Wu Shattered Star River

This palm strike was incredibly terrifying, its power surpassing even the attacks of the Azure Emperor Divine Lord. The massive ground fissures stretching tens of thousands of miles were a testament to its force.

The Haotian Stone's defense was strong, but even it cracked under the force of this palm.

Inside, all the warriors except for Lao Deng and Ye Wanqiu were injured, and severely so. All the cultivators were thrown out, and more than a dozen were knocked unconscious.

When Lao Deng and Ye Wanqiu were thrown out, they immediately released their techniques to block the aftershocks of the attack.

Ye Wanqiu even took out a black stone, releasing a layer of sky-curtain. Otherwise, some of those dozen unconscious cultivators might have been震死 (zhen si - violently died).

Jiang Han immediately released his Star Saint Armor, so he wasn't knocked unconscious, but his Star Saint Armor shattered, and he was covered in blood, seriously injured.

Fear flashed in his eyes as he looked north. In the void to the north, a faint shadow was rapidly approaching. It was still very far away, and that wave of attack had been released from a great distance.

The strongest expert of this era, terrifying indeed!

Despair and determination appeared on Jiang Han's face as he re-condensed the Star Saint Armor around himself.

With a wave of his hand, he took those unconscious cultivators into the Heavenly Beast Cauldron, and then his body flashed as he was about to take to the sky to resist the Buddha's attack.

"Bang!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Ye Wanqiu struck out with one hand, directly hitting Jiang Han's head. The powerful attack knocked Jiang Han unconscious.

The black stone in Ye Wanqiu's hand lit up as she looked at Lao Deng and said, "Take your master and leave. I'll hold off Tathagata. Tell him not to worry about me after he wakes up. I have a treasure bestowed by the Emperor Lord. I'm confident I can escape back to the Land of Eternal Night. Have him take you back directly."

"咻!"

After Ye Wanqiu finished speaking, the black stone in her hand lit up, and her delicate body soared into the sky, rushing towards Tathagata in the north.

Lao Deng was stunned as he watched Ye Wanqiu soar into the sky.

Ye Wanqiu said she could hold off Tathagata? And she was confident she could escape back to the Land of Eternal Night? Was she sure she wasn't talking nonsense?

Although Lao Deng had been suppressed under Blood Saint Mountain for hundreds of thousands of years, he knew of Tathagata's reputation. This was the strongest expert of this era.

That palm strike just now was so powerful from such a distance. If it weren't for the Haotian Stone, they might have all been killed.

Was Ye Wanqiu sure she could hold him off? Could they even leave alive today?

Although he was very doubtful, Lao Deng didn't hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he took Jiang Han and the Haotian Stone into his possession, and his body flashed as he fled rapidly south.

He didn't want to die. Ye Wanqiu possessed the battle strength of a Heavenly Emperor, and the black stone in her hand looked like a treasure indeed. He knew he would die if he stayed, so naturally, he had to take Jiang Han and escape.

"Boom boom boom boom!"

He hadn't flown far when he heard continuous explosions from the north. Ye Wanqiu was fighting the Buddha?

Lao Deng glanced back and saw the sky constantly being torn apart, with huge cracks tearing through the firmament, and a terrifying aura permeating hundreds of thousands of miles around.

"This…"

Shock appeared in Lao Deng's eyes once again. Was Ye Wanqiu's battle strength this strong? She was actually fighting Tathagata to a standstill? Did she really possess a heaven-defying treasure?

"Go, go, go!"

Lao Deng didn't care about anything else and fled south as fast as he could.

While fleeing, he sent a message to the cultivators in the spatial immortal artifact, telling them to heal Jiang Han and help him wake up as soon as possible.

Because the Holy Buddha Realm was sealed, he couldn't escape the realm on his own. He had to rely on Jiang Han to use the Haotian Stone to pierce through the realm barrier and escape.

The Haotian Stone had been struck with a small crack, and Lao Deng didn't know if the Haotian Stone could still be used. He could only help Jiang Han wake up as soon as possible and see if the Haotian Stone could still move.

