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Fortunately, his defenses were only slightly breached by the injustices he had suffered in the past. Given his level of cultivation, he was unlikely to completely lose his rationality. So he continued to act out the negative emotions he had just displayed, exaggerating to the point of covering half of his face with his hands in extreme anger.

Then, he covered half of his face with one hand and raised the other hand, slowly clenching his fingers towards Elder An from a distance, manipulating a large amount of black energy around him to surge towards the old man at the same time.

"Whoever stands in my way... shall die!"

In an instant,

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the terrifying black energy instantly engulfed Elder An.

Those who had already witnessed how powerful this black energy was clearly not convinced that an elderly person, who was powerless and completely overwhelmed by it, could survive.

Chapter 818 The Only Chance!

however,

The black energy gradually dissipated.

The scene of Old Man An dying from the corpse poison did not appear before everyone's eyes.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of the old man, manipulating two enormous spirits to form a protective shield, helping the two people hiding inside to block the infiltration of the black energy.

However, spirits are ultimately not anything special. Although they can indeed block erosion when all else fails, Liu Xiaojiang's corpse poison is a terrifying substance that can even erode the soul. Once these so-called spirits are eroded, they will also perish under the potent poison.

Feng Zhenghao had obviously noticed this through the spirits, so before the two spirits completely dissipated, he used his Qi to reach out and grab Elder An, thus escaping the surrounding black Qi.

When they finally broke free from the black aura and returned to the front of the group, the two spirits that had fought desperately to protect Feng Zhenghao had reached their limit. Soon... they couldn't even reassemble their original forms and dissipated into the air under Feng Zhenghao's gaze.

“The World Society.” Liu Xiaojiang looked at Feng Zhenghao, who had saved Elder An. Although he admired the man’s boldness and meticulousness in his heart, for seizing the best opportunity to show loyalty and taking the risk of being killed, he could not show any kindness on the surface.

"Of those once high and mighty so-called Ten Elders, only you, Feng Zhenghao, are left now. Wouldn't it be better to stay put and obediently wait for death? Or has even someone as shrewd as Chairman Feng started to get as hot-blooded as everyone else around him?"

"Anyway, all of you here are going to die. If Guild Master Feng really doesn't want to continue sitting and waiting to die, is it worth it to waste your spirit, which you've worked with for many years and have a good working relationship with, for an old guy who can't even kill a chicken and only talks big?"

"You should know..."

“You, Feng Zhenghao, are the only remaining member of the Ten Elders present, and undoubtedly the only reliable force at present. Considering the existence of things like Spirit Binding and Commanding, what you are doing... doesn’t seem like a rational choice at all.”

As he spoke,

He raised his arm and pointed at Old Man An, who had been saved by Feng Zhenghao, and said, "Two decent spirits were exchanged for this old guy who can't offer you any help. If you've decided to give up resisting, then... kneel down and submit."

"In that case..."

"I might leave some people behind for me to use in the future, based on your performance. Otherwise... your rash actions just now will only lead to a more miserable death for you."

"Now is not the time to dwell on gains and losses. All this scheming and calculating won't even guarantee survival. What's the point of all this?" Several spirits of various forms appeared beside Feng Zhenghao, who then pushed up his glasses towards Liu Xiaojiang and said:

"Faced with such a terrifying existence as yours, our first consideration should not be gains or losses, but whether we can achieve final victory. If we cannot guarantee that... then the next thing to consider is how to save more people."

"The reason we stand here today, willing to do anything to win this battle, is obviously not primarily for our own benefit. Otherwise, we could choose to temporarily avoid confrontation and patiently wait until we are confident in eliminating you before stepping forward."

"We... just don't want to see a large number of innocent victims in the outside world. We just can't bring ourselves to gamble that if we hide, we will definitely find a way to eliminate you in the future. That's why we hope that if we risk everything, we might be able to successfully get rid of you."

"But in fact..."

Speaking of which,

He turned to look at the old man beside him, whose expression remained calm, and said, "We all underestimated the power you possess. We never expected that even with the combined strength of so many people, we still couldn't defeat you. In fact... the situation is starting to look unacceptable."

"In this critical moment, if anyone still only cares about their own gains and losses, perhaps they would have already chosen to submit to you, this monster."

"I see." Liu Xiaojiang squinted at Feng Zhenghao and the Feng siblings behind him. He never expected that even an organization like the World Society, which was only supported by interests, could abandon its usual way of thinking at this time.

