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Chapter 737: Buying Time

Zhang Li blocked this attack, saving Ma Yuanjin's old life.

The light screen released by the magical artifact shattered. Zhang Li flashed, pulling up Ma Yuanjin, who was slumped on the ground, then retreated a distance to avoid being affected again later.

Wang Yiming also flashed back a distance, but several small stones had opened bleeding holes in his body.

Just as the two holy lights descended, Yang Haoran and Xu Meijing had considered not confronting them directly. Although they didn't understand formations as much as Ma Yuanjin, they could feel the holy light's suppressive effect on their Spirit Power.

Their choice to meet it head-on was to prevent the two holy lights from striking the ground directly. Had they hit the ground unimpeded, the impact on Ma Yuanjin and the other two would have been far more severe.

After Yang Haoran and Xu Meijing intervened, the holy light's power was somewhat depleted, and its destructive force upon landing would be diminished, thereby reducing the impact on the three.

“How much longer do you plan to hold back? ”

Yang Haoran and Xu Meijing both stabilized themselves, standing close together. Xu Meijing's face was frosty as she spoke in a low voice. Yang Haoran could tell that a furious rage was building within her, on the verge of eruption.

They dared not expose their true strength because once it was revealed, it would inevitably arouse suspicion in others. If only enemies remained present, then it would be another matter entirely; they wouldn't need to be so secretive, fully unleashing their power to either kill their enemies and keep their secrets safe, or be killed themselves, in which case the secrets wouldn't matter anyway.

But the problem was that the people still alive on the scene weren't just their enemies.

Xu Meijing could see that Yang Haoran seemed to have some connection with the three surviving individuals present, especially Wang Yiming, whose relationship appeared quite deep. If they exposed their true strength in front of these three, how would they handle the aftermath?

If she and Yang Haoran died here, there would naturally be nothing more to say. But if the ones who died weren't them, but the other party, then how would they deal with Wang Yiming and the other two afterwards?

Should they simply kill all three?

Or allow the three to know their true strength, letting suspicion bloom in their hearts?

Xu Meijing knew that Yang Haoran was still unwilling to expose his true strength because he was undoubtedly considering this very issue.

It was precisely because she understood Yang Haoran's predicament that she, like him, had not unleashed her full power.

However, at this point, Zhang Changchun had pushed her to such an extreme that she truly didn't want to endure any longer. She only wanted to kill this charlatan in front of her and vent her inner rage, which was why she posed that question to Yang Haoran.

Although it was just a brief sentence, it contained immense fury and killing intent. Yang Haoran understood Xu Meijing's temperament; if this situation wasn't resolved soon, she would certainly abandon all restraint and unleash her full power, which would likely spell trouble for Ma Yuanjin and the other two who witnessed it.

“Buy me a few breaths of time. ”

Yang Haoran offered no persuasion or explanation, merely requesting Xu Meijing to buy him a few breaths of time.

Though Yang Haoran said nothing more, Xu Meijing seemed to intuit what he intended to do. She likewise said nothing, simply nodding lightly.

Yang Haoran wasted no words, directly entrusting Zhang Changchun to Xu Meijing's handling. As for himself, his figure flashed, appearing directly in front of Wang Yiming.

Wang Yiming, having just been affected, had only just managed to steady himself after spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood. Before he could even catch his breath, Yang Haoran suddenly appeared before him.

He jumped in fright, thinking someone was trying to seize the opportunity to attack him, and instinctively tried to dodge.

But how could his speed compare to Yang Haoran's? Just as he was about to dodge, Yang Haoran's hand had already seized him.

“Don't move! ”

Wang Yiming wanted to resist, but a warning sound entered his ears. The voice felt familiar, making him freeze in surprise.

The next instant, he reacted, realizing that the one holding him was none other than Yang Haoran. His tension immediately dissipated, and he abandoned all resistance.

He still held great trust in Yang Haoran; after all, they hadn't known each other for just a day or two.

Furthermore, if Yang Haoran wanted to harm him, he wouldn't have saved him just now. So, upon realizing it was Yang Haoran who had seized him, he immediately abandoned any thought of resistance, letting Yang Haoran hold him as they shot upwards.

As Yang Haoran shot skyward, gripping Wang Yiming, he conjured two black chains with a flick of his wrist.

These two black chains, like two streaks of black lightning, appeared before Zhang Li and Ma Yuanjin. The two instinctively tried to dodge, but their speed was simply incomparable to Yang Haoran's, and they were instantly bound tightly by the chains.

Their reactions were similar to Wang Yiming's; at first, they both intended to resist, but upon seeing that Yang Haoran was the one acting, they successively gave up, allowing Yang Haoran to tug the chains, pulling their bodies high into the air.

With their strength, even if they had resisted, they might not have been able to break free from Yang Haoran's grasp. Moreover, seeing that Yang Haoran didn't seem to intend them harm, they allowed their bodies to be pulled by him as he shot upwards.

None of the three were fools, so they had a faint idea of what Yang Haoran was trying to do.

Since they could guess Yang Haoran's intentions, Zhang Changchun naturally could as well.

“Trying to escape? Not so easy! ”

Zhang Changchun roared, immediately activating the Array Disk in his hand, intending to use the formation's power to stop Yang Haoran. However, at that very moment, several sharp blade energies surged from below, tearing through the void, rapidly hurtling towards him!

Far from being alarmed, Zhang Changchun instead let out a cold snort. Although Xu Meijing still possessed some power at this moment, he didn't take her seriously at all.

With the Array Disk activated in his hand, a holy light descended from the overhead formation, instantly obliterating the blade energies with lightning speed!

After destroying the blade energies, the holy light's power was not yet depleted, and it continued to hurtle straight down towards Xu Meijing below.

Though this holy light had little power left, he believed that if it hit Xu Meijing, it would absolutely gravely injure her!

However, he felt this wasn't quite enough. Under his control, another holy light descended right after, aiming not just to severely injure Xu Meijing, but to utterly eliminate her!

His speed was swift. After directing two holy lights to attack Xu Meijing, he immediately maneuvered the Town Soul Tower to block Yang Haoran and the three others from leaving.

Yang Haoran had long since considered the formation overhead. So, as he brought Ma Yuanjin and the other two upwards, he first evaded the formation's strike range. While this took a bit more time, it was safer.

Moreover, given his speed, escaping the formation's coverage with the three of them wouldn't take him long.

Facing the whistling Town Soul Tower, Yang Haoran violently waved his hand, and several chains suddenly materialized, binding the Town Soul Tower and fixing it in mid-air.

The Town Soul Tower shuddered, emitting a booming sound. All the chains wrapped around it shattered into dust, dissipating as Yin Qi.

However, the very instant the Town Soul Tower broke free from the chains, a massive hand, formed from Spirit Power, abruptly appeared and slammed down fiercely onto the equally large Town Soul Tower!

Boom! ! !

The Town Soul Tower was sent flying directly by this colossal hand. At this moment, Yang Haoran, with Ma Yuanjin and the other two, was already nearing the barrier's light screen above.

Zhang Changchun's expression changed dramatically. He had initially thought Yang Haoran had little power left, but he never expected him to still be so ferocious.

Naturally, he couldn't watch Yang Haoran approach the barrier. The Town Soul Tower had been knocked away, and it was likely too late to control it to pursue them again. Helplessly, he could only activate the Array Disk in his hand, using the formation's power to stop Yang Haoran!

Under his control, the overhead formation suddenly vanished, only to reappear, astonishingly, directly above Yang Haoran!

This formation, capable of releasing holy light, was surprisingly not fixed, but could move freely as needed!