Outside the Kunpeng Purple Mansion, the demon king's attacks became more urgent. He constantly sent his subordinates to their deaths while he took out various magical treasures to forcefully attack the formation.
In this situation, it couldn't be said that the demon king was foolishly falling for a trap, as Cheng Cheng's perspective was completely different from that of the other two demon kings.
Everyone knew that the Purple Mansion only provided the conditions for breaking through, but no one had entered it in nearly ten thousand years. The situation inside was unclear. Perhaps someone would enter and fail to break through, or maybe they would die inside, or it could take many years to come out... Of course, it was also possible to enter and quickly achieve a breakthrough.
All these scenarios were possible.
From Cheng Cheng's perspective, she had the initiative in her hands. Using this situation to plan ahead and eliminate future threats was much more meaningful than blindly entering to cultivate.
However, from the perspective of the other two demon kings, they were very afraid of her entering the Purple Mansion.
If she died inside, that would be one thing, but if she could truly break through and achieve the Essence Condensation stage, she would be unstoppable in the demon city. It wouldn't matter if her country's veins were taken; even if the entire nation was flattened, it wouldn't matter. As long as she came out, she would be invincible. Their seizing of the veins and slaughtering of her country would mean nothing; they would eventually die at her hands!
Even if this was a trap, they had no choice but to get involved, using all their strength to break the formation and stop Cheng Cheng!
Qin Yi was already struggling to hold on.
A massive number of demons were driven in by the demon king, charging forward one after another. The demon king took advantage of the chaos to break the formation, which greatly increased the energy Qin Yi had to expend.
The formation was indeed impressive, providing comprehensive protection against the heart's guardian. Whether it was mental attacks or area damage, he was well-protected. Moreover, the formation would automatically trigger defenses against enemy attacks, so no matter how many came, they would just be sending themselves to die.
The only thing he needed to focus on was the demon kings, as they had the power to break the formation and needed his adjustments.
But too many enemies greatly affected his concentration, making it hard to keep track of everything.
He hadn't activated his soul cultivation yet, so he couldn't hear the prayers of the masses like a true immortal and discern every single one accurately. He simply couldn't make sense of the chaotic scene and execute targeted actions.
To put it simply, his CPU wasn't strong enough... it was about to crash.
Fortunately, Liu Su could perfectly analyze the situation and provide timely guidance; otherwise, he would have collapsed long ago.
Previously, Liu Su had also been guiding him, but he had a grasp of the situation then, and a little hint was enough for him to handle things accurately. Now, he was completely lost; every action had to be explained by Liu Su before he could move, which inevitably slowed him down and put him in danger several times.
If this continued, the formation would surely break. What should he do?
Liu Su was urgently saying, "You should give up immediately. Use the formation to block them for a moment and let Ye Ling take you away. We'll go to the Holy Mourning Desert; my energy residue is there, and we won't be afraid of anyone."
Qin Yi remained silent. If he left now, wouldn’t that mean all his efforts had been in vain?
He had been quietly calculating the time until the golden gate closed. As an innate martial artist, he had a clear grasp of time. Half an hour meant one hour; if he hadn't miscalculated in the chaos, there were only three minutes left!
Since he had promised to guard the formation, he should at least hold out for these last three minutes, right?
As long as the golden gate closed, he could leave without regrets.
He had done everything he could, so he owed nothing! No matter if Cheng Cheng was the one riding the Huang, what did it have to do with him?
The two demon kings clearly knew the golden gate was about to close and intensified their assault on the formation. The overwhelming power of their magical treasures even began to shake the formation.
With a "poof," Qin Yi finally spat out a mouthful of blood.
This was due to his spirit being drained too much.
With a loud bang, the claw of the demon king struck heavily at a point in the formation.
With a creak, the formation showed signs of stalling.
The formation was about to break!
The demon king took out a bell and gently shook it. Invisible ripples spread toward Qin Yi. He raised the formation's protective shield in front of him, blocking the ripples. But the shield, which had been able to block perfectly before, began to shake now.
It couldn't hold on.
The shield quickly shattered, and Qin Yi shifted his position, but upon closer inspection, blood was already flowing from his seven orifices.
Only ten seconds left!
With a loud boom, the formation stones shattered. The demon king took advantage of Qin Yi being unable to focus due to the attack from the other demon king and finally broke the formation!
Only ten seconds left, and the formation was already broken!
Qin Yi spat out another mouthful of blood, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.
"Ye Ling, come here!"
The panting Ye Ling quickly flew to his side amidst the chaos.
The formation rapidly shrank, even distorting space, with all its power converging to a single point in front of him.
With a roar, wind, fire, ice, and thunder erupted simultaneously. In the twisted space, energy capable of flattening a mountain exploded, but it was all blocked by the Kunpeng Purple Mansion. The mountains remained unmoved, while the cave inside had turned into a pit of destruction.
The demon kings summoned their most powerful treasures to desperately resist this wave of mutual destruction. With a rumble, the golden gate slowly closed right before the demon kings' eyes, and they could no longer enter.
The two demon kings were furious!
In the chaotic, twisted space, a wounded Teng Snake, carrying Qin Yi, emerged from the smoke.
"Still trying to escape!" A tiger claw reached out from the cave, easily crushing the stones blocking the entrance into powder, continuously reaching for Ye Ling. At the same time, the demon king transformed into his true form, a four-winged, single-eyed bird, chasing after them.
Ye Ling suddenly accelerated, escaping the range of the tiger claw's attack, but when she turned around, the demon king was getting closer, with the other demon king right behind him.
Without the formation, two fully realized Essence Condensation experts were not something they could withstand. They could only hope that Ye Ling's recently enhanced speed would provide an opportunity to escape.
Ye Ling's speed talent was indeed very high. If she left Qin Yi behind, she might really get away, but with Qin Yi, it would be very difficult.
Liu Su sighed. This situation... guarding the formation itself wasn't a bad thing. If they ran halfway, Qin Yi would be safe, and the demon kings would naturally enter the cave without chasing him, as they would only care about killing the Huang inside. But as long as Qin Yi held out to the last moment, that would be the result; the two demon kings couldn't enter the cave, and in their rage, they would definitely hunt him down.
So, if one wanted to live long, it was actually quite easy. Just don't have such a strong sense of duty; it didn't matter if those inside the cave lived or died, just run away first.
Just like Ye Ling at this moment; if she dropped Qin Yi, she could escape.
People often lose their kindness and their promises step by step through countless hardships and bloodshed, slowly losing their bottom line.
When the world rolls by, one can understand, but everyone’s answers may not be the same, leading to different paths.
Ye Ling suddenly said, "Brother, why don't you throw away the wolf-tooth club? Maybe we can go faster."
Qin Yi replied directly, "I won't throw away the wolf-tooth club even if you throw me away."
Liu Su: "..."
Qin Yi glanced back at their pursuers: "If it doesn't work, you can drop me and run away."
Ye Ling shook her head: "I won't drop you, even if it means leaving myself behind."
Liu Su felt like laughing.
Forget it, two fools... being a little foolish isn't such a bad thing.
At that moment, a violent wind swept in from outside, and terrifying demonic energy rapidly approached.
Everyone fleeing froze.
Cheng Cheng, like a shadow, flew close, blocking the path of the two demon kings just as everyone was stunned.
She was covered in blood, her chest slightly heaving. Despite the massive slaughter, she had hardly exhausted herself, but in her rush, she had almost drained her entire magical energy.
At the moment when Qin Yi could be caught at any time, she finally returned.
Ye Ling was still puzzled: "Master, how did you come back from outside?"
Qin Yi turned his head in shock, looking at Cheng Cheng's back.
At that moment, he understood everything.
But... why had she come back?
Cheng Cheng said nothing, silently recovering her energy, staring at the two enemies before her.
In fact, she didn't even know why she had returned. Coming back so hastily, facing two demon kings of her level, she wouldn't have a good outcome and would likely be heavily injured and forced to flee. The truly smart move would have been to sneak back, taking advantage of their abandonment of this place to fight amongst themselves for the White Country's veins, and then launch a surprise attack.
That would have been a perfect plan.
But she didn't want to waste even a breath. She couldn't even be bothered to take the treasures of the two countries that were right in front of her with just a wave of her hand. She took the veins and immediately turned back, not knowing what she was rushing for.
It was as if she was eager to ruin her own perfect plan...
Wasn't she the one who said it didn't matter if he died?
What on earth was she doing!! Truly a super big fool!
(End of Chapter)