"Let's go!"
Gu Zheng immediately roared when he saw that the other party was trying to escape.
Before Gu Zheng could finish his sentence, Gu Kui had already rushed out and followed the other party. Meng Zhen, on the other hand, was just about to start the battle. The difference between the two of them was obvious.
It wasn't enough time for them to recover to their peak, but they were still monsters in the air.
"Let's go," Gu Zheng said to Meng Zhen.
Meng Zhen nodded and followed closely behind Gu Zheng, quickly flying into the tunnel. Only Miss Wu was left lying on the ground alone. She probably wouldn't wake up until a few days later.
When Gu Zheng passed by, the two sentries in the passage had already fallen to the side, lifeless. Even further ahead, in the hall that Gu Zheng had passed by, there were already waves of tremors.
Gu Kui and the other party had already started fighting.
When Gu Zheng and Meng Zhen arrived, they saw that Gu Kui was suppressing the other party while Captain Xiao was covered in a yellow light. He was like a tortoise shell, facing Gu Kui's attacks steadily. He wasn't in a tough battle like Gu Zheng had expected.
The light seemed to be a talent. It was very strong. Even if Gu Kui couldn't use his full strength, it could still protect him from any harm.
"There's a formation over there. If we want to leave, we have to break it by force. Be careful of the other party's elders. I'm afraid they'll be here soon," Gu Kui shouted as soon as he saw Gu Zheng and Meng Zhen enter.
Actually, Gu Zheng saw the barrier flickering with black light at first glance. At the only exit, it completely blocked their path.
"Be careful of the other party's elders' sneak attack. Let's break it by force together," Gu Zheng said to Meng Zhen.
The two of them sped up and arrived in front of the black barrier. They began to bombard it.
All of them knew that now was the time to fight for their lives. The other party must have notified the Hundred Alliance. Reinforcements could arrive at any time. Once they were trapped here, the result was obvious. None of them would be able to escape.
Thankfully, they were in a hurry here. Gu Zheng had caught the monster in the air in time. Even though this was an extremely important formation, it was not as sturdy as they had imagined. They only needed a short while to open up the escape route in front of them.
Swish!
While Gu Zheng was attacking, he seemed to have sensed something. He pushed Meng Zhen, and the two of them immediately separated. At the same time, a black light exploded between the two of them, turning into countless sharp black thorns that shot out in all directions.
The two of them who left at the first moment easily blocked the shockwave from the other party. Gu Zheng then realized that a human with a scorpion tail was watching them from the side.
"This is their Dark Elder. Hold him off for a while. I'll help you after I deal with this one," Gu Kui shouted.
At this moment, the yellow light on Captain Xiao's body was already on the verge of collapse. It was obvious that he could not hold on for much longer.
"You continue to destroy. I'll go and stop him." Gu Zheng immediately made a decision and made arrangements for Meng Zhen.
Meng Zhen glanced at the other party. He was a mid-stage Human Soul Stage enemy. Then, she nodded and went around to continue attacking the barrier. She could break it herself, but it would take some time.
Gu Zheng immediately pounced over. A trace of disdain flashed across the Dark Elder's face. A ball of black light appeared in his hand and rushed toward Gu Zheng again. It turned into a huge fishing net in mid-air and covered Gu Zheng's head. At the same time, he rushed toward Meng Zhen.
Everyone here could die, but Meng Zhen had to be captured.
At this moment, he thought that Gu Zheng was Gu Kui's subordinate. He seemed to be here to save Gu Kui and release Meng Zhen. Why did he come so late? When the alarm went off, he first went inside to check the situation. He found Miss Wu, who had fainted. After a quick check, he knew that the other party had controlled her to come here.
However, the other party would definitely not be able to escape.
"Your opponent is me."
Gu Zheng saw that the other party was underestimating him. A golden light instantly tore apart the fishing net. With a loud roar, he sped up and pounced toward the other party.
Sensing the threat behind him, the Dark Elder saw that Gu Zheng was actually able to tear apart the attack. He immediately raised the threat level of the other party.
