Yan Xue's pupils constricted when she saw the red-haired middle-aged man on the Thunder Dragon's back. Her eyes were instantly filled with fear and unease.
"What's wrong?" Lin Ying asked anxiously.
Yan Xue said in a trembling voice, "He … He's … the leader of the Infernal Sect!"
"What?!" Everyone was shocked. They never thought that the random enemy they encountered along the way would be the leader of the Infernal Sect!
Zhu Liya immediately got the Berserk Winged Dragon to stop. She then radiated her perception forward, probing the Fire Sect Leader's cultivation. Cold sweat immediately appeared on her face.
Level eight Martial Ancestor!
Even Prince Namgong in his Battle Qilin form would not be a match for an enemy of this level, let alone a level three Martial Ancestor like her.
Perhaps only Lin Yun had the ability to defeat him.
While Zhu Liya was probing the Li Fire Sect Leader's cultivation level, the Li Fire Sect Leader also radiated his perception outwards, probing everyone's cultivation level.
After detecting everyone's cultivation, the Sect Leader of the Fire Sect revealed a disdainful sneer.
Yan Xue's face was instantly covered in tears. She cried out of guilt and self-blame, "I'm sorry, I … I didn't kill him on purpose, and I didn't drag all of you down with me …
I'm really sorry! I never thought that … things would turn out like this … "
She clearly thought that Lin Yun, who had barged into the Infernal Sect's headquarters alone, had already died at the hands of the leader. That was why she felt so guilty and blamed herself.
After all, Lin Yun had saved her life. Her conscience would naturally be condemned for letting her savior sacrifice himself for her. She would feel guilty and blamed herself for the rest of her life.
"Don't worry, Brother Yun will be fine," Lin Ying immediately comforted Yan Xue.
When Lin Yun had been trapped in the Sorcerer God's Pagoda in the Great Qin Kingdom, everyone had thought that Lin Yun had died. However, Lin Ying firmly believed that Lin Yun had not died.
Thus, at this moment, Lin Ying also firmly believed that Lin Yun would definitely be fine.
After all, Lin Yun could even defeat an expert like Wu Huang. How could he possibly fall into the hands of a level eight Martial Lord?
The Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect appearing here could only mean that he had already left the Li Fire Sect headquarters before Lin Yun arrived. Furthermore, the two of them happened to pass each other halfway.
While everyone was conversing, the Fire Sect Master had already flown in front of them.
He stood on the back of the Pterosaur with his arms crossed and said to Yan Xue in a mocking tone, "My little princess, where do you think you're going?"
Yan Xue wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and said bravely to the Sect Leader of Li Huo Sect, "This matter has nothing to do with them. I can let you do whatever you want to me, but please let them go. I don't want to implicate anyone else!"
Yan Xue was very clear that if the other members of the Li Fire Sect came to capture her, she could still borrow the strength of others to resist.
However, if the Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect came personally, there would be no room for resistance. Even if everyone were to help her, they would only be sacrificed in vain like Lin Yun.
Therefore, she would rather surrender now than let everyone sacrifice themselves for her.
After saying that, Yan Xue leaped from the back of the Pterosaur and landed on the back of the Thunder Dragon, standing in front of the Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect.
The Sect Leader glared at Yan Xue, then reached out and grabbed her neck. He said coldly, "You're already useless."
After saying that, the Sect Leader raised his hand and stabbed it towards Yan Xue's chest.
Pfft!
A palm covered in blood pierced through Yan Xue's back, carrying a large amount of blood that splattered everywhere.
"Yan Xue!" Lin Ying cried out in horror.
Everyone was shocked. They had not expected that the leader of the Lihuo Sect would kill Yan Xue before he could obtain the whereabouts of the evidence.
After piercing through Yan Xue's body, the Sect Leader casually tossed Yan Xue down from the sky.
Hana Mio immediately controlled the rising air currents and stabilized Yan Xue's body in the air, allowing her to slowly descend.
The Sect Leader did not care about this at all. His gaze landed on Lin Ying like a sword. "If you don't want to end up like her, hand over the evidence obediently!"
Lin Ying's face instantly turned as white as a sheet. She had never imagined that the secret between her and Yan Xue would be seen through so easily.
Yan Xue was afraid that she would meet with misfortune along the way and be unable to deliver the evidence to the capital. Hence, she had handed the evidence to Lin Ying.
That way, even if she met with misfortune along the way, Lin Ying could still bring the evidence to the capital and help her complete her mission to save the empire.
The moment she saw the Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect, Yan Xue had never thought that she would survive. She had only hoped that after her death, Lin Ying could successfully bring the evidence back to the capital and stop the Li Fire Sect's conspiracy.
However, she never expected that the Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect would see through her thoughts with a single glance. She did not know how he knew that the evidence was in Lin Ying's hands.
"I won't hand it over to you." Lin Ying looked at the Sect Leader fearlessly. She had no intention of handing over the evidence.
This was because she had promised Yan Xue that if anything happened to her, she would definitely send the evidence back to the capital.
Hence, if she handed over the evidence, not only would she become a person who went back on her word, she would also cause countless people to die in the war. She definitely could not do such a thing.
"Is that so? Then what a pity … "the Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect said coldly.
The moment he said that, he disappeared from the back of the lightning dragon and appeared in front of Lin Ying almost at the same time. He thrust his palm at Lin Ying's chest.
At that critical moment, Julia circulated her Yuan Qi to block in front of Lin Ying. She used the short sword in her hand to block the blood-stained palm.
The Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect was forced to a stop. He looked coldly at Julia and said, "To be able to block my attack without using Yuan Qi, you do have some ability."
"All of you leave. I'll hold him back!" Julia did not show any fear. After all, as an assassin from the Assassination Guild, she often faced targets with a higher cultivation level than her.
"You want to leave? Is that even possible? "The Li Fire Sect's Sect Master sneered disdainfully. Although a torrential amount of Essence erupted from his body, the Li Fire Sect's Sect Master was not able to withstand it.
Bang!
A violent and devastating wave of yuan qi, like a stormy sea, exploded in all directions. Apart from Zhu Liya, everyone else was sent flying backward while vomiting blood.
Lin Ying, Yun Ruoxi, and Zhang Wei lost consciousness in midair.
Shangguan Xiayan and Hana Mio had also suffered serious internal injuries. Fortunately, they were still conscious.
Hana Mio endured the internal injuries and controlled the air currents to stabilize the five falling people. Then, he slowly descended to the ground.
On the back of the berserk winged dragon, only Julia was left. She faced the Sect Leader of the Li Fire Sect alone.
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