Gu Zheng covered the surface of Xiang Xiang's body with his own Qi. This way, the black Qi would not dare to invade.
Gu Zheng didn't dare to extinguish the fireball in his hand, even though he could only see a meter around him. He couldn't see anything further than that.
Gu Zheng carried Xiang Xiang and stepped forward. The environment here was astonishingly big. There were passages everywhere. Moreover, they were almost the same size.
What made Gu Zheng the most uneasy was that the corner was not in the shape of a prism. Instead, it had been ground into an arc, as if something had frequently passed through it. Over time, it had become so smooth.
Therefore, Gu Zheng's vigilance was at its highest. At the same time, he secretly complained in his heart. His current state was relatively bad. The immortal Qi in his body was not even 30%.
He had already swallowed the insufficient number of pills. Now, he was slowly recovering. Although the effect was very slow, it was better than nothing.
At this moment, Gu Zheng was somewhat grateful to Xiao Yitian. At least he had put a lot of commonly used things in the bracelet. Otherwise, he would have been somewhat uncomfortable here.
Gu Zheng did not know how long he had been searching in the darkness. He still had not walked out of the maze-like place. The only lucky thing was that this was not a maze. There were no so-called dead ends.
Now, Gu Zheng walked along the edge, trying to find a place that was different from other places. When Gu Zheng came, he found that the passages here were not horizontal or vertical. Most of them were slanted. There were very few straight passages.
Now, Gu Zheng's condition was getting better and better. He was also slowly increasing his speed. Moreover, the black Qi entangling Xiang had disappeared without a trace.
"Shua!" Gu Zheng suddenly turned around. However, he did not find anything. The distance was too dark. However, the slight sound did come from behind him.
"Whoosh!" Gu Zheng felt something flash past the passage in front of him. Gu Zheng cautiously stopped in front. At this time, he was at a three-way junction. He leaned against the wall and looked around.
However, the thing that he had sensed earlier did not appear again. It was as if it knew that Gu Zheng had discovered it and was quietly hiding.
Gu Zheng also focused and felt that he was being spied on. From the bottom of the mountain just now, Death Ash was a crawling creature.
His position just so happened to block the other party's path. No matter where the other party came from, he would be able to discover them immediately.
Gu Zheng patiently waited for his opponent. At this time, it was a competition of endurance between the two sides. However, Gu Zheng had plenty of time. Moreover, the longer he waited, the stronger he would become. There was no hurry at all.
After a while, a black shadow silently sneaked in from the left passage. Gu Zheng couldn't see the shadow's whereabouts at all. He was still looking around vigilantly.
Now, Gu Zheng was trying his best to make the fireballs as bright as possible, but it was only slightly better than before. From time to time, he would pop a fireball into the surroundings, but once it was three meters away from his body, it would automatically extinguish.
As for the black shadow, it came to the limit of Gu Zheng's field of vision and stopped.
Gu Zheng's fireball was extinguished here. The black shadow took the opportunity and instantly soared into the air. Without even the slightest sound, it directly bit at Gu Zheng's head.
Gu Zheng suddenly realized that when the other party broke into his field of vision, a big black mouth appeared in his field of vision. At the same time, the highest alarm went off in his heart.
At this distance, Gu Zheng couldn't do anything in time. He couldn't react at all. However, his many years of battle experience allowed him to instinctively twist his body at the critical moment and directly avoid the other party's attack.
The other party's attack directly bit the wall. With a soft 'puchi' sound, Gu Zheng imagined that the other party had broken through the wall. At the same time, a purple lightning suddenly appeared in front of his face and directly entangled the other party.
Gu Zheng finally had time to turn around and face the creature.
This was a black snake-like creature with a body as thick as a thigh. Based on its size, it was at least ten feet long. Gu Zheng couldn't even see the tail behind it.
It looked like a snake but wasn't a snake. On its body, at regular intervals, there would be a few very thin and long legs sticking out. It looked very strange.
Its entire body was covered in a layer of faint black fog, giving Gu Zheng an evil and cold feeling. However, there were many small purple lightning flashing back and forth in the fog, freezing it in the air.
Now, more than half of its head had already sunk into the wall, and the purple lightning was bursting out from the wall.
Gu Zheng was surprised and happy. He was surprised because Gu Zheng's heart was filled with impatience. He had once thought of directly breaking open the wall with brute force. It seemed that this somewhat cracked wall actually hid such a strange array.
He was happy because the other party's sneak attack had failed and instead froze him in the air. Of course, Gu Zheng wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity.
A layer of flames directly shot out from Gu Zheng's right hand, burning his entire palm. At the same time, the red line on his wrist lit up slightly, adding some power to the flames.
A small crimson dragon flashed out of Gu Zheng's hand and charged towards the strange snake's body. A layer of flames suddenly ignited and then extinguished in an instant.
The moment the flames covered the strange snake, the strange snake actually turned into a black fog that filled the sky and dodged the attack. The flames had lost their target and also extinguished in the air.
Gu Zheng directly grabbed at the black fog again. Sure enough, the black fog slipped out of his hand. It was exactly the same as the black fog that surrounded Xiangxiang Beila.
He didn't expect that it could actually combine into a monster to attack him. It was really too strange.
Thinking of this, Gu Zheng glanced at Xiangxiang Beila worriedly because there was a lot of black fog lurking in her body.
After the black fog dispersed, it directly scattered and disappeared in front of Gu Zheng again.
Gu Zheng knew that it was waiting for the next opportunity. In this place, his disadvantage was too great. It was really impossible to guard against its attacks. He was too passive.
However, the other party had temporarily left and shouldn't attack again in a short period of time.
Gu Zheng watched the black fog disappear in front of his eyes. His mind was rapidly thinking of some ideas. Inadvertently, he saw a few purple lightning bolts appear on the wall beside him.
Suddenly, a wonderful idea appeared in his mind.
Gu Zheng quickly went to the gap opened by the strange snake. Traces of purple lightning were still flickering inside.
Gu Zheng first put Xiangxiang Beila to the side. A few golden balls of Qi appeared in the air. He then stretched out his left hand and looked at the slowly closing wall. He directly pressed his palm against it.
A large amount of purple lightning instantly covered Gu Zheng's body. Gu Zheng felt his body suddenly stiffen. From his soul to his body, it seemed like it was covered by a kind of cold aura. Even his thoughts seemed to be frozen. He was completely blinded and couldn't think of anything. His mind became blank.
A huge rock fiercely hit Gu Zheng's left arm. The huge impact directly broke the connection between Gu Zheng and the wall.
Gu Zheng, who had recovered a bit of his consciousness, hurriedly commanded the golden fog in the air to close in on him. At this time, there were still many purple lightning arcs on his body. When Gu Zheng had recovered, he stood up trembling. A few balls of golden fog floated in the air.
Gu Zheng looked at these balls of golden fog and carefully controlled them above his head. This was something that he had exchanged his life for. Looking at the wall that had already closed, Gu Zheng couldn't help but shiver.
If it wasn't for the backup plan he had left behind, he probably wouldn't have been able to break free from the lightning's shackles. He didn't expect the other party to be able to freeze his soul. It was too terrifying.
Could it be that the walls were all filled with such array formations? Could it be that the strange snake had opened up these passages?
With deep doubts, Gu Zheng took Xiangxiang Beila on the road again.
Gu Zheng discovered that the balls of fog were very useful. They could actually move farther away from his body and illuminate a larger area. It seemed that with the purple lightning, some of the laws here were no longer effective.
This way, Gu Zheng's vision area was much larger. In addition, he was leaning against the wall. It was basically impossible for the strange snake to sneak up on him.
Gu Zheng continued moving along the edge. He didn't know where the exit was, so he could only try to walk down and see if he could find it.
During this period, the strange snake appeared a few times around him. However, with the illumination of the golden fog, Gu Zheng discovered it the moment it appeared. It couldn't get close.
When it saw that there was no chance, it retreated. It was clearly a sentient creature. Gu Zheng's evaluation of it rose again.
