At the core of the Thunder Sound, the flustered Ruo Chen finally heaved a sigh of relief.
The second explosion gave her a fright and she almost failed to activate the barrier in time. The others, on the other hand, were not as panicked. After the first explosion, they knew what they had to do.
They had activated the outer defensive barrier and were temporarily safe. In the hall behind them, lights were constantly shining, gathering the energy from all over the place. Under Ruo Chen's control, the energy was gathered into another formation to protect the Thunder Sound City.
She was already bound here. Once she left, the outer perimeter would lose its protection. The tremor earlier was very clear. It was not something that a few Grand Heavenly Realm cultivators could cause.
"Why are there so many of them again?"
Ruo Chen activated the detection formation as instructed. It was as if she was on top of the mountain outside. Instantly, she could see the situation around her. The crowd of demonic souls gave her a fright again.
There were still more than ten enemies who were still bombarding this place. Even though she was deep inside and could not sense the power outside, she knew that Gu Zheng was right when she saw the ripples rising outside and the Demonic Souls who were hiding behind her to avoid the aftershocks. This was a conspiracy that had been brewing for a long time.
If they did not realize it, they might still be discussing what was happening like the traitors below. By the time they realized what was happening outside, it would be too late.
If the enemy had probed and realized that there was no resistance here, they might have given up on the outer perimeter and charged in directly.
But now, she could only continue to wait for the arrival of City Lord Ming and try her best to maintain the outer barrier.
At this moment, the subordinate that City Lord Luo had specially instructed returned to the third level. Without hesitation, he crushed the item in his hand.
He only heard a soft sound. The item that looked like a piece of candy in his hand spewed out some white smoke. After that, there was no more movement. But that was all he was ordered to do. After keeping the item, he ran straight to City Lord Luo's residence. His companions were still there.
At the same time he activated it, a low frequency sound that was hard to hear had already spread out rapidly along the tunnel.
When it reached a very secluded place, the sleeping figures gradually opened their eyes.
"City Lord Luo has ordered that once they wake up, we are to start our operation immediately!"
"Focus on destruction!"
At this moment, Tang Li was leading some of her subordinates and wandering around this huge space. Occasionally, they would bump into the patrol team that she had arranged.
She was pleasantly surprised when she came to rescue Shi Xiao, who had just escaped. At that time, she really thought that the other party was dead for sure, so she hurriedly arranged for the other party to rest.
She believed that regardless of whether the enemy had any backup plans, she was confident that she would be able to defeat them. It must be known that under the combined strength of these City Lords, just the peak Jin Xian alone had close to 2000 people, which was a huge force.
There were also quite a few Jin Xian Late Stage and Early Stage cultivators. Of course, there were more Heavenly Immortal Stage cultivators in the group. Not everyone was so lucky to be so strong when they entered. Some of them were even more unlucky. They wandered outside and damaged their foundations.
Compared to Lone Peak, they had been developing for so many years, but they weren't even half of what Lone Peak had. The only fortunate thing was that they had a lot of experts.
However, other than the first batch, no other experts came in.
Of course, she didn't know that it was because Lone Peak realized that they could no longer control the experts at this level. They left one by one, so they simply sent them in from the outside world.
This space was very big, and there were many passageways and stairs that led to unknown places. She didn't know what they were for, but she firmly followed her mission and patrolled all the areas to prevent possible enemies from appearing.
Just now, she had met with the other City Lords' teams and walked to a more open area. Suddenly, her ears twitched. She immediately raised her hand, and the entire team stopped in an instant. There was no sound at all.
"There's a situation here!"
She turned her head and looked at a passageway not far away. At the same time, she signaled her companions to be vigilant.
"There's an enemy!"
A few people covered in black robes instantly ran out under their watchful eyes. Coincidentally, they came face to face with Tang Li and the others. These people didn't seem to have expected to meet enemies as soon as they came out. Without hesitation, they pulled out their weapons and charged towards Tang Li.
