656 Somethings Wrong! (1/2)
Wang Baole glimpsed the scene while escaping with Zhao Yameng, and it caused something indescribable to rise inside him. He looked at Mie Liezi after the latter raised his head and knew that the real Mie Liezi was gone.
He might not be dead, but the chances of him awakening again were close to zero.
”We have to leave this place now!” Madness colored Wang Baole's eyes. His true self, hidden away on the third level, continued draining the battle robes madly. His body began to balloon rapidly.
Wang Baole no longer cared about that. Zhao Yameng was aware of the danger they were in. She kept quiet as she activated an array formation that augmented both hers and Wang Baole's speed.
Even so, they were no match for Daoist You Ran. What made things worse was the many other enslaved cultivators around him. While he didn't go after them personally, with a wave of his arm, seven to eight cultivators immediately began chasing after them!
”I want them captured alive!” Daoist You Ran said coolly. He was about to inspect Mie Liezi's storage bag when a loud rumbling erupted in the distant sky. It sounded like thunder resonating in the air. The entire second level shook as a strong force rippled through the air.
The earth trembled, and the trees and grass shook. Wang Baole and Zhao Yameng trembled as well as wild winds lashed at their faces. Their pursuers experienced the same wild and strong attack.
As the blasts surged through the world, a figure appeared in the distant sky. It approached with startling speed, a ruler circling it and giving off a bright light. It was Feng Qiuran!
She seemed to be in a state as bad as Mie Liezi had been when he had first appeared on the second level. Her face was pale, and her lips were stained with blood. If Daoist You Ran had spoken the truth and had imprisoned her within an array formation, she must have paid a terrible price escaping its hold. The earlier shock wave must have been caused by the collapse of the array formation.
She had been too late, Mie Liezi hadn't managed to last until her arrival. As she approached, she saw the unfocused and expressionless look on Mie Liezi's face, as well as the smiling Daoist You Ran, who was standing beside Mie Liezi.
No questions were required. The scene before her, along with her past suspicions about Never-Ending Clan members hidden in the Dao Palace, answered her doubts. Fierce determination flashed across her eyes. She was going to kill You Ran even if that killed her too. With that thought in mind, she charged fearlessly at Daoist You Ran!
”You managed to destroy my array formation. Feng Qiuran… I've underestimated you.” Daoist You Ran smiled faintly. With a wave of his arm, a vast black cloud emerged from his body and blanketed the skies. He dashed towards Feng Qiuran.
The two were enveloped in a black mist. Loud explosions erupted continuously from within the mist, resonating in the air. Wang Baole and Zhao Yameng were trapped in a similarly perilous situation. The enslaved cultivators who hadn't received any orders, remained standing still. But those who had received orders to pursue them continued racing after Wang Baole and Zhao Yameng even while You Ran and Feng Qiuran engaged in a fierce battle.
Of the eight cultivators, four were at the Nascent Soul realm, and the remaining four were at the Core Formation realm. One of them… was Zhou Chudao!
Wang Baole would have found it difficult to fight all eight of them, even with his true form. His chances of winning were next to none with only his avatar. Determination flashed across Wang Baole's eyes as he hurriedly said.
”Yameng, you have to leave first. Find a place and hide, wait for the interference to weaken, and then teleport away immediately!”
Zhao Yameng was no ordinary woman. She gave Wang Baole a long, unfathomable look when she heard what Wang Baole said. Then, without saying anything, she nodded silently. She knew they had no other choice. She raised her right hand to her hair, and, with a wave, cut off a lock of her hair. She handed that to Wang Baole, then turned and sped off.