As the footsteps approached, Gu Zheng gave up on trying to break the barrier. He did not have enough time. He wanted to see who the other party was and why they had set up this trap.
As the golden light around Gu Zheng's body dissipated, the cold air was no longer obstructed. A layer of crystal-clear ice slowly formed around Gu Zheng's body. It surrounded Gu Zheng, making him look just like Xue 'er.
However, unlike Xue 'er, Gu Zheng did not fall into a state where his thoughts had frozen. His eyes kept darting around. At the same time, specks of golden light appeared on his body, giving off the impression that he was trying to break free from the block of ice. However, countless streams of cold air continued to surge up, causing the two to reach a strange equilibrium.
The two figures quickly arrived outside the prison door in front of Gu Zheng. Gu Zheng saw two familiar figures. They were the two people who had told him how to enter. He had never expected this. He had repeatedly confirmed it.
At this moment, the two of them were still wearing the uniforms of the Snow Mountain disciples. They had smug smiles on their faces as they looked at the frozen Gu Zheng.
The Left Protector took a step forward. Seeing Gu Zheng's angry eyes, he could not help but laugh. "How is it? You didn't expect this, did you? It seems our acting skills are not bad. We actually caught a big fish."
"Alright, this thing won't be able to trap him for long. Let's move quickly. This is an important location for the other party. Don't make any mistakes." The Right Protector looked at the Little Goblin around him. Two of them were on his side. Unfortunately, he could not save them.
"Don't worry. I've already prepared it." The Left Protector took out a small blue ball-like object and threw it into the air. It flew towards the railing in front of him.
When the blue screen, which even Gu Zheng could not do anything to, met the small ball, it was as if an invisible pressure had filled it. It opened up an oval passage that one person could pass through.
The Left Protector pointed, and something flew out from his body. It shook in the air and transformed. It looked exactly like Xue 'er. Then, the lock on the ground flashed with black light. Not only did it recover, it even moved on its own. It flew into Xue' er's neck and limbs. It was in the same position as the other monsters.
At this moment, the blue ball suddenly lit up and silently shattered. The strengthened restriction returned to its original state. It was impossible to tell that someone had tampered with it.
As for Xue 'er's previous attitude and the strengthened barrier at the entrance, they had purposely made it so that they could lure Gu Zheng in.
They had been hiding here for quite some time. They did not expect the other party to take the bait so quickly... They were overjoyed. it seemed that Elder Xi was right.
If Xu Qian had captured Xue 'er, there would have been many people who would have wanted to kill her immediately. However, Elder Xi stood his ground and said to everyone. He guessed that there was a powerful figure behind the demoness because the sword she carried with her left behind a frightening aura.
Then, they decided to use Xue 'er as bait to capture the other party in one fell swoop. If there was an enemy in the dark, they would have a headache.
The Left and Right Protectors walked in. They each touched the ice on Gu Zheng and Xue 'er. Suddenly, their bodies lit up. Waves of spatial fluctuations came from them. The blinding white light made Gu Zheng close his eyes.
Only now did Gu Zheng understand that even the method he used to enter this place was given to him by the other party. It seemed that the other party was a member of the Yao Clan. Even if he didn't get the news of Xue 'er being captured from Bei Chen, he probably got it through other means. The other party wanted to see who was behind her.
When the white light disappeared, only a stiff substitute was left. It faced the wall. If no one came in and observed from outside, they would not be able to discover this puppet.
As for those lesser demons, they shivered and hid at the side under the pressure. They did not know what was going on and why such a strong aura was being emitted.
Gu Zheng waited for the white light to disappear. He found himself in a new place.
It turned out to be an incomparably vast underground palace. It was completely empty in all directions. The only thing that could be seen were the walls above and the thick and solid stone pillars standing nearby.
The entire hall was dyed red. Numerous braziers with red flames were burning on top of their heads, emitting a burning smell.
At this moment, the two Protectors were constantly casting spell after spell in the surroundings. They knew that without the suppression of the cold Qi, the enemy would definitely break through very quickly.
As for Xue 'Er, she was at a rather protruding spot in the distance. White light flashed beneath her body; it was actually a teleportation array. Before Gu Zheng could break through, a red light flashed and Xue' Er disappeared.
The two Protectors were confident that they could deal with the other party, especially since the other party could not even dodge the cold trap. They did not even have to use any of their other preparations.
However, their many years of survival experience told them that no matter how weak the other party was, they could not underestimate the other party. Who knew if the other party had any strange items or powerful magic treasures?
In their lives, they had seen many Heavenly Immortals take out powerful magic treasures and kill the careless Jin Xian. Hence, it was not wrong to be careful.
"Crack!"
Traces of cracks began to appear on the outside of Gu Zheng. Hearing this sound, the two people's hands moved even faster. A faint smell of blood appeared in the air.
When the entire ground was covered in a layer of bloody mist, the originally ordinary and unremarkable bluestone tiles, under Gu Zheng's eyes, began to produce a slightly dark red color, as if countless people's blood had been poured on it in this short instant, becoming like this after being tempered by the passage of time.
