He Lan Tianxia

The hidden weapon flew past the octopus's head in a flash. Murong Junlan's broadsword was about to strike Yan'er when he was shocked. He twisted his hand and slashed at the octopus's left claws. The claws didn't dodge, but instead arched up, pulling Yan'er behind them, causing Murong Junlan's broadsword to miss completely.

Ever since he learned that the woman with the Twin Snow Swords was disguised as Yan'er, Murong Junlan had been paying extra attention this time. Besides hearing Yan'er's voice and noticing the thin rope in her hand, he was certain of his judgment. He didn't know what hardships Yan'er had recently endured, but what excited him now was that amidst the barrage of fireballs, she had spotted Murong Junlan and called out to him loudly:

"My lord, save me."

"My beloved consort, is my rope in your hands?" Murong Junlan shouted loudly. He asked with a sense of relief, after all, it was already difficult for him to hold his rope in the hands of two powerful women, the white-haired woman and the woman with the twin snow swords. He knew even better how much his beloved consort's martial arts skills were lacking.

"Your Highness, catch!" Yan'er pulled a thin rope from her waist and threw it over out of thin air.

The octopus, seeing this, realized it wasn't stupid. One of its claws reached for the thin rope. Because of the close proximity, its speed was clearly faster than Murong Junlan's. Murong Junlan immediately gathered strength in both hands, using the tip of his blade to transmit force, and two hidden forces directly struck the claw. The claw retracted sharply, but the other two claws attacked in succession. Just as the thin rope was about to be grabbed by another claw, Murong Junlan unleashed a powerful strike, directly slashing at the claw holding Yan'er. Seeing that its opponent was abandoning the thin rope to snatch Yan'er, the octopus immediately withdrew the claw that was grabbing the rope and re-entangled Yan'er with the claw that had just loosened its grip. However, it had no idea that Murong Junlan's move was a feint. His attempt to rescue Yan'er was a pretense; his real priority was to retrieve the thin rope. If the octopus wanted to eat Yan'er, it would have already done so, and wouldn't have waited until now without making a move. Therefore, Murong Junlan was now taking a bold gamble.

He'd made the right move. The octopus abandoned its thin rope and focused all its strength on binding Yan'er. Murong Junlan retrieved his treasure and was about to verify if it was his when he caught a glimpse of a thin rope still in Yan'er's hand. He was suddenly delighted. In the midst of the fierce struggle between the white-haired woman and the woman with the twin snow swords, she still managed to hold two thin ropes. When did his beloved concubine become so powerful? Or were those two simply not competing with her? Little did Murong Junlan know that during the time he was no longer protecting her, she had been relentlessly pursued by the white-haired woman like prey. This pursuit had actually unleashed the full power of the Crimson Spirit Pearl within her. What infuriated the white-haired woman the most was that, during their fall into the Xuanmo Cave and the Heaven of Separation, the Crimson Spirit Pearl within Yan'er had taken advantage of the demonic energy of the Xuanmo Cave to draw out the sea turtle pearl that she had just refined in the cliff cave and devoured it. This woman was a monster! The white-haired woman was immediately enraged, vowing to kill He Yan'er to avenge the theft of the pearl.

Look, the white-haired woman is really coming! But at this moment, seeing the six fireballs surrounding Yan'er and not daring to approach, she underestimated Murong Junlan's courage to brave the explosion and rush straight into the fireballs to save her. This caused her to lose the opportunity to seize the rope earlier. The white-haired woman vented her anger on the octopuses blocking her way. With a push of her hands, the Annihilation Cold Yin Palm struck the octopuses, leaving them dizzy and disoriented.