Previously, he thought that the other party's combat strength was not good. It seemed that since the other party dared to come here alone, he had some redeeming qualities. However, that was all. The difference in cultivation between the two of them was still there. The one who should pay attention to should be Gu Kui.
With a thought, he attacked Meng Zhen again to interfere with the other party's breakthrough. The tail behind him flicked slightly. The scorpion tail that was originally three inches long instantly expanded by more than ten times and pierced toward Gu Zheng in the air.
This lightning-fast attack was definitely a good weapon for a sneak attack. However, after receiving Miss Wu's information, he was naturally on guard against this move and narrowly avoided it.
Clang! Clang!
Gu Zheng's sword landed on the tail. Instantly, the sound of metal clashing could be heard. He only managed to knock off a piece of black scale from the tail. However, the monster's arm was numb in the air. Its defense was too strong.
The scorpion tail took advantage of the momentum and turned back again, piercing toward Gu Zheng's body.
Gu Zheng had no choice but to give up on advancing. He quickly retreated to the side. However, the scorpion tail seemed to be endless. It kept extending its body and chasing after him.
He turned around again and attacked Meng Zhen. Black chains extended continuously from his hands, forcing Meng Zhen to dodge continuously. Meng Zhen was unable to break the protective shield at all and could only let Meng Zhen repair it himself.
It was useless to be anxious. At this moment, she could not even use half of her usual strength. Even dodging the other party's attack was very difficult. Every time, it looked like she was about to be caught by the other party. She barely managed to dodge.
Gu Zheng sensed the scorpion tail behind him and glanced at Gu Kui. He was about to break the other party's defense. As long as he severely injured Captain Xiao, he would be able to free up his hands to help him.
It was not that Gu Kui did not care about Gu Zheng, but the core of the array was Captain Xiao. As long as he killed or severely injured the other party, it would be easy to break through the defense. If it was Gu Zheng, even if the other party was in danger now, it would take a lot of time.
He obviously did not know Gu Zheng's strength. He only thought that an early-stage Grand Luo could not quickly deal with an enemy with outstanding defense.
Gu Zheng naturally did not know what the other party was thinking, but he could roughly guess what the other party was thinking. He felt that the other party was right. Now that he was facing Captain Xiao, if he did not use his trump card, there was really no good way to deal with him.
After all, time was too important.
Bang!
A large flame emerged from Gu Zheng's body and landed on the scorpion tail. The entire tail turned into a dancing flame in the blink of an eye. The burning Elder An could not help but cry out in pain. He stopped chasing Meng Zhen and hurriedly tried to extinguish the flame.
Meng Zhen took this opportunity to gasp for breath. His tensed mind also relaxed slightly. It was too dangerous just now.
An aggressive black tide emerged from the scorpion tail, covering the sky and earth, trying to enchant the seemingly ordinary flame.
However, that was the incomparably pure flame on the Li Ring. Under the influence of the Cleansing Glass Flame, its power was several times stronger than before. Ordinary methods could not extinguish it.
When the black tide came into contact with it, it made the flame even more ferocious. It continued to spread upwards along the tail. One could faintly smell the fragrance of roasted meat in the air.
Seeing that the flame could not be extinguished, the Elder An made up his mind and directly cut off his tail in the middle, stopping the flame from continuing to rise.
"Damn it, what kind of flame is this?" The Elder An looked at Gu Zheng, who was now like a man on fire, and cursed.
"It's something that will kill you."
Gu Zheng saw that the flame was effective and could not help but be overjoyed. He immediately rushed forward again.
"You ignorant brat, I'll show you a monster in the air." The Elder An shouted angrily. He did not ask Meng Zhen anymore. His body instantly emitted a large amount of black gas and flew in all directions. Very quickly, the surrounding visibility rapidly decreased, and it was still changing into darkness.
Even if Gu Zheng activated the flame on his body, it could only support a circle of a few feet around him. The black fog seemed to consciously gather around to resist the flame and not let the Elder An touch it.
"What should we do next?"
