Master, don't tease me, you can't handle three of them.

Chapter 140 That person... he came in...

Fragments of ice scattered all over the ground. Jingran and Hanluo suddenly opened their eyes. The divine artifact had already released its restraints on Jingran when the ice began to shatter.

Jing Ran and Han Luo raised their hands at the same time, their fingertips lightly touching. Han Luo transformed into starlight and merged into Jing Ran's body. Instantly, a powerful pressure erupted from Jing Ran's body.

With the seal broken, Jingran opened her eyes again and had returned to Hanluo's appearance. However, the red spiritual energy lines that were originally on Hanluo's face now appeared on Hanluo's physical body.

Seeing that the seal had been broken, the artifact was no longer as careless as it had been last time. It immediately restarted the contract. This time, it would not let Han Luo escape again!

However, before its spiritual power could fully entangle Han Luo, the Xue Ning Sword, which had been cultivating in Han Luo's sea of ​​consciousness, suddenly appeared and slashed at the spiritual power that the divine artifact was trying to entangle.

The artifact was unimpressed, its tone full of mockery, "A mere spiritual artifact, if it weren't for your master protecting you back then, I would have already destroyed your intelligence. Now, no one can protect you anymore!"

Xue Ning Sword showed no fear whatsoever, "Master, you are not someone to be trifled with!"

With a single sword strike, the spiritual energy binding Han Luo instantly dissipated, Han Luo's eyes regained their clarity, and she raised her hand to grasp the Snow Condensation Sword.

"How is this possible?!" The artifact was shocked that the Snow Condensation Sword could not only speak, but also sever its own spiritual power! What opportunity had it encountered?!

The artifact was only shocked for a moment, then looked at Han Luo who had fully regained consciousness and let out a cold laugh, "Han Luo, so what if you're awake? Your soul has already been corrupted by me, it's useless!"

"Oh? Is that so?" Han Luo glanced at the Snow Condensation Sword in his hand, surprised by its changes, but he didn't care about the divine artifact.

As soon as Han Luo finished speaking, the red lines on Han Luo's face suddenly flared up, but instead of increasing, they receded. The pressure of the Integration Stage cultivator was no longer restrained, pressing down entirely on the dark figure before him.

In the blink of an eye, Han Luo was already close to the divine artifact. The Snow Condensation Sword drew a silver-white trajectory in the air, heading straight for the divine artifact.

The artifact conjured a black sword identical to the Snow Condensation Sword in its hand, struggling to block Han Luo's attack. It still refused to back down, saying, "What good is your suppressed speed of infection? Han Luo, you might as well obediently give me your body."

It's not a pleasant feeling to have your soul corrupted, is it? The more you suppress it now, the stronger the backlash will be later. What are you still struggling for?

"Om-"

Just as the atmosphere was tense, a strange sound suddenly came, and both the man and his weapon were startled and stopped what they were doing at the same time.

"Who? Who's trying to trespass here?" A hint of doubt flashed across the artifact, followed by endless mockery, "They're courting death."

A hint of confusion flashed in Han Luo's eyes. Seeing this, Xue Ning Sword immediately transmitted a message to Han Luo, "Master, Jing Shu and Shi Chuan have arrived. It should be them!"

Han Luo suppressed his emotions, gripped the Snow Condensation Sword tightly, and charged at the divine artifact once more. This time, he changed his sword stance, forcing the artifact to retreat repeatedly.

A buzzing sound continued to come from afar. With each sound, the spiritual energy on Hanluo's sword became even more intense, and the coldness on his face intensified.

With the final strike, the divine weapon had no chance to dodge, but Han Luo suddenly seemed to lose all strength, and the Snow Condensation Sword plunged straight into the divine weapon. The distant buzzing sound also abruptly ceased.

The artifact looked at Han Luo, who was kneeling on one knee, and couldn't help but laugh, "Han Luo, have you reached your limit?"

Han Luo slightly curled the corners of her lips and slowly said, "Guess?"

"Ding--"

In an instant, the sword marks left by Han Luo around the artifact suddenly emitted a silvery-white light, responding to each other and finally converging on the Snow Condensation Sword stuck in front of the artifact, forming an intricate magic array at the feet of the artifact.

"Black Tortoise, suppress!"

With a thud, the artifact knelt on the ground, its back seemingly weighed down by a thousand pounds. Unable to bear the weight, the artifact reverted to its original form, leaving only a sliver of light as it fell to the ground.

"The Four Divine Beasts?!" The divine artifact, resisting the oppressive aura of the Black Tortoise, gritted its teeth and said, "How could you know this...?"

Han Luo seemed reluctant to use this formation, but nothing was more suitable for dealing with this divine artifact.

Han Luo slowly stood up, lowering her eyes to look at the divine artifact. "Divine artifact, why do you want to possess me? Who taught you to do that?"

The artifact had no face, but Han Luo still sensed that it paused for a moment.

"Who can teach me? I'm just not convinced! Why? Why should I, a being born from the beginning of time, be at the mercy of others?"

I will become a human being, and make all living beings on earth submit to me; I will trample this world under my feet!

The artifact's ravings left Xue Ning Sword completely bewildered, and it roared, "Just because of this? You want to possess my master's body?! What did my master do?"

Furthermore, what does it mean to be at someone's beck and call? I share life and death with my master; I protect my master, and my master protects me in return. This isn't being driven; this is being partners! It's being a partner to whom you can entrust your life!

"so what?"

The artifact ignored him completely, insisting on its own ideas: "You are nothing but a mere spiritual artifact, how could you possibly understand my thoughts? I am going to become human! Then, I will rewrite the rules of this world, and your master is just someone I happened to choose."

Xue Ningjian was about to continue cursing when Han Luo interrupted her.

"I'll ask you one more time, who taught you to do this?"

Upon hearing this, the artifact burst into laughter, "I don't know! No matter how many times you ask, I still don't know!"

The artifact knew it had failed. It could not possess Han Luo. If it had known this would happen, it should not have been so hasty in choosing this person!

The Four Divine Beasts! This is a rare formation that can restrain me! One wrong step leads to another!

The artifact thought bitterly, but when it saw that Han Luo no longer intended to keep it, it inexplicably remembered something.

By the way, why did it choose this person back then...?

Seeing that he could get no more information from her, Han Luo said softly, "White Tiger, kill."

A deafening roar suddenly rang out, and a tiger's claw appeared in the air above the artifact, pressing down fiercely on it. The artifact's sentience, filled with unanswered questions, vanished completely.

The semi-contract between the divine artifact and Han Luo was dissolved as the artifact's sentience dissipated. Han Luo groaned, drew the Snow Condensation Sword, and the formation vanished. Han Luo then sat cross-legged.

"Om-"

The buzzing sound came again from afar, but this time, it was exceptionally long.

“Master…” Xue Ningjian’s worried voice came.

"Shh, Xue Ning, let me have some peace and quiet..." Han Luo's weary voice silenced Xue Ning.

It sensed it; that person, he, had entered...