"Hmph!" The Boundless Desert Emperor sneered as if he had expected this.
Instantly, six sand walls appeared out of nowhere, surrounding Master Bai in all directions and compressing into each other.
Master Bai's expression changed drastically. He might look powerful, but his strength was, in fact, far inferior to the Boundless Desert Emperor's true strength. He could chop the latter's arms off because he took advantage of his speed and caught the Boundless Desert Emperor off-guard.
However, it was almost useless once the Boundless Desert Emperor was on fully guarded against him.
Master Bai didn't retract his slash. Obviously, he couldn't attack the Boundless Desert Emperor now. What he could do was break the sand walls.
Boom!
When the Heaven Piercing Sword hit the walls, Master Bai's arm went numb instantly. It was as if he hit several steel plates stacked together. Fortunately, it was enough to break the sand walls.
However, before Master Bai could make another move, the broken sand walls abruptly transformed into a spiral earth lance, stabbing into his abdomen.
Puff!
Everything happened in a split second, and Master Bai had no way to react timely. The earth lance went straight to his abdomen and pieced to his back, sending him flying into the distance with blood trailing behind like a fountain.
"Master Bai!" Yun Lintian was shocked. He wanted to rush forward, but he heard Lei Zhenxiang shout.
"Leave him to me." Lei Zhenxiang's figure flashed and arrived behind Master Bai.
However, before he could leave, an earth pillar suddenly shot out of the ground beneath him, sending him and Master Bai into the air.
At the same time, the giant sand wall nearby suddenly transformed into a colossal sand wave, descending down on the two.
BOOOOOM!
Lei Zhenxiang and Master Bai were wholly buried in the sand with no way to resist.
"Brother!" Lei Feifei shouted in shock, and she hurriedly rushed forward. However, Qin Wuji managed to pull her back in time as a sharp earth spike shot out of the ground beneath her. If she made another step, this earth spike would plunge into her body without a doubt.
Qin Wuji released all his power and created a giant barrier to cover everyone.
"Everyone, protecting him!" Qin Wuji didn't know what Yun Lintian would do, but he believed it was the only way out for everyone.
Gu Xiao and the others, who had nothing to do with Yun Lintian's group, surprisingly didn't choose to escape after waking up. Perhaps they knew it was impossible to run. They immediately followed Qin Wuji's suggestion and conjured profound shields around Yun Lintian.
"Heh. A pitiful struggle." The Boundless Desert Emperor sneered. He stomped his foot on the ground, creating sand waves to rush toward everyone.
At this moment, Yun Qianxue, Han Bingling, Mu Qiuxue, and Linlin appeared before Yun Lintian. They didn't hesitate to release all of their power to conjure a profound barrier, trying to block the incoming sand waves.
As for Qingqing, her power depended on The Storm inside Yun Lintian. She was useless now, as Yun Lintian had almost exhausted his power.
BOOOM!
An explosion broke out, followed by endless cracking sounds. Yun Qianxue and the other girls who stood at the front were blown away directly. Meanwhile, the barriers that Qin Wuji and the others created continued to crack like crazy before completely shattering into pieces.
"Come on!" Yun Lintian shouted desperately and urged the Crown to absorb The Earth faster.
Seeing the sand waves coming, Qingqing suddenly stood up. She raised her tiny hand and used her last trace of power to create a windstorm to divert the sand waves' direction.
"Big Brother Yun…" She turned to look at Yun Lintian and fell into his lap, unconscious.
"Qingqing…" Yun Lintian gritted his teeth. His eyes turned bloodshot as he stared at The Earth. As long as he absorbed it completely, there was nothing for him to fear of the Boundless Desert Emperor anymore.
"What now?" The Boundless Desert Emperor said with a smile. He glanced at The Earth on the latter's hand and said. "You better put it down. Or else I will kill your women."
As he spoke, several earth pillars shot out of the ground, bringing Yun Qianxue and the others into the air. With a single wave of his hand, the Boundless Desert Emperor could undoubtedly kill them.
"Stop! I will give it to you!" Yun Lintian shouted anxiously when he saw this.
"You…can't!" Yun Qianxue struggled hard to speak.
Yun Lintian got up from the ground and placed his hand on his chest. His five fingers sunk into his deformed chest, and blood immediately spurted out. "Let them go. Otherwise, I will destroy my profound vein."
"Lintian!" Han Bingling shouted anxiously.
Yun Lintian ignored her and said in his mind. "Lauya, do me a favor…."
He explained something to Lauya, and the latter quickly got into action.
"Hurry up. Let them go!" Yun Lintian shouted as he stared at the Boundless Desert Emperor while digging into his flesh further.
The Boundless Desert Emperor frowned slightly when he saw this. He was confident to take Yun Lintian down, but what if the latter managed to destroy his profound vein in the end? Gains would be out by losses then.
Moreover, it didn't matter to him to let them go, as he could take them back at any moment.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand, and everyone on the pillars was sent flying into the distance.
Yun Lintian glanced at Yun Qianxue and the others before throwing Qingqing to them. "Leave here."
"No!" Yun Qianxue caught Qingqing and shook her head desperately.
"Elder Qin!" Yun Lintian yelled, and Qin Wuji quickly stepped forward, forcefully bringing everyone away.
"Let me go!" Yun Qianxue and the other girls shouted anxiously, but Qin Wuji didn't listen. He took the advantage that everyone was weak right now, and he was the one who suffered the least injury to bring everyone away.
Among them, Lin Xinyao was the calmest. Her eyes fixated on Yun Lintian's hand that was holding The Earth. When she saw a swift movement in his hand, she immediately understood what he was going to do.
"Hand it over first." The Boundless Desert Emperor said.
Yun Lintian nodded and threw the orb toward the Boundless Desert Emperor.
When the Boundless Desert Emperor was about to use his power to catch the orb, his pupils suddenly shrank as he saw two golden beads behind it. They were no other than the Thunder Beads!
BOOOOOM!