Meng Zhen was also in darkness. She could not even avoid the black fog. Just as she was vigilant of her surroundings, Gu Zheng suddenly appeared from the side and almost attacked her.
"Follow me and be careful." Gu Zheng was worried and came to Meng Zhen's side to prevent the Elder An from taking the opportunity to capture her.
Gu Zheng was prepared to bring her along to meet up with Gu Kui so that they could resist the Dark Elder's attack together. Just now, when he rushed up, he saw that Captain Xiao's yellow light had been shattered. Now, Gu Kui was free to help.
"Ah!"
Meng Zhen was about to nod her head when a strong suction force came from behind her. She screamed and was instantly pulled away from Gu Zheng's defense.
"Meng Zhen!"
Gu Zheng panicked. He did not know what was going on and was about to rush in the direction where the Elder An left. Similarly, a strong suction force appeared on his body and did not give Gu Zheng any chance to resist. He was also pulled away by the Elder An.
"Bang!"
Before he could react, Gu Zheng's body crashed into the wall and was embedded in it.
"Don't move!"
A familiar voice sounded out in Gu Zheng's ears, and a figure appeared in front of Gu Zheng, accompanied by an aura that made people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.
"Peak of the Zenith Heaven Realm!"
Gu Zheng naturally would not be so obedient. Previously, he wanted to keep his trump card. Now, he could not care less. He was about to summon the Five Rings and the few Cleansing Flames that had just formed. Even if the Elder An was at the peak of the Grand Heavenly Realm, he would not have an easy time.
At this moment, the power stored in the Five Rings was extremely large. Even he did not dare to believe how much power was released. However, he had a premonition that it would not be weaker than the Elder An. Moreover, it was still absorbing power from the outside as if there was no limit.
The Cleansing Flames of Glass was an absolute trump card. Its suffocating power could even injure Quasi-Sages who were about to transcend. This flame was an existence that even the Phoenix Race could not control.
However, when the Elder An held Meng Zhen's neck in his hand and appeared in front of him, the Five Rings that had just been activated immediately dimmed.
"This thing of yours is not bad. However, if you want to activate the power in front of me, you better give up. Behave yourself. Otherwise, this girl is dead." The Elder looked at Gu Zheng's wrist and placed Meng Zhen in front of him at the same time.
Gu Zheng fell down from the wall, only to discover that he had already passed through the defense and arrived here. The other party clearly did not have any malicious intent, otherwise, that dazzling move just now would have been enough to kill them.
"What do you want?"
Looking at the unconscious Meng Zhen, Gu Zheng looked at the unfamiliar old man and asked with a serious expression.
Although the Elder An's hair was white, his complexion was rosy and his body was straight. He looked like a man in his prime.
"What do we do? The Old Man is only sending you out. Otherwise, the Dark Fog would have delayed you for at least half a day. At that time, you wouldn't be able to leave even if you wanted to. "The Elder An pointed inside and said.
"The reason why I've said so much to you all is because you have the courage to come here and save this junior of mine. Otherwise, she would have had to suffer quite a bit. Take her and leave quickly. As for how you'll leave and how you'll avoid being hunted down, I'm powerless to do anything about it. At the very most, I'll have that guy inside help you stall for some time."
Saying that, he handed Meng Zhen over. Gu Zheng caught Meng Zhen. He did not know what the Elder An was up to. The only thing he knew was that the Elder An did not seem to have any malicious intentions towards him and Meng Zhen. He even let them out without anyone knowing.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and leave." The Elder An saw that Gu Zheng was not moving and said angrily.
"Thank you, Sir. I wonder if you can leave your name? I will definitely repay you in the future." Gu Zheng suddenly realized that the Elder An had nothing else to say. However, he still asked before leaving.
"You? When you are strong enough, or when I need your help, just don't refuse. "The Elder An waved his hand and said perfunctorily.
"Thank you!"
Gu Zheng said and left with Meng Zhen on his back.
