These attackers were not here with good intentions. While they wouldn't kill Zi Che Shao Hao, their every move was a killing blow, showing no mercy.
Lin Yan was shielded behind Zi Che Shao Hao, but the six assailants' attacks constantly pressed towards her. Lin Yan used the protective gear Zi Che Shao Hao had given her to fend off their assaults.
Seeing that Lin Yan was only defending and not attacking, the attackers seemed to understand why she hadn't disembarked earlier.
There must be something wrong with this Tai Tai Wang Shu's body. The six exchanged glances, and then two of them engaged Zi Che Shao Hao, while the remaining attackers moved towards Lin Yan.
They had no intention of holding back. Even if they killed Lin Yan, they could still obtain what they desired from her soul.
However, although Lin Yan hadn't fully recovered, she wasn't entirely defenseless. She summoned a magical artifact Zi Che Shao Hao had given her to protect her body, and then conjured her flying sword.
Facing the onslaught of the four attackers, Lin Yan offered no defense, instead launching her own assault.
"You cowards hiding in the shadows, do you think I don't know who you are?" Lin Yan's sword techniques were sharp, her mere sword aura shattering their protective true qi.
They had disregarded Tai Tai Wang Shu's words, but her power made them take notice. Her strength was clearly far beyond what she displayed as a Golden Core cultivator.
Even the most skilled Golden Core sword cultivator, capable of challenging those of higher realms, could not so easily break through their protective true qi.
"You are not Golden Core?" one cultivator whispered.
"When did I ever claim to be Golden Core?" Lin Yan's swordplay did not cease. Since these people intended to harm her, she had no intention of leaving any alive.
Lin Yan's sword movements grew even faster. With the protective artifacts safeguarding her, she didn't bother blocking their attacks, opting for a strategy of trading blows.
Over on his side, Zi Che Shao Hao was greatly concerned seeing four people attacking Lin Yan. The two cultivators facing him were even more irritating.
He gripped his weapon, and since Lin Yan intended to leave no survivors, he would feel no hesitation in killing these assailants.
"Shao Hao, make it quick!" Lin Yan declared, unleashing a full-force sword strike towards one of the Nascent Soul cultivators, who had no means to dodge.
The other three cultivators' attacks landed on Lin Yan simultaneously, but she paid them no mind, making no attempt to block with her weapon.
A "crack" echoed as a layer of her protective gear shattered.
The eyes of the cultivators attacking Lin Yan gleamed with excitement. It had finally broken. After so long, they had managed to shatter her magical artifact.
However, the cultivator Lin Yan had attacked had lost half his body, his nascent soul escaping from his mangled form.
But then, Lin Yan's flying sword split into two, a beam of sword light streaking towards the fleeing nascent soul.
The other three cultivators immediately attacked Lin Yan again, attempting a diversionary tactic to draw her attention, while simultaneously striking her down, either to capture her alive or severely wound her.
To their surprise, their attacks were once again blocked by a transparent barrier.
Just how many layers of turtle shells did this Tai Tai Wang Shu have?!
A mocking smile spread across Lin Yan's face. She then sidestepped, moving to attack another.
How were they supposed to fight? Their attacks couldn't harm her in the slightest, while her every blow was deadly.
What was even more despairing was that the two facing Zi Che Shao Hao were already bearing numerous wounds, while Zi Che Shao Hao himself was unscathed, only his clothes slightly disheveled.
Once Zi Che Shao Hao's engagement concluded, they would have no chance of victory.
Although Lin Yan's situation appeared to be going splendidly, she knew her own condition. Her spiritual energy had only recovered to about forty to fifty percent, and she couldn't hold out much longer.
It was only due to their underestimation that they had been injured by her. They believed her to be Golden Core, which was why she had managed to wound them.
Now, capitalizing on their underestimation, she had killed one of them, and the remaining three would not be so easily dealt with.
She needed to stall for time until Zi Che Shao Hao's battle concluded, then she could take them all down.