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After clashing with the Asura King for a few moments, Yan Yu immediately found that this fellow's toughness and resistance to attack were extraordinary.

Ordinary Sword Control Technique attacks could only leave a shallow wound on his body, like a cut from nail clippers, unable to inflict any real damage.

The killing effect of Sword Control Slash was slightly better, but at most, it just made him bleed a little.

Yan Yu quickly determined that this "BOSS" was designed by The Secret Realm of Lígōng to be a powerful enemy that "must be tackled and worn down by multiple people." Its defense and health were ridiculously high.

The only weakness was at the position of the eyes; his left eye had been destroyed by a White Rainbow Piercing the Sun, proving that the defense there wasn't very strong.

If subsequent attacks could strike the same spot, they might be able to penetrate deeper and reach the brain.

However, the Asura King was now on guard, extending a hand of bronze and steel to cover his cheek, shielding his eye and the wound tightly, while his right hand kept swinging the flaming hammer-axe, trying to squash Yan Yu like a fly.

After probing for a moment, Yan Yu confirmed that the Asura King was very cautious and was unlikely to leave any openings for attack.

Time to escape; no need to waste time.

At that moment, his sword light shifted sideways, turning sharply towards the distance from a blind spot in the Asura King's vision as he covered his face with his palm, and he fled swiftly.

The Asura King, realizing what happened a moment too late, suddenly opened his bloodied mouth and spat out a flaming lance. It crossed the long distance in an instant, aiming straight for Yan Yu's back.

As Yan Yu fled with the speed of his sword light, he suddenly twisted mid-air, turned around, and positioned his sword horizontally, catching the flaming lance with the blade. The explosion from the impact pushed him even further away, and he quickly vanished from the Asura King's sensing range.

This series of exchanges was as quick as lightning, with the outcome decided in the blink of an eye, thrilling the spectators from Lu Country watching from outside.

Looking over at the Lihuayuan broadcast, just as Yan Yu had flown away, Choi Seung-hyun and Zheng Nanzhu arrived on the scene.

In order to catch the opportunity when the Asura King was attacking Yan Yu, the two forcefully broke away from the pursuing Asurans, with Zheng Nanzhu even sustaining some injuries—having finally caught up, they saw Yan Yu already long gone, while the Asura King, with bulging eyes, gasping for air, turned around and coldly looked at the two Goryeo swordsmen.

You might have escaped quickly, but what will your companions do now?

Seeing the situation turn dire, Zheng Nanzhu quickly turned to flee, only to notice the Asuran crowd had caught up.

"Above!" Choi Seung-hyun urgently reminded.

With a powerful enemy ahead and pursuers behind, trapped on both sides, it would seem like certain death for a normal person, but the actions of Sword Immortals are three-dimensional, which still left a glimmer of hope for survival.

The two ascended straight up with their swordsmanship, while below them the Asurans and the Asura King, rising through flames, chased after the two Goryeo swordsmen. They left the valley full of magma rivers and sulfuric black smoke below and entered the red plains above.

Choi Seung-hyun, leading Zheng Nanzhu in flight, saw they couldn't shake off the pursuers and gritted his teeth, saying:

"If this goes on, we won't shake them off and will be drained of True Yuan, leading to certain death!"

"You're not thinking of abandoning me, are you?" Zheng Nanzhu went pale, "Don't be foolish! Even if we split up and run, they have more people and can just as easily divide to chase after us!"

"Exactly!" Choi Seung-hyun said through gritted teeth, "So our only plan now is to seek help from the superheroes!"

Zheng Nanzhu's face also turned pale at that.

When Transcendents enter this Mysterious Realm, they are randomly transported to one of six checkpoints as their starting point, but with the Allied Forces comprising three factions with large numbers, even divided by six, there are still many—before reaching the valley in this checkpoint, they had already encountered six superheroes from the Superhero Alliance.

Although the superheroes and the Lihuayuan Swordsmen were political allies, on an individual level, they didn't share much of a connection. Moreover, the communication was hindered by language barriers, so they only shared a brief glance from a distance before each going their own way.

Now being pursued by the Asura King, the only idea Choi Seung-hyun had was to lead the king to the six superheroes.

The others hadn't witnessed the Asura King's imperviousness to blades and spears and would most likely launch a preliminary attack. By the time they realized the difficulty and decided to run, he and Nanzhu would have already escaped far away!

Of course, using allies as cannon fodder wasn't noble, so Choi Seung-hyun framed it as "seeking help from the superheroes," though everyone understood the real implication.

Zheng Nanzhu kept silent, knowing there was no other choice at that moment but to consent to Choi Seung-hyun's plan, beginning to search for traces of superheroes nearby.

