Liu Xiao Xiao finished speaking and took out all the Baoling Pills from his body, handing them all to Dan Nan.
Ma Long also walked over, his arms hanging loosely.
His hands had lost their mobility, so he could only use his will to carefully transfer his remaining two Baoling Pills to the ground.
"Deputy Officer Dan, these are my last two Baoling Pills. Please make sure to deliver them to Young Master!"
Seeing the resolute Ma Long, Dan Nan immediately nodded, bent down, and took the two extremely heavy Baoling Pills into his hands.
After taking the Ning Shen Pill, Tang Geng's injuries also showed a slight improvement. He and Zhao Wu supported each other as they came before Dan Nan, also handing over the remaining Baoling Pills in their hands.
"Deputy Officer Dan, I have three more here! We must let Han Lang win against Dr. Ximu!"
Zhao Wu also took out his three.
"That's right, Deputy Officer Dan! I have three more here as well. If we don't succeed today, we will die trying! Even if we all die here together, we will make Dr. Ximu stay here as our burial companion!"
Seeing everyone's determination, Dan Nan was filled with emotion.
He accepted the Baoling Pills and said to everyone with determination.
"The situation is not at its final moment; we still have hope. No matter what, we must persevere together until the end!"
Everyone also looked at Dan Nan with resolute eyes and then nodded forcefully at the same time.
Dan Nan no longer hesitated.
Holding over ten Baoling Pills, he soared into the air and sped towards Han Lang.
As he passed by Dr. Ximu, he didn't forget to raise a fist and, in coordination with Han Lang, fiercely strike him in the face.
Dr. Ximu didn't even bother to pay attention to this attack. He raised a palm, easily deflecting Dan Nan's offensive, and simultaneously prepared to counterattack Dan Nan.
Han Lang naturally wouldn't give him such an opportunity. His golden needles instantly sealed his path forward, forcing him back.
"Han Lang!"
Dr. Ximu was furious, but for the moment, he had no way to escape Han Lang's entanglement.
It wasn't that he didn't want to use the Golden Luo Illusion to escape again, but as Dan Nan had said, using the Golden Luo Illusion consumed too much of his energy.
If he used it and Han Lang didn't confront him head-on, then he would be the one who was prematurely depleted.
And once he was completely depleted, all that awaited him was to be slaughtered.
Of course, he hadn't ruled out using the Golden Luo Big Dipper to break out, and then using Tang Geng and the others on the ground to threaten Han Lang into confronting him.
However, he also worried that if he pushed Han Lang too hard, Han Lang might abandon his comrades, and in the end, he would still be the one to fail.
Therefore, what he could do now, as Han Lang had also thought, was to see who could exhaust the other completely first.
Dan Nan did not linger in combat. After a single strike, he quickly arrived beside Han Lang. Han Lang anxiously asked first.
"How are they?"
Dan Nan replied.
"Their injuries vary, but they are basically out of mortal danger. Only Tang Qin has fallen into a coma. I had Xiao Xiao protect his heart meridians. If we win, you can save her, but if we fail, we might all perish here today!"
Han Lang's heart trembled upon hearing this. But he quickly understood how heavy the burden on his shoulders was.
Regardless of whether Tang Qin and the others were injured or not, once they were here, as long as he couldn't defeat Dr. Ximu, they would all die at Dr. Ximu's hands.
Therefore, he didn't ask any more questions.
Because he knew that as long as he survived, healing them would be a trivial matter.
So, he frowned and asked.
"Deputy Officer Dan, currently, only you and I have combat strength. Killing a Nascent Soul stage esper is still very difficult. Do you have any other tricks up your sleeve?"
Dan Nan shook his head.
"No! We can only wait for you to completely exhaust Dr. Ximu, and then we can catch him in a trap!"
Hearing this answer, Han Lang's frown deepened.
He looked at the more than ten Baoling Pills that everyone had pooled together and fell into deep worry.
