The Long Journey to Immortality

As Shi Gong, whose hands were exhausted, pondered how to deal with Han Lu's next attack, Yu Wenzhang ignited another ball of Jingya Orchid and held up a giant shield in front of Shi Gong to protect him.

Although the two brothers were half-brothers and served different tribes, they had a very good personal relationship and naturally supported each other during this difficult time.

Sensing the change in air temperature, Wen Erya had already guessed what move Han Lu was about to unleash.

She subconsciously increased the distance between herself and Han Lu, adjusting her position to avoid being accidentally injured, and also to allow Ke Jitong, who was facing her, to be closer to Han Lu.

Two breaths later, the blood in Han Lu's body entered a state similar to boiling, and the light in her eyes became even brighter, as if looking into Han Lu's eyes for just a moment would freeze her completely.

"A thousand miles of ice."

Depending on the situation, Han Lu used 30% of her spiritual power on this True Spirit Divine Power.

Compared to before, Han Lu, who had once again transformed into a true phoenix in this world, had greatly improved her control over this move.

Although the extreme cold air was released indiscriminately outward from her, under Han Lu's deliberate control, the areas where the three heroes of the Western Regions were located received more care.

A chilling aura, seemingly capable of freezing time and everything, swept through the entire weapons laboratory.

The Shi brothers, Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang, who were closest to Han Lu, became the first victims.

Despite using a giant shield as cover and casting protective spells, the two were still frozen into ice blocks in an instant.

Ke Jitong summoned a golden bell artifact, covering himself from above, while simultaneously performing hand seals to ignite countless flames around the bell to counter Han Lu's freezing spell.

Wen Erya, who was far away, was not directly affected. Having prepared in advance, she only felt a slight coolness in the extremely cold storm that came and went quickly, and was completely unharmed.

On the contrary, the three layers of bulletproof glass in the observation room shattered completely due to the extreme cold, exposing the Hans Company executives and experimenters inside to the outside.

Fortunately, no one used poison during the betting competition; otherwise, the poison gas would have surely passed through the air and poisoned all the mortals watching the competition.

After completing the spell, Han Lu, whose eyes had returned to black, looked slightly tired. It took a lot of mental effort to precisely control this move.

But the remarkable results achieved by her "Frozen Thousand Miles" move brought a hint of a smile to her tired expression.

However, the Three Heroes of the Western Regions were not so easily defeated.

Protected by the Golden Bell, Ke Jitong was unharmed, but his three demonic beasts were all turned into ice blocks and temporarily lost their ability to fight.

Yu Wenzhang, who was frozen in the ice, used his internal energy to break the ice that was holding him in from the inside out and escaped.

Shi Gong was naturally trapped inside the ice.

With his arms temporarily detached, he was unable to use his fists or feet inside the ice. It took him quite a while before he was able to escape with the help of Yu Wenzhang.

Both of them, now freed from the ice, had skin covered in a layer of ice.

Although they escaped, the cold poison contained within the chilling air invaded their bodies, hindering the flow of spiritual energy and making their subsequent battles more difficult.

Feeling the disruption in the flow of spiritual energy within his body and the spread of cold poison, Yu Wenzhang's face turned ashen, completely devoid of the spirited demeanor he had displayed before the duel.

He knew that Shi Gong's condition was probably similar to his own, and that time was running out for the three heroes of the Western Regions.

If we cannot end the battle before the cold poison has completely spread throughout the body.

He was certain that a scene would unfold soon in which Han Lu and Wen Erya would join forces to deal with Ke Jitong.

Taking out a few pills from his storage bag and putting them in his mouth, Yuwenzhang summoned a two-handed greatsword and said, "Brother, let's finish this quickly."

Shi Gong knew the situation was difficult, so he disregarded his fatigue and reluctantly raised his hands, which were still cold and sore from wearing iron gauntlets, and followed Yu Wenzhang toward Han Lu.

With their strength waning, Han Lu, who accurately grasped the pulse of the battle, naturally wouldn't give the two a chance to turn the tide.

The wooden flute, flying in the air, continued to play its melody to harass them, while Han Lu used her standing technique to play hide-and-seek with the two, patiently waiting for the cold poison to take effect so she could easily win.

Chapter 213 The First Killing

Hiding within the golden bell, struggling to hold on, Ke Jitong vaguely understood why Wen Erya had so readily agreed to fight against overwhelming odds in a chaotic battle.

His two comrades were both body cultivators, so they could not provide him with support in the midst of the battle or threaten Wen Erya with some complicated means.

Wen Erya and Han Lu, on the other hand, are proficient in a large number of powerful spells and possess numerous magical artifacts, allowing them to provide timely support to allies on local battlefields and directly create a situation where they outnumber the enemy.

As for Wen Erya and Han Lu, their combined strength surpasses that of the Three Heroes of the Western Regions.

Even in such a passive situation, where defeat or even death could occur at any moment, Ke Jitong would not admit to this.

Han Lu handled the desperate struggles of Yu Wenzhang and Shi Gong with ease.

If it weren't for Wen Erya, a comrade-in-arms, standing on the ground and fiercely fighting with Ke Ji, Han Lu would have even wanted to fly directly on her sword, dodging and maneuvering in the wider space of the air, exhausting the two body cultivators' strength, and allowing the cold poison to continue to spread within their bodies.

Han Lu used every trick in the book to harass and harass others.

Although Yu Wenzhang and Shi Gong knew they were powerless to change the situation, they still fought like cornered beasts, hoping for a miracle to happen to Ke Jitong.

The three remained locked in a stalemate for nearly three minutes before Han Lu truly understood that completely defeating and killing a cultivator of the same realm was a very difficult task.

Even though Han Lu had experienced countless arena battles and possessed Xiaoyaozi's memories, it was only at this moment that she truly realized this point.

Even though the Yuwen and Shigong brothers, who were blocking her way, were already poisoned by the cold and could only use about 30% of their skills, it was still not an easy task for her to kill these two tough heroes from the Western Regions.

But she wasn't in a hurry.

Having completely taken control of the situation, she and Wen Erya had plenty of time to wear each other down.

Han Lu and Wen Erya, who had been living in this world for almost a week, were filled with awe for technology.

The executives of Hans Company watched from the sidelines, all wanting to defeat these three formidable opponents without harming themselves as much as possible.

After all, there is a possibility that Hans Company could reap the final rewards and become the beneficiary.

During the three-minute stalemate, the Yu brothers, Wenzhang and Shigong, could clearly feel the changes in the spiritual energy within their bodies, and a sense of despair arose from their hearts.

The emotions that had only ever appeared on the faces of their defeated adversaries were now on their faces.

"What should we do?" Yu Wenzhang, his face covered in blood and panting heavily, leaned on the greatsword, his gaze falling on Han Lu, who was still unharmed. "This can't go on."

Shi Gong looked even more miserable than Yu Wenzhang. He was only left with his underwear, and his left arm, which had been with him for twenty-four years, was lying on the ground. Only the wound and the spurting blood proved that it had once existed.

“How about this,” Shi Gong said, his mind clearing considerably from the intense pain. He looked at Wen Er Ya, who was fighting Ke Ji Tong, and said, “Use Wen Er Ya as a breakthrough point.”

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenzhang instantly understood Shi Gong's meaning and said, "Okay."

Three cobblers with their wits combined are better than one Zhuge Liang.

Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang felt they still had the strength to fight. If they could create a situation where one of them was fighting three against the other in a short time and kill Wen Erya, a Pyrrhic victory was not impossible.

However, Han Lu overheard their words. Since she had planned to win by wearing down and tormenting the two who were already half-crippled, Han Lu naturally wouldn't give them such an opportunity.

Han Lu's face darkened, and she thought to herself, "Since you two want to die sooner, then you can't blame me."

The eighteen spirit swords that had just been knocked away and temporarily lost their spirit, lying on the ground, were awakened again by Han Lu and flew in the air.

Although damaged, the two small sword formations composed of these spirit swords still possess 90% of their peak power.

This time, however, Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang were completely unable to resist the sword formation.

In the blink of an eye, the two were drawn into the sword formation.

A sword formation composed of nine spirit swords attacked the two people in the center of the formation from all directions.

Even though the two summoned their defensive magical artifacts from their storage bags, their spiritual energy was completely frozen and stagnant, so they were powerless to activate them. They could only treat their artifacts as solid metal, trying their best to resist the attacks aimed at their vital parts and hold on.

How long can these two, who are already at their limit, withstand this fierce offensive?

In just about ten seconds, Yu Wenzhang heard Shi Gong let out a scream not far from him. Then the sword formation dissipated, a head fell, and Shi Gong's severed arm and broken body knelt helplessly on the ground.