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Meanwhile, Liu Longtao and Xie Ruoxi were both magic practitioners proficient in powerful Taoism Method spells. They had forcefully stood against Meng Po's gloomy spells and managed to kill her off.

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After the fight, Liu Longtao pulled Xie Ruoxi to the side without a word, pressed his palms together in entreaty, and said:

"Xie Ruoxi, I have a good relationship with Old Yan, so please cut me some slack and follow my command, okay? Next time, don't just start blasting Thunder Method at first sight, I'm really begging you here. Don't force me to kneel down and beg, okay?"

"The captain told me to clear the level as soon as possible and rush to the Departure Palace Gate," Xie Ruoxi said, frowning.

"Clearing the level quickly doesn't always mean we can get it done just by killing and killing." Liu Longtao queried, "Some enemies could have been negotiated with instead of fought, right? Didn't you just start a fight directly and now we're wasting time having to kill them?"

Xie Ruoxi fell silent.

She had originally underestimated Meng Po because of her hunched figure, thinking one blast of Thunder Method would be enough to eliminate her. But then the enemy transformed into a huge monster, and it took her and Liu Longtao quite an effort to handle it. Feeling guilty, she tacitly allowed him to take the lead in command.

Liu Longtao breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the messy stall and wondered whether not drinking the Meng Po Soup would affect their strategy for the upcoming Mysterious Realm.

They could only take things one step at a time.

Upon reaching the banks of the Forgetfulness River and stepping onto the Naihe Bridge, they saw countless ghostly hands emerge from the river, clawing and grabbing at them.

Liu Longtao immediately brandished his Ying Long Sword and executed the move "Phoenix Dances Through Nine Heavens," chopping off all the ghostly hands that reached out from every direction. Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

However, these ghostly hands were endless. The moment they got severed by the Ying Long Sword, double or even triple the number would reemerge from beneath the river's surface to grab at them.

Even Lord Master, employing his full strength in swordsmanship, couldn't stop the ever-increasing ghostly hands - he had to abandon the idea of conserving True Yuan and directly cast Taoism Method.

A massive fire dragon spiraled and danced, burning the surrounding ghostly hands to the point where they shook uncontrollably, unable to approach the two.

Liu Longtao employed Taoism Method with all his might, but when he glanced back, he almost spat out blood:

Xie Ruoxi just stood there, hesitant, looking at him as if to say, "Shouldn't we try communicating first?"

Communicate? With these ghostly hands grabbing at us!

"Fight!" Liu Longtao, unable to bear it any longer, yelled at the top of his lungs.

Xie Ruoxi immediately relaxed, as if she had been waiting what felt like an eternity for the command, and started throwing Jade Pivot Thunder everywhere. Wherever the thunderstorm passed, all ghostly hands were turned to ash.

Fighting as they went, they quickly crossed the Naihe Bridge and reached the opposite shore, escaping the clutches of the ghostly hands from the river.

Liu Longtao finally felt at ease. Turning his head to look at the wooden-faced Xie Ruoxi, a surge of grievance and anger exploded within him. He forcefully repressed his discontent and asked:

"Why didn't you act earlier?"

"You said not to act on first sight and to listen to your command," Xie Ruoxi replied honestly. "You didn't tell me to kill, so I thought it wasn't right for me to act."

Liu Longtao instantly sucked in a breath of cold air, choked and unable to utter a word, nearly passing out from shock.

Could this woman be the legendary "natural airhead"?

Old Yan, the members of your team are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers, treasures all!

He remained silent for a long, long time before managing to calm his emotions and force out a gentle expression, slowly saying:

"My fault for not making it clear earlier: if the enemy attacks us, we kill; if they don't attack and want to communicate, we hold off; if I give a command, we go by my orders. Got it this time?"

"Oh." Xie Ruoxi immediately had a look of realization. "Well, you should have said that earlier."

Liu Longtao inwardly roared: Does this really need to be said? Does it? Wouldn't any normal person adapt spontaneously without command and prioritize commands when given? Didn't they teach you these basics when you attended the theoretical classes at the Zhendong Cultivator Academy?

But Xie Ruoxi was unaware of his internal thoughts and continued to justify fiercely:

"Ling Yun always lays out the tactics clearly within the team: whether to fight or not, and how to fight, it's always stated before the action. If you don't give instructions beforehand and only correct them afterward, how am I supposed to know? Oh well, forget it. After we finish this Mysterious Realm mission, I'll have Ling Yun teach you how to arrange tactics properly."

Liu Longtao: …

Damn, my fists are aching.