Chapter 842: Taking Action
The restriction barrier was under attack, and a dull, muffled sound echoed within. The light screen released by the barrier also showed a slight tremor.
"Don't worry about the outside situation; he can't break through the barrier. Let's deal with them first!"
The male demon hunter reminded in a low voice, judging from the current situation, the restriction barrier was unlikely to be broken. Although the outside attacks were fierce, they were limited in power, and the light screen formed by the barrier was only slightly trembling, far from shattering.
As the male demon hunter spoke, he grasped his giant axe with both hands and charged towards Xu Meijing, who was bleeding profusely.
Xu Meijing had just taken a hit from him, although she didn't die from the axe blow, she was severely injured. In his view, this was the best opportunity to take her down, and he didn't want to miss it.
His reminder caused the female demon hunter to react, and she stopped paying attention to the barrier being attacked. She summoned her wooden sword and launched another attack on Ye Zhiqiu.
Ye Zhiqiu's injuries were also severe; his entire shoulder was pierced, and the wooden sword had left a large blood hole in his shoulder. If the hole were a little bigger, his left hand might have been severed.
The female demon hunter was also an experienced fighter, and she knew this was the best time to take down Ye Zhiqiu. So, after reacting, she immediately launched an attack on him, her speed only slightly slower than her male counterpart.
Facing the attacks from the two demon hunters, Ye Zhiqiu and Xu Meijing chose to dodge, not daring to confront them head-on. Their strength was already inferior to the demon hunters, and they were now injured, making it even more difficult to fight back.
The male demon hunter said while continuously swinging his axe at Xu Meijing, his voice amplified by his star spiritual power, covering the explosive sounds of the fierce attacks and reaching everyone's ears.
He said this to add more pressure on Xu Meijing and Ye Zhiqiu, making them more likely to panic and lose their footing, making it easier for the demon hunters to kill them.
Xu Meijing's body was shrouded in dense Yin Qi, and her shattered earth soul armor, which had consumed a large amount of Yin spirit power, reformed and recovered, becoming brand new again.
Although the earth soul armor had recovered, Xu Meijing's injuries and the Yin spirit power she had consumed would not recover.
Of course, the recovered earth soul armor was not without effect; at the very least, it was unbeatable in terms of defense.
Seeing Xu Meijing's earth soul armor recover, the demon hunter, who was still launching fierce attacks, couldn't help but let out a cold snort, then mocked her.
"Your turtle shell is indeed very hard; if you weren't hiding in it, that one axe blow would have taken your life!"
Although the words were mocking, it was not hard to detect a hint of admiration in his tone, which he couldn't fully conceal.
Xu Meijing ignored the male demon hunter and searched for an opportunity to take an elixir while dodging his fierce attacks. Only by recovering her injuries to a certain extent could she break free from her current passive situation and confront him again.
She wanted to find an opportunity to shatter the protective barrier on the male demon hunter's body, which would at least affect him somewhat. However, he seemed to have anticipated this and was being extremely cautious.
As for Ye Zhiqiu, he was trying to break open a gap in the restriction barrier, allowing the people outside to enter, which would help their current passive situation. Unfortunately, the female demon hunter's attacks were even more ferocious, seemingly determined to take him down, not giving him any chance to catch his breath, let alone take an elixir.
The intense battle continued for a while, with Xu Meijing and Ye Zhiqiu mostly on the defensive, trying to minimize their injuries as much as possible. They didn't even have a chance to counterattack.
During this time, the two demon hunters found opportunities to attack Yang Haoran twice, but both times were blocked by Xu Meijing and Ye Zhiqiu, who worked together to defend. However, their injuries became even more severe as a result.
As for the attacks from outside the barrier, they had never stopped during this period. Although the barrier's released light screen was still fluctuating, and the fluctuations were getting stronger, the barrier was still some distance away from shattering.
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To protect Yang Haoran as much as possible, Xu Meijing and Ye Zhiqiu had already retreated to the top of Yang Haoran's head, where they were both injured and their power fluctuations had weakened significantly.
On Ye Zhiqiu's body, several more sword wounds had appeared, and the tattered windbreaker he was wearing had become even more tattered.
Although his injuries were severe, he still maintained his usual calm demeanor, and his pale face showed no signs of fear or panic.
As for Xu Meijing, the earth soul armor on her body had cracked again, with some parts already completely shattered. She wasn't unwilling to let the earth soul armor recover, but she no longer had any spare Yin spirit power to do so.
Since her entire face was covered by the earth soul armor, her expression couldn't be seen, but it was clear that her face wouldn't look good.
"You're risking your lives to protect Yang Haoran, isn't it to give him enough time to break through the earth soul and then take advantage of your numerical superiority to deal with us two? Ha, nice idea, but unfortunately, you won't be able to hold out until then!"
The male demon hunter launched a fierce attack on Xu Meijing while saying this, and previously, he hadn't known what Yang Haoran was doing inside the protective barrier. Not only did he not know, but neither did anyone else.
However, as time passed second by second, the four of them had all guessed what Yang Haoran was doing, so the two demon hunters were looking for opportunities to continue attacking Yang Haoran, while Xu Meijing and Ye Zhiqiu were fighting to protect Yang Haoran and give him more time.
As the demon hunter finished speaking, an axe successfully hit Xu Meijing, directly knocking her flying towards the ground.
The earth soul armor, which was already full of cracks, couldn't withstand such a fierce attack and shattered on the spot, causing Xu Meijing to spit out a mouthful of fresh blood as her body crashed into the protective barrier laid down by Yang Haoran.
Boom!!
The powerful impact caused the protective barrier laid down by Yang Haoran to crack, and it was on the verge of shattering at any moment. Xu Meijing, who had suffered such a strong impact, spat out another mouthful of fresh blood.
"Don't even mention Yang Haoran not having the chance to open the earth soul; even if he really did open it, he'd still be dead. You two are already at the end of your ropes, do you think Yang Haoran can take on us two alone?"
The male demon hunter spoke as he descended from the air towards Xu Meijing, and by the time he finished speaking, he had already appeared above Xu Meijing's head.
He grasped the giant axe in his hands, raised it high, and was about to strike Xu Meijing and the protective barrier below Yang Haoran.
In this situation, Ye Zhiqiu, who was being tightly suppressed by the female demon hunter, was unable to lend a hand and could only watch as the male demon hunter's axe was about to fall.
"Go to hell!!"
Just as the axe was about to hit Xu Meijing, the pure Yin Qi inside the protective barrier suddenly disappeared, revealing Yang Haoran, who was sitting cross-legged. Yang Haoran's eyes suddenly opened wide, and a pair of ghostly eyes flashed with a cold light, as dense Yin Qi surged in his eyes.
Without seeing him make any movements, a Black Dart suddenly shot out from the protective barrier, like a black lightning bolt, and instantly penetrated the protective barrier, colliding with the demon hunter's giant axe.
Boom!!
A loud explosion, and the Black Dart revealed its form. This Black Dart was Yang Haoran's soul weapon, Waning Moon.
Waning Moon blocked the demon hunter's giant axe, but Waning Moon's power was clearly insufficient, and it began to shake violently as it blocked the axe.
The sudden appearance of this situation caused the demon hunter's face to turn ugly, and he let out a furious roar, his hands exerting immense force.
"Shatter it!!"
Boom!!
Waning Moon was shattered, and the axe still came crashing down, its powerful force causing the entire Severed Head Mountain to collapse, and a large amount of dust and smoke erupted instantly