Invincible Beyond Heavens: Cultivating With A Broken EXP System - Chapter 165: Rescue in Time!

Chapter 165: Rescue in Time!

At that moment, Xiao Feng, who had remained mostly silent throughout the confrontation, suddenly erupted in panic. His face twisted with fear as he pointed directly at Li Yun.

“This is all your fault, Li Yun. If you had not insisted on coming to this Blood Demon Cave, we would never have encountered the Blood Zombie Young Master.”

“Xiao Feng, shut up.”

Zhu Ximen turned sharply and glared at him, his voice filled with anger. “Do you intend to hasten our deaths by starting internal conflict at a time like this?”

He continued in a firm tone. “Many fellow disciples are likely rushing here right now. If we can hold on for a while, reinforcements will arrive. No matter how powerful the Blood Zombie Young Master may be, he will not escape death once the others arrive.”

“Hold on if you want to,” Xiao Feng snapped. “I am not risking my life here with the rest of you.”

With that, he clenched his teeth and abruptly turned to flee.

“Trying to escape?”

The Blood Zombie Young Master let out a sinister laugh. “That will not happen.”

Two of the crimson light tails extending from his back suddenly lashed forward. They cut through the air like streaks of lightning and shot toward Xiao Feng with terrifying speed.

If Xiao Feng had remained with the group, Zhu Ximen might have stepped in to help him. However, Xiao Feng’s decision to abandon his fellow disciples and flee alone was so disgraceful that Zhu Ximen felt no desire to save him.

“Not going to save me? You all plan to stand there and watch me die? In that case, do not blame me for being ruthless.”

When Xiao Feng realized that none of the others were moving to block the Blood Zombie Young Master or buy him time to escape, a vicious expression immediately twisted across his face. Without hesitation, he raised his hand and struck out with a palm.

However, this attack was not directed at the Blood Zombie Young Master.

It was aimed at Fu Ting.

Fu Ting had never expected Xiao Feng to not only flee but also turn his attack against his own companion. The betrayal came so suddenly that she had no time to react. Xiao Feng’s palm struck her squarely, and her slender body was instantly sent flying forward through the air.

Her trajectory placed her directly in the path of Xiao Feng’s escape, turning her into a living shield between him and the incoming attack.

“Trying to drag someone down with you?”

A cruel smile appeared on the Blood Zombie Young Master’s lips as he watched the scene unfold. “Very well. This Young Master will grant your wish.”

He moved slightly, and the two crimson light tails that had been whipping through the air shifted their trajectories. One of them continued to shoot straight toward Fu Ting, aiming to pierce through her body without mercy.

The other curved around her with a sinister precision. It traced a vicious arc through the air before continuing its relentless strike toward Xiao Feng.

“Damn it.”

Zhu Ximen and the others saw the situation unfold and their expressions changed drastically. They immediately prepared to rush forward and rescue Fu Ting. However, the crimson light tail moved with terrifying speed.

They understood that even if they released their Qi at once, it might already be too late. Before their attack could reach the enemy, Fu Ting’s fragile body might already be pierced through and her life extinguished.

A sense of despair rose in Fu Ting’s heart. She slowly closed her eyes as if preparing herself for the worst.

At that very moment, a powerful gust of wind tore through the air.

A phantom shaped like a fierce wind tiger suddenly burst forward, shattering the layers of air resistance around it as it charged with lightning speed toward the crimson light tail.

A sharp cracking sound followed.

The wind tiger struck the crimson light tail directly and severed it in an instant.

Almost at the same time, a figure appeared beside Fu Ting without anyone noticing when he had moved. A strong arm wrapped around her slender waist and pulled her safely into a protective embrace.

“Fu Ting, are you alright?”

A calm and gentle voice sounded beside her ear. The person who had arrived at the critical moment was none other than Li Yun. He had used the Raging Wind Tiger Art, a powerful movement technique, to rush forward and rescue her.

Fu Ting slowly opened her eyes. She discovered that not only was she unharmed, but she was also being held within Li Yun’s firm and steady arms. The panic that had filled her face moments earlier faded quickly, replaced by a faint blush that crept across her cheeks.

“Brother Li, thank you. I am fine,” she replied softly.

While Fu Ting had been saved in time, Xiao Feng was far less fortunate.

Facing the crimson light tail that tore through the air toward him, he found that escape was impossible. With no other choice, he gritted his teeth and lashed out with a desperate kick.

The collision came instantly.

A blood curdling scream burst from Xiao Feng’s mouth. Under his horrified gaze, his entire right leg was shattered by the force of the crimson light tail and exploded into a cloud of blood.

His body was thrown violently backward like a broken kite cut loose from its string. Spinning helplessly through the air, he traced a miserable arc before being sent flying across the hall.

“Serves him right.”

No one in the group felt any sympathy for Xiao Feng’s miserable fate. Not only had he attempted to flee at the most critical moment, but he had also shamelessly used Fu Ting as a human shield in order to save himself.

Such behavior was despicable beyond words. In the eyes of the others, someone like him deserved whatever consequences followed. Even losing a leg was hardly enough to evoke pity, and if he had been killed outright, few would have felt any regret.

Li Yun withdrew his gaze from Xiao Feng’s fallen figure and turned his attention back toward the Blood Zombie Young Master standing in the distance. His expression remained calm as he spoke in an indifferent tone.

“Blood Zombie Young Master, do you have any other tricks to show?”

The Blood Zombie Young Master’s face twisted with fury when he saw Li Yun’s composed and dismissive attitude.

“A mere cultivator at the third level of the Xiantian Realm dares to speak so arrogantly before me? I will kill you right now.”

He roared angrily as the nine crimson light tails extending from his back suddenly shot forward. Each one moved like a long spear tearing through the air, carrying an overwhelming and tyrannical aura.

“Brother Li, be careful!”

Fu Ting cried out in alarm.

Although Xiao Feng had behaved disgracefully, his cultivation had still reached the eighth level of the Xiantian Realm. Yet a single casual strike from one of those crimson tails had been enough to destroy his leg completely. The terrifying power behind the attack was already clear.

Now all nine tails had been unleashed at once. Even an expert who had reached the ninth level of the Xiantian Realm would find it extremely difficult to withstand such a terrifying assault.