Crack!

Under this twisted tearing, the blue barrier in front of Water Heart Half Saint suddenly collapsed, but at the moment of collapse, Water Heart Half Saint had already retreated several dozen meters away, avoiding the claw attack pouring out.

This dangerous attack also left Water Heart Half Saint unable to focus on Ling Chen's situation; all she could do now was fully engage with the enemy before her, not allowing them to have the freedom to deal with Ling Chen.

If Ling Chen hasn't lost, but she's the one dragging behind, then it would be her fault. Her dignity as a mid-level Semi-Saint does not permit her to lose here, to die like this. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

A piercing gleam shot from her azure eyes as the barrier around Water Heart Half Saint expanded and solidified, becoming much stronger. That barrier force also grew much more powerful.

The black-clothed male snorted coldly, once again tearing through the void with a claw, his body splitting into two figures, attacking from different angles.

Pop!

Two ripples appeared beneath Water Heart Half Saint's feet; she struck out with both palms, the space in front twisted, creating a water curtain out of thin air, soft and squirming in the void.

The violent claw light was still neutralized by this soft water curtain.

But even more ferocious attacks followed, and the rebound force of the water curtain was ultimately limited, consuming Water Heart Half Saint's True Qi. Once the True Qi is exhausted, naturally, the rebound force loses its power source, lacking follow-up force.

Water Heart Half Saint felt a slight heaviness in her heart; she was relying on the power of the elixir to have her current combat strength. Once the elixir's power fades, her strength will fall back to its original state, making her impossible to match the black-clothed male at that time.

She could only pray in her heart for Ling Chen, hoping he could withstand the pressure and resolve the battle quickly.

But on second thought, such an idea seems quite absurd, expecting the young generation to create miracles and defeat two Half-Saint powerhouses. Isn't that too far-fetched?

At this moment, Ling Chen was under the dual shroud of mists and poison fog, with phantom skulls and faces continually emitting terrifying howls, as if truly placing someone in hell.

"I don't believe you can truly be immune to all poisons!"

Thousand Faces Venerable was also shrouded in mist, sensing no movement from Ling Chen's position, a cold glint appeared in his eyes, not believing that even this couldn't subdue Ling Chen!

Simultaneously, he rushed in, eyes locked on Ling Chen's silhouette under the smoke, then suddenly swung his hand, launching countless poison darts, enveloping Ling Chen, turning him into a hornet's nest.

Thousand Faces Venerable chuckled coldly, but in the next instance, Ling Chen's silhouette suddenly dispersed in his vision, as if collapsing into a cloud of dust.

"Not good!"

Thousand Faces Venerable inwardly cursed, furious and shocked, quickly operating True Qi to retract all surrounding phantom faces, condensing them around him into giant faces for defense.

Boom!

Just as his defense was formed, Ling Chen's sword arrived with lightning speed, slashing at the giant face behind Thousand Faces Venerable with a "crack" sound, splitting it in half!

The sword light tore through the giant face, and the immense sword energy poured onto Thousand Faces Venerable's back.

Gush!

Thousand Faces Venerable was struck heavily, his whole body blasted away, spewing blood wildly.

With one sword strike sending Thousand Faces Venerable flying, Ling Chen revealed himself, feeling thankful toward Thousand Faces Venerable and the black-clothed woman. In front of Water Heart Half Saint, he had many tactics he couldn't easily employ since no one knew what kind of person the opponent truly was. But now, with these layers of black mist covering, people outside couldn't see the situation inside, allowing him to unleash his full potential without any reservations.

"Blue Lotus Capture!"

Without any pause, Ling Chen's eyes flickered coldly, and he executed another move from the Green Lotus Sword Song, the Blue Lotus Capture.

A massive blue lotus of sword qi gathered in the void, continually absorbing Spiritual Qi from the void to strengthen itself, enveloping Thousand Faces Venerable's figure.

The sword qi lotus began to spin rapidly, each lotus leaf radiating an extremely sharp edge, like the sharpest sword qi in the world.

Thousand Faces Venerable's face changed drastically. He stabilized his figure and formed hand seals; in an instant, phantom faces flew from all directions like moths to flame, pouncing on the massive blue lotus.

Swish, swish, swish, swish!

Each phantom face collided with the sword qi lotus and dissipated into nothingness, weakening the power of the sword qi lotus, but the effect was minimal, only slightly slowing the lotus's advance, unable to shake it at all.

"Help me!"

Thousand Faces Venerable cried out in terror, quickly turning to the black-clothed woman for help.

The black-clothed woman seemed prepared to act; as her palms struck out, two streams of black True Qi entered two skeleton heads. The next moment, the two skeleton heads swiftly expanded to a hundred meters in size, exuding monstrous might.

Seeing this, Ling Chen's expression grew solemn; the attack of the black-clothed woman, just by its aura, was comparable to his sword qi lotus. Her strength was probably much greater than Thousand Faces Venerable's.

Whine!

Extremely shrill howls emanated from the skeleton heads' mouths. The moment the black-clothed woman struck, a massive skeleton head suddenly shot out towards the sword qi lotus.

"Truly troublesome."

Ling Chen found it impossible to instantly defeat Thousand Faces Venerable. If this black-clothed woman dissolved his Blue Lotus Capture, it would be twice as difficult to later deal with Thousand Faces Venerable, the cunning old fox.

However, as Ling Chen pondered, a flash of light suddenly crossed the black-clothed woman's dark eyes. Her palm abruptly shifted, sending out an invisible wave, steering the massive skeleton head away from the sword qi lotus, directing it to charge rapidly at Thousand Faces Venerable instead!

"What?!"

Thousand Faces Venerable's complexion drastically changed; he assumed he would be rescued, with all his focus on blocking Ling Chen's sword qi lotus. How could he have anticipated the skeleton head would suddenly come at him?

Yet, before he could say more, the enormous skeleton head opened wide, swallowing Thousand Faces Venerable whole!

"No! What are you doing! You traitor!"

Thousand Faces Venerable hadn't expected the black-clothed woman to suddenly ambush him, and he screamed hysterically.

The black-clothed woman merely shook her head, unmoved, "I'm sorry, Thousand Faces, sacrificing you was the Sect Leader's decision. I'm just following orders."

"Sacrificing me? Why? I've done so much for the Sect; why does the Sect Leader want me dead?" Thousand Faces Venerable continued to roar in fury.

"Then you should ask the Sect Leader himself."

The black-clothed woman's voice was cold. She then clasped her jade hand, and the huge skeleton head's eyes emitted a red light, followed by an eerie chewing sound ringing out, mixed with Thousand Faces Venerable's heartrending screams.