Gu Zheng quickly bade farewell to Bai Jiajia and the rest and continued walking towards the painting spirits.
By the time he arrived, Meng Zhen had already walked out from inside.
"Gu Zheng, what's the matter? The elder inside is controlling the painting and fighting with Wen Tianhou. I think the battle will end soon. "Meng Zhen looked relaxed as if she had brought good news.
This was the trump card to deal with Wen Tianhou. Even if Wen Tianhou was at his peak, he might be able to defeat him, let alone when he was seriously injured.
"There's nothing else. When this is over, don't leave. I have something to tell you." Gu Zheng didn't tell Hua Ying about it. He found a reason to keep her here first.
Based on his understanding of Meng Zhen, if that day really came, she wouldn't run away at all. She might even take the initiative to lock him up. The painting spirits had a strong sense of race. This was also the reason why Hua Ying entrusted him. If it worked well, he could forcefully take her away. At that time, she would have to accept it even if she didn't want to.
The painting spirits couldn't cure her, but the Eldritch World was so big. There would be a way to solve the problem in her body. When he found a way to cure her, he would let her go back.
Meng Zhen looked at Gu Zheng strangely. She didn't expect him to come here specifically to tell her this. She nodded to show that she understood. Just as she was about to ask him about Xiao Ying, there was a sudden exclamation behind her. It diverted her attention and she looked back.
"What's going on? Is the link out of control? "
"Great Elder vomited blood and fainted."
A cacophony of voices rose from the painting spirits. Some of them were flustered and didn't know what to do next. This was their first time using it and they were dumbfounded.
Some of them tried to activate the painting in front of them to continue controlling it. Some of them turned to look at the Great Elder. Some of them just stood there, not knowing what to do.
Gu Zheng sighed inwardly when he saw the chaotic scene on the other side. After all, among the elders on the other side, only the first few elders were good at management. In addition to their usual personalities, they were completely at a loss when faced with such a situation.
"Don't ask the Great Elder first. Quickly try to regain control of the painting spirits."
Fortunately, the Second Elder quickly discovered the chaotic scene and commanded again. As for the Great Elder who had fainted, he was guarded by the Fifth and Seventh Elders.
"No, I can't connect. I've completely lost control."
No matter how they tried, they were unable to regain control of the male soul they had summoned.
"Looks like Painting Soul's trump card has failed. It's too early to be happy."
Ruo Chen couldn't help but ask as she saw the commotion on Painting Soul's side clearly.
"What else can we do? Do you see those people over there? They look so confident from start to finish. It's really annoying." City Lord Liu looked at his clansmen who were secretly going about their business and pointed into the distance.
Their Soul Alliance had no other choice now. They had lost many of their members. At most, they could move out, but they didn't have any trump cards. However, they weren't Wen Tianhou's opponent.
"All we can do is pray. Otherwise, we will be dead for sure," Ruo Chen said with a wry smile.
"If we are lucky enough to pass this time, we will have completed our mission. It can be considered as contributing to the Untainted Land."
The remaining two City Lords looked over and bitterly smiled as they spoke.
Now, in the entire Soul Alliance, other than the four of them, all the higher ups had been sacrificed. City Lord Niu and the others had died in the previous battle. Even the subordinates that followed them, as well as those that had returned to Soul Alliance, had all been sacrificed. Adding on the ten thousand subordinates they had, they were completely gone.
The intensity of the battle made them feel that they were very lucky to have survived. Of course, they had killed many enemies.
"Haha, that's true. In reality, I died rather sullenly. I didn't expect to encounter such a situation after death. How satisfying!" Another City Lord said.
Whether they lost and died here or won and returned to the underworld to reincarnate, they had no regrets.
"That male soul is your clan leader, right?"
Meng Zhen didn't participate. She was outside with Gu Zheng and was carefully coming in. Suddenly, she heard Gu Zheng's words and her body stiffened. She slowly turned her head to look at Gu Zheng and nodded.
"It's the Clan Leader's clone."
