60 Atonemen (1/2)

Li Xuan's strength was used up by the time his cleave tore through the Buddha-patterned flower petals. Furthermore, he wasn't able to dodge in midair. The Sky Conch was too slow at flying, making it unable to keep up with Li Xuan. It was still gliding at a relatively high altitude and the direction in which it was heading wasn't towards Li Xuan.

Suddenly a fist appeared beneath Li Xuan's feet, striking his soles. Zhou Wen had come flying over!

Li Xuan exerted Strength in his feet as he stepped onto Zhou Wen's fists and used this as an impetus to soar high into the sky. Zhou Wen ended up plummeting rapidly, allowing them to dodge the toad's venomous shot.

Li Xuan used his momentum to leap onto the lotus receptacle and cleaved down at the venomous toad's head. After the saber beam flashed by, Li Xuan flew back in retreat, jumping out of the lotus receptacle.

Bang!

The venomous toad exploded like a bomb, splattering venomous liquid in every direction like flying arrows, covering a massive region.

Li Xuan was already unable to dodge the attack while in midair, but the Sky Conch which had been constantly in the sky arrived in the nick of time, putting its body in between Li Xuan and the venomous liquid.

Zhou Wen also landed on the Mutated Skeleton Ant before leaping up once again, jumping back tens of feet to dodge the range of the venom's splash.

The venom was extremely terrifying. The Sky Conch's body was immediately corroded like snow touching ember. With a tragic cry, it fell straight into the pond.

When Zhou Wen landed, the Mutated Skeleton Ant had already stopped beneath his feet. On the contrary, Li Xuan was plummeting straight into the pond without having any place to land his feet.

The Dragon-Scaled Turtle, which was meant to catch Li Xuan, was still a distance from Li Xuan under Xu Miantu's flustered commandeering. It was apparent that he wasn't going to arrive in time.

Zhou Wen had just landed on the Mutated Skeleton Ant and it was already too late for him to command it to rush over when he saw this scene. He stomped on the Mutated Skeleton Ant and flew across the pond for Li Xuan, pulling him up just as his back was about to touch the water.

However, Zhou Wen's leap was ultimately limited. He soon began falling.

”Miantu, what are you waiting for? Quick catch us!” Li Xuan, who had been pulled up by Zhou Wen, shouted at the nearby Xu Miantu.

Xu Miantu watched Zhou Wen and Li Xuan fall from about three to four meters away. He was likely to able to reach the two of them if he extended his arms while getting the Dragon-Scaled Turtle to speed up.

However, he stood there motionless. He clenched his teeth in silence as his forehead's veins throbbed. Ultimately, he chose not to do a thing.

”Xu Miantu, why!?” Li Xuan wore a grimace. At this stage, it was already obvious to him that Xu Miantu had deliberately thrown him and Zhou Wen into a trap.

From the initial provoking of Yang Lie to turning a blind eye to their peril, everything was a deliberate ruse by Xu Miantu.

The only person who was capable of doing this had to win the trust of Li Xuan and to know everything about him—Xu Miantu.

However, Li Xuan could do nothing. All he could do was stare intently at Xu Miantu as the duo were on the brink of falling into the pond.

There were exclamations on the bank. After all, they were still students. Even if they didn't like Zhou Wen or Li Xuan, none of them wished them dead.