In that passageway, there seemed to be an endless stream of people rushing out.
In other places, some patrol teams also sounded the warning of enemies. Then, the space was filled with the sounds of battle.
.....
On the fourth floor, everyone stared in shock at the City Lord who had suddenly gone berserk. They didn't even have time to react. They were still very vigilant at the start, but when it came to the last two, none of them were as vigilant as they were at the beginning. Coupled with the City Lords who had joined them asking for information, they lost their vigilance even more. They could only watch as the enemy attacked Madam Xue and City Lord Liu.
Madam Xue was completely powerless. She didn't even sense the danger next to her. She continued to smile and chat with the people next to her. Meanwhile, City Lord Liu was still examining the enemy. Even if he had reacted, he wouldn't have been able to block the enemy's attack in time.
At this moment, a figure suddenly darted out from behind Madam Xue. Before anyone could react, he directly appeared beside Madam Xue. A pair of blood-red hands were very conspicuous. He knocked away the flying dagger, then grabbed at the City Lord who had ambushed him.
"You're courting death!"
The City Lord naturally knew about the enemy. It was impossible for a mere early-stage Grand Immortal to stop him. The only pity was that it was impossible for him to heavily injure City Lord Liu. Even if he could break through the enemy's blockade, his power would be greatly reduced. He focused all his attention on Madam Xue.
Even if he only used a hundredth of his power, it would be enough to tear the enemy to shreds. Thinking of this, he shifted his attack to his right hand and smashed down heavily.
"After killing the enemy, we'll leave quickly."
Bang!
With a muffled sound, his wrist immediately stiffened in the air. Even the power contained in it was eroded by a strange energy. It was locked inside and quickly melted away.
The others all reacted. Seeing that someone had blocked him, several hands reached out from both sides at almost the same time and slapped him.
The miserable City Lord trembled all over. Before he could continue to resist, a red light drilled into his body, disrupting the power he wanted to resist. As the people around him continued to attack, he could no longer maintain his body and fell limply to the ground. Then, he was pulled away by the others.
"Are you alright, Madam Xue?" City Lord Liu finally pulled back his power and asked Madam Xue.
"What happened?" Madam Xue blinked her eyes. She did not react for a moment. Only after hearing the explanation did she realize that she had just walked through the gates of hell.
"I'm fine. I didn't think there would really be people from the enemy. However, this time, the enemy wanted to take the opportunity to cause trouble. They failed and got themselves trapped."
"Madam Xue, your subordinates are truly powerful. If it wasn't for them, we probably would have reacted too late. How should we deal with this person?" City Lord Niu brought the subdued City Lord over and asked Madam Xue.
Although Madam Xue had lost all her cultivation, she had immediately discovered the Fiend Soul's scheme and promptly warned everyone. She had won everyone's respect. Even the enemy wanted to get rid of Madam Xue immediately. Of course, she was the easiest to kill.
"I still remember the mission of our Soul Alliance. It was set by the first Alliance Master. I remember there was one. If you kill your own people for no reason, you must be expelled even if you fail."
Madam Xue said slowly. From the corner of her eyes, she could clearly see a flash of joy on this sealed City Lord's face.
"If you side with Soul Alliance, no matter the reason, you will be killed without mercy."
Madam Xue's murderous words came out of her mouth. If the enemy wanted to kill her, how could she let them live?
"I was forced. Thief Luo came to my door. If I didn't agree, I would've died. Even if this operation was forced by the opponent, my heart has always been for our Soul Alliance." the city lord abruptly said, attempting to defend himself.
"Help our Soul Alliance get rid of the scum." Madam Xue didn't even look at him and directly ordered.
The adjacent City Lord Xing took the initiative to grab his head. Even if he was suspected of being silenced, he didn't care. If the enemy had succeeded just now, they would have died unjustly. Moreover, it would have caused Soul Alliance to be even more divided. They would also be the sinners of Soul Alliance.
This traitor died at the hands of City Lord Xing.
