"It's still too difficult for me to cope with the peak of Mahayana's eighth turn. I tried my best and fought with injuries to barely win." Ethan let out a long breath.

My realm is still not enough.

You must look for attribute treasures of heaven and earth as soon as possible, or new fishing spots to increase the reward limit and obtain rarer and more precious treasures.

Use it to break through the peak of the 4th stage and then breakthrough the realm of Nirvana!

At this moment, Alissa's face was pale, her forehead covered in beads of sweat.

Blood dripped from between her mouth and nose.

She was breathing heavily, her long hair disheveled and wild, her entire being on the verge of collapse.

Now Alissa could only rely on one breath.

As soon as this breath slipped away, she would lose consciousness and faint.

And Ethan had already crippled her foundation.

Even if she woke up, she would likely be a crippled shadow of her former self.

Ethan pulled his arm from Alissa's body.

But his attempt was met with desperate and powerful resistance.

"Haha... Once you enter, don't think about leaving so easily!" Alissa gritted her teeth, eyes wide with furious resolve.

"Yeah?" Ethan snorted coldly, exerting force on his palms.

Alissa's face contorted in pain as she screamed fiercely but refused to release her grip on Ethan's arm.

"Here comes the sword!"

Ethan stretched out his other hand.

Alissa summoned the last of her strength and reached out with her other hand to grab Ethan's arm just as it was about to wield the sword.

The two locked in a savage struggle once more.

Alissa pressed her ribs, blocking Ethan's arm embedded in her abdomen.

She roared with fierce determination.

Use this to maintain your shaky will! Today, even if I not die, I'll be crippled.

"It would be worse to be crippled than to kill me."

In this desperate moment, Alissa resolved to burn her own soul and imprison Ethan with it.

Because she sensed a familiar presence nearby.

Members of the Ashenvale family were arriving.

"Just hold on for half a minute."

Boom~!

A violent, bloody aura radiated outward from Alissa's center.

Ethan's face grew grave.

Alissa had begun to burn her soul.

This was a death wish.

Although burning soul erupted with immense power, the very source of her soul would dissipate.

The inevitable end: a complete death without reincarnation, no chance to transcend.

"What is this woman planning?"

Ethan furrowed his brow.

He glanced up toward the night sky.

Dozens of streaks of light flew past overhead.

Ethan's senses detected dozens of Mahayana realm experts headed straight his way.

Their auras locked onto him with predatory precision.

Eight of them were at fifth-turn Mahayana or higher.

One at the eighth-turn Mahayana realm.

Another possessed the formidable nine-turn Mahayana, nearly matching Noel Ashenvale himself!

Such a vast formation naturally drew widespread attention.

"That's... from the Ashenvale family!" onlookers whispered breathlessly.

"Why did Ashenvale family members come so fast? The Holy Land of Endless Mountains is still thousands of kilometers away!"

"The Ashenvale family members who came to Noble Sun City for the Treasure Appraisal Conference are not just Noel Ashenvale and Alissa, but also many powerful elders."

"Yet, due to other duties, they remain not far from Noble Sun City."

"Damn, the second Elder of Ashenvale is ruthless. To call Ethan sinister, yet he himself is just as cruel."

"He may have summoned reinforcements at the battle's start."

"Indeed, the second Elder is no less ruthless than Ethan. He never intended to let Ethan leave."

The crowd murmured as one of the golden streaks approached first.

A middle-aged man in golden robes appeared.

This was North, the ninth Elder of the Ashenvale family.

North did not hesitate.

He rushed at Ethan, golden long sword shimmering fiercely in his hand.

His aura pulsed with the terrifying power of a nine-turn Mahayana Realm cultivator.

His ferocious momentum shattered houses on his path.

Only a handful protected by strong spiritual energy withstood the devastation.

North eyed the battlefield coldly.

Sixth Elder—Alissa—was in dire condition, her soul ablaze and close to death.

On the other side, the second elder struggled against Magnus.

And Cain Ashenvale, the young master and future hope of Ashenvale family, lay on the ground like a broken doll.

Bloodied, battered, utterly deposed.

Fortunately, the second Elder had fed a life-saving elixir to Cain.

But North could clearly detect Cain's dantian and meridians were devastated—his cultivation foundation ruined.

"Ethan!"

"To injure my sister, depose our young master—dare to challenge the Ashenvale family. You shall die!"

North roared, eyes blazing with murderous intent.

Thunder and lightning crackled along his long sword's edge.

Vowing to claim Ethan's life with this blade.

"Not good!"

Ethan's expression shifted dramatically.

Noel Ashenvale had alerted the rest of the family.

No wonder Alissa burned her soul to trap him—waiting for reinforcements.

At this critical moment, Ethan was shackled by Alissa and vulnerable to enemy assault.

"Ethan, retreat quickly!"

Rain's shout cut through the tension.

"Fist, explode!"

Ethan roared furiously.

He poured essence and blood into his fists, syncing with the final remnants of the Abyssal Sixteen Art's last strike.

Five layers of potent intent burst forth.

Bang bang bang~!

The huge force crashed into Alissa's broken body five times in succession.

At last, Alissa could no longer endure.

Her abdomen exploded violently.

Her body split in two.

Blood and flesh sprayed gruesomely.

Ethan turned to retreat—but the golden-clad middle-aged man was already upon him.

Sword in hand, he was less than a foot from Ethan.

Half of Alissa's body plummeted from the sky.

The backlash from her burning soul surged rapidly.

Red cracks spiderwebbed across her body like a statue poised to shatter under fierce bombardment.

Pain was absent from her face, replaced by a solemn, sad smile.

"Ethan, I said, if you mess with my Ashenvale family, you will be doomed!"

"Although I die today, you can't survive either!"

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