Lately Lan Jue had been engaged in a series of high-intensity battles. Each time he faced opponents far stronger than he was. Under such pressure, his combat experience, cultivation, and understanding of Captus and his own abilities had all evolved.
Although he hadn't been a Paragon for long, he was able to adapt quickly to the principles of protogenia and Paragon's abilities.
As Lan Jue thrust his sword forward, Zhou Qianlin at his side followed suit. Demortus burst forth with a thousand beams of light that melded into the red vortex. Like threads of silk, it transformed into a ring of red and blue light.
The ring flickered, then transformed into beams of light that shot outward toward the four powerful aliens.
At the same time, Lan Jue's body was the center of a blinding mass of starlight. He was about to unleash his Boundless Starlight Domain.
Lan Jue's heart sank. He knew the danger they were in. They were surrounded by four Infinite-level beings!
Lan Jue's heart was filled with regret. He regretted that he had forgotten something important.
The fact that the alien home worlds were capable of teleporting meant they had a profound understanding of the laws of space.
However, in all the past battles the aliens had never used their space-time Disciplines. At least not the strongest of them. Therefore, Lan Jue and the rest of humanity had forgotten about it.
The Violet Prince and his companions had arrived via teleportation. Although they'd taken advantage of Middle Heaven's emptiness to get in, it was a testament to their mastery of the mysteries of space.
Their ability to hide in the void was no less than the Photographer's.
All of these thoughts flashed through Lan Jue's mind, but the most important thing right now was to figure out how to survive.
Turn!
As soon as Lan Jue's Boundless Starlight Domain spread outward, the four aliens began to spin in a clockwise direction.
The Domain of Life and Death sped up. In the blink of an eye it had completed a thousand transformations.
Life and Death intertwined layer upon layer. It was like the world was being sliced into countless pieces.
Lan Jue felt his head spin for a moment, then his Boundless Starlight shattered. Not even the Queen of Heaven's Domain was fast enough to replace it.
The Violet Prince snorted. His eyes glowed with a violet light. Under his control the four aliens came to a sudden stop.
Although they had stopped, the energy of the Life and Death Domain of the four of them had gathered into a tornado and swept inwards.
"Forever One Heart!" Lan Jue growled.
Captus flared with red light. His opponent's Domain of Life and Death was suppressing him to the point where he couldn't even use Reflection of Heaven and Earth. But he was still a Nirvana Manifestation, and with Li Ke's guidance, he had gained a new understanding of the Four Swords of the Banishing Sword.
He thrust his sword forward, and golden runes flickered across its surface. Lan Jue's body became illusory, as if a thousand copies of him were stacking on top of each other, changing in nature.
Nirvana, Ten Thousand Become One!
Under the pressure of the Violet Prince and his companions, Lan Jue used one of his Nirvana Mysteries.
All of the golden runes on Captus flared to life at the same time. Qianlin, who stood beside him, had not reached this level, but her Forever Bound One Heart was in a different state.
It floated over, and a bright blue light condensed without dispersing, gently fusing with the red sword light.
The two beams of light coalesced into a rainbow of colors. Like a blossoming lotus flower, they blossomed into petals that scattered in all directions.
The rainbow petals formed a solid shield around them. No matter how fiercely the tornado attacked, it couldn't break through.
The purple light faded for a moment, and then a figure appeared in front of Lan Jue.
Their eyes met. To Lan Jue's surprise she felt isolated.
The colorful sword radiance produced by the Dual Sword Harmony was entangled by the tornado outside, and he could not even withdraw his hand that was holding the Celestial Trapping Sword.
The Violet Prince was right in front of him.
Lan Jue's other hand was wrapped around Jun 'er. She couldn't deal with him.
Lan Jue's Domain was suppressed by the Violet Prince's Domain of Life and Death.
It's over!
Lan Jue's heart sank.
The combined power of four Infinite-level combatants was too much. So much so that Lan Jue didn't even have a chance to use his full strength. His opponent's power was overwhelming.
What angered him the most was that the Violet Prince did not attack him immediately. Instead, he reached for Jun 'er, who was nestled in his arms.
The other reached for Lan Jue's chest.
Qianlin and Lan Jue's Harmonious Swords were completely entangled by the purple tornado. Qianlin could only watch helplessly as Demortus stuck to her sword. She could do nothing but watch helplessly as it happened.
In this critical moment, Lan Jue reacted. He spun around and shielded Jun 'er in his arms. He faced the Violet Prince's palms with his back.
Even if I die, I must protect Jun 'er!
This was Lan Jue's only thought.
At the same time, he positioned himself in front of Zhou Qianlin to protect her.
Unless he died, the Violet Prince's attack would not land on Zhou Qianlin.
"Ugh …" There was a pained groan. Lan Jue's grip on Captus lightened. A series of explosions filled the air. Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin's Harmonious Swords shone brightly.
Finally, the purplish-red tornado in the surroundings was destroyed.
Reinforcements had arrived!
Lan Jue turned back to face them.
But what he saw was not the Violet Prince's cruel, murderous face. Instead, it was a face he knew all too well.
Her face was a little pale, but her classical charm was still admirable.
She was so beautiful, and her eyes were so gentle and moving.
The emotions that she had been suppressing in her heart seemed to have completely burst forth from her beautiful eyes at this moment.
His reflection was the only thing in her eyes.
There was even a smile on her delicate face, and there was even a hint of satisfaction in her eyes.
Her body slumped to the floor, right in front of Lan Jue.
"Xiu Xiu!"