She had only learned of such top secret information not long ago. Back then, she was stunned. Before this, they were born and raised here, so they didn't know of such secrets.
"Don't tell me you've all defected."
At this moment, Gu Zheng had a definite answer in his heart. However, he could not help but continue to ask. Ever since they had entered the stele, a Second Elder had been guarding the stele. Even if someone had barged in, he would still protect the so-called Clan Head's clone. As for the strongest Great Elder, he was like an ascetic monk, guarding the entrance.
Adding on some suspicious points, he had been curious for a long time. However, he was too embarrassed to ask about other people's matters. Now that this situation had occurred and he knew the identity, he finally understood why.
"Yes, it was a decision made by the elders. Because our Clan Leader is actually enslaving our clan, including the male souls that were later reproduced. We still can't escape the other party's absorption. Therefore, we want to leave here and go to the Untainted Land. Only then can we completely avoid the other party."
Looking at the clansmen who were trying their best, Meng Zhen quickly explained the situation. It was similar to what Gu Zheng had guessed.
Originally, the Painting Soul had also come here and occupied some places to provide help to Wen Tianhou. In the end, they rebelled for freedom. However, Wen Tianhou didn't let them leave. In addition, they had a trace of their Clan Leader's spiritual body in their hands, which formed a strange balance.
When Gu Zheng knew the methods of the Painting Soul's Clan Leader, he could understand why the other party rebelled. If it were him, he would find a way to leave as well.
Because the Painting Soul's Clan Leader's strength was actually relying on exploiting his own clansmen to maintain such a high level of strength.
Female Painting Souls like them had it slightly better because of their different genders. Every year, the Clan Leader would extract the energy in their bodies. However, no matter where the male Painting Souls were, as long as they reached a certain level of cultivation, the energy in their bodies would be forcefully extracted by the Clan Leader after a period of time. They were also affected when they came here. It was no wonder that Gu Zheng noticed the dissatisfaction in the hearts of the male Painting Souls.
Many of them didn't know and thought that it was the Clan Leader's doing.
Of course, their clan leader was not like this in the past. They guessed that he had become like this because of the influence of the small chiliocosm. As for that traitorous Elder Bai, it was because of his betrayal that the clan leader changed. Therefore, the entire Painting Soul Clan thought that it was because of him.
Their Clan Leader held the life painting that gave birth to them. In the Minor World, they couldn't resist at all. After coming here, they found that they had broken free from the Clan Leader's influence and almost everyone had rebelled.
As for the Clan Leader's clone who came here with them, even if he had absolute strength, he didn't expect that the clansmen who had always been obedient to him would betray him. He was directly suppressed and controlled by some secret techniques. Normally, he would be drawing the tablet and the Second Elder would be in charge of suppressing him.
Of course, Wen Tianhou didn't give up so easily. He actually did something under the Clan Leader's nose. He planted some puppets and observed the Painting Soul Clan. He knew what they were thinking at all times. That was why he didn't touch them. Later, Gu Zheng also found out. With his help, he removed all the Clan Leader's spies.
"Look, they're back."
Just as Gu Zheng was still wasting Meng Zhen's words, a Mirror Demon who was on guard outside suddenly shouted while pointing at the sky in the distance.
This attracted everyone's attention. They all looked towards the sky. Two figures quickly arrived above them. One was Wen Tianhou, who looked even more miserable. The other was a somewhat illusory helper who had been summoned by the Painting Soul Clan. However, the other party's eyes became careful as he regained his consciousness.
"Get out here."
Wen Tianhou raised his head and looked at the sky. He directly pulled down his palm. A few Painting Soul Clan elders who had rushed above were like kites that had lost control and fell down. They were caught by the Painting Soul Clan members below in a flurry. They found that they had all fainted.
The sky changed again. Countless black fog gathered on the surface of the painting like boiling water. No matter how much it churned, everyone's attention was no longer on it.
"You have to be careful. I still have to bring them back." The spirit at the side said with some dissatisfaction.