"Honglong"
Just at this moment, the entire ground suddenly shook violently, causing many people to lose their footing and fall. Madam Xue's face simultaneously changed because from the shaking, they could clearly feel the movement outside.
"Haha, let's go. I want to see how the enemy can persevere."
On the other side, it was the opposite. After feeling the movement, everyone showed joy. City Lord Luo even laughed and brought his people to retreat in another direction.
"Let's go down now and continue to summon your forces. Only then will we have a chance. Otherwise, if we are defeated, even if we are lucky enough to escape from the enemy's arrangements, what awaits you will be endless pursuit." Madam Xue said to everyone in a low voice.
"That's right. In the past few years, there have been fewer and fewer people. Lonely Peak has also strengthened its defenses. Unless you are willing to suffer the endless pursuit, don't even think about getting lucky." City Lord Liu also said.
Everyone silently nodded. They knew that the best thing to do now was to repel the enemy's attacks. Otherwise, they might really have to struggle at death's door far away. To them, it was better to fight it out with the enemy with a bang, just like the original Alliance Master, and fight for a stable world.
"Honglong" Another huge tremor came from outside. Some dust rustled down from the ceiling.
"It's not like we haven't died before. What's there to be afraid of?" City Lord Niu said casually, dispelling the haze in everyone's hearts.
"That's right. We've already died once. No matter how bad the situation is, what can we do? Last time, we died with a bang. This time, I can't throw away my dignity." Another City Lord loudly said.
"Take our people and leave together!" City Lord Liu saw this and waved his hand, immediately giving the order.
Everyone began to go down from this direction. The subordinates below who had already gathered together also followed. Everyone knew that another difficult battle was about to occur.
"Thanks!"
Only now did Madam Xue have the chance to say this to Pan Xuan. The latter silently nodded without saying anything, doing her best to adapt to her sudden increase in strength.
Fortunately, the enemy underestimated her. Otherwise, she really didn't have the confidence to block the enemy's attack.
"Hey, don't go. I'm still here!" Gu Zheng felt that everyone below had left, but seemed to have forgotten about Gu Zheng and Kikyo who were still fighting below. He couldn't help but shout.
"Don't shout. They've already forgotten." Kikyo had already been released from its restraints. It started to destroy the protective shield with Gu Zheng. Or rather, it was more accurate to say that it watched him destroy it. Looking at the busy Gu Zheng and the frightening aura that occasionally emitted from his body, it couldn't help but say.
"You're actually in the early stage of Grand Luo. That's really extraordinary. A few days ago, you were at the same level as me. How did you do it? Teach me."
"Teach you? Stop dreaming. If I had such great ability, why would I bother with this broken protective shield? I would have directly promoted myself to Sage-to-be and killed those people with a slap. What about you? What are you going to do next? Are you still going to follow that City Lord Bo? "Gu Zheng heard Kikyo's words and said unhappily.
"I'm not going. He's working with the Demon Soul. I'd rather die than go with him. You should know that my best friend was killed by the Demon Soul when he tried to cover my escape." Kikyo seemed to have thought of his friend and said sadly.
"Don't worry. They definitely won't succeed. They don't even know what we've done." Gu Zheng tried his best to destroy the protective shield while comforting it.
The protective shield was already on the verge of collapse. Under his fierce attacks, it eventually broke down. Unfortunately, there was no one outside except for a mess.
"Come up. Let's go."
Gu Zheng jumped up and took a few more steps forward. After discovering that there was no danger, he turned his head and shouted to the back.
Kikyo jumped up from below. Just as she was about to thank Gu Zheng, her expression suddenly changed. She didn't have time to explain anything. The weapons in her hands suddenly turned into two streams of light, enveloping her and flying out in an instant. In the air, they looked like two rotating meteors of different colors, leaving two beautiful traces in the air.
At the same time, Gu Zheng felt an extremely strong sense of danger rising in his heart. It was as if there was a poisonous snake behind him that had opened its fangs and was about to bite his neck.