"Is the reason you, Feng Zhenghao, would do a losing business just because you want more people to survive?"

He thought that Feng Zhenghao's move was merely an attempt to seize the opportunity to showcase the Tianxia Society's image of 'loyalty and courage' in front of everyone, without actually dying himself.

After all, even Elder An, who was present, was unaware of his relationship with the World Society, let alone that he had already accepted Feng Zhenghao's surrender long ago.

If, in the eyes of the public, the Feng family and the Tianxia Society were merely forces of the Ten Elders who had to contribute to this struggle out of a sense of responsibility and obligation, then the Feng family and the Tianxia Society now... have undoubtedly set an example for everyone.

Apart from Zhang Zhiwei, the Celestial Master, none of the Ten Elders were any formidable opponents in front of Ying Gou. The deaths of Chen Jinkui and Guan Shihua just now directly proved this point.

But in this case,

Feng Zhenghao was still willing to sacrifice two spiritual bodies to weaken his own power in order to protect Elder An, greatly reducing his chances of survival in the end. It doesn't seem reasonable to explain his actions in the present situation if he said it was to curry favor with this elderly man of extremely high status.

You should know...

Not only could the people present not guarantee the final victory, but they couldn't even guarantee that any of them would survive Liu Xiaojiang's attacks. At this critical juncture, it was pointless to curry favor with an ordinary person whose chances of survival were very low!

not to mention,

Feng Zhenghao's actions will undoubtedly anger Ying Gou, leading Ying Gou to focus his attention on the Feng family and the Tianxia Society.

No matter how you look at it now, this doesn't seem like a rationally driven action. Rather, it seems more like acting without much thought in a crisis, completely based on one's own emotions and acting uncontrollably.

Feng Zhenghao is indeed a good man with thick eyebrows and big eyes!

"The affairs of the extraordinary should be resolved by the extraordinary themselves... right?" Feng Zhenghao laughed and pushed up his glasses again, uttering a seemingly rational statement that could not explain his rather emotional behavior.

"Hehe..." Liu Xiaojiang laughed immediately upon hearing this, and it was an undisguised laugh of anger. After all, after being severely 'exhausted' by the Old Master, the ordinary soldiers behind him, who were armed, would immediately pull the trigger at him whenever they felt they had a chance.

Now they're bringing up the issue of supernatural beings again, saying it should be resolved by those within the circle... This is clearly a double standard!

"The affairs of the extraordinary should be resolved by the extraordinary themselves. That's just wishful thinking on your part. I... don't consider myself to be one of you."

Without a word, Liu Xiaojiang manipulated the black energy and quickly surged towards the location of Feng Zhenghao and Elder An. Clearly, he did not intend to change his target because of a slight change and still wanted to deal with the frail old man who had just stood in front of him and boasted arrogantly.

However, due to Feng Zhenghao's previous interference, his targets this time clearly included Feng Zhenghao, as well as the Feng family siblings and members of the Tianxia Society behind him.

"President Feng! The World Society, please protect our old leader! We... are here to lend you a hand!"

Upon seeing Liu Xiaojiang's sudden attack, the already prepared crowd reacted immediately, seizing the opportunity presented by Liu Xiaojiang's clear objective. They gathered together, channeling their Qi, and rushed towards Liu Xiaojiang's location.

In their view, no matter how strong Ying Gou was, it was impossible for him to be distracted and handle two things at the same time without making any mistakes.

Under their combined attack, he either had to give up controlling the distant black energy and focus on dealing with the dozens of otherworldly beings around him who were ready to die, or... while controlling the distant black energy, he would be distracted and his own group would find a weakness and severely injure him.

As for what will happen next, these superhumans who are not responsible for protecting Anlao will not have any psychological burden at all, since they are going to fight Ying Gou to the death anyway.

If Feng Zhenghao and An Lao did indeed anger Ying Gou, causing Ying Gou to prioritize targeting them even at the cost of injury, it would be a good thing for those of them who were responsible for taking the lead and risking their lives.

Since we've already made terrible sacrifices, as long as we can save the world from Ying Gou's clutches, then the situation of "sacrificing a friend to save myself" will happen... there's nothing we can do about it!

It can only be said that the two of them were just unlucky!

however,

They overestimated themselves and underestimated Liu Xiaojiang.

How could Liu Xiaojiang, who had been fighting against the entire world single-handedly from beginning to end, not even be able to do something as simple as focusing on one thing at a time?