"Don't worry, they won't die." Wen Tianhou laughed out loud. Even though his condition was even worse now and anyone could see that his aura was unstable and he could no longer suppress the injuries in his body, he was still in a good mood.
"This is bad." Meng Zhen looked above and his expression changed. He left Gu Zheng and walked towards the crowd. He wanted to see what was wrong with the Great Elder.
"Friend, please wait! There's some danger inside. Please stay outside. "
Gu Zheng was just about to follow when two Mirror Demons who were on guard stood in front of him and spoke to him politely.
It wasn't that they didn't know Gu Zheng. It was just that when their clan leader's spirit was released, they had already set up an array to strengthen the control. Those who weren't from the Painting Soul Clan couldn't enter. This was also to prevent the Demon Souls from sneaking in and causing trouble.
Gu Zheng also knew this. He could only take a few steps back. At the same time, he raised his head and looked above. He was trying to guess what the clan leader who had regained consciousness wanted to do.
From what he could see, the other party's current condition was very unstable and could dissipate at any time. It should be the backup plan of the Painting Soul Clan to prevent the other party from losing control.
"My dear clansmen, I miss you very much over there. Since this side has failed, then go back. There are still many clansmen waiting for you there." The clan leader of the Painting Soul Clan said to the people below.
"Don't even think about it. You still want to follow us carefully? Even if you die, you can't go back." The Ninth Elder shouted from below. Her body was getting restless. Just like she said, she was ready to go up and fight to the death with the other party at any time.
"Die? How can we let you follow us carefully? After all, you are also our precious assets. Go back with them! Why make trouble for others? "
The clan leader waved his hand and a huge illusory picture scroll appeared in the air. From the outside, one could clearly see that many people had been caught inside.
"It's the clansmen who stayed behind!" Meng Zhen shouted from below.
At this moment, in the illusory picture, the unconscious clansmen were all caught inside. Gu Zheng could see that the small bodies of the painted figures were also floating inside.
The members of the Soul Painting Clan below were still in shock when a transparent black pillar of light suddenly descended from above, directly enveloping the Soul Painting Clan below. Then, all the members of the Soul Painting Clan began to look dazed as they lost control of their bodies and began to automatically fly upwards.
Gu Zheng was shocked when he saw this scene. Then, his entire body flew directly into the black light.
"Is the other party crazy? Isn't he afraid of being caught by the other party? "
Ruo Chen, who saw this scene from afar, said with some surprise.
The others didn't know why Gu Zheng wanted to barge in. They were all worried, feeling that Gu Zheng was being too rash. As for Pan Xuan, she stood at the back with a complicated expression, the worry in her eyes mixed with confusion.
Gu Zheng didn't know what the others thought. As expected, although this black pillar of light had some effect on him, it wasn't enough to make him lose his mind. After all, this was a spell that targeted the Painting Soul Clan.
Gu Zheng arrived in front of the unconscious Meng Zhen in just a breath's time. He grabbed her body and was about to leave this place, but he found that in the blue pillar of light, a huge force was firmly pulling her, and she couldn't move at all.
At this moment, the second elder beside Meng Zhen opened her eyes and suddenly grabbed Gu Zheng's arm.
"Take her away. She'll be killed when she goes back. Find something to replace her and give it to me. I'll help you. Give me something to replace her, or you won't be able to leave at all."
Gu Zheng looked at the drowsy second elder who could lose her mind at any time and immediately grabbed something from his chest. He didn't even have time to see what it was and directly stuffed it into her hand.
"Why is it this? Are you crazy? It's too late, take her away! "
The second elder looked at the black tower in her hand. Even in her current state, she was very shocked. However, it was too late. Feeling that she was gradually losing control of her body, she put the black tower into her chest. Then, a scroll flashed in her hand.
In the next moment, Gu Zheng pulled Meng Zhen's figure out of the blue pillar of light and fell to the ground.
Feeling the sound of the wind beside him, Gu Zheng looked at the Painting Soul Clan that was pulled into the scroll. He didn't expect to take out the black tower casually, but there was no time to change it.
