The rune armor he wore was shattered, and the blood he coughed up carried bits of internal organs, his expression dispirited. ’How is it possible...’ Lin Yuan looked up, from the direction where the red Source Power Wave shot out, he saw a formidable Red Lustrous Clan member stepping through the void towards him. A bitter expression appeared on his face. Though he had indeed released his perception, he failed to notice a Red Lustrous stepping void hidden in the shadows, while he himself had concealed his presence with spells but was discovered by the opponent. Both being among the stepping void level, Lin Yuan was well aware of the significant gap between him and the opponent. And now injured, he surely would not be a match for the Red Lustrous stepping void. Outside Red Candle City, Lin Chu stood up with a bang. Just moments ago, two powerful auras erupted within Red Candle City. One he was very familiar with, it belonged to his clan brother Lin Yuan, but Lin Yuan’s aura quickly waned, while the unfamiliar aura remained mighty. Lin Chu dared not delay, he gave brief instructions to those beside him before rising into the air, transforming into a stream of light speeding towards the city. The chaotic inner city of Candle Flame City appeared before his eyes, with smoke and dust billowing, the sound of explosions rang continuously. Lin Yuan was blown out from the cloud of smoke, his aura even weaker. A red figure chased closely behind. Lin Chu thrust his spear, the air around its tip collapsing inward, then suddenly exploding outwards, white mist blossoming like a flower. The Red Lustrous stepping void flew backwards at an even faster speed, several tentacles breaking off—yet for the Seven Lustrous Clans, tentacles were unlike human arms, they could be regenerated if lost, their weakness lay within the core. Lin Chu quickly reached Lin Yuan’s side, taking out a special healing potion from the "Treasure Pavilion", and administering it to Lin Yuan. He then tore open a spell scroll inscribed with ’Holy Healing Technique’. Amidst the engulfing light, Lin Yuan’s injuries gradually healed, his aura stabilized a bit, but he was still far from his peak condition. "The ’water of life’ from the ’Treasure Pavilion’ is said to heal a stepping void with just a drop, and three drops could bring someone back from the brink of death. If only I could afford it." In fact, even the special healing potion wasn’t cheap, its effectiveness was ten or even a hundred times stronger than the healing medicine crafted by their Lin Tribe’s pharmacists. Without saying much, after giving his clan brother Lin Yuan the healing potion, he held the divine weapon spear and quickly overwhelmed the Red Lustrous stepping void. Within three to five minutes at most, Lin Chu was confident he could slay the Red Lustrous stepping void. The difference between having a divine weapon and not having one was just that significant among ordinary stepping void levels! A whistling sound came from behind, and Lin Chu bent his body back, as a rune arrow made from a mutant beast’s bone grazed his face and smashed into a towering building in the distance. The building’s surface blossomed with ripples of defensive runes, but in a moment, the runes shattered, and with a thunderous boom, the rune bone arrow blew up the towering building, leaving a crater over twenty meters in diameter and countless flying debris in its wake. Lin Chu had just let out a breath when another Red Lustrous stepping void unleashed terrifying Source Power Waves, flattening everything around him. Amidst the swirling dust, Lin Chu coughed as he charged out, appearing disheveled. He swept his sharp gaze around. Three Red Lustrous stepping voids. One adept in spells, one skilled in archery, and the last being the stepping void who flattened the surroundings with Source Power Waves. "Luckily, they aren’t adept at long-range attacks, otherwise, I would’ve been injured for sure." Though Lin Chu appeared disheveled, he only suffered minor injuries that did not affect his combat power. His clan brother Lin Yuan had been severely injured, and even after drinking the potion, he could only exert fifty to sixty percent of his combat power, facing any one of the Red Lustrous stepping voids, he wouldn’t fare well. Even wielding a divine weapon, going one against two seemed nearly hopeless—a divine weapon he had obtained from the "Task Hall" in Tao City, after grinding countless days and nights, and by sheer stroke of luck. ’With a divine weapon spear in hand, holding out for a few minutes shouldn’t be a problem, as long as reinforcements arrive in time...’ Lin Chu discreetly pressed the rescue signal on his tactical watch. His tactical watch was a high-spec version purchasable by only VIP3 users, the signal range spanned hundreds of miles, and the surrounding cities were also served by their Lin’s Corps. Lin Chu felt assured. He and his clan brother holding out weren’t an issue; the only thing that worried him was the over ten disciples of the Tao Sect. If identified by the Red Lustrous stepping voids, they would very likely become a primary target for the enemy. The two of them were no longer capable of providing assistance to others. The autumn wind is graceful, permeating with an atmosphere of slaughter. Lin Chu wielded his Divine Weapon spear, brewing Source Power. Get full chapters from NoveI~Fire.net "Whoa, it’s a BOSS, there’s a BOSS here!" "It’s even a BOSS from the Red Lustrous Clan, a moving repository of merits!" "Look, there are three isolated BOSSes here, we can try to sneak behind and quietly take him down... Ah, the BOSS has spotted us!" "Then let’s face them head-on, it’s just a BOSS!" Lin Chu’s expression stiffened, discreetly seeking advice from his clansman Lin Yuan with his eyes: [Are all Tao Sect disciples such idiots? What should we do, I feel we are doomed.] Lin Yuan replied with a helpless look: [How would I know, I’m desperate too!] The two suddenly worried about the shape of those three juniors who became Tao Sect disciples, wondering if they had become idiots as well. But Lin Chu and Lin Yuan had no time to think about it. The Tao Sect disciples charged forward with shining eyes, as a Red Lustrous Clan Stepping Void Realm’s tentacle waved. Scorching lava gushed out, engulfing a dozen Tao Sect disciples. Lin Chu inwardly feared. Suddenly, a Light Shield wrapped in countless complex runes burst out from the scorching lava flow. Under the Light Shield were all fifteen disciples of the Tao Sect, every single one of them. Taking advantage of the Red Lustrous Clan’s Stepping Void’s distraction, they had swiftly closed in. Recalling the teachings from the sect in their minds. [Question: How does an Awakening High Tier confront a Stepping Void?] [Answer: Close and strike! Awakening Tier can subdue Stepping Void by leveraging all their advantages!] Where is Stepping Void strong? Thick Source Power! Possesses a Stepping Void Force Field! Can fly! No matter how brilliant the Awakening Tier Cultivation Skills may be, they can never compare to the Stepping Void Realm that has surpassed life’s tier, let alone Stepping Void Force Field. Flight, even those Awakener possessing wind attributes and wing-like Special Abilities at full speed, cannot catch up with Stepping Void. But they possess brilliant Combat Skills, Magic, condensing Source Power at a single point, capable of unleashing fatal damage to the Stepping Void Realm, the most crucial part – fighting many against few... The Red Lustrous Clan’s Stepping Void was somewhat surprised. He specialized in Magic, suddenly surrounded by massive, scorching Fireballs, like a string of exploding shells blasting towards the Human Race. None of the five Tao Sect teams had a leader, yet their coordination was naturally seamless. The Inner Sect disciple using Magic, the moment the Light Shield was removed, they scattered in all directions, while continuing to close in. Among them, a three-person team simultaneously stepped and leaped into the air, fingers pinching the same Spell Seal, strands of invisible Source Power, like spider silk, wrapped circle upon circle around the Red Lustrous Clan’s Stepping Void. As they fell freely, dragging the Red Lustrous Clan’s Stepping Void to drop as well. A sea of fire spread around the Red Lustrous Clan’s Stepping Void, burning strands shattered, yet the Binding force still worked on the Red Lustrous Stepping Void. All four other teams attacked. The five-member team formed a battle formation, sharing Source Power, spreading damage, stubbornly standing against Red Lustrous Stepping Void’s fierce assault. The other sect disciples were exceptionally smooth, leaving the Red Lustrous Stepping Void puzzled, as to why his fierce attack, those mere Awakening Tier Human Race, could always narrowly evade. And their attacks could easily breach the Stepping Void Force Field, posing a threat to him. The Red Lustrous Clan wanted to ascend higher, the higher he went, the greater the Binding force became. A surge of explosive Source Power transformed nearby hundreds of meters into roaring fire sea, yet the damage to those Human Race was minimal—what they wore, Rune Armor, Magic Robe, was better than his! The Red Lustrous Stepping Void was in a mess. Lin Chu and Lin Yuan, the two Human Race Stepping Void, were already dumbfounded. Can the Awakening Tier be this strong? Or is the Red Lustrous Clan’s Stepping Void too weak? What does that make someone like me, who was severely hit by a surprise attack? The Red Lustrous Clan’s archer Stepping Void pulled an ordinary bowstring, Source Power condensed into arrows, aiming at one among the three Human Race binding his fellow clansman Stepping Void. Lin Chu and his companion were still in shock until someone shouted from the other side, snapping them back to reality. They grabbed their weapons and engaged in a brawl with two other Red Lustrous Clan Stepping Void.