Chapter 280: Hurry and leave here, as long as you are alive, there is hope!

The Mermaids with low cultivation had already collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood and twitching uncontrollably.

Lanbo thoroughly enjoyed the sight of these people in pain and immediately unleashed his powerful pressure to his heart's content.

"I am the King of the Western Wasteland; everyone must crawl beneath my feet. Today, not a single member of the Mermaid Race will escape."

Lanbo roared arrogantly.

Immediately following this, the terrifying pressure swept across the entire scene in an instant; even Yi Zhuyue, who currently possessed the highest cultivation, felt the impact of Lanbo's terrifying pressure.

If they hadn't encountered him before, Yi Zhuyue might still have felt she could trade dozens of blows with him, but now that she sensed his cultivation realm, she realized her previous thought was simply wishful thinking.

With a grave expression, Yi Zhuyue walked calmly to Su Chen's side and transmitted her voice using Spiritual Power: "We must find a way to leave here immediately. I am no match for Lanbo; if we stay any longer, not one of us will escape."

Su Chen gritted his teeth and asked: "But with so many people, we can't just run away. Is there really no other way?"

"Conservatively estimated, Lanbo has devoured at least many Spirit Beasts at the Quasi-Emperor Peak Realm; his current cultivation is immeasurable."

Yi Zhuyue had no solution either, and she spoke with a very grave expression.

Aoweide was, after all, the leader of a race, and at this moment, he was still able to remain calm.

But at the same time, he was also incoherently and clearly aware of one thing—today, they would likely suffer a catastrophe of extinction.

Thinking of this, tears could not help but well up in his eyes, and he cast a meaningful look at Natasha and Su Chen.

No matter what, the Universe Pearl must never fall into Lanbo's hands; otherwise, the entire Western Wasteland would be overturned by him.

Although Lanbo was so rampant, he had never completely unified the entire Western Wasteland; the Mermaid Race held a portion of it, and more importantly, there was the Dragon Race, whose True Yang Qi and True Dragon Qi were the natural bane of dark creatures like Aoweide.

Aoweide knew that he might be doomed this time.

But this did not mean that all was lost.

Thinking of this, Aoweide took a deep breath and shouted: "You demon, even if we die, we will never submit to you!"

"An old man has quite a big mouth, but I wonder if you can still keep such a big mouth when I kill your kin one by one in front of you later."

Seeing this, Lanbo looked at Aoweide with great interest, revealing a sinister and terrifying smile.

"Today is not a Blood Moon Night, so your power must be greatly weakened. If it were before, you wouldn't have given us the chance to say these things at all. You must have spent a great deal of effort to undo the barrier outside our Mermaid Race."

Aoweide said with unusual calmness.

Knowing that death had arrived before him, Aoweide didn't know why he suddenly felt at ease; in any case, he had no regrets in this life.

Not only had he reunited with his long-lost granddaughter and successfully protected the Universe Pearl, but the old woman underground must have been waiting for him for a long time, too.

It was time for him to go see her.

Having his thoughts pierced, a look of shame turning into anger immediately appeared on Lanbo's face.

"You damn old thing! Even if it took some effort to abolish your Mermaid Race's barrier, killing you now is still easy!"

As his voice fell, scarlet Spiritual Power emerged from his hands, instantly wrapping around Aoweide's neck, tightening more and more.

Lanbo's face was ferocious; his five fingers formed a claw, and as he exerted force, the Spiritual Power tightened further. Following this, Aoweide's face turned painful. His cheeks turned purple from lack of oxygen, and a gray-white color of impending death appeared on his already gaunt face.

Lanbo greatly appreciated this look of pain on him.

Aoweide cast his gaze toward Su Chen and Natasha, opened his lips, and silently mouthed a few words: "Go quickly, leave this place."

Su Chen was about to counterattack immediately, but Lanbo casually neutralized it with a wave of one hand.

"An ant, actually daring to strike at me; you don't even know your own weight."

Seeing this, Lanbo said disdainfully.

Su Chen's eyes were scarlet, and a look of pain appeared on his face. The Mermaid Race leader, who had been so full of life just before, the one he had already found people to help evacuate—they were only a little bit away.

Just a little bit away, the Mermaid Race could have escaped their current predicament, but now everything was gone, and everything was too late.

Just at this moment, the Elder Aoweisi, who had been silent all along, suddenly let out a violent shout and attacked with force toward the hand Lanbo was using to restrain Leader Aoweide.

Powerful Spiritual Power gushed out, far exceeding Aoweisi's realm, which actually made Lanbo stop his actions.

Aoweide gasped for air, having survived a disaster, but immediately began to worry about Aoweisi. He was now completely burning his own life to trade for a glimmer of survival for the entire Mermaid Race.

"Su Chen, you must go quickly; as long as you are alive, the Mermaid Race has hope!"

Aoweisi said loudly.

The Universe Pearl was now in Natasha's hands; she was the High Priest of the Mermaid Race. As long as the Universe Pearl and Natasha were safe, there was still room for redemption! Thinking of this, Aoweisi's eyes gradually became firm. He was Aoweide's younger brother, and since birth, he had always lived under his brother's shadow; it seemed everyone could only see his brother's excellence.

But today was different. At this final moment, he would also contribute his own strength to the entire Mermaid Race, even if the price was burning himself.

He would also prove to others that he was no worse than his brother.

"You demon, even if I don't kill you today, I will definitely not let your goal be easily achieved!"

Aoweisi shouted with all his might, his eyes full of hatred.

"Interesting. Although you are using your life to trade for a climb in cultivation, you are still a bit short. And how long can you persist? After all, you are already in the twilight of your years; even without me doing anything, you would soon die suddenly."

Seeing this scene, Lanbo licked the corner of his mouth with a mocking smile.

Su Chen clenched his fists, subconsciously wanting to summon his Divine Dragon Martial Soul to fight them to the death.

At this moment, Aoweide suddenly shouted, and his entire body erupted with intense Spiritual Power, forming a huge and elastic water bubble that enveloped Su Chen and his group.

"Leave here; as long as you are still here and alive, there is hope!"

Aoweide said, gritting his teeth.

It was clear that he was also using his own life to trade for a glimmer of survival for Su Chen and his group.

This water bubble was constructed using a Mermaid's entire Spiritual Power; it could be said to be indestructible and could withstand a full-force blow from a Great Emperor Realm expert.

Only someone with Aoweide's cultivation had a chance to create it, but at the same time, it would leave him without the strength to truss a chicken for a long time, making him no different from a mortal.

(End of chapter)