Lin Rui did not choose to attach his spirit to a body, but continued to use high-speed Flash Escape, doing his best to deal with Qi Yan.
The opponent in front of him was a level seven super king, clearly out of Lin Rui’s league.
Qi Yan was indeed seriously injured, especially the sword wound on his chest and abdomen that was deep enough to see bone, but for some reason, his combat strength didn’t seem to be affected much.
Even with the help of the defensive official seal, Lin Rui’s cultivation could only be raised to the pinnacle of level four, and he had no advantage in terms of innate talent.
Now, his only hope was to delay, to wait for changes!
The problem was that Lin Rui was somewhat unable to withstand Qi Yan’s first move.
Not only did the man bombard him from a distance with the Flame Saber rain, but he also dispersed his overwhelming flame power in all directions, melting Lin Rui’s scattered silver needles.
This was a direct hit to Lin Rui’s weak spot.
Once these silver needles melted, no matter how skillful Lin Rui’s Escape Skill was, it would be very difficult for him to escape Qi Yan’s pursuit, and his consumption of True Yuan would increase tenfold!
Lin Rui could only submerge all his silver needles into the water, only flying them out when needed.
The high temperature emitted by these silver needles made the surrounding river water boil.
The runes on the surface of the silver needles were gradually losing their efficacy under the influence of the high temperature and boiling water.
Currently, these silver needles could hold on for a while, but at most, they could only last for another ten to fifteen minutes.
Although Lin Rui was resilient in character, he was not the kind who was oblivious to the danger of death.
If he saw not even a glimmer of hope, he would definitely have the "Heaven’s Proxy" take care of it.
From the skill list of the second-ranked battle spirit, this person’s martial arts accomplishments were extremely high, and according to the Martial Arts Association’s grading criteria, they might even reach SSS! Otherwise, the second-ranked battle spirit wouldn’t have been able to tear through several level six and seven generals in the Great Song army after turning into a demonized form.
The problem was that Lin Rui saw the Xuanbing Needles in Qi Yan’s wounds, as well as the possibility of victory!
Being a third-generation traditional Chinese medicine doctor, Lin Rui recognized at a glance what those ice needles were used for.
The crux of the matter — Lin Rui was unwilling to leave the outcome of his life-and-death battle in the hands of others!
As long as there was a sliver of possibility, Lin Rui would go all out to fight, all out to struggle!
Gu Ying Tiandao (Lin Rui): Ying’er, pay attention to the ice needles in his body, he won’t live long!
Sharpness flashed in Lin Rui’s eyes as he resisted the sky-full of flying Flame Sabers while fully engaged in Flash Escape.
Those Flame Sabers were not only immensely powerful and heavy but also carried the brutal force of flames that burned everything.
Lin Rui gritted his teeth and struggled to block them while desperately circulating his True Yuan, doing everything he could to direct the heat inside his body to the outside.
Ji Xueying was fully engaged in holding off the ’Blood Flame Burning Dragon’.
With SSS-grade innate strength and the ’Steel Bones’ talent, she was only slightly inferior in defense and endurance to the Demonic Sword Bone.
Though her body was being smashed into the water repeatedly by the ’Blood Flame Burning Dragon,’ she was able to rally quickly each time, ensuring that the ’Blood Flame Burning Dragon’ could not afford to be distracted.
After seeing the message in the battle group, Ji Xueying also glanced in Qi Yan’s direction.
Her eyes suddenly brightened.
Blood Blade Sky Saber (Ji Xueying): Understood!
"Boom!"
The temperature near Qi Yan suddenly soared! It was Ji Xueying fully activating her innate power to gather the high heat.
Now it was a race to see whether Qi Yan would burn them to death first, or if they would burn Qi Yan first.
To avoid the disturbance of steam from the heated water, Xue Lingxue had already leaped above the river’s surface, less than three miles from the center of the battlefield. Seeing the information in the battle group, she did not hesitate to change her arrows!
Four consecutive Explosive Flame Arrows chased after Qi Yan.
At this moment, what relieved Lin Rui was that Lin Xi’s Demonic Sword Bone had also followed suit, pouncing directly towards the ’Blood Flame Burning Dragon’.
Under Lin Xi’s command, the Demonic Sword Bone was fully committed to helping Blood Blade Ji tie up the battle dragon.
Prefectural Governor Li Changguo and his group took action from a distance upon reaching the eastern city wall of Wang City.
Li Changguo and Qin Xia had not put on the Heavenly Demon Armor, but they each threw their official seals towards the river surface, doing their utmost to suppress Qi Yan and his ’Blood Flame Burning Dragon’.
Although both were level five cultivators, they were no match for Qi Yan without wearing the Heavenly Demon Armor.
At this time, it was most appropriate to suppress Qi Yan’s spiritual power and True Yuan with their official seals.
Dong Linghui and Zhuang Mingyue, both without Dragon Armor—one for lack of money, the other because their official rank was below level five—
However, both were skilled in both martial arts and spellcasting, and besides pressing down the river surface with their official seals, they were also using spells to help Lin Rui cool down.
The main focus of their spells was Lin Rui’s body.
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They were aware that when it came to controlling fire and temperature, none of them could match Qi Yan of the ’Xuanhuo Saber’.
The spells of the two men had no effect on Qi Yan, but when used on Lin Twelve, they could help him hold on longer and prevent his body from self-igniting.
