This statement also caused the other four members of the World King Palace to burst into laughter.
"So you finally deign to show yourselves."
"I guess they must be nearly roasted by now."
"Today, these two will lose their lives here!"
"Daring to offend our World King Palace... they’re simply courting death!"
Shao Zirui pointed at Long Chen and Chu Lingjun, his voice cold. "Focus your fire on that position! I want them blown to bits!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Shao Zirui’s words, the four members of the World King Palace gave a sinister laugh, their gazes locking onto Long Chen and Chu Lingjun’s position. They increased the infusion of their battle qi, and the Fiery Fire Array began to operate faster and faster.
Several pillars of fire, burning with intense flames, shot straight toward Long Chen and Chu Lingjun.
Just as the Barrier was about to shatter from their efforts, Long Chen and Chu Lingjun were forced to stop their assault. They had already sensed the imminent danger and immediately gathered their battle qi, forming a Defensive Barrier in front of themselves to fend off the oncoming attack.
Watching the fire pillars assault them relentlessly, Long Chen and Chu Lingjun dared not show any negligence or let down their guard, swiftly circulating the battle qi within their bodies.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A volley of fire pillars struck, bombarding Long Chen and Chu Lingjun. The extremely hot flames instantly enveloped them. Under this intense heat, they felt as if they were trapped in a steamer, causing them immense discomfort.
Before they could recover, several more fire pillars descended from the sky!
This time, both Long Chen and Chu Lingjun’s knees buckled simultaneously. Under the massive impact, they could barely hold on. A trickle of blood escaped the corners of their mouths; they had suffered significant internal injuries.
"This isn’t even an offensive formation, yet it’s already left us in such a sorry state," Chu Lingjun said, resisting valiantly. "If this continues, I’m afraid we’re really going to die here."
Hearing this, Long Chen’s brows immediately furrowed. He stared intently at Chu Lingjun, his tone resolute. "You got involved in this mess because of me. No matter what, even if I die, I won’t let anything happen to you!"
His words left Chu Lingjun momentarily stunned, making her forget the danger they were in and the pain wracking her body.
Long Chen, however, did not notice this. All he could think about now was how to get Chu Lingjun out of this place safely. He stared intently at the cracking Barrier. After a moment of thought, a look of determination flashed in his eyes.
Following that, Long Chen directly scooped Chu Lingjun into his arms and leaped toward the Barrier.
The sudden move left Chu Lingjun too surprised to react. All she saw was a pillar of fire rapidly growing larger before her very eyes!
True Dragon Combat Technique!
In that critical moment, Long Chen immediately activated this Body Refinement Realm! At the same time, he quickly enveloped his entire body in battle qi.
BOOM!
Long Chen blocked the pillar of fire with his own body. Clutching Chu Lingjun tightly, he rushed toward the Barrier and threw a punch at one of the cracks.
With a loud BANG, the Barrier, already weakened by their joint assault, finally shattered under the force of his punch!
We’ve finally done it!
Elated, Long Chen immediately leaped out with Chu Lingjun, clearing the range of the formation.
Chu Lingjun was somewhat dazed. She had never anticipated that in such a dire moment, Long Chen could actually break through the formation and the Barrier with her in tow.
Once they were clear, Long Chen finally released Chu Lingjun from his embrace.
"Let’s go!"
Hearing his words, Chu Lingjun slowly snapped out of her stupor and quickly followed him away from the scene.
Meanwhile, the members of the World King Palace above were bombarding the area with glee.
"Blasting them like this, they definitely won’t be able to hold on!"
"Hold on? Are you kidding? I bet they’re nothing but ash by now."
"Haha, that’s the guy who killed the Great Elder’s great-grandson. Now that we’ve eliminated him, we can say we’ve performed a great service!"
A wide smile was plastered on Shao Zirui’s face. But then, his expression froze. He sensed that the Barrier he had set up had been broken!
He narrowed his eyes. The Divine Sense imprint Liu Teng had given him had dimmed considerably. This meant that Long Chen and Xia Duoduo had already gotten some distance away. He immediately cursed, "Bastards!"
His outburst startled the four World King Palace members behind him. Their smiles vanished, and they looked at Shao Zirui in confusion. "What’s wrong?"
"’What’s wrong?’" Shao Zirui was livid. "You fools! Haven’t you realized those two have escaped?"
"Escaped?"
"How is that possible?"
Hearing Shao Zirui’s words, the four World King Palace members looked at him in utter disbelief.
"Where did they go?" one of the members asked frantically. If they failed this mission, the punishment awaiting them would be horrifying.
"Useless fools!" Shao Zirui snarled instead of answering.
The four members immediately bowed their heads, not daring to utter another word.
Seething, Shao Zirui glanced at the Divine Sense imprint, then led the four members to resume their pursuit of Long Chen and Chu Lingjun.