Powerful and scorching!0

That massive fireball truly resembled a newborn sun, continuously expanding and growing stronger. Fear and dread instantly enveloped the cultivators' minds. 0

Yu Rou immediately halted, her eyes filled with hesitation and alarm as she stared at the figure beneath the blazing sun.0

"Dan Chenzi?"0

As she stopped, the blazing sun slowly dissipated. A cold, sharp gaze bore straight into her. Looking into his eyes was like peering into a deep, icy abyss, bottomless and terrifyingly cold.0

Yu Rou spoke hoarsely, "Huo Hu cannot die. You... you cannot kill him."0

She cast a glance at the body trapped within the vine cage.0

Luo Chen gave a cold sneer and said, "Since when could one expect to kill others without being killed themselves? Fellow Daoist Yu, am I wrong?"0

"But the Huo family... Huo Quan!" Yu Rou pressed. As she said this name, she seemed to regain her confidence. She steadily continued, "If you dare to kill Huo Hu, the Huo family will never let it go. Huo Quan has been at the sixth stage of Foundation Establishment for years. He is now in seclusion, preparing to break through to the late stage. Once he succeeds..."0

"He is not here, though," Luo Chen calmly interrupted her. "The one standing in our way is you."1

Those calm words made Yu Rou tremble from head to toe. Her eyes darted about, unsettled. Nearby, Dan Chenzi stood tall, his entire being radiating a chilling, murderous intent. In the distance, perched atop a towering stone pillar, was Wang Yuan, still and silent, like a demonic tiger wrapped in human flesh.0

Behind her, Li Yixian stood with her sword already drawn.1

Just moments ago, she had seen clearly that Li Yixian truly intended to block her path. In other words, Li Yixian had already chosen to side with Dan Chenzi!2

Under normal circumstances, Yu Rou would have relied on the Verdant-Feather Whitehawk’s astonishing speed to...0