"Thank you for your trouble, Prefect Zhuang!" The spell Dong Linghui used was the fairly common second realm spell ’Water Yuan Technique,’ which manipulated a stream of water to swirl around Lin Twelve’s body.
Although this spell was of a lower rank, it was easy to control and would not be easily dissipated by the oppressive psychic blade intent of Qi Yan.
After a moment, Dong Linghui’s forehead was covered in sweat, "This won’t do, Lin the Defender is undoubtedly going to die if this continues."
He had already given it his all, yet he couldn’t keep up with the rate at which the water vapor around Lin Twelve’s body was evaporating, indicating just how high the temperature inside and outside Lin Twelve’s body was!
Zhuang Mingyue was also using spells to cool Lin Rui down, employing the second-rank ’Ice Yuan Technique.’
This technique was somewhat special, but it helped Lin Rui even more by directly affecting his internal organs, counteracting the heat without damaging his body with extreme cold and heat.
Yet, she narrowed her eyes with a different perspective, "Not necessarily! Look at Lin Twelve’s fighting style, it’s very interesting!"
At this time, rather than keeping his distance from Qi Yan of the ’Xuanhuo Saber,’ Lin Rui continued to approach, evading within a thirty zhang radius around Qi Yan with ’Flash Escape’ Lightning.
He also kept on blocking those Flame Saber Qis, which caused him to bleed from every orifice when struck, yet he went all out to guide them towards Qi Yan’s direction, dramatically increasing the temperature around them.
The ’Blood Blade’ Ji Xueying, with the help of the Demon of Sword and Bone, continued to close in on Qi Yan, attempting to engage in close combat.
Her entire body burst into light and flame, like a violently burning torch.
"He’s trying to melt the Xuanbing Needles inside Qi Yan’s body!"
As Zhuang Mingyue was saying this, her expression suddenly shifted, and she looked towards the back of the city wall.
Due to Lin Rui’s intense battle with the ’Xuanhuo Saber’ Qi Yan, a vast amount of water vapor from the Tianxiang River had evaporated, and a huge mist had started to cover more than twenty li around the battlefield.
In the center of the battlefield, the violent wind and waves allowed for clear visibility, but the surrounding areas became hazy.
However, Zhuang Mingyue still vaguely saw a giant battle dragon, about seven and a half zhang tall and crimson all over, stumbling towards the direction of the city wall on the street behind it.
"Is this—"
Zhuang Mingyue’s eyes first showed confusion, then her pupils dilated in disbelief, "Dan Xin Bu Mie Dragon!"
The Zhou family’s battle dragon was still alive?
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The problem was, this giant dragon shouldn’t have developed its independent spiritual source yet, and it had been half a year since Zhou Rang’s death. Given the dragon’s injuries, how could it possibly have survived until now?
Who else in the Zhou family could afford to take care of this battle dragon?
Moreover, looking at the state of the ’Dan Xin Bu Mie Dragon,’ it might have already advanced to a super-royal bloodline!
However, the ’Dan Xin Bu Mie Dragon’s’ vitality was severely depleted, and it seemed to struggle even to stand.
"Is it that orphaned girl from the Zhou family, Zhou Yun Xi?"
Zhuang Mingyue’s thoughts raced, and she teleported closer.
Meanwhile, thirty li away on the river, Yuan Chengkai, the Governor of the former sandbank, had a face as dark as iron.
The woman in blue beside him couldn’t help but exclaim, "What a formidable lad, you thought he was as good as dead, but it seems that may not be the case now. Both the Prefectural Governor and Prefect are wearing Heavenly Demon Dragon Armor, and Qi Yan is about to be in trouble next!"
In fact, at this time, the water mist on the river was already very severe, especially the water vapor around dozens of li outside the battlefield was getting thicker and thicker, and ordinary people couldn’t see in this environment.
However, the two could still see the scenery thirty li away.
"He wants to melt those Xuanbing Needles." Yuan Chengkai hesitated for a moment, then emphasized, "Tianqing!"
The woman in blue smiled upon hearing this, "You call me that because you want me to secretly help Qi Yan? The problem is, everyone knows about your relationship with me. Aren’t you afraid of being exposed afterwards and getting into trouble?"
Yuan Chengkai did not respond.
If the matter was exposed, it would indeed lead to endless troubles, but the situation was still better than Lin Twelve coming to the capital to take up the position of ’Anti-Traitor Bureau Commander.’
However, he believed more in his confidante, who could do so without leaving any trace.
The woman in blue knew Yuan Chengkai was sensitive about the will of his battle dragon and wouldn’t answer her question.
She could tell what he was thinking simply from Yuan Chengkai’s demeanor.
Her pupils slightly changed, revealing a hint of purple, and it seemed as if thunder and lightning flickered in the depths of her eyes.
At this moment, Lin Rui, who was going all out to evade and block those Flame Saber Qis, suddenly felt a dizzy spell.
Notice: Detection of Major General rank foreign spiritual power invasion. Currently, possessing either War Spirit 1 or War Spirit 2 can help you absorb and refine the spiritual source of the foreign spiritual power. Which will you possess?
Lin Rui’s pupils widened sharply, realizing there must be a high-level figure secretly acting against him.
He didn’t hesitate, "Possess! War Spirit 2, take over the fight."
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