It didn't appear for the rest of the time. Gu Zheng estimated that it had been seven days. The surroundings became somewhat familiar. He found that he had returned to the starting point. This was the place where he first met Xiangxiang Beila.
For such a long time, Gu Zheng was actually just circling around the outermost area. Gu Zheng couldn't help but look at the passage leading to the middle. If there was an exit, it was most likely in the middle.
Gu Zheng hesitated a little because when he was walking around the outermost area, he only needed to take care of three sides. Furthermore, the space was relatively wide. If he walked inside, not only would there be more forks, but he wouldn't be able to see behind him in time.
He believed that the strange snake was definitely still looking for an opportunity to give him a fatal blow.
However, Gu Zheng still took that step. He couldn't stay outside forever, especially now that Xiangxiang Beila was in such a state. Who knew when something would happen? He had to leave this place as soon as possible.
As soon as he entered the passage, the walls on both sides immediately gave Gu Zheng a sense of urgency. He kept feeling that the strange snake would suddenly jump out from around him. He raised his vigilance by 120%.
This passage was even more humid. There was some water on the ground. Gu Zheng stepped on it and made splashing sounds.
Every time he reached a crossroad, Gu Zheng felt a burst of nervousness. His heart was in his throat because he didn't know if there was an ambush on both sides.
The golden fog could only help him illuminate the front and back. It continued like this for a while, but the figure of the strange snake still didn't appear. Gu Zheng's heart unconsciously relaxed a little.
As usual, after stepping into a crossroad, Gu Zheng quickly glanced at both sides. After finding that there was no problem, he continued to walk forward as usual.
A shadow silently crept over from the passage behind him. This passage was almost half slanted. When Gu Zheng took two steps forward, it directly accelerated and went around the angle. In an instant, it was behind Gu Zheng. It opened its mouth and instantly, a black column of water shot towards Gu Zheng's back.
When the strange snake appeared, Gu Zheng had already noticed it. He didn't panic. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief. It finally appeared. He finally didn't have to be on guard against it.
Gu Zheng was already prepared. A red light flashed in his hand and a red ring appeared in front of him. At the same time, he took a few steps back. He was mainly afraid that Xiangxiang Beila in his arms would be affected.
Red light flashed within the Li Ring. First, a ball of flame appeared. Immediately after, a thick whirlwind fire pillar was shot out in a menacing manner, directly meeting the black water pillar.
"Hiss, hiss." Suddenly, there was a burst of noise between the two. A large cloud of water vapor was directly formed in the passage. In the blink of an eye, it was completely evaporated. The surrounding space looked somewhat distorted and blurry.
"Hiss, hiss." A sharp high-frequency sound rang out in the air. When the strange snake saw that its water column was blocked by the opponent and a flame was shot towards it, it opened its pitch-black mouth and directly spat out a sound wave.
The huge sound wave directly blew away the fire whirlwind in the air. It also directly hit the Li Ring in the air and made it tumble a few times. Even Gu Zheng couldn't help but use immortal qi to cover his ears.
In that instant, Gu Zheng's mind was shaken by the high-frequency sound. Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have been able to destroy the Li Ring's attack so easily.
At this time, Gu Zheng discovered that the strange snake's body was one third bigger than before. Moreover, its body was covered with a layer of shiny black scales. Its eyes were already the size of eggs. It obviously looked a lot stronger.
More importantly, its body was actually three zhang long. Its tail was beyond the corner of the passage and he couldn't see the end of it.
If it weren't for the slightly bigger pair of short and long legs, Gu Zheng would have thought that it was another strange snake. Unexpectedly, the other party's strength had increased yet again.
The Li Ring, which had stabilized itself in the air, spun around and drew an arc in the air, causing sparks to fly as it pounced towards the strange snake.
The strange snake's body abruptly leapt up, hovering in the air. Its body coiled together as it flew past the Li Ring. Gu Zheng could see a vicious glint in the other party's eyes as it glared at him.
Gu Zheng snickered. The Li Ring, which was flying at high speed, suddenly stopped in the air. Then, it flew back at its highest speed. The strange snake simply couldn't react in time and the Li Ring struck its weak spot.