What he didn't expect was that the other party actually stuffed the black tower into her chest and let her scroll replace Meng Zhen. However, in this way, her scroll would be destroyed. He knew the importance of the scroll to them. If the person was alive, the scroll would be there. If the person died, the scroll would be there too.
At this moment, Gu Zheng didn't know what happened to the second elder. He flipped over and carried Meng Zhen in his arms and landed on the ground.
After Pan Xuan saw Meng Zhen's figure, her expression changed slightly. Then, she calmed herself down. Outsiders couldn't see any changes at all.
"One of your people was robbed?" Wen Tianhou looked at Gu Zheng and said deliberately.
"That person's body is infected. Even if you give it to me, I don't dare to take it. Even if I go back, I will kill her. Time is a little tight. This time, I will remember your help. When I go back, I will definitely visit you if I have the chance. Or should I help you?"
"Haha, there's no need. If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave even if you want to. Besides, I am helping you to help me. After I settle things here, I will personally go to you to ask for interest. " Wen Tianhou knew that the other party was just being polite and didn't have the spare energy to help him. He smiled and rejected.
No matter what tricks the other party had, it wouldn't stop him from obtaining the final victory. He was confident that it wasn't just his cultivation. This Black Prison also had a part of him. Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to forcefully open up a place where demon souls could live perfectly.
"Then I will take my leave."
The Painting Soul Patriarch put away his painting and turned into a black light that flew into the distance. In a few breaths, he disappeared in front of everyone.
Wen Tianhou looked down and revealed a cruel smile. He then raised his head and shouted, "Then, it's your turn next."
"Come out. It's time to show your power."
"Dong, dong, dong."
A deafening sound suddenly exploded in the air. It was as if thousands of drums were sounding at the same time. Black gales violently rose in the air, causing the sky to become extremely dark. Extremely sharp whistling sounds could be heard in the air. It was as if countless sharp blades were flying back and forth in the air.
In the sky, black figures carefully appeared. They were all constructed from black clouds. If one looked carefully, they would discover something even more terrifying. The faces of those figures were almost exactly the same as the people below.
City Lord Liu, Ruo Chen, Elder Jin, and even the subordinates of the City Lord who had died. Other than Gu Zheng, they were all here. They were all looking down covetously.
The wind stopped and the sound disappeared. They didn't only need to face themselves, but also their former companions.
"How is it? Are you surprised?"
Wen Tianhou waved his hand. The people above started to attack one after another. Xiao Ying, who was in the sky, also descended from the painting in the air. She stood beside Wen Tianhou and changed her hand gestures a few times. A painting on a black pillar directly fell on his body, causing Wen Tianhou's aura to stop descending. Instead, it carefully rose.
Wen Tianhou was recuperating. Previously, he was interrupted by Mo You in advance, causing some serious internal injuries. If he didn't recover in time, he was afraid that he would never be able to recover.
Although he could go up and kill everyone below at this moment, he naturally wouldn't be in such a hurry. In any case, the other party couldn't escape. He would tell them one by one about his prestige.
"Elder Jin, are you done? The few of us can't stop you!" City Lord Liu looked up and shouted to the back while preparing for battle.
"Alright, leave the rest to me."
Elder Jin finally managed to push aside the other four elders in time and walked out directly.
At this moment, his appearance was completely different from before. His entire body was taller than the others by a head. His joints were covered with black scales, and there was even a black spike protruding from the tip of his elbow. His entire face looked incomparably ferocious. Coupled with the faintly discernible black Qi on his body, it was as if he had been demonized. It made people feel even more terrified.
The four surrounding elders seemed to have collapsed. They were constantly panting at the side. At this moment, they had almost lost all their fighting ability. Standing in front of them, Pan Xuan stood at the side to protect them.
However, what puzzled City Lord Liu and the others was that although Elder Jin looked more powerful, the aura on his body didn't change at all. They didn't know how the other party had turned the situation around.
In the next moment, Elder Jin held the Avici Sword. With a confