Apocalypse: Become stronger by absorbing flames at the start; my name is the Flame Emperor.

Xie Yu'er rushed towards Lin Yu in the deep pit as if she had gone mad.

At this moment, she displayed extraordinary strength. In the blink of an eye, before Xie Haoran and the others' attacks could land, she appeared in front of Lin Yu.

She absolutely would not allow Lin Yu to die here.

Even if—

It means giving up your life.

Xie Yu'er didn't know why, but a voice in her heart told her.

She would regret it for the rest of her life if Lin Yu died.

"Brother, why did you lie to me?"

Xie Yu'er shouted angrily at Xie Haoran in the distance.

He had clearly promised to spare the magician's life.

But now, Xie Haoran and the other two's attacks are clearly aimed at completely annihilating Lin Yu, which she absolutely cannot allow.

"boom--"

A surge of magical power erupted from Xie Yu'er's body, soaring into the sky. Three snow-white, fluffy tails suddenly extended from her hips.

Her ears also became pointed. Two white lines appeared on her face.

arctic fox!

Her innate ability is S-rank: Beast Soul Acceptance.

Her current appearance is that of a nine-tailed fox in its initial stage.

Three-tailed fox!

Xie Haoran remained unmoved upon hearing her voice, his hand continuing its relentless and merciless swing.

Countless objects, sharp and pointed, shot towards the two like a myriad of swords.

Even Xie Yu'er was caught up in it.

"Brother, are you going to kill me too?"

Xie Yu'er felt a pang of sorrow when she saw that her brother had not stopped.

Born into a wealthy family, she appears glamorous, but in reality, she has no say in her own life.

Before the apocalypse, she had already been betrothed to a young master from another prominent family in the capital. They would get married as soon as the time came.

But she longed for love and freedom.

I've had many arguments with my family, but nothing has changed in the end.

After the apocalypse, she awakened an S-rank beast soul receiving ability and, at great risk, forcibly received an unknown alien beast egg in order to become a strong person and escape her status as a pawn of her family.

In the end, she succeeded.

Having received the power of the nine-tailed fox, she is the second strongest member of the entire family, second only to her brother.

She thought that this would allow her to escape her fate and stop being treated as a pawn to be sacrificed and discarded at any time by her family.

Only now did she realize how naive she had been.

For his own purposes, his brother was even willing to kill himself, without the slightest hesitation.

now.

Xie Yu'er felt an overwhelming sense of sorrow, as if her heart had turned to ashes.

Then, she turned around and hugged Lin Yu tightly in her arms. Three huge fox tails extended from behind her, enveloping their bodies and forming a white sphere.

"Brother Yu, I'm sorry!"

She held Lin Yu in her arms, tears streaming down her face.

This time, since she was going to die anyway, she just wanted to do what she wanted to do, to do something she wouldn't regret, and to never be controlled by anyone again.

"Pfft..."

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh could be heard.

The attack from Xie family's S-level expert arrived first. The Soul-Chasing Sword instantly shot through the gap in the white fox's tail, piercing Xie Yu'er's chest and continuing towards Lin Yu.

"Why--"

Why bother?

Lin Yu let out a soft sigh.

He instantly stretched out his right hand and grabbed the Soul-Chasing Sword, preventing it from advancing an inch.

From the moment his eyes were blinded by the Heavenly Dragon Guild Master's insomnia technique, to Xie Yu'er rushing over to shield him, and now to the moment the attack arrives.

The whole process was actually very short, only about seven or eight seconds.

Lin Yu clearly perceived everything.

He couldn't figure it out.

What on earth happened to the woman who was holding him tightly and protecting him beneath her?

First they lured him into this trap, and now they're risking their lives to protect him.

Women's brain circuits are indeed peculiar.

"Brother Yu, are you alright?"

Xie Yu'er, with tears streaming down her face and blood trickling from the corner of her mouth, looked at Lin Yu as he slowly opened his eyes, her face filled with remorse.

"Cough cough—"

As she spoke, she coughed twice more, spitting out a lot of blood.

"I really don't know what you women are thinking."

Lin Yu shook his head helplessly.

Then, lightning crackled around him, and white holy lightning erupted, instantly clearing away all the negative status effects on him.

Then, he instantly stood up, grabbed Xie Yu'er by the waist with his left hand, and threw her behind him.

A massive flaming blade materialized in his right hand, reaching a terrifying length of one hundred meters.

In an instant, he swept across the battlefield, his flaming blade cutting through the sky and blocking all the incoming attacks.

"Um?"

However, Xie Haoran lived up to his reputation as a super S-level expert. When he returned to the source of ten thousand swords, he actually riddled his Flame Blade with holes.

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes, and while holding Xie Yu'er, he quickly changed his position to dodge all the attacks.

"Boom boom boom!"

Countless attacks rained down, causing the earth to crack and burst forth with endless light.

scary!

Its power is not much less than that of a fourth-tier mutated tiger's attack.

"Holy crap! How come the magician is all energetic again?"

The Xie family members were all astonished to see how agile Lin Yu was.

"He must have used his last bit of strength to forcefully dodge the attacks; he couldn't just wait to die, could he?"

"That's right. He fought so hard against the fourth-tier mutated tiger that he was seriously injured and his magic power was almost depleted. He must be struggling to survive now."

They had witnessed the entire battle between Lin Yu and the mutated tiger.

Serious injury, that's for sure.

"Attack together! We can't let him leave alive today." Xie Haoran's face was icy cold.

The battle between the magician and the fourth-tier mutated tiger was no joke; they clearly felt its power, and the mountains and forests were turned into wastelands.

Whether it's a magician or a fourth-order mutated tiger, their magic power will inevitably be greatly depleted at this time.

If we fail to capture the magician with such a good opportunity, we will face an incredibly terrifying retaliation.

"kill!"

A group of people continued to unleash various negative talents, attacking Lin Yu.

"You look after her for now."

Lin Yu brought Xie Yu'er's body to Xiong Ba.

Then, his figure flashed like lightning, rushing to the side of the resting mutated tiger and slapping it across the face.

Gan!

The Holy Tiger of Light stared wide-eyed.

It had planned to recover its magic power and then quietly leave. It didn't want to get involved in human infighting.

Who knew that after only two minutes of rest, that wretched human swung a huge butt at me.

Do you really think I'm easy to bully?

"roar--"

The Holy Tiger of Light let out a deafening roar, and another beam of lightning, several meters in diameter, shot out from its mouth.

This despicable human dares to provoke me after I beat him so badly. He must be tired of living.

"Good timing!"

Lin Yu's face lit up with joy when he saw the lightning.

Once he absorbs this lightning bolt, his talent will instantly reach SS level.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu didn't hesitate at all and rushed in.

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