Given the current situation, his own consumption was much greater than Dr. Ximu's.
All nine golden needles had to be used with full effort to temporarily restrain Dr. Ximu.
Therefore, even with more than ten Baoling Pills in hand, he could not guarantee that he could defeat Dr. Ximu before the Baoling Pills ran out.
"If only my strength could reach the middle stage of Nascent Soul!"
He thought to himself.
Meanwhile, Dan Nan, who was watching the battle, also discovered some issues from the confrontation between Han Lang and Dr. Ximu.
"The power of your golden needles is indeed great. However, it is still somewhat difficult to leap over such a large gap to kill Dr. Ximu. Is there any way to get more of them? With my cooperation, perhaps the chances will be greater?"
Get more of them.
Han Lang suddenly felt enlightened.
That's right.
After breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, he had never had the time to cultivate the deeper levels of the Shen Nong Imperial Needle Art.
If he could now break through to the fourth level of the Shen Nong Imperial Needle Art, his strength would surely increase several times over.
This was because the Shen Nong Imperial Needle Art was originally a divine-tier technique.
From the first level corresponding to the Profound tier,
The second level corresponding to the Earth tier,
The third level corresponding to the Heaven tier,
The fourth level would reach the Immortal tier!
This way, not only could he produce three more, reaching twelve golden needles as Dan Nan had mentioned, but the power of all the golden needles would also more than double.
In that case, killing a Nascent Soul stage esper might not be a problem at all.
Perhaps, he wouldn't even need Dan Nan's assistance.
He could completely suppress Dr. Ximu in battle.
At that time, even if Dr. Ximu was pushed to a desperate situation and used the Heaven-tier martial skill "Golden Luo Illusion" again, he would not be afraid!
Thinking of this, Han Lang became excited.
He quickly said to Dan Nan.
"Deputy Officer Dan, I need you to help me restrain Dr. Ximu for a while. I want to use the Heavenly Derivation Method to learn the fourth level of the Shen Nong Imperial Needle Art. As long as I master the fourth level, defeating Dr. Ximu will be a piece of cake!"
Hearing Han Lang's words, Dan Nan was also overjoyed.
But he soon became troubled.
"I restrain Dr. Ximu? I am definitely not his opponent. Even if I go all out, I can only hold him off for ten minutes at most. Is ten minutes enough for you to break through to the fourth level?"
Looking at Dan Nan's resolute gaze, Han Lang knew that Dan Nan was considering sacrificing himself.
He immediately explained.
"No, it's not like that. I want you to replace one of my golden needles, just like when we learned the Seven Absolute Nine Li Formation. This will allow me to withdraw a wisp of my divine consciousness to focus on breaking through. With just one, I can multitask, and I'll be able to break through in half an hour at most. Although it won't be a complete mastery, it should be enough to fight Dr. Ximu!"
Hearing Han Lang's explanation, Dan Nan finally understood.
That's right!
Han Lang controlled the nine golden needles using nine separate divine consciousnesses.
As long as he could replace one of them, Han Lang could fight and break through at the same time.
Once he completed the breakthrough, although he didn't know if he could directly defeat Dr. Ximu,
At least he could produce a few more golden needles.
With his cooperation then, they would surely be able to completely defeat Dr. Ximu.
Thinking of this, he no longer hesitated.
"No problem! Leave it to me!"
Saying this, he intended to rush forward and replace one of Han Lang's golden needles to confront Dr. Ximu.
However, at that moment, Han Lang grabbed him.
"Fighting Dr. Ximu requires full effort. Take these seven Baoling Pills. During my breakthrough, I won't be able to help you cover any gaps. You must not make any mistakes!"
Dan Nan glanced at Han Lang, then at the Baoling Pills in his hand, and without much hesitation, he accepted them.
"The survival of Xia Guo and our comrades rests on this battle. If we don't succeed, we will die trying!"
Han Lang nodded resolutely.
"If we don't succeed, we will die trying!"