Ms. Diviner: The Prodigal Daughter's Return-Chapter 1248: Her Selfless Rescue

Mu Hanyan also silently exclaimed that things were not looking good. Judging by Jiang Yunhe’s poised palm, it was clear he had lost patience and was determined to harm and snatch treasures.

One has to admit, the Barrier Technique, Shadow Shifting, works against opponents with not too much of a strength disparity. But facing someone like Jiang Yunhe, a Sword Saint who is far more powerful, it really has no effective use.

Jiang Yunhe timed his palm strike perfectly, coinciding with the moment Shadow Shifting failed, which was also the moment when Mu Hanyan’s Qi alternated and was at her weakest.

Even at her peak, Mu Hanyan would be no match for Jiang Yunhe, let alone at her weakest moment!

"Bullying the weak, how shameless!" an angry voice shouted, as a figure appeared out of nowhere, launching a palm strike at Jiang Yunhe.

Jiang Yunhe, having locked all his Divine Sense on Mu Hanyan, never expected there was an unseen threat behind him. Almost instinctively, he countered with a palm strike.

With a deep boom, Jiang Yunhe was struck and sent flying, barely stabilizing himself, his face now slightly pale, suggesting he was injured significantly.

"Daring to bully my disciple, really ignorant of the danger!" The intruder, full of fury and an imposing aura, was none other than Feng Qingyu.

Witnessing the power of Feng Qingyu’s palm strike, Mu Hanyan was secretly in awe. No wonder her Master said even the Lord of the Academy might not be able to handle him; his strength was indeed terrifying. Seeing his angry expression, as majestic as a wrathful deity, even Mu Hanyan couldn’t help but feel a bit of inexplicable respect.

But soon, this respect vanished into thin air.

"Disciple, now you should know how formidable your Master is. If not for my intervention, Old Man Gong and Old Man Nangong might still be unable to break the Secret Realm Seals." Turning his head, the portly man boasted to Mu Hanyan with a habitual vulgar smile, completely devoid of his former dignified aura.

Mu Hanyan rolled her eyes. While others need a bit of color to set up shop, this fat man has already set it up without any colors.

"Let me first avenge you, so you can see my power," the portly man said slightly embarrassed when he saw Mu Hanyan’s large eye-roll, then rushed towards Jiang Yunhe.

Originally intending to use Alchemy to impress Mu Hanyan, after a night of effort, he ended up discouraged and lacking confidence. He then tried to show off his Alchemy Skill, but left feeling uninspired. Today, the portly man finally found the best chance to prove himself.

With a loud shout, Feng Qingyu leapt into the air, launching a palm strike at Jiang Yunhe.

Jiang Yunhe took a deep breath, also leaping into the air to counter with a palm strike.

With another loud boom, Jiang Yunhe was once again sent flying.

"Who... who are you?" Jiang Yunhe asked, stunned.

Mu Hanyan was equally shocked. Her Master said the Lord of the Academy might not handle Feng Qingyu, which seemed to be giving face to the Academy’s Lord. This portly man’s strength was likely a notch above the Dean’s.

"Feng! Qing! Yu!" The portly man enunciated his name flamboyantly.

"You... you’re Feng Qingyu!" Jiang Yunhe’s expression drastically changed.

All around, the expressions of Tu Jingleng and the others, who were fighting against Long Yan Academy’s top experts, also changed dramatically.

"Yes, I am Feng Qingyu. You dare bully my disciple? Do you think a tiger doesn’t show its might and mistake it for a sick cat?" The portly man shouted and launched another palm strike. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Jiang Yunhe gritted his teeth, confronting him once again.

"Pfft!" Jiang Yunhe spat a mouthful of blood, once again sent flying by Feng Qingyu.

Mu Hanyan was dumbfounded. This portly man’s strength was too terrifying.

"What’s one of Long Yan’s three great experts worth? Simply nothing," Feng Qingyu said dismissively, soaring once again into the air.

Jiang Yunhe was clearly not a match. Seeing Feng Qingyu approaching again, he quickly performed several hand gestures, murmuring low chants.

Feng Qingyu’s movements slightly paused as if enveloped by an invisible restriction, though still overwhelmingly forceful, his movements significantly slowed.

"What strange Magic Skill is this?" Mu Hanyan did not worry about the portly man, thinking his actions might be slower, but his palm’s power remained unaffected. Jiang Yunhe could at most delay a moment, but defeating him with this odd Magic Skill? Impossible.

Thinking this, Mu Hanyan suddenly felt an immense unease creeping up on her.

"Qi Ling, act now!" Jiang Yunhe shouted.

Almost as soon as he spoke, the space in front of Mu Hanyan twisted violently, and a space rift appeared before her.

"Roar!" An Exotic Beast, blood-red all over, charged out of the rift, heading straight for Mu Hanyan.

Only then did Mu Hanyan realize Jiang Yunhe’s hand gestures and chants were not aimed at Feng Qingyu, but at her. In fact, their goal was the Heavenly Destiny Star Plate.

In the blink of an eye, the Exotic Beast was right before her, its dark red armor like it was dredged from lava, its physique bull-like yet leopard-like, fangs sharp and icy, its body exuding an uncontrollable rage.

What sort of Exotic Beast was this? Mu Hanyan had never encountered such a creature but could instinctively feel the danger it posed.

Mu Hanyan instinctively tried to dodge, but upon moving, she found the air around her as thick as a mire, trapping her and making movement excruciatingly slow.

"Be careful!" Gong Hongru and Feng Qingyu shouted in alarm.

Their cries confirmed Mu Hanyan’s instincts about the danger. If this was just a common Exotic Beast, they wouldn’t have shouted in alarm. Though she didn’t know what it was, Mu Hanyan was sure if it hit her, she might not survive, and if she did, she would be gravely injured.

Unfortunately, the sudden events and Jiang Yunhe’s restriction left Mu Hanyan no chance to dodge.

Seeing the Exotic Beast about to collide with her, Mu Hanyan had no choice but to grit her teeth and envelop herself in Qi.

Suddenly, the Exotic Beast’s body flared with light, as if its entire being ignited with a red flame, its momentum multiplied tenfold.

"I’m doomed!" Mu Hanyan’s heart sank. Though her movements were hindered, her Six Senses weren’t affected, and she could tell this Exotic Beast’s current might was akin to a Sword Saint’s all-out strike.

If her movements weren’t restricted, using her Nine Heavens Star Fall and Star Falling in Eight Desolates ultimate sword techniques, Shadow Shifting, the defenses of Cangxuan Cloud Silk and the Glazed Glass Holy Robe, along with the absolute strength boosted by that mysterious bracelet on her wrist, she might have a chance to spar with a Holy-grade master for a few moves.

But now, with her movements bound, she had no chance to spar, and no choice but to withstand the Exotic Beast’s charge. However, with her current strength, even with the protection of Cangxuan Cloud Silk and Glazed Glass Holy Robe, how could she withstand a Holy-grade master’s full-force strike?

"Roar!" With another wild roar, the Exotic Beast’s crimson flames exploded again, its might growing even stronger.

In the nick of time, a figure suddenly rushed obliquely in front of her.

"Boom!" With a sound like shocking thunder, Mu Hanyan was jolted back several steps, while the person shielding her was sent flying far, leaving a trail of blood mist behind.

Seeing the figure crash heavily on the ground, Mu Hanyan could hardly believe her eyes. Jiang Qiling, how could it be her? Mu Hanyan never thought, not even in her dreams, that at a life-and-death moment, Jiang Qiling would sacrifice herself to save her.