In that instant just now, Xu Linglan could have ignored him and stopped the eight-winged angel from completing its final fusion. In doing so, the outcome of this battle would have been firmly in her hands.

But she didn’t do that; instead, she chose to save Ye Haochuan. This favor is something Ye Haochuan will forever remember.

While breaking away from the entanglement with the two eight-winged angels, Xu Linglan successfully killed one. Now, on the battlefield, five eight-winged angels faced off against the Director and Xu Linglan. As for Ye Haochuan, in such a level of battle, he could only be considered a burden.

Although the enemy had one less, the situation became much more dangerous with the appearance of the eight-winged angel that fused with the heavenly emissary standard.

After the momentum of the fused eight-winged angel was unleashed, it flew rapidly towards Xu Linglan.

Xu Linglan frowned slightly, but there was not a hint of fear on her face as she calmly confronted the imposing eight-winged angel.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Their offensives clashed repeatedly, resembling meteorites hitting the ground, causing waves of flower energy to spread like ripples in water, sweeping up countless flying sands and stones, extending for dozens of miles, a scene of doomsday.

The battle spirit was endless, and the residual power was ceaseless. Within a hundred miles radius, both humans and beasts alike unconsciously prostrated on the ground, trembling and shivering.

"So strong!" Ye Haochuan marveled at Xu Linglan’s combat power for the second time.

Seeing her able to fight one against three before, he already thought she was incredibly formidable. Now, fighting against the fused eight-winged angel, she could still hold her own, unleashing her power with overwhelming might, once again shocking Ye Haochuan.

This woman is definitely not as simple as just having advanced to True Immortal Mid-Stage by relying on the Twin Dragons Binding Gold Pill.

After a round of battle, seeing that the fused eight-winged angel still couldn’t defeat Xu Linglan, it showed obvious signs of anxiety on its face.

The other four eight-winged angels noticed this too and quickly made adjustments.

They let two of them do their utmost to hold the Director, one continued the fusion with the standard, and the last one quickly rushed towards Ye Haochuan.

The one charging at Ye Haochuan was the same one who almost killed him earlier. Previously punched by Xu Linglan, it was obviously not lightly injured, but against Ye Haochuan, it was overkill.

The same tactic was applied to Ye Haochuan again, putting him in immediate danger.

Fortunately, having learned from his previous experience, Ye Haochuan’s defense was more complete this time, preventing him from being killed in one attack.

However, such a state clearly wouldn’t last long. The difference in strength was too great, and being able to withstand one or two offenses was already his limit. At most, in a breath or two, he would be exhausted of all means.

The battlefield situation became critical once again. Whether it was the other eight-winged angel fusing with the standard or Ye Haochuan being killed, it was something Xu Linglan obviously didn’t want to see.

Her beautiful face suddenly flashed with a trace of anger, and in a soft, gentle voice she hummed: "You’ve forced me, all of you shall die!"

As she spoke, she suddenly summoned a black gourd. The moment it appeared, it rapidly enlarged above Xu Linglan’s head.

At this moment, Xu Linglan looked like an ant carrying a peanut.

This black gourd didn’t reveal anything about its level as a magical treasure. Even when enlarged, it didn’t evoke any sense of dread.

But in the next moment, the gourd’s mouth suddenly opened, and eight lightning chains shot out from within.

The eight-winged angel was instantly startled. The lightning chains moved at such speed that it had nowhere to hide, resorting to defensive measures.

Yet those defense measures, under these lightning chains, seemed like paper, instantly pierced through.

The eight-winged angel’s face went pale as paper, and with a light shout, it forcibly gathered all its flower energy, rushing towards the eight chains.

Thud~

Xu Linglan suddenly turned pale, spitting a mouthful of fresh blood.

But the eight lightning chains didn’t pause for a moment, rapidly piercing into the eight-winged angel’s body, followed by a "boom", as the fused eight-winged angel exploded into dust along with its heavenly emissary standard.

"How can this be?" The remaining four eight-winged angels were dumbfounded.

Fusing with the standard was already their strongest method, yet in Xu Linglan’s hands, it was still so vulnerable.

Xu Linglan’s complexion was like paper, clearly drained by wielding those eight chains.

Yet she didn’t let the eight lightning chains disappear. Instead, they flew towards the eight-winged angel battling Ye Haochuan.

This eight-winged angel was instantly frightened out of its wits, no longer caring for Ye Haochuan, and turned to flee.

Luckily, perhaps from slaying one earlier, eight chains had consumed a lot of energy and their current attack speed was not as fast as before, leaving it a chance to escape.

"A Thousand Threads!"

As it was about to escape, countless threads stretched out from the surrounding space, attempting to restrain it.

"Trivial trick, trying to hold me?"

The eight-winged angel sneered, somewhat irritated, but now was obviously not the time to settle accounts with Ye Haochuan. With a strong shake, those threads instantly snapped one by one, unable to bind it even for a moment.

Right then, a halberd was already within half a meter of it.

"Space-Breaking Halberd!"

Ye Haochuan softly uttered the belated words, with eyes full of determination to take down this eight-winged angel.

"Bastard, seeking death!" Infuriated, the eight-winged angel resolutely thrust its spear.

At this point, it had no time for mobile attacks on Ye Haochuan; head-on confrontation was the only option.

Clang~

Spear tip and halberd tip, sharp against sharp, collided fiercely.

Ye Haochuan clearly felt that at the moment of collision, myriads of tiny spatial particles on the halberd’s tip dispersed, the residual force on the spear tip spread through the halberd, and instantly infused his body.

At this moment, Ye Haochuan felt like a small dog hit by a truck, as if he clearly heard the sound of bones breaking, organs displacing and colliding, then his body was shot out like a cannonball, and during the flight, it seemed he already saw the face of death.

That eight-winged angel wasn’t unaffected either. Ye Haochuan’s desperate attack was formidable, and its hook spear unexpectedly shattered inch by inch, and it was pushed back several steps due to the halberd’s lingering power.

It was precisely these steps back that cost it the last chance to escape for its life. Seeing the eight thunderbolt chains getting closer, the eight-winged angel swept a hopeful glance at its companion for rescue.

Unexpectedly, what appeared in its eyes was the sight of its companion hurrying to flee.

Despair instantly filled the eyes of this eight-winged angel.

Ssshhh~

The eight chains accurately pierced into the body of the eight-winged angel, reaping its life of despair.