'This man is not someone I can fight head-on!'
Without a second thought, Yinn Qiao shot backward.
'As they say, better you die than I.' He could tell that although Hou Lan and Zhang Guo appeared calm, they had likely lost their last shred of courage.
Rather than fight a bitter battle alongside them, it was better to look out for himself. That way, he might still have a chance of survival.
At the same time, he flicked his hands, slapping multiple Talismans onto his body.
He had carefully collected and arranged this set beforehand. They offered the maximum possible Defense without conflicting with one another. Combined with his own Protective Gang Qi, they could even block a strike from a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Layer after layer of defenses deployed, instantly encasing his entire body.
Lü Zhong had no desire to attack such an "Iron Turtle," so he shifted his target to the Daoist Nun. After the failed teleportation, her will had been crushed by his presence.