"Bang!" A light sound rang out.
The strange snake's black body shattered into a cloud of black mist, allowing the Li Ring to pass through its body. In the blink of an eye, it returned to normal. It had not suffered any damage at all.
"Hiss!" The strange snake continuously stuck out its brown tongue, letting out an ear-piercing sound.
A brown tongue shot out from the strange snake's mouth like lightning, instantly crossing the distance between them to arrive in front of Gu Zheng.
"Ding!"
Gu Zheng hastily raised the Li Ring in his hand, blocking the other party's attack.
Gu Zheng's hand tightened, and his body was suddenly pulled forward. He realized that the other party was trying to pull his Li Ring back.
"Then I'll give it to you," whispered Gu Zheng. He let go, allowing the Li Ring to be pulled back by the other party.
The strange snake's mouth suddenly doubled in size, and it swallowed the Li Ring in one gulp. Gu Zheng felt that his connection with the Li Ring had completely disappeared. The other party had already blocked his control.
The strange snake's body tightened, and it charged forward like lightning. But while it was still in the air, a raging fire suddenly erupted from its body. Even its colorless eyes were filled with traces of flames.
The strange snake immediately disintegrated in the air, revealing the Li Ring that was flickering with flames. At the same time, a longsword suddenly appeared in the air, stabbing towards the dense fog.
But unfortunately, aside from scattering the fog even further, it had no effect at all. Even the longsword was stained with some of the fog, interfering with Gu Zheng's control over the longsword.
Seeing that the strange snake was immune to both magic and physical attacks, Gu Zheng had no way to deal with it. But fortunately, he had prepared a trump card.
Just as the strange snake reformed its body, a ball of golden fog that had been accumulating power suddenly appeared from the head of the strange snake and exploded.
Several bolts of purple lightning landed on the strange snake's body, causing it to suddenly stiffen and lose control over its body.
"Now is the time." Gu Zheng's eyes flashed.
"Bind. Lock. Tight." Three large golden words instantly appeared in the air, each of them shooting out a golden light that respectively imprisoned the strange snake's head, middle, and tail.
Of course, Gu Zheng did not expect this spell to be of much use. It only delayed the other party's movements slightly.
Because in the next moment, Li Ring's body once again ignited with tiny flames. With a roar, it appeared on the strange snake's head. While the other party was still in a stalemate, it fell down before it could react.
In the blink of an eye, the Li Ring was wrapped around the snake's weak spot. This time, it did not have the chance to disintegrate its body.
The flames on Li Ring's body instantly burned its entire body, turning it into a raging torch. At this moment, its ability to transform into fog was completely ineffective. Wisps of black fog evaporated from its body bit by bit.
By the time it regained control of its body, its body had already shrunk to one-tenth of its original size. It abruptly transformed into fog again and broke free from its bindings.
A long hissing sound reverberated in the air. Gu Zheng could clearly hear the pain in it.
It reformed its body in the distance and circled around. Its pair of cold eyes looked at Gu Zheng with a hint of fear.
However, when it looked at Xiang Xiang behind Gu Zheng, even more greed flashed in its eyes. In the end, it encouraged its body to continue attacking Gu Zheng.
To it, this was its last chance. There was a mysterious power in that person's body, and a part of its power had already been planted inside.
It had to occupy her and then take back its body. It could not let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
His guess was not wrong. That purple lightning had a special effect. This was very likely a cage specially set up for it. However, why was it teleported here? Could it be that it wanted him to deal with it? But there were so many experts outside.
When Gu Zheng saw that the other party did not escape, he was delighted. It seemed that the other party had not given up yet. Gu Zheng would teach it a lesson that it would remember well. It would be best if he could finish it off once and for all.
Li Ring bobbed up and down in front of him. The other party would not be so stupid as to eat his transcendent artifact.
However, he still needed to find an opportunity to force his way in.
Swish, swish, swish.
The remaining golden fog instantly blocked the other party's path of retreat. One attacked from the front and the other from the back.
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