Li Yao shook off the drop of blood on the tip of his saber and put it back into its sheath. He sighed to himself.
If possible, he didn't want to kill Yan Chifeng.
The Temple of Immortals was too busy on Iron Plateau for a maniac in martial arts such as Yan Chifeng. If he were killed, the connection would be cut off.
However, Yan Chifeng was an expert above the 80th level of the Refinement Stage, too. Li Yao had only lured him into the trap by pretending that his soul was being torn apart.
Being able to kill Yan Chifeng had been extremely dangerous. It had been a matter of luck.
Li Yao was not confident that he could capture such an expert alive.
Below the Truth Cabinet, the warriors of the six tribes exclaimed in shock when they saw that Yan Chifeng, one of the best experts of the younger generation, had kneeled in front of Li Yao and died.
The qi-trainers of the Burning Sun Tribe were all wearing complicated expressions, not knowing how to react.
Many of them, however, surrounded Yan Xibei.
The previous best warrior of the six tribes of Iron Plateau had reached the end of his life. There was a terrible wound on his neck. Although it was blocked with herbs and stopped bleeding, his spirit was extremely low. His throat was damaged, and he could not even talk. Tears of regret and humiliation flowed out of his brown eyes. There was no telling whether he was grieving that the Burning Sun Tribe had been reduced to such a pitiful state or that he had been humiliated by his own nephew in public.
Li Yao jumped down and shouted to the other four chiefs, "Now that the truth is out, why don't I ask the representatives of the Cultivators inside to come out and tell us the details?
"The Cultivators must be carrying a medical kit with them. They should be able to seal Master Yan's wound for now. Let's make a decision later."
Before he could finish his sentence, the mountains and the earth suddenly began to shake violently. The earth seemed to have turned into a surging ocean. Muffled noises that sounded like thunder kept echoing from underground. The ground cracked, and many True Qi tanks sank into the ground!
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
Dozens of terrifying cracks appeared around the valley. A large cluster of dense gray fog shot out of the cracks. The gray fog seemed to be alive and spread out nonstop. Very soon, the entire valley was enshrouded in it. It was like a huge ring-shaped wall that reached the clouds, firmly encircling everyone inside!
"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! Hiss! "
From within the gray fog came a hair-raising shriek. Vaguely, one could see countless black shadows hovering at a low altitude. Curling up.
"Shua!"
A single chariot was the closest to the gray fog. Suddenly, a black shadow darted out from the gray fog. Everyone's vision blurred. The rider on the chariot was already snatched away by the black shadow and dragged into the gray fog!
In the gray fog, the sound of breaking tendons and bones and tearing flesh could be heard. It was accompanied by waves of miserable shrieks and the wild laughter of demon beasts!
"This is …"
The gray fog came very quickly. Before anyone could react, the encirclement had already been formed. The chief of the Giant Axe Tribe and the chief of the Feathered Snakes Tribe looked at each other and said with pale faces, "The eggs of apocalypse have broken out!"
Li Yao gasped in shock. "How is it possible? Didn't the eggs of apocalypse just break out?"
In the gray fog, some strange-looking figures could be vaguely seen.
They looked like enormous embryos that were still covered in wet mucus. They also looked like half-melted apocalyptic beasts, but they looked even more disgusting than the fully-formed apocalyptic beasts.
Many of the apocalyptic beasts were also dragging tubes that looked like bloody vines behind them. They extended all the way to the depths of the gray fog. The tubes were expanding and shrinking, sending energy and flesh into their bodies incessantly.
The chief of the Giant Axe Tribe smiled bitterly. "It's true that the eggs of apocalypse in our world have just broken out. However, this is a Dark Continent, far away from the territory under the control of the six tribes of Iron Plateau. The eggs of apocalypse here absorb the resources in the mother lodes within a thousand square kilometers. They don't belong to the same system as the eggs of apocalypse in our world.
"Besides, there are a lot of solutions. The eggs of apocalypse can be controlled to break out! "
Li Yao narrowed his eyes.
He remembered that Xiong Wuji had once told him that the reason why the eggs of apocalypse could not be blown up with bombs was that the explosions would stimulate the eggs of apocalypse and release the apocalyptic beasts in advance!
"Damn it!"
Li Yao gritted his teeth. Everything was clear to him now.
He finally understood why Yan Chifeng had lured him to the valley. As it turned out, the Temple of Immortals had other plans in this place!
A developing egg of apocalypse must have been buried below the ground of the valley. After the Temple of Immortals discovered it, they had piled up bombs around the egg of apocalypse.
If the plan went well, everything would be fine.
If the plan did not go well and the scheme was exposed, the egg of apocalypse would be detonated and countless apocalyptic beasts would be released in advance, killing everybody!
As a result, the elites of Iron Plateau would all be killed. Although it would be disadvantageous to the Temple of Immortals, and a lot of excellent cannon fodder would be lost, their plan could still be carried out!
Seeing that more and more shadows were popping up in the gray fog and that the shrieks around were getting louder and louder, Li Yao narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice, "Is it possible to reach out to the outside world?"
"No!"
The chief of the Giant Axe Tribe shook his head. "A lot of highly magnetic minerals are hidden in the mountains here. All our signals have been jammed. There is no way for us to reach out to our home!"
Li Yao took a deep breath and touched the handle of Thunderous Roar softly.
As more and more apocalyptic beasts appeared in the gray fog, his fighting will was soaring beyond his control, too.
"Chief of the Giant Axe Tribe."
Li Yao asked again. "Since the egg of apocalypse has been detonated by force, it means that the egg of apocalypse is not mature yet, and the apocalyptic beasts inside will not be as strong as those in the previous battle of apocalypse, right?"
"Of course. When the egg of apocalypse is detonated by force, the apocalyptic beasts inside will still be in the embryonic state. Most of them will be killed on the spot. Even if they are lucky enough to survive, their capability will be no more than one tenth of what it used to be!"
The chief of the Giant Axe Tribe smiled bitterly. "But we are seriously short of manpower, too. Although we are the best warriors of the six tribes of Iron Plateau, there are only slightly more than a thousand of us, and we are isolated …"
"Let's prepare for battle!"
Li Yao said. "We are not necessarily isolated!"
After saying that, Li Yao turned around and dashed into the valley.
Inside the valley, almost a hundred Cultivators of the Great Horn Exo Society were lurking in order to avoid any misunderstandings.
They had talked to the hostages briefly and learned everything that had happened to them.
The gray fog that suddenly appeared around the valley was a great surprise for them.
Lei Dalu strode close and asked, "What's going on?"
"The misunderstanding has been cleared for now. But there is a new problem right now."
Li Yao quickly explained everything that had happened and the changes of the egg of apocalypse. He glanced at the Cultivators and looked Lei Dalu in the eyes again, before he said, one word after another, "Right now, you have two choices.
"The first choice is to retreat!
"Your Crystal Suit all boast the ability of short-distance flight. Now that the Iron Plateau natives are fighting in the front, if you run away at your full speed, there is a chance that you can break out of the siege of the apocalyptic beasts!
"The second choice is to move forward!
"Fight side by side with the Iron Plateau natives and annihilate all the bugs. Then, we will charge out of the front!
"You have risked so much to save me on Iron Plateau. Many of you are strangers to me. I appreciate it very much!
"Therefore, I don't want you to lose your life for nothing, either.
"The situation is unclear right now. Whichever way we go, there will be risks. To be honest, I think that the risk of staying and fighting will be higher!
"Retreat or fight, it's up to you!"
After saying that, Li Yao closed his helmet and turned around to leave.
"Wait!"
Lei Dalu shouted. "You are staying and fighting side by side with the Iron Plateau natives?"
Li Yao replied without looking back, "I promised an Iron Plateau native that I would show him what a real Cultivator looks like."
He carried 'Thunderous Roar' on his shoulder and strode out of the valley.
Lei Dalu opened his mouth and cursed silently. He turned around and returned to the camp of the Great Horn Exo Society.
"Captain, what happened? What did the Iron Plateau barbarian say?"
"What's going on outside? Why are there so many demon beasts? The demon beasts are so intimidating! "
"Captain, the hostages have been rescued. What do we do next?"
Lei Dalu was silent for a moment. He rubbed his face hard and said solemnly, "Let's stop arguing. We have to make a choice now."
When Li Yao returned to the valley, the grey fog was much thinner than before. The grimacing, bizarre-shaped apocalyptic beasts inside the fog were much clearer, too.
Earth-shattering roars burst out in the battle formation of qi-trainers, which were even louder than the shrieks of the apocalyptic beasts. Everybody's fighting will had soared to the highest point!
However, there was a trace of solemn and stirring feeling mixed within his fighting spirit.
Li Yao asked and learned that when he went to contact the Cultivators in the valley, everybody was gathering their teams and preparing for the battle. Nobody had time to look after Yan Xibei.
While everybody was unprepared, Yan Xibei drove his Spiritual Qi wheelchair into the dense fog!
"Master Yan couldn't bear the humiliation!"
Shi Meng's eyes were red. He sighed and said, "He couldn't bear to see the Burning Sun Tribe end up like this. Therefore, he decided to wash away the humiliation of the Burning Sun Tribe with his own death!"
Li Yao opened his mouth. There were still a lot of questions in his heart, but Yan Xibei's death cast him into confusion again. He felt that he had stepped into an abyss, and he couldn't feel any better.
However, all his questions had to wait until the pests were killed!
"Crack!"
Li Yao adjusted 'Thunderous Roar' to the continuous shooting mode and loaded the explosive bullets the size of a baby's fist refined from the cores of apocalyptic beasts!
"Hoooo! Hoooo! "
The apocalyptic beasts in the dense fog finally gathered enough. In soul-stirring shrieks, they charged at the battle formation of the qi-trainers. However, their shrieks were soon drowned out by deafening explosions!
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