu couldn't help but scold.

However, though extremely angry, he was not surprised by the former's decision.

After all, if it were him, he would also choose to strike the drowning dog, maximizing the chance to eliminate the opponent's remaining strength.

Yet, just as he thought that, Han Yu couldn't help but spit.

After all, that drowning dog is basically talking about him.

But soon, Han Yu shook his head, discarding the stray thoughts from his mind.

Immediately after, he coldly laughed and looked toward Lin Feng, speaking with a strange smile: "Xiao Yan, I advise you to just properly look at your own wound; don't, for my sake, cause the injury to become worse!"

As soon as his words fell, he laughed loudly, turned his head, and continued racing toward the distance.

As for Lin Feng behind, upon hearing the previous person's bewildering words, his brows immediately furrowed, and then he subconsciously glanced at the injury on his arm.

But soon, his expression changed in an instant, and then the speed of his pursuit also gradually decreased..

And Xiao Yixian and the other women behind him, together with their entourage of concubines, seeing the former gradually stop, all likewise came to a halt here, no longer continuing forward.

After all, without Lin Feng taking the lead, these people facing the Spiritual Sect would not gain much advantage.

But after approaching Lin Feng, the women all subconsciously followed his gaze and looked at that wound on his arm.

That is, in the previous battle, the vines of that tree shadow, which reached a height of ten thousand zhang, attacked and produced that wound.

"Husband, this... how could this be?!"

And after seeing the wound's appearance clearly, the women's faces instantly changed, and then they cried out in terror.

Because at this moment, the wound on Lin Feng's arm had, unbeknownst to him, already turned into a rough, greenish-gray appearance.

It looked not like normal human flesh, but rather like tree bark!

But before, they clearly remembered that their men's wound was merely a piece of flesh knocked off by those tree vines.

Other parts are normal!

And upon hearing that, Lin Feng immediately frowned and said: "I think it might be the special ability of those tree vines. Now I can feel that my wound has become extremely stiff; this part of the flesh can't even move, presumably it has been turned into wood by something."

"If left like this, I think before long my bodily tissue will turn into the form of a tree."

As he spoke on, Lin Feng's tone also gradually became solemn.

His body undergoing such changes must be due to those tree vines leaving some unknown means inside his body.

Otherwise, his body could not possibly become like this!

And to be able to evade his perception, silently turning his body into this.

Such ability is truly terrifying.

Although I had only briefly scanned my body earlier.

But know that I am an Emperor Realm soul; even a brief scan, ordinary means cannot escape his notice!

And from the fact that it can evade even a brief scan by an Emperor Realm soul, this thing is not simple!

However, thinking of the terrifying power that tree shadow possessed in life, Lin Feng couldn't help but wryly shake his head.

You should know that, in life, that tree shadow could suppress the advance of a nine-star intermediate Fighting Saint leading a hundred Fighting Saints.

It follows that, in life, its strength was at least at the peak of Fighting Saint.

Even whether Gu Yuan could defeat that tree is uncertain.

Therefore, even after it was refined into a talisman after death, that tree's combat power is greatly reduced.

But if we truly compare, it's probably not a simple commodity!

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