"This is bad — that ancient Fierce Beast is too powerful! At this rate, Her Highness won't be able to hold on much longer!"
Yet after a prolonged exchange, the Ancient Elves' expressions only grew darker. Though Immortal Meow Meow was formidable in her own right, the ancient Fierce Beast was growing more savage by the moment.
At this point, the ancient Fierce Beast had already seized the upper hand, and its advantage kept widening until, eventually, it was completely pummeling Immortal Meow Meow.
This ancient Fierce Beast was truly no ordinary creature. Its attacks weren't wild and random — they came from an intelligent being with extensive combat experience. Otherwise, someone of Immortal Meow Meow's caliber would never have been suppressed to such a degree.
Boom —
Suddenly, the ancient Fierce Beast threw a devastating punch. Seeing this, Immortal Meow Meow hastily raised the Imperial Soldier sword to block.
Whump —
But the force behind that single blow was simply too great. Although Immortal Meow Meow managed to intercept it with the Imperial Soldier sword, she was still sent skidding back several meters. By the time she stabilized herself, droplets of blood had already seeped from the corner of her mouth.
"Damn it — find a way to get me out!" The instant the Guardian saw that Immortal Meow Meow had been wounded, he grew frantic.
"Lord Guardian, we truly have no way!" The Field Master's face was a mask of helplessness.
The grand formation had only a single exit, but Immortal Meow Meow had sealed it with her golden bell. There was simply no way out.
Awoo —
Yet at that very moment, the ancient Fierce Beast let out another furious roar. Its onslaught had become even more ferocious.
And after being injured, Immortal Meow Meow's strength was noticeably diminished — this time, she had fallen into absolute disadvantage.
"What do we do?!"
The Ancient Elves were now in a state of sheer panic. Some of them were on the verge of collapsing entirely.
Because if this continued, Immortal Meow Meow would surely die.
But… the Ancient Elves absolutely could not afford to lose a genius like Immortal Meow Meow.
"Girl, I'd advise you to surrender. If you do it now, there's still time." The mysterious woman smiled faintly.
She looked on like a mere spectator, her expression as calm as a gentle breeze.
"Let me go with you? Not a chance!" Immortal Meow Meow shouted defiantly.
"Still so stubborn." The mysterious woman chuckled at these words, then said: "In that case, I'll have to teach you a lesson."
As she spoke, a sinister gleam flashed through her eyes, and she commanded in a soft voice: "Cripple it."
Awooo —
The moment the order left her lips, the ancient Fierce Beast responded as though it had received a command. Amid its thunderous roars, its attacks grew even more savage — every strike aimed at a fatal point, intent on ending Immortal Meow Meow's life.
"I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. Today, you won't kill anyone."
Yet just as the situation reached its most critical juncture, a man's voice suddenly echoed down from the heavens.
Boom —
Boom —
And as the voice rang out, two colossal stone giants materialized from the void and plummeted from the sky. They not only crushed the ancient Fierce Beast deep into the ground beneath their feet, but also raised the weapons in their hands and sliced the ancient Fierce Beast clean apart, killing it instantly.
"Wh… what is that?!"
Everything had happened far too quickly. Not only the members of the Dark Palace — even the Ancient Elves were struck pale with shock.
Those two stone titans were absolutely terrifying. They shared the aura of an eighth-tier Martial Emperor, yet a single blow had been enough to slay the ancient Fierce Beast.
True, they had launched their ambush at the precise moment the ancient Fierce Beast was fully committed to attacking Immortal Meow Meow, which was why they could eliminate it in a single strike — but without overwhelming strength, such a feat would have been entirely impossible.
More importantly, where had these two stone giants come from? Could they be demon beasts? But in the entire Land of Martial, no one had ever heard of demon beasts like these.
Thud —
And while everyone stood there in stunned silence, a figure suddenly descended from the sky and landed beside Immortal Meow Meow. A hand was placed on her shoulder, and a gentle wave of energy flowed into her body — it was healing her wounds.
Immortal Meow Meow had been staring at the two stone giants that had appeared out of nowhere when the soft energy surged into her body, instantly easing much of her pain. She turned her head and finally saw that
"Chu Feng." The moment she saw him, Immortal Meow Meow's sweet little face broke into a radiant smile, as though she had reunited with family.
"I'm sorry — I'm late," Chu Feng said.