Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

"The wind sweeps away the remaining clouds!"

Gao Nianwen suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze flashing with sharp light, and the battle sword in his hand emitted a soft hum.

With a swing of his longsword, a visible cyan wind blade instantly formed, sweeping out and forcefully forcing back the demonic beast in front of him!

"Great! Captain Gao has broken through! We're saved!"

A martial artist shouted.

"Don't be too happy yet!" Sun Zheng said in a deep voice:

"Every gift in the world comes with a hidden price tag!"

"Forcing a breakthrough will, at best, damage your martial arts foundation and mortgage your future! At worst, it will drastically shorten your lifespan, or even cause you to die on the spot!"

"Moreover..." Sun Zheng's tone carried a hint of sorrow.

"Breaking through in this secret realm, without the baptism and enhancement of the power of heaven and earth from the outside world, makes one's strength significantly weaker than a normal fourth-realm martial artist!"

"It's fair to say that Captain Gao has completely ruined his future for us..."

By the end, Sun Zheng's voice carried a hint of admiration.

With Gao Nianwen's strength, coupled with the speed boost from his wind-attribute technique, no demonic beast here could stop him if he wanted to leave.

But he still chose the most tragic and heroic path.

"Hahaha!"

Gao Nianwen laughed heartily, his laughter filled with boldness and unbridled spirit:

"You all dared to come with me to my death, how can I abandon you and run away?"

"Today, it's either we live together, or... I'll die first!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he moved and charged towards the most densely populated area of ​​monsters.

"Come here, you beasts!"

He faced off against four fourth-level polar bears all by himself!

The pressure on everyone was instantly relieved to a great extent.

As they watched the figure galloping through the beast horde, their fighting spirit was ignited to its fullest extent.

however……

This hope, bought at the cost of the future, burned for less than half a minute.

"puff!"

Gao Nianwen suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turned deathly pale, and his previously surging energy rapidly weakened.

He swayed violently, his sword landing on the ground, barely managing to keep from kneeling on one knee.

"hateful……"

He gritted his teeth, feeling the waves of weakness and excruciating pain emanating from his body.

"I didn't expect the side effects of forcibly breaking through... to come so quickly!"

Just as Sun Zheng said, this secret method of burning life and potential has endless consequences.

This is a last resort that will never be used unless absolutely necessary.

In the current situation, not using it means immediate death, but using it can at least buy the brothers some breathing time.

"Captain Gao!"

Mo Chou's eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the swaying Gao Nianwen. Without thinking, he also took out his own pills and spiritual herbs from his pocket and frantically stuffed them into his mouth.

The only way to save Gao Nianwen is to follow his example and force his way through the barrier!

"Captain Mo! Stop right there!" Sun Zheng's expression changed drastically. "You'll burst if you keep going like that!"

Although Mo Chou was also at the peak of the third realm, he was still somewhat inferior to Gao Nianwen.

The latter was just one step away from success; a forced breakthrough was certainly possible.

If Mo Chou continues to take the medicine, his meridians will not be able to withstand the enormous medicinal power, and the only outcome will be that he will explode on the spot and die, beyond the help of even a god.

Mo Chou certainly understood this principle.

But he had no choice!

Either watch Gao Nianwen die, or force a breakthrough!

Looking at Gao Nianwen, who was in grave danger, only resolute determination remained in his eyes.

"Senior Sun, there's no need to persuade him any further!"

"If we're going to die today, we'll all die together!"

Mo Chou spoke indistinctly, his true energy surging violently within him.

At that moment, a fourth-realm white bear quietly circled around behind Gao Nianwen, its paws raised high.

The sharp claws, gleaming with a cold light, slammed down towards Gao Nianwen's back!

"Captain Gao, watch out!"

Everyone who witnessed this scene felt their hearts sink to the bottom.

It’s over.

There was no time to save them!

At this critical moment.

An invisible ripple flashed and disappeared in the air.

The giant bear paw suddenly froze less than half a foot from Gao Nianwen's back.

The next second, the entire arm was severed at the wrist!

Dark red blood shot into the sky!

"Awooo—!"

This sudden scene brought an eerie silence to the chaotic and bloody battlefield.

Everyone froze at that moment.

The severed bear paw fell to the ground with a dull thud, waking everyone up.

"What...what just happened?"

"How did that bear's paw get broken?"

"Who...is it?" Mo Chou stopped putting the medicine into his mouth and stared in astonishment at the bizarre scene.

Sun Zheng's cloudy eyes suddenly narrowed, and he uttered four words in a trembling voice.

"Spatial power!"

In an instant, Gao Nianwen realized who was behind it.

He felt a sense of relief at surviving the ordeal, but even more so, he felt an overwhelming sense of shame.

He turned his head with difficulty, his bloodshot eyes looking in a certain direction at the edge of the battlefield.

Not far away, a figure slowly sheathed the long sword in his hand.

Beside him, two magnificent silver wolves stood quietly, their cold eyes scanning the surrounding bear pack.

Yang Xian.

he came.

After sheathing his sword, Yang Xian's gaze passed over the chaotic horde of beasts and landed on Gao Nianwen.

"Captain Gao!"

"Playing the hero all by himself...how cool is that!"

Gao Nianwen felt no anger upon hearing this slightly sarcastic remark; instead, he felt somewhat relieved.

In the end... he still came...

"Comrade Yang Xi'an?"

Mo Chou was stunned. "You... why are you here? Shouldn't you be waiting..."

"I'm not coming?" Yang Xian suddenly laughed. "Am I supposed to just wait to be the corpse of you self-righteous heroes?"

The other survivors didn't understand what had just happened.

But they knew that reinforcements had arrived!

Moreover, he is an incredibly powerful reinforcement!

"superior!"

"Awoo!"

At Yang Xian's command, two wolf howls rang out almost simultaneously!

The next instant, Feng and Ling's figures disappeared from the spot.

When they reappeared, they had already bitten through the thick fur of two polar bears.

"Dimensional Slash!"

Yang Xian slowly raised the straight sword in his hand and swung it again at the monster next to Gao Nianwen.

This attack ignores distance and can strike from a distance.

A thin black line appeared on their necks without warning.

The mid-grade divine-level martial skill, "Dimensional Slash," possesses spatial power and its attacks are unpredictable.

At this point, Yang Xian had reached the pinnacle of his understanding and had come to the point of "returning to simplicity and authenticity."

Ordinary monsters are no match for them.

The next second, two huge bear heads flew up!

In a flash, Yang Xian arrived beside Gao Nianwen, extending his right hand.

"A fourth-realm martial artist shouldn't be in such a sorry state..."