CHAPTER 1249: CHAPTER 1249: RESCUE

Boom——

Rumble——

Zhang Hongying desperately resisted Liu Yong’s attack, but she was severely injured and had little spiritual power left. Under Liu Yong’s offensive, she feared she couldn’t hold on for long.

Liu Yong’s strength was about equal to hers, but at the moment, he was in better condition. It was extremely difficult for her to resist his attack.

Zhang Hongying suddenly felt some regret. If she had known, she wouldn’t have had a fierce battle with Lin Chen, which caused her to fall into such a predicament.

At present, her strength was getting weaker and weaker. If Liu Yong seized the opportunity, it was feared she would die and her soul would disperse here.

"One way or another, it’s a death sentence. I’ll fight you to the end."

Looking at Liu He, Zhang Hongying roared angrily, bit her finger, and squeezed out five drops of crimson essence blood.

Immediately, the essence blood emitted a red light, and Zhang Hongying’s aura surged dramatically.

"A secret technique to burn the essence blood?"

Liu Yong looked at Zhang Hongying, whose aura had suddenly increased, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

To him, Zhang Hongying’s move was nothing but a dying struggle.

He had heard before that the Zhang family had a secret technique to burn essence blood to temporarily enhance cultivation, but he had never witnessed it. Today was a good chance to see what was extraordinary about it.

Boom——

However, just as Liu Yong was full of anticipation, he suddenly found that Zhang Hongying had somehow appeared behind him.

When Zhang Hongying flashed to his back, countless ice cones congealed in the surrounding space. The previously ordinary weather instantly turned into a world of ice and snow, with the space filled with cold and frost flowers.

Slash——

In an instant, Zhang Hongying slashed out with a sword, and the powerful Sword Qi suddenly fell, slashing towards Liu Yong.

Under this sword, the surrounding space was frozen and simultaneously cut in half by a slicing force.

Liu Yong’s face changed dramatically at the sight, and he hurriedly channeled his spiritual power to resist the attack of this sword.

Rumble——

Liu Yong’s body was directly sent flying dozens of miles by this sword. Wherever he passed, ice erupted, and he was ultimately frozen at the lakeside.

"Shatter!"

After being frozen, Liu Yong immediately spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. This sword injured him, but fortunately, it wasn’t a severe injury.

After breaking open the ice sphere trapping him, Liu Yong leapt into the air, searching everywhere for Zhang Hongying’s figure, only to find she had already disappeared without a trace.

It seemed that after Zhang Hongying slashed with that sword, she immediately used a spell to escape.

"Heh, you are heavily injured and have burned your essence blood, you will definitely have lingering side effects. I want to see where you can run to."

As Liu Yong said this, he immediately flew around in search of Zhang Hongying.

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Amidst a picturesque landscape, countless herbs grew, among them the Ice Clear Flower, part of the second trial of Yunlong Heavenly Palace.

However, at this moment, there was a Green Bull in the distance, nibbling on a certain fifth-rank spiritual herb on the ground.

Fortunately, it wasn’t interested in the sixth-rank supreme spiritual medicine, the Ice Clear Flower.

But after eating those fifth-rank spiritual herbs, the Green Bull showed no intention of leaving.

Hidden behind a large boulder, Yang Minghui’s heart was in a dilemma.

Her cultivation was currently at half-step to Creation Realm, and the Green Bull in front of her was also of the same cultivation level.

But Yang Minghui didn’t dare to act rashly, after all, a magical beast’s physique was different from a martial artist’s, and much stronger.

The Green Bull in front of her was clearly no ordinary magical beast.

Therefore, in a direct confrontation, Yang Minghui was definitely not its match.

She could only think about waiting for the Green Bull to leave before going to pick the Ice Clear Flower.

Hum——

However, just as Yang Minghui was waiting, spatial fluctuations appeared in the nearby sky, followed by a woman covered in scars descending from the sky.

The woman was drenched in fresh blood, looking extremely miserable. Most importantly, her blood and spiritual power were highly unstable, clearly showing symptoms of side effects from using some secret technique.

The woman who had just fallen was none other than Zhang Hongying, after burning her essence blood.

At this moment, her condition was extremely poor and she hadn’t expected to escape to this place using a secret technique, only to encounter Yang Minghui.

"Help me!"

Zhang Hongying looked at Yang Minghui, struggling to approach her one step at a time, reaching out for rescue.

If no one helped, Zhang Hongying was very aware that she was doomed.

Not to mention the backlash from burning her essence blood, just the sword intent injuries inflicted by Liu Yong would definitely lead to endless trouble if they penetrated her body.

After pleading for help, Zhang Hongying fainted on the ground, conveniently landing in a small creek.

Thankfully, the creek was shallow, and the water flow was minimal, not sweeping her away, but pushing her to the shore.

Yang Minghui looked at Zhang Hongying and was filled with inner conflict, unsure whether to help her.

In Zhang Hongying’s eyes, she was a man, so when they first met, Zhang Hongying boldly pursued her.

Yang Minghui knew that women with such extraordinary talent were often proud.

Just like herself, but Zhang Hongying had actively pursued her, indicating her immense affection for her.

However, Yang Minghui was also a woman, and could not possibly agree to Zhang Hongying’s pursuit.

On the day of the Zhang family incident, Zhang Hongying troubled Lin Chen and others but did not involve Yang Minghui, so Yang Minghui didn’t have a bad impression of Zhang Hongying.

If it weren’t for Lin Chen, she would have saved Zhang Hongying without hesitation.

But because of Lin Chen, she was now in deep inner conflict.

If she didn’t help, Zhang Hongying would undoubtedly die.

The sword intent on her body was gradually penetrating, eventually destroying all her meridians, and her body, due to the secret technique’s backlash, would explode and perish within a few hours if not treated.

But if Yang Minghui knew that Zhang Hongying’s misery was due to a desperate battle with Lin Chen followed by a sneak attack, she might have stabbed Zhang Hongying a few times instead of saving her.

After all, Yang Minghui never admitted it verbally, but in her heart, she already liked Lin Chen, and her heart naturally sided with Lin Chen.

To rescue Zhang Hongying, Yang Minghui gave up the opportunity to wait for the Ice Clear Flower, then erased the traces of Zhang Hongying’s aura around them, and quickly left the place.