He suddenly turned his head and found that the ferocious-looking You Yun had unknowingly appeared behind him and was about to punch his head.
Endless power was bound on the fist. If the fist landed on his head, it would probably explode like a watermelon. Gu Zheng could only cross his hands above his head to prevent his head from exploding. He had already thought of the worst outcome.
If he blocked the sneak attack, his two arms would probably be temporarily crippled.
"Whoosh!"
The two light balls in the air dissipated and appeared in front of Gu Zheng as if they had teleported. They blocked in front of Gu Zheng. Two different colored ribbons spread out from the light balls and wrapped around You Yun's body at a speed that Gu Zheng didn't expect.
"Get out of my way!"
You Yun didn't expect that there would be someone who didn't care about his life. Feeling the weak restraint on his body, he changed his actions and directly slapped Kikyo.
"Kacha!" Two crisp sounds were heard.
The two light balls were split in half in the air. The surface of the light balls was full of cracks. They almost fell apart and flew to the side rapidly.
In the air, the two light balls flashed again and returned to Kikyo's appearance. Her face was pale and her eyes were tightly shut. A large amount of black fog overflowed from the air. She fell to the ground weakly, bounced a few times on the ground, and rolled away.
"Kikyo!"
Gu Zheng didn't expect that Kikyo would jump out to help him at this time. Didn't she know that even if his arms were temporarily crippled, this clown was still no match for him? As long as he released the black tower, she would still be able to turn the situation around.
"Peng!" A muffled sound was heard.
Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was entangled by Kikyo, Gu Zheng changed from defense to offense. Taking advantage of the fact that the opponent hadn't changed his move, he directly punched the opponent's chest and sent him flying.
Gu Zheng didn't chase after the opponent. Instead, he turned around and flew towards Kikyo. He helped her up from the ground and fed her a black crystal first. Then, he checked her condition. With one look, his heart turned cold.
Even if he didn't understand the condition of her body, he could still feel that her aura was constantly declining.
"Cough, cough, I miscalculated!"
With the replenishment of the black crystal, Kikyo opened her eyes weakly and smiled sadly at Gu Zheng.
"I thought we were still in a martial arts competition. I was confident that I could block the opponent. I'm still too weak."
"You'll be fine. Wait for me to deal with the opponent. Those City Lords will definitely have a way to save you," Gu Zheng comforted her.
"Cough, I know my own condition. Without this weapon to protect me, I would have died just now. I couldn't block the opponent's attack at all. However, I don't regret it. I've actually been sick of this place for a long time. Perhaps this is the true release."
Kikyo's spirit was obviously much better. She even broke free from Gu Zheng's support and staggered to stand up. Looking at her surroundings, there was no reluctance in her eyes.
"I've been forcing myself to hold on, to give myself hope. Every day, I pretend to be happy and forget my past. I pretend that I'm still alive to numb myself."
Only then did Gu Zheng realize that she was actually pretending and forcing herself to be like that. In fact, she didn't want to at all. He glanced at You Yun, who had yet to recover from his attack. He just silently walked forward and looked at this young lady who had lost all hope. What unfulfilled wishes did she have?
At this moment, Kikyo was already on the verge of death. She wouldn't be able to hold on long enough to bring her back. She had even thought of the consequences this time.
"I hate this place. Why does it still exist? It continues to make me suffer. Now, it seems that everything is over. If I had the chance, I wouldn't have chosen to come here."
After speaking, Kikyo didn't wait for Gu Zheng's reply. She directly sat on the ground. The two-colored light on her body quickly withdrew and turned into two dim short swords that fell beside her.
Gu Zheng watched as Kikyo's body began to turn into wisps of smoke and dissipated in the air. Together with her weapons, they quickly disappeared in the air.
"This world will soon return to normal. No more innocent people will be dragged in here."
Gu Zheng looked at the place where Kikyo disappeared and said solemnly.
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