After violently breaking open the exit from the outside, he still appeared in that luxurious room. The next moment, Gu Zheng no longer concealed his figure. After coming out from the door, he directly soared into the sky, disappearing into the distance under the dumbfounded gazes of the servants.
They didn't know what was going on. While they were still discussing among themselves, another figure came out and soared into the sky. However, this time, there was a black figure following closely behind him.
"Miss Wu!"
Suddenly, someone shouted. Only then did everyone react and rush into the room. However, they were left with an empty and messy room.
After escaping from the room, Gu Zheng ran all the way into the distance. Because he did not know where this place was, Gu Zheng still ran in the direction he was familiar with.
"It's that Elder Bai."
As Gu Zheng ran and wiped away the traces he left behind, he wondered who that familiar voice belonged to. He had only been here for a few days and hadn't met anyone. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration. The person who had spoken to Chi Hong at the entrance was this voice.
However, he did not know who that person was. Why did that person deliberately let him and Meng Zhen go? He could not figure it out no matter how hard he racked his brains.
"Where are we? Are we out? "
While Gu Zheng was still running, Meng Zhen woke up in a daze. She was still in a daze when she saw the scene around her.
"We only went out because we were let out by someone." Gu Zheng laughed bitterly. He did not slow down.
With that person's help, they could easily find a place to hide. At least, they did not have to face the pursuit behind them.
However, this was not their only problem. Because they could not leave this place, the other party would not give up. After a short period of peace, they would definitely try their best to find them.
As for using the same trick to leave this place, it was probably unrealistic. The other party would definitely close all the passages and try their best to find them.
What worried him was whether there were some people in the Hundred Alliance who had special abilities that could accurately predict their location. However, they could only take one step at a time and find a hidden place to settle down first.
Meng Zhen had not thought of these problems. After being immersed in the feeling of freedom for a while, she suddenly remembered Gu Zheng's question and asked.
"Who saved us? Was it that Gu Kui? "
She was very puzzled. It seemed that other than Gu Kui, who else could help them?
"Do you know that Elder Bai?" Gu Zheng didn't say it directly. Instead, he asked a question and described Elder Bai's appearance in passing.
"Of course I know him. That is the Painting Soul who betrayed us. He was born at the same time as the Clan Leader. He is also the strongest under the Clan Leader. He is the only male Painting Soul who has reached the early stage of the Human Soul Stage."
"The other party must have been experimenting on me to obtain some information. Only the other party would do such a thing. Our entire clan can't wait for him to die. "
Meng Zhen's eyes turned red when she mentioned Elder Bai. She gritted her teeth and said.
Gu Zheng was speechless. He did not expect that person to be the Painting Soul who betrayed them. He had heard of him, but his first impression of him was not that bad.
"Don't tell me that it was him who sent us out? With a mere early stage of the Human Soul Stage? What can he do? "
Meng Zhen felt that she was in a good state. She got down from Gu Zheng's back and flew forward side by side with him. When she saw Gu Zheng's strange expression, she suddenly had an absurd thought and could not help but ask.
"That's right. However, they're not at the early stage of the Human Soul realm. Instead, they're at the peak of the Human Soul realm. If they wanted to kill us, it would be extremely easy for them to do so. However, they managed to capture the both of us, allowing us to escape in time. Otherwise, there would have been enemies tailing us," Gu Zheng sighed.
"How is that possible? Could it be that the other party is plotting something? "
When she heard Gu Zheng's words, Meng Zhen's first reaction was disbelief. A traitor who schemed against their Painting Soul Tribe. Otherwise, the situation would be much better than now. She rejected it from the bottom of her heart.
However, these words came from Gu Zheng's mouth. She also knew that Gu Zheng would not lie to her about this matter. Then, there was only one possibility. The other party wanted to help them escape.
"But why? Why is that? "
Meng Zhen also fell into deep thought. She could not understand the other party's thoughts.
"I don't know either. Let's go to Luo Shan now. Prepare to hide first and think of a way to go back."
After identifying the direction, Gu Zheng decided to bring Meng Zhen to Luo Shan. This might buy them enough time.
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