Chapter 368: 368, [Sword Sheath: Come at me!]
Lu Xun’s idea was simple; if this Soul Devouring Flame insisted on chasing me down, why not use it to my advantage and attract attention to myself?

After all, they have no clue that this Soul Devouring Flame is actively pursuing me…

They would only think: “We were clearly the slower ones to escape, but this flame ignored us entirely. Turns out, the Purple Palace has implemented some measures!”

Blame it on the fact that the flame can’t talk.

Lu Xun was incredibly anxious, as the speed of the Soul Devouring Flame was terrifying. With his current capability, if he came into contact with it, he would end up dead beyond redemption.

Even the process of scattering the ashes would be skipped, because there would be no ashes left behind.

Jiang Nan’an glanced at Lu Xun, who was fleeing at top speed, and then took another look at the persistent flame behind him. He felt that he could not just stand idly by. He should at least lend Elder Lu a hand.

If he’s trying to rescue me, then I should also do everything in my power to help!

After pondering for a while, he concluded that he couldn’t speed up, so he should try to find a way to impede the fast-approaching Soul Devouring Flame instead.

Jiang Nan’an reached for the five jade pendants hanging on his waist and tossed them out, emitting a flurry of radiant sparks.

Each jade pendant could generate a protective shield with considerable defensive power.

Five protective shields materialized in the air and were immediately pierced by the Soul Devouring Flame.

Jiang Nan’an’s mouth twitched slightly. His tried and tested tricks had proven completely ineffective now.

What on earth is this flame?

The Soul Devouring Flame swiftly came into contact with a jade pendant, which instantly ignited before vanishing into a plume of blue smoke.

The flame continued its advance, igniting the second pendant.

It seems these decently crafted magical weapons piqued its interest enough to spend a little time destroying them.

Watching the spectacle unfold in front of him, Jiang Nan’an felt neither heartache nor hopelessness. Instead, he felt a glimmer of hope.

Since it’s intent on destroying the magical weapons, if I persistently bombard it with them, I could slow down its advance!

As for the magical weapons—I’ve got loads of them in my storage ring!

As a person endowed with a Luck score of 10 and the Protagonist Aura, he frequently encountered adventures. Whether he was simply relieving himself in the woods or inadvertently running into an ancient relic, magical weapons and spiritual medicine were crammed into his storage ring in droves. He was not lacking these at all.

Jiang Nan’an threw out another array of identical magical weapons, a wicked, reckless smile appearing on his face once again, even contemplating a daring idea—kill it by exhausting it with magical weapons!

I refuse to believe it doesn’t tire!

Lu Xun turned around to glance at what was transpiring behind him. He was mesmerized by the audacious brazenness of the lucky one.

True to his reputation as a human treasure vault. Only his third brother, the prosperous businessman, could hold a candle to him, Lu Xun thought.

“This Jiang Nan’an does indeed have a protective charm effect,” Lu Xun thought to himself. “I hope I can make it through this ordeal.”

He looked deeply in the direction where You Ying was located, feeling apprehensive.

Athough You Ying had melted into the statue, barricading all senses and divine senses, and unable to move, what if he finished all his tasks meanwhile?

If so, they would have to face not just the Soul Devouring Flame, but also a formidable foreign race who was as powerful as Yin Tian but even more difficult to deal with!

With such unease, Lu Xun felt a strong urge to rub Jiang Nan’an’s head as a form of good luck charm for himself.

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Cai Jiangjiang and the others had started to run around, busy looking for an exit.

The reward of 100,000 Experience Points didn’t bother them. What they really wanted was the favorability of the Purple Palace!

For them, running out of lives and being forced to log out was indeed a terrifying event. But no matter how terrifying, at the end of the day, it was just a game.

They were just professional gamers, after all, and the game was their livelihood.

The so-called trial of life and death didn’t exist.

It’s not like we are really going to die.

Could it possibly travel through the network cable to burn me? That would be ridiculously absurd.