After flying for the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Lao Deng didn't know how far he had flown. He didn't dare to stop and continued to flee south, while constantly observing the situation inside the spatial immortal artifact.

Golden Fur had been healing Jiang Han all along. Jiang Han had only had his soul shaken by Ye Wanqiu, and after waiting a while longer, he slowly woke up.

He was a little dazed after waking up. He opened his eyes and looked around before suddenly realizing what had happened.

His eyes widened as he looked at Golden Fur and said, "Where's Ye Wanqiu? Where are we now?"

Golden Fur quickly explained, "Master, Lao Deng is flying away with us. Miss Ye has gone to hold off Tathagata!"

"Crazy!"

A hint of panic appeared in Jiang Han's eyes, and then he roared, "Lao Deng, release me immediately, or I'll shatter your spatial immortal artifact!"

Lao Deng helplessly released Jiang Han. Jiang Han swept his gaze around and asked, "Which direction is Ye Wanqiu in?"

Lao Deng said, "Master Jiang, don't be impulsive. What can we do if we go back? Besides courting death, there's no point. Miss Wanqiu's good intentions will be wasted."

"Also… I feel that Miss Wanqiu is very, very strong. She's actually fighting Tathagata to a standstill!"

"What?"

Jiang Han thought he had misheard and stared at Lao Deng with wide eyes, saying, "Are you kidding me?"

"How would I dare to make up such a thing?"

Lao Deng repeated Ye Wanqiu's words and also relayed the situation he had last investigated.

Jiang Han was dumbfounded after listening. When did Ye Wanqiu become so strong?

Even if the Eternal Night Emperor Lord gave her a heaven-defying treasure, that was Tathagata! She could fight Tathagata to a standstill?

Seeing Jiang Han hesitate, Lao Deng quickly said again, "Master Jiang, I feel that Miss Wanqiu is not simple. Perhaps she can really escape. If we go back, we'll only be a burden to her. Let's go outside and wait for her. The Haotian Stone… can it still be used?"

Lao Deng took out the Haotian Stone, and Jiang Han communicated with the Haotian Stone's artifact spirit. The Haotian Stone's artifact spirit said that the Haotian Stone had suffered great damage, but it could still be used. However, it couldn't continue to withstand powerful attacks in a short time and needed time to repair itself.

Jiang Han was torn at this moment.

Because in his heart, it was a man's duty to protect women. Although Ye Wanqiu was a Heavenly Emperor, in his heart she was just a weak little woman.

How could he possibly abandon Ye Wanqiu and escape? If Ye Wanqiu died in battle, would he still have the face to go to the Land of Eternal Night in the future?

Furthermore, the eighth and ninth turns of the Nine Revolutions Golden Body Art were still with Ye Wanqiu…

Most importantly, the woman Ye Wanqiu had already occupied a very important position in his heart.

In his heart, Ye Wanqiu was already his woman. How could he abandon his woman and escape alone?

Jiang Han painfully closed his eyes.

After hesitating for dozens of breaths, Jiang Han finally sighed softly, and reason overcame his inner impulse.

There was no point in him going back except to court death. If he was captured by the Buddha, then the Azure Emperor and Jiang Henshui would be very passive, and the entire battle situation would be affected.

Moreover, Ye Wanqiu could actually fight Tathagata to a standstill? This ignited a glimmer of hope in his heart. Perhaps Ye Wanqiu could really escape from the Buddha's hands?

"Go!"

Jiang Han roared painfully. He took Lao Deng away, and then began to use Star Flash Teleportation. After arriving at the realm barrier, he rode the Haotian Stone, pierced through the realm barrier, and escaped the Holy Buddha Realm.

Outside the Holy Buddha Realm, Jiang Han's figure flew out of the Haotian Stone, and he casually killed the nearby scouts with a few slashes.

He looked at the Holy Buddha Realm and murmured, "Wanqiu, you must escape, I'll be waiting for you nearby, waiting for you to return to Wanqiu Manor together!"