People in Doupo: The beginning of the game intercepts the rich woman Xun'er

These barriers are like layers of colored glaze, tightly guarding everyone, hoping that this solid line of defense can resist the upcoming fierce attack.

Just as everyone expected, just a moment later, the claw mark reappeared from the void, and its distance was already close to everyone.

Fortunately, everyone had been prepared. They had gathered everyone's strength and set up a solid defensive barrier, which made them feel somewhat safe.

However, as soon as the two came into contact, they discovered to their horror that the barriers they had set up with all their might did not have much of an impact.

The dark blue claw marks tore through their defenses layer by layer with ease, like a dead tree or rotten wood. It rushed towards everyone with unparalleled destructive power, as if to crush all obstacles into dust.

Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but reveal expressions of panic and despair on their faces.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief and fear. They watched the claw marks approaching inexorably, and the fear in their hearts surged out like a tide, uncontrollable.

Some people looked pale, some had trembling hands, and some even closed their eyes, ready to accept the impending fate.

As expected, the power of a true Dou Zun is definitely not something that people like them, who are at most Dou Zong level, can resist together.

Behind these people, Cao Ying witnessed this scene and shook her head helplessly, with a hint of determination in her eyes.

Then, she slowly closed her eyes, and waved her slender hands lightly in the air, as if preparing for some final resistance.

Suddenly, she quickly formed several complicated hand seals with her hands and chanted an ancient spell in a low voice.

As her gesture changed, her right hand slowly rose and finally stopped above her heart.

Her fingers were slightly bent, as if gathering some powerful force, ready to strike down towards her heart.

At the same time, a blood-red light suddenly surged from Cao Ying's slender body. The energy surged out like a volcanic eruption, and a powerful momentum spread out, instantly locking the eyes of everyone present.

This blood-red energy rolled around her body like a burning flame, hot and fierce, making it impossible to ignore its existence.

Seeing the blood-red energy surging around Cao Ying and her momentum rising steadily, the people around her couldn't help but show surprise on their faces. Then, a flash of excitement quickly flashed in their eyes.

Obviously, Cao Ying has revealed her trump card. This sudden change may be the ray of hope they have been looking for.

The originally leisurely and contented Master Mu Gu narrowed his eyes slightly in confusion after noticing this situation. After noticing that Cao Ying's aura began to rise rapidly, he raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise.

"Although I don't take your little tricks seriously, in order to avoid any more trouble, it is better to get rid of you all as soon as possible.

As soon as he finished speaking, Venerable Mu Gu's mind moved, and with a wave of his sleeves, the claw print floating in the air seemed to obey the call, and instantly changed direction, with a clear murderous intention, it went straight to Cao Ying.

Its speed was so fast, like lightning cutting through the night sky, three times faster than before. In the blink of an eye, it was only a few feet away from Cao Ying.

Not far in front of Cao Ying, Song Qing unfortunately became the victim of this unexpected disaster.

He didn't even have time to react before the claw mark made of dark blue energy pierced through his body in an instant with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.

At that moment, the claw marks touched Song Qing's body, and his upper body was like a fragile piece of paper, which was ruthlessly destroyed, leaving only the legs of the lower body.

Without the support of his upper body, Song Qing's legs began to fall from the sky under the relentless pull of gravity.

The deadly claw mark did not stop after it ruthlessly swept past Song Qing and turned him into dust floating in the air. Instead, it continued to move towards Cao Ying at lightning speed.

Before anyone present could even blink, the claw marks had already approached Cao Ying, as if they were going to devour her the next moment.

Dan Chen was standing a few feet behind Cao Ying. When she witnessed this scene, panic instantly struck her heart. Tears welled up in her eyes, and each crystal teardrop slid down her cheeks like pearls that had broken off the string.

With her keen soul perception, she was able to realize that if the claw mark hit Cao Ying, the aftermath of the attack would inevitably affect herself.

With her current strength, she is completely powerless to resist such an attack and will probably end up being shattered to pieces.

In contrast, Cao Ying, who was facing the sharp claw marks, did not show any fear on her face.

Her cards are ready, the prelude to casting the spell is complete, and her goal is right in front of her and about to be achieved.

At this moment, Cao Ying closed her eyes with relief, and her palm slapped her chest without hesitation.

At this moment, a faint yet resolute smile appeared on her usually charming and seductive face.

"Goodbye, Xiao Ling. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely be the first to tie you to my side and never let you fall into the hands of other women. Father and mother, your daughter cannot be filial to you anymore..."

At the moment when Cao Ying's palm was less than an inch away from her heart, a mysterious and ancient rune suddenly lit up on the back of her hand.

The rune shone with golden light, instantly freezing Cao Ying's body in place, and her palm could no longer move at all.

Then, it flashed a few more times and released a soft white light, which quickly enveloped Cao Ying's whole body, extinguishing the raging blood-red flames in one fell swoop and stabilizing the damage caused by Cao Ying's previous secret technique.