But they genuinely wanted the favorability of the Purple Palace.

The game “Heavenly Dust” was ridiculously popular. Gaining prominence in this game would undoubtedly bring them a fortune and propel them to the peak of success.

And the favorability of the Purple Palace undoubtedly offered a shortcut.

“If that day really comes, why would I still dress in a white silk and put my hair in twin ponytails?” Cai Jiangjiang, who relies on her pseudo-loli image to attract fans, thought to herself.

With Purple Palace as my backing, I’ll be true to myself once I make big money!

Black silk and suspenders, that’s the path for a grown lady!

Though her looks and temperament indeed match a loli disguise, her personal preference has always been more sultry.

As for the fate of the Purple Palace…to be honest, they didn’t worry about it.

“If the World Protagonist dies, won’t this game just collapse?” they thought to themselves.

As for the real situation on Lu Xun’s side, it was even worse than they had imagined.

Although Jiang Nan’an was able to delay the Soul Devouring Flame’s progress with his skilled money-throwing techniques, the effect was limited.

Most of the items in his storage ring were Yellow Outfits and inferior Blue Equipment, these Magical Weapons were just trivial objects that the Soul Devouring Flame could destroy in an instant.

After all, he is still an underdeveloped World Protagonist, even if the Father of Heavenly Way favours him, it’s impossible to throw him into a large Ancient Relic, allowing him to acquire a large number of Purple Equipment.

He would die instantaneously upon entering such a place.

Furthermore, Jiang Nan’an had a feeling that as his Cultivation Base progressed, each treasure he found was steadily improving in quality.

Basically, everything he found was suitable for the moment, everything was arranged for the best.

But in the current situation, things are a bit difficult.

Moreover, the Soul Devouring Flame seemed to have lost interest in these lower-end Magical Weapons and stopped paying attention to Jiang Nan’an, the money-throwing boy, and started to rush towards Lu Xun resolutely.

“What the hell! Why are you fixated on me?! Is my Charisma 10 body that attractive to you?” Lu Xun cursed in his mind.

Jiang Nan’an gritted his teeth, took off the Purple bracelet from his hand, and threw it out.

Lu Xun saw all of this, his pupils contracted slightly, and he was greatly surprised.

“The Son of Luck is generous, thank you for the Purple Equipment thrown by the Son of Luck!”

This bracelet turned out to be an Inferior Purple Level item!

It’s a life-saving item given by the Sect Master of the Qingtian Sect.

The Soul Devouring Flame seemed to be slightly shaken when it saw it.

But after hesitating for a moment, it still resolutely charged towards Lu Xun.

It seemed that after the previous devouring, it had realized that the most attractive thing to it was this man all along.

Moreover, these Magical Weapons on the ground don’t have legs, couldn’t it just go back and burn them later?

It has been said before, the Soul Devouring Flame is a living entity, though its intelligence is not high, like a fiery simpleton, but it is not a complete idiot either.

Now, it has realized – the most delicious thing is still this man, yummy!

The effect of the first Godspeed Talisman was about to run out, Lu Xun took out the second one from his storage ring, ready to use it, but suddenly found that the surroundings of the altar were enveloped in a dark red glow.

The long-abandoned altar suddenly started working again at this moment!

This dark red glow was like a barrier, tightly enclosing the surroundings.

There’s no way out now!

Moreover, it seems that You Ying, who has merged into the statue, is probably about to wake up soon!

“What should I do?” Lu Xun was at a loss for a moment.

“Should I throw the Son of Luck, Jiang Nan’an, at the Soul Devouring Flame to see if the Father of Heavenly Way will save him?” In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Just then, the Soul Devouring Flame had already flown to his side.

“Puchi——!”

A sound was produced.

Lu Xun glanced blankly at his left hand, only to see that the Sword Sheath had somehow slipped out of his hand.

The Sword Sheath opened its portal as usual, just like when it devoured Pearls and Sword Qi, and actually swallowed the Soul Devouring Flame in one gulp!

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