"Is this the end?"

Priscilla looked at the heavily injured Hao Wan, deeply embedded in the ground, and was momentarily stunned.

Hao Wan's strength is absolutely not weak.

Especially since Hao Wan had learned the Storm Step, his instantaneous burst speed could exceed the speed of sound. If not for being over thirty and thus unable to compete in the next Four Domains Youth Championship, he would definitely have a chance to break into the top hundred.

Even if she were in peak condition right now, she couldn't severely injure Hao Wan with a single move. Only the deputy city lords who have mastered extraordinary martial techniques could do so.

Moreover, from what she could see of Ye Qinglu, although a gray hood obscured his features, she could sense that Ye Qinglu was definitely not yet thirty, maybe even younger than her.

It's hard to imagine such a genius being nurtured by a faction from Chasing Light City that she had never even heard of.

However, Ye Qinglu, who had clashed head-on with Hao Wan, hadn't escaped unscathed either.

Hao Wan, being of the Mountain Race, was born with incredible strength. When the strength standard for extreme high tier martial artists is 4 tons, the extreme martial artists of the Mountain Race can reach 5 tons. By the time they reach the extreme bone forging realm high tier, their strength can even reach 18 tons. Plus, with the super tier martial technique mastered to perfection, his actual strength had long surpassed 20 tons.

Certainly, Ye Qinglu severely injured Hao Wan with a single move, but Hao Wan, as a top-level bone forging realm expert, had long mastered micromanagement of his entire body. With a tier two weapon, he not only shattered the giant sword formed by condensed power but also deflected the fragments of the B6 level arrows at a critical moment, sending a significant portion of them splashing towards Ye Qinglu.

Even though Ye Qinglu was wearing B6 level battle armor and reacted quickly, she was still hit in the abdomen by one of the splintered B6 level arrows, showing that not everything was fine.

But as Priscilla shifted her gaze to Ye Qinglu, she was utterly shocked.

"Are you alright?"

Priscilla watched as Ye Qinglu stood up from the ground, dusting off her clothes, and directly pulled out the B6-level arrow that had penetrated her B6-level battle armor.

The arrow had some blood on it, but it was clear that the B6 level arrow had only pierced some muscle, not penetrating deep enough to damage her internal organs. In fact, the wound had already clotted and sealed up—it was utterly inhuman.

"You're truly a BOSS. If this energy enveloped my entire body, I would have been severely injured if not dead," Ye Qinglu exclaimed in awe at the power of the Star Energy Construct Secret Technique as she eyed the B6-level arrow that had already shattered into several segments.

The shattered arrow deflected by Hao Wan carried tens of tons of force purely in terms of strength. Under normal circumstances, even a B6-level battle armor could not withstand such force from a metal of the same level and could easily be pierced through both sides.

But the energy enveloping her body forcefully reduced the strength of the shattered arrow through repulsion, leaving it with only enough force to pierce the skin and part of the muscle, with the defense capability being nothing short of miraculous.

Moreover, her recovery power was two to three times that of the first layer of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique at perfection. The wound, in just this short time, had nearly healed, and in ten more seconds would fully recover.

"Sis, are you okay?" asked Yiye Fuyun, who had hurried over with concern.

Now, their team consisted of only three people. If Ye Qinglu, the strongest among them, went down, he and Xiaoyuan would find it very difficult to survive in the Wraith Mountain Range in a normal state. Without Ye Qinglu, who could contend with a Junior Lord in a normal state, the two of them would have to resort to the Star Energy Construct Secret Technique as their only option.

The Star Energy Construct Secret Technique consumes a large amount of energy and stamina every time it's activated, lasting only up to five minutes. Resupplying it can only be done by absorbing a Type Two Energy Potion, which is a secret technique reserved for critical moments, and using it against a Junior Lord would be too wasteful.

"I'm okay. I only lost half a move," Ye Qinglu shook her head and walked towards the embedded Hao Wan, intending to finish him off.

From afar, Priscilla watched this scene, momentarily at a loss for words.

Indeed, Ye Qinglu had lost half a move in the exchange, but Hao Wan had lost half his life.

Just as Ye Qinglu was drawing her sword to finish off Hao Wan, the gravely wounded Hao Wan suddenly began to laugh.

"Oh, Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall! I don't care what kind of force you are, but you and whoever's backing you don't know the kind of faction you've provoked!"

"Dare to go against us, Smiling Skull? Not even the Domain City can protect you. Once other squads find our bodies, prepare for endless revenge and destruction!"

After saying that, Hao Wan struggled to touch an instrument strapped to his waist with his ruined hand.

"Not good! Stop him!"

Priscilla quickly shouted in the language of the Human Race upon seeing this.

Priscilla's warning came too late. As Hao Wan's ruined hand touched the instrument on his waist, it emitted a beam of light that shot into the sky, exploding in mid-air to form a small sun-like red ball of light, visible clearly even from tens of kilometers away.

"Damn it! Still too slow!"

Priscilla stepped onto Hao Wan using an illusionary step, her face darkening as she looked at the already self-sacrificed Hao Wan.

"A signal flare?" Ye Qinglu looked at the red ball of light hanging in the sky and curiously asked Priscilla, "Does this mean more Smiling Skull people will be coming soon?"

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