However, as the white light healed her, Cao Ying's aura, which had been surging, dropped sharply, and even fell directly to an extremely weak state, making her extremely vulnerable in an instant.

All these changes happened so suddenly that everyone present was caught off guard and unable to understand what was happening before their eyes.

Cao Ying, the person involved, was directly confused. A trace of bewilderment flashed in her eyes, and her brain seemed to freeze in an instant, unable to immediately sort out this sudden turn of events.

Just as the fierce claw mark swung by Venerable Mu Gu was about to touch Cao Ying's weak body, at this critical moment, a faint space fluctuation suddenly appeared in the void two meters in front of Cao Ying.

Immediately afterwards, a giant flaming shield dozens of feet long and wide suddenly appeared out of thin air, like a divine weapon sent from heaven, and forcibly intercepted the deadly claw mark.

The claw marks hit the flame shield, making a deafening, dull sound that seemed to be able to shatter a person's eardrums. However, after the loud noise, the flame shield did not move at all, without causing any ripples.

What was shocking was that there wasn't even a trace left on the giant shield, as if the attack power of the claw mark was completely absorbed by it and turned into nothingness.

This sudden change made everyone present look shocked and their expressions were beyond words.

Even though they were high in the sky, the three Star-Picking Old Ghosts, who had originally been leisurely and composed, could not help but have a drastic change of expression at this moment.

The eyes of the three of them were involuntarily attracted by the huge flaming shield that suddenly appeared, and they all looked into the void.

"Haha, the distance is quite far. It took quite some time to get here. Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened, otherwise I would be late..." Following a subtle fluctuation in the space, a chuckle was heard first, and then a man in a luxurious alchemist's robe slowly walked out from the flickering light and entered the sight of everyone present...

His figure is tall and straight, and the slim-fitting alchemist robe perfectly outlines his golden-ratio figure, making it seem just right.

His face was angular and there was a faint but friendly smile on his lips, which made people want to get close to him at first sight.

The sudden appearance of this person naturally became the focus of everyone's attention within the barrier. His demeanor, as if with his own aura, instantly attracted the attention of everyone present.

At the moment when everyone's eyes were focused on the visitor, when they clearly recognized that recognizable handsome face, almost everyone recognized the identity of the visitor at the first moment.

The most famous 8th-grade alchemy master in Zhongzhou Continent, Xiao Ling from Xingyun Pavilion, is regarded as one of the strong contenders for the Alchemy Contest championship.

After recognizing Xiao Ling's identity, the contestants, who were left with only a dozen or so people after being hunted by the Soul Palace, all showed joy on their faces at having survived the calamity.

Xiao Ling, this well-deserved Dou Zun-level strongman, his appearance was like a ray of light penetrating the darkness, giving them a glimmer of hope.

Perhaps, this "No. 1 Prodigy in Zhongzhou" can lead them out of their current desperate situation and let them escape from this hunt.

When Venerable Mu Gu, Old Ghost Zhai Xing and the other two saw the sudden figure and found that it was Xiao Ling, they couldn't help but be stunned and their eyes revealed a look of slight surprise.

Obviously, they had never thought that this person, who was supposed to be on their hunting list, would now show up on his own initiative, as if he had come to their door on purpose.

"I'm sorry, Ying'er, I was late and frightened you. But now it seems that you have not suffered a serious injury, which is really a blessing in disguise..."

Xiao Ling ignored the glances from all around him, walked straight to Cao Ying's side, and gently supported her body.

His words revealed concern and self-blame. At the same time, he began to mobilize the healing power flowing in his body, slowly injecting it into Cao Ying's body to heal her wounds.

As the healing energy penetrated, Cao Ying's originally pale face gradually regained its rosy color, and her breath gradually became stable, no longer as weak as before.

Cao Ying felt a warm current surging in her body, and the recovery of vitality allowed her to slowly open her eyes. What she saw was Xiao Ling's concerned gaze.

The corners of her lips twitched slightly, trying to force a smile, but ultimately failed.

In the end, she could only sigh softly, with a hint of blame and worry in her tone:
"Xiao Ling, you shouldn't have come... It's very dangerous here. They have four Dou Zun here. Even if you are also a Dou Zun, it's too dangerous to face such a situation. You shouldn't have put yourself in danger. I don't want you to face such danger because of me..."

"Silly girl, stop thinking about it here." Xiao Ling's mouth curled up into a soothing smile. He gently patted Cao Ying's head, and the action was full of pampering and firmness.
"Trust me, everything will be fine. You just don't know my true strength. Even if these guys from the Soul Palace join forces, they may not be able to do anything to me."

After saying that, he carefully helped Cao Ying to the side, a gentle fighting spirit surged out of him, and he gently pushed her towards Dan Chen.

Cao Ying's body drew a soft arc in the air and fell into Dan Chen's arms.

Xiao Ling turned his head and met Dan Chen's shy and worried gaze. He responded with a gentle smile and said in a casual tone,
"Sister Danchen, Cao Ying is weak now and needs someone to take care of her. Please help take care of her and let her have a good rest. She shouldn't move too much."

Facing Xiao Ling's gaze, Danchen's cheeks flushed. She lowered her eyes shyly and turned her eyes away.

After a moment, she nodded gently, her voice as soft as cotton, and responded in a glutinous voice: "Well, I understand."

After saying that, she gently raised her hand and took out a number of exquisite pills from her storage ring. These pills gave off a faint medicinal fragrance and were all high-level pills used to treat injuries.

Dan Chen carefully handed the pills to Cao Ying to help her recover her strength as soon as possible.

At this moment, after experiencing the thrilling events before, Dan Chen's mood is still like waves stirred by a strong wind, and it is still difficult to calm down.

While her emotions were still unsettled, Xiao Ling's appearance undoubtedly stirred up new ripples deep in her heart. A hint of complexity flashed across her eyes, and the inexplicable emotions that surged in her heart made her feel both confused and subtle.

While her emotions were still not calming down, Xiao Ling's appearance undoubtedly stirred up new ripples deep in her heart.

There was a flash of panic in her eyes, and the inexplicable emotion that surged in her heart made her feel confused and subtle.

Douqi Continent is a fantasy world, so Dan Chen naturally does not understand the so-called "suspension bridge effect" in psychology, which is the phenomenon that in tense and exciting situations, people tend to mistake their accelerated heartbeat for the throbbing of love.

If she knew this theory, she might be able to realize more clearly that these fluctuations in her heart were not caused by chance, but were caused by the situation. They were special feelings intertwined with tension and a sense of security.

At this moment, Xiao Ling naturally had no time to care about anything else, and did not have the extra energy to pay attention to Dan Chen's subtle, even insignificant emotional changes.

His attention was completely focused on the opponent in front of him. He stepped on the opponent's feet and his figure flashed slightly, and he instantly appeared in front of Venerable Mu Gu.

Xiao Ling flicked his sleeves lightly, and the originally majestic flaming protection that covered dozens of feet seemed to obey the call and began to slowly shrink and its volume gradually decreased.

Finally, it turned into an exquisite shield only half the size of a palm, lying quietly in Xiao Ling's palm.

Xiao Ling clenched his fingers lightly, and the shield was safely held in his palm, turning into a shield-shaped mark that appeared on the skin of the back of Xiao Ling's hand.

"Haha, Xiao Ling, wow, I really didn't expect that we haven't even set out to look for you, but you've come to our door on your own. This is really 'after searching high and low for something, it finally comes to us without any effort', saving us a lot of trouble..."

After his initial astonishment, Venerable Mu Gu quickly regained his composure. A sly and complacent smile appeared on his face, which revealed a kind of cat-and-mouse playfulness.

He seemed to have everything under control, and spoke with a calm tone and a chuckle.

"It seems that the people in the Soul Palace are indeed a group of rats in the stinking ditch, always like to do those shady things in dark corners." Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows, with a bit of contempt and disdain in his tone, and asked tentatively,
"You actually dared to openly violate the rules of Danta, use some shameful means to sneak into the Dan world, and attack the examinees who participated in the Dan Conference. I don't know what confidence you have for such courage. Aren't you afraid that you guys will end up unable to leave Shengdan City?"

“Hehehe, whether we can leave Shengdan City or not, you, who is about to die, don’t bother worrying about it.” Venerable Mu Gu narrowed his eyes slightly, and his tone revealed an unquestionable confidence, “In this Shengdan City, I can come and go freely, and no one can stop me.”

Xiao Ling raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking secretly in his heart, listening to what the old man Mu Gu said, it seems that the Soul Palace’s trip is not as simple as it seems. Could it be that they have other hidden cards up their sleeves?

What makes this old man Mu Gu so confident? Could it be that the Soul Palace has even sent a Semi-Saint or even a Fighting Saint-level strongman to help secretly this time?
"Mu Gu, stop talking nonsense here. Complete this mission as soon as possible and get rid of Xiao Ling to avoid any further complications." At this critical moment, the slightly hoarse voice of the old ghost Zhaixing also broke out from above.

"Star-picking hand!" As soon as the words fell, the old ghost Zhaixing moved decisively and ruthlessly. He left no room for maneuver and launched the attack in an instant.

Black mist surged above his palm. Then he suddenly grabbed out, and this grab was extremely strange. Because at the moment of grabbing out, the palm of the old ghost Zhaixing disappeared strangely, leaving only a piece of his arm outside the space.

The next moment, Xiao Ling felt a sudden spatial fluctuation around him, and a dry hand was about to rush out from it.

This sudden attack was hard to defend against, and it showed how ruthless the Star-Picking Ghost's moves were. (End of this chapter)