When he fought against the others, he seemed to be in a sorry state due to various pressures, but that was just him trying to cooperate with everyone in putting on an act. And since he was showing off his acting skills under such circumstances, how could he not be able to control the overall situation on the field?

If Liu Xiaojiang couldn't grasp the opportunity to launch sneak attacks from all directions while he was being entangled by the enemy in front of him, how could he possibly present such a believable disheveled appearance?

nowadays,

Everyone could see that Elder An was undoubtedly the most suitable representative and the best candidate to continue leading the people forward. All the groundwork laid in the minds of the public had been completed.

Moreover, this was even Mr. An's own choice.

How could Liu Xiaojiang possibly give up targeting Old An and keep him around until dawn just because of a slight flaw in his acting?

He had to use this moment, with the life of Elder An representing 'hope for the future,' to deliver the heaviest blow to the hearts of the people outside.

He wanted to tell those accomplices outside the city that they had not only created this calamity for Ying Gou, but had also pushed hope into the abyss through their mistakes.

The calamity of Ying Gou, entirely created by humankind, is most suitable to represent humanity in completely eradicating 'hope' with its own hands!

Only in this way...

Only after their own calamity disappears and hope is lost, will those who have a deep impression of today be able to recreate more hope, and perhaps more people will inherit the correct ideas of An Lao, which are extremely hated by erroneous ideologies.

In addition,

This sense of entitlement, taken for granted by those around him, provided Liu Xiaojiang with a convenient way to back down.

If these guys around him weren't so naive as to think he wasn't as strong as he was at the beginning and couldn't remain calm after being severely weakened by the Celestial Master, he really wouldn't know how to defeat them after he personally helped Elder An.

"Dad! His target is still us! Be careful!!!" Feng Xingtong noticed Liu Xiaojiang's gaze, which hadn't left them even when surrounded by other supernatural beings, and immediately understood that he wanted to kill Elder An.

See here,

The members of the World Society immediately raised their Qi to the limit, just like the other supernatural beings who had attacked Liu Xiaojiang before. They mobilized their Qi to completely cover their bodies, intending to fight to the death against the large amount of black Qi that had surrounded them.

However, not all extraordinary individuals can do this. Innate extraordinary individuals have their own set of Qi circulation methods, the purpose of which is simply to make use of their innate abilities. Therefore, it is difficult for them to mobilize the Qi in their bodies at will, unlike some acquired extraordinary individuals with sufficient cultivation.

For a time,

Including Feng Shayan herself, some of the extraordinary individuals who were unable to cover their bodies with Qi, faced with the overwhelming black Qi sweeping towards them, gritted their teeth and launched attacks on the black Qi, displaying their own unique methods, even though they knew there was no way to dodge it.

Unfortunately……

Even a powerful innate ability related to space, like the Sand Swallow, couldn't teleport itself away because its cultivation was far from sufficient. Faced with the terrifying black energy attack, it could only wait for death in despair.

Facing the dark energy,

She couldn't even transfer it as easily as before, because her innate ability couldn't be transferred like matter in the face of the black energy; in fact, it would be directly eroded like life itself.

Moreover, it seems that this was to ensure the elimination of Elder An, a very important figure.

Liu Xiaojiang held nothing back this time, manipulating all the black energy that had been spreading throughout the area to surround Elder An's location.

Even if some of the extraordinary individuals from the World Alliance were able to cover their entire bodies with Qi, and as Liu Xiaojiang's outstretched hand slowly clenched in the distance, they might not be able to survive in this large-scale encirclement.

After all, this method only treats the symptoms, not the root cause, and the only way to prolong life is to exert all one's strength to separate the black qi that has been contaminated with corpse poison from the body's surface.

However, the level of difficulty varies for everyone present, and the speed and amount of Qi differentiation directly determine everything.

No one can guarantee that they can escape this deadly area before the contaminated Qi is separated. In fact, it is almost certain that those who are surrounded by the black Qi are doomed!

the other side,

As Liu Xiaojiang slowly clenched his fist, controlling the black energy...

The dozens of extraordinary individuals present, all possessing top-tier strength, instantly overwhelmed Liu Xiaojiang, who had already developed a significant weakness, with a continuous torrent of power, using all their strength and various techniques.

So much so that even the superhumans who weren't qualified to stand in front of Liu Xiaojiang, as well as the ordinary human soldiers wielding weapons, all launched attacks on Liu Xiaojiang upon seeing this.

Right now,

As if grasping at a last straw, everyone present held nothing back, venting their shared rage at Ying Gou!