Gu Zheng saw that Xue 'er, who he had just saved, disappeared in front of him. Endless anger rose in Gu Zheng's heart. The originally unbearable ice cube shattered in an instant.
On the other side, when the two Protectors sent in the last red light, the entire cave suddenly started to shake. Before Gu Zheng could take a step forward, the two Protectors gave Gu Zheng a strange smile and suddenly disappeared in front of Gu Zheng, instantly disappearing without a trace.
However, the surrounding environment continued to change. On the surrounding walls and stone pillars, a red light suddenly appeared. It was as if a layer of red cloth had been spread over them.
Gu Zheng looked around. It was as if he had come to a bloody hell. Countless chaotic, brutal, and bloody auras filled the air. Gu Zheng could not help but frown. At this time, the teleportation formation of Xiang Xiang had disappeared. This made Gu Zheng feel an indescribable irritation. Especially since he did not know where she had been teleported to and whether she was safe or not.
Gu Zheng's heart was filled with a tyrannical aura. Specks of red appeared in Gu Zheng's eyes.
However, when Gu Zheng felt the strange aura in the air, he knew that it would cause his emotions to be magnified infinitely. So, he immediately guarded his heart.
Although those emotions still existed and could not be eliminated, it was difficult for them to affect Gu Zheng.
Just as Gu Zheng was looking around vigilantly to prevent the two from launching a sneak attack, the red light suddenly shrank back the moment it appeared, sticking to the stone pillars on the wall. Crisscrossing blood-colored veins appeared on the wall like a spider web. On the stone pillars, the veins constantly flashed with the red light, illuminating Gu Zheng's face. It looked like Gu Zheng was in a huge web.
"Haha, poor guy. He thought we were going to fight him head on. You didn't expect this, did you? Welcome to the Blood Hall." A faint voice sounded in the air.
"Who are you? Why do you want to capture my maid?" Gu Zheng pretended not to know their existence and deliberately said loudly.
"Who we are is not important. It's your servant girl's fault for not following the rules at all and ruining so many of our plans. Since you're not asking, then we'll help you educate her. As for you, you'll have to pay a disastrous price for your servant girl's foolish actions."
The bloody words threatened Gu Zheng. Because of Gu Zheng's calm expression, they knew that this human cultivator was not simple.
However, no matter who it was, the only way out was to die here and become one of the countless people who had died here.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and do it." Another voice came from the side. Then, the air became silent.
Gu Zheng cursed inwardly. He felt that the other party was a wily old fox. He had just discovered a little extreme and the other party stopped talking, making him a joke.
As soon as the other party's voice fell, the blood fog in the air began to thicken. Gu Zheng noticed that the blood red lines on the surrounding walls and pillars began to flash. The entire space became a deep blood red color. The strange aura in the air also became denser. It wanted to drill into Gu Zheng's body from all over.
With no other choice, Gu Zheng had to close his external senses. He closed his eyes and used his Spiritual Sense to 'see' this place.
The surrounding veins began to glow. After the veins intersected, the nodes bloomed like flowers, revealing eyes that radiated blood-red light. The red eyeballs kept wriggling back and forth. The thick filaments made the eyes look like they were swollen with blood. The eyeballs protruded outwards, looking extremely creepy.
In the center, except for the top, all the eyes stared at Gu Zheng. Countless eyes looked over, making Gu Zheng's back feel a little numb.
At that moment, the red lights gathered in the eyes. Suddenly, they shone brightly. Streaks of blood light flew out from the eyes. They were like a storm, shooting at Gu Zheng from all directions. There was almost no gap. There was no way to dodge.
A layer of golden barrier rose from Gu Zheng's body, and then a faint yellow crystal light appeared on the surface of his body.
Every streak of blood light emitted an aura that made Gu Zheng's heart tremble. When they passed through the blood fog, there was a layer of red blood fog covering them. It made people feel very uncomfortable.
Gu Zheng didn't dare to face so many streaks of blood light at the same time. He estimated that he would be turned into chaff in an instant. He didn't have time to be surprised at how the other side could send out so many attacks. Gu Zheng resisted the blood light in front of him and hid behind a stone pillar.
This stone pillar was located relatively close to the corner. Although the stone pillar and the blood light could hit him without any hindrance, the stone pillar had helped him block most of the attacks. After all, these streaks of blood light couldn't turn.
The golden shield on the surface of his body kept rippling. The streaks of blood light kept shooting at it and directly dissolved, leaving only clouds of blood fog covering it. It actually had the function of blocking Spiritual Sense. Gu Zheng was blinded. He couldn't see through it.
After a few breaths of time, the golden barrier turned into specks of light and dissipated. What surprised Gu Zheng was that the bloody light did not reappear. The eyes behind him were already closed, leaving only a slit that revealed a faint red light.
But before Gu Zheng could breathe a sigh of relief, the red fog outside suddenly gathered together and formed a ball to attack his chest.
Looking at the other side's tortoise speed compared to the blood light, Gu Zheng waved his hand and a sharp sword qi cut at the other side. But something happened that made Gu Zheng shocked. The sword qi passed through the red fog without any hindrance and flew directly to the opposite wall.
But before it got close, a dozen pairs of eyes suddenly opened. A dozen streaks of blood light instantly defeated the sword qi.
The red fog seemed to be stimulated. Its body suddenly accelerated. The Human Book defense around Gu Zheng was like nothing. The blood mist flashed and easily passed through it, entering his body.
Gu Zheng's face immediately changed. He immediately began to check his body to see if there was anything unusual. But the strange red fog disappeared as soon as it entered his body. It was as if it didn't exist. Gu Zheng couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
"Haha, kid, you are very smart." The first voice sounded again. "But this is normal. If you had really died in the first round, wouldn't we have wasted our time waiting for a piece of trash?"
"Hmph, don't be so confident. When the time comes, we don't know who will be begging for mercy." Gu Zheng didn't want to admit defeat. At the same time, he tried to find the other side again. But this time, he was a lot more careful. He couldn't let the other side notice.
"Is that so? Let's see what else you can do. " The other side's voice came again, especially the last word. It kept making a series of ending sounds in the air.
The whole space kept echoing that word. At the same time, there was a strange vibration in the air. As the voice kept shaking, Gu Zheng's head started to hurt.
Suddenly, for some unknown reason, his heart started to beat uncontrollably. Moreover, it was slowly increasing. As his heart beat faster, the blood in his body also started to flow faster.
Gu Zheng's body started to turn blood-red. He felt as if the blood in his body was surging like a Giant Wolf. The inside of his body was like an expanding balloon. It was incomparably swollen. Even the immortal energy in his body started to become unstable.
"Hu!"
A hot breath came out of Gu Zheng's mouth. His whole body felt even more uncomfortable due to the other side's vibration.
As for the blood fog that was originally everywhere, it started to condense under this strange vibration. Clumps of blood clouds rose into the air. His entire vision suddenly became bright.
But Gu Zheng didn't have the time to ask about this. As his heart beat faster, an invisible force pressed down on his heart. It was as if his heart was being slowly squeezed by someone else. Blood-like sweat started to appear on his skin. They dripped down along his blood-red skin. His whole body started to steam.
Gu Zheng's body immediately started to circulate immortal energy. His whole body shone with golden light. Some spells that he knew were released one after another. He tried his best to suppress one side of his body.
But no matter what he did, it didn't change his body at all. Instead, his heart beat faster and faster.
Gu Zheng could imagine that if he couldn't control it in the end, he would become a huge balloon. He would be stretched to his limit and his body would explode.
A thunderous voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind, making it difficult for Gu Zheng to continue thinking. However, he also knew that he couldn't stay here for long. It was best to find a way to leave this place first.
Golden light wrapped around his body and he flew into the sky. Only the top was not covered by the strange eye.
Stretching out in the air, Gu Zheng suddenly waved his arm. A golden sword flew out of his hand. It flashed in the air and turned into a huge golden sword that was dozens of feet long. Accompanied by the sound of wind and thunder, it stabbed fiercely upwards.
The blood-red clouds were forced to one side. That aura was as if it was going to pierce through the entire cave.
But just as the huge golden sword was about to hit the wall above, something strange happened.
The earthy yellow wall that was originally like an ordinary rock suddenly surged with a large amount of blood-red light in front of it. It formed a blood-red light screen. Countless mysterious runes appeared on it and wandered around.
"Clang!" A loud sound was heard, suppressing the sound that was still reverberating non-stop for a moment.
The huge sword pierced the center of the blood-red light screen. The runes inside constantly surged from all sides to strengthen the defense of the blood-red light screen. When the huge sword fell from the sky, Gu Zheng's expression changed twice.
He thought that the place where the defense was the weakest was actually so sturdy. He saw with his own eyes that the light screen didn't flicker at all under the attack of the huge sword. It was as steady as Mount Tai.
At this moment, there was a sudden fluctuation in the air not far away. A long sword suddenly appeared. The misty green light on its body kept flashing. A light aura danced back and forth on the sword.
Not far above its head, there were only a few runes left. It could be said that the defense was the weakest.
Golden blood spurted out from Gu Zheng's mouth. It instantly turned into a sharp arrow and shot at the green sword. In order to strengthen this attack, Gu Zheng was also going all out.
The light emitted by the green sword suddenly doubled in intensity. The nimble Qi had already drawn a green mark around the sword, making it impossible for people to see its trajectory. Bits of green runes appeared on the sword's body. At the same time, a strong Qi suddenly appeared at the end of the sword, rushing upwards like a bolt of lightning.
The originally almost inaudible green sword let out a deafening roar. Like a huge walking monster, it roared and rushed up. However, it had the speed of lightning. In the blink of an eye, it rushed up and fiercely stabbed into the blood-colored light screen above.
It left a green white mark in the air. Countless spatial fluctuations violently shook around it. There were even traces of black cracks.
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