Seeing this, Yu Wenzhang's eyes were bloodshot and his heart was breaking, but he was completely powerless to do anything about it.

With the help of his surging adrenaline, he, whose poisoning was less severe, managed to hold out for another five seconds in the sword formation.

A spiritual sword pierced through him, penetrating Yu Wenzhang's chest and piercing his heart.

A surge of blood rushed to Yu Wenzhang's throat. Before he could spit it out, he collapsed to the ground, dying from a ruptured heart.

Having dealt with the two, Han Lu showed no interest in taking stock of her gains, nor did she care about "ladylike manners" or "gentlemanly conduct," and directly intervened in the battle between Wen Erya and Ke Jitong.

It must be said that Ke Jitong does have some ability. While Han Lu was locked in a standoff with Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang, he actually used the three ferocious beasts newly released from his spirit beast bag to slowly turn the tide of the battle with Wen Erya to a draw.

It's no wonder that Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang, in their dying moments of despair, still hoped that Ke Jitong could turn the tide.

When Han Lu joined the battle, Ke Jitong noticed that the two brothers, Yu Wenzhang and Shi Gong, who were traveling with him, had already died at Han Lu's hands.

Knowing he could not withstand their onslaught, Ke Jitong quickly shouted, "I surrender, you win this time."

Upon hearing this, Han Lu snorted coldly before Wen Erya could speak, saying, "Surrender? Trying to run away? Dream on! I'm not stupid enough to let a tiger return to the mountain and let you come back for revenge."

Wen Erya did not express his opinion, which clearly meant he tacitly agreed with Han Lu's point of view and was determined to kill all three heroes of the Western Regions here.

Upon hearing Han Lu's death sentence, Ke Jitong had no choice but to fight to the death and seek survival in this desperate situation.

A secret technique that causes great harm to the body was used, and Ke Jitong bled from all seven orifices, but the aura emanating from his body was three times stronger than when the duel had just begun.

Seeing this, Han Lu and Wen Erya were not in a hurry and each fought their own battle, defending instead of attacking.

They all knew that such a secret technique must have a time limit. As long as they could stall for enough time, Ke Jitong would naturally no longer be able to cause trouble in front of them.

As for Ke Jitong using this secret technique to escape?

The duel took place nearly a hundred meters underground, and Han Lu didn't think that Ke Jitong could escape at a speed far exceeding that of the two of them in such an environment.

Finally, after a hundred breaths, the secret technique ended. Ke Jitong died of exhaustion before Han Lu and Wen Erya could even make a move. The three heroes of the Western Regions were all killed by Han Lu and Wen Erya in less than a quarter of an hour.

Chapter 214 All in One Go

Although she could sense that Ke Jitong, who was kneeling and facing her, had stopped breathing, Han Lu still summoned the golden sword for safety's sake and tortured Ke Jitong's corpse, separating his body from his head before she was completely at ease.

Three mutilated corpses lay on the ground, and Han Lu used this method to bring an end to what she considered a one-sided duel.

After the battle ended, Wen Erya looked much more disheveled than Han Lu, who appeared to have not participated in the fight at all.

Her face was blackened by smoke and fire, and her body was covered in blood of some unknown species. Her original modern clothes were tattered and torn, displaying her beautiful figure indiscriminately.

Han Lu took the initiative to step forward and collect the three people's storage bags. While she was counting the spoils, Wen Erya summoned a thick black mist to temporarily shroud herself to prevent outsiders from peeping, so that she could change her clothes and wash away the bloodstains on her body.

As treasure hunters, the three heroes of the Western Regions were also given several high-quality magical tools before entering the ancient cultivation secret realm.

Ke Jitong fared alright, managing to put on a show of skill. However, the two brothers, Shi Gong and Yu Wenzhang, couldn't even land a few useful moves against Han Lu, and before they could even use the several offensive magical items in their storage bags, they died in frustration.

These treasures, which originally belonged to the three of them, now belong to Han Lu and Wen Erya.

After taking out the spirit stones, magical tools, and pills from the storage bag and placing them on a relatively clean ground, Han Lu released Ke Ji and the demon beasts and spirit beasts from the spirit beast bag one by one and killed them.

Han Lu's beast taming skills could only tame harmless low-level demons like the raccoon demon, but she couldn't get Ke Jitong's ferocious beasts to switch allegiance and recognize her as their master.