"Little Princess!"

Lu Qingqing shouted hurriedly.

The next moment, an arrow shrouded in a thick, decayed aura pierced through the air.

As the arrow entered her Rectangular Domain, its speed slowed down progressively, the piercing sound reminiscent of a vengeful ghost's wail.

She drew her twin pistols in reverse grip and unleashed a torrent of terrifying Energy Bullets!

Boom!

"You better worry about yourself!"

A chilling Iron Sword shot straight into the sky, crackling with blazing Sword Qi, descending in a devastating slash!

At the very last moment, the surrounding sand and dust surged around Lu Qingqing, condensing into an indestructible Sandstone Shield, blocking the sword falling from the heavens. However, it shattered with a resounding crack!

Ancient Forbidden Spell: Sandstone Shield!

Amidst the deafening impact, she was inevitably flung backwards, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The dark red twin pistols trembled violently in her hands, as if brewing some catastrophic force.

In the shadows of the shattered ruins, Chen Qing panted heavily, his perception blanketing the entire area.

Lin Wanqiu hid behind him with two Alchemists, tending to their injuries.

In the previous explosion, everyone had been seriously injured.

When Ji Xiaoyu and Lu Qingqing crashed over, the thunderous noise left their faces growing increasingly pale.

This was truly the point of no return.

Gu Jianlin looked up, gazing at the majestic domain descending from the heavens, still a few kilometers away.

"Looks like the heavens seek to destroy me."

Lu Zijin, a department minister, naturally saw through everything as well. She said softly, "Historically, those targeted by The Order of the Hidden rarely had good outcomes. Even if they escaped their control, they'd be erased. Most likely, I'll follow in your father's footsteps, Xiao Gu."

She took a deep breath, fumbling for something behind her. "Let's go out and fight them."

Gu Jianlin regarded her seriously. "Minister Lu, are you still holding a trump card?"

"I do have one."

Lu Zijin paused for a second. "But with so many Fifth Ranks, it won't be enough to deal with them all."

Even in her prime, dealing with so many Fifth-Rank Ascenders would be difficult and exhausting.

"Alright."

Gu Jianlin looked at her seriously. "Then save it. It's not time to give up yet."

He pulled out a bottle of Blue Blood and drank it down in one gulp, then turned and ran!

Everyone was dumbfounded, especially those familiar with the young man—they were utterly shocked. Running away in the heat of battle was absolutely not his style, let alone abandoning his comrades to escape alone. Such an act would be a colossal humiliation for him.

That was an insult a million times worse than death.

Lu Qingqing and the two Alchemists, who didn't know him well, froze on the spot.

No one expected that, at the critical moment, this guy would actually run away!

In that instant, the shadow of despair enveloped them.

From the distant temple dome came a cold sneer.

"Trying to run? Today, no one is leaving here alive."

Jiang Hanyi's forehead ignited with pale Ghost Fire, and a colossal ghost face began forming faintly behind him. "Master… oh no, I should call you Mr. Si now. Which one is the student of the King of Qing?"

Si Wei'an, also in Ghost Transformation, suddenly locked eyes on the retreating figure. "Found him!"

The Gun Ghost and Can Jian approached with their respective weapons, smirking coldly.

"Just about ready. Let's make our move."

Poison Scorpion wore a sycophantic grin and said, "Miss Yue Ji, I'll protect you."

Moon Princess said nothing, already contemplating what kind of thunderous move to unleash to inflict maximum damage in one strike.

And in that fleeting instant—

Gu Jianlin had already fled a hundred meters away. He tore off his sunglasses and sand-proof mask, even yanking down his collar. From his backpack, a parrot popped its head out, puffed up its chest, and gazed at the world with undisguised arrogance.

The next moment, the parrot screeched in its shrill voice: "Gu Jianlin, heir of the King of Qing, is here! You Youying Group's rabble, do you dare engage me in battle? You, descendants of Chi, only know how to bully women. What a joke!"

It paused, its voice rising higher and higher, as if to rend the heavens themselves: "You market yourselves as warriors, but killing you is easier than slaying dogs or pigs! Why not prostrate yourselves and beg for mercy now?"

Such audacity.

Such arrogance.

Such… rage-inducing mockery!

Those few sentences ignited the Twilight Candidates' fury like a wildfire!

"Kill him!"

The Twilight Candidates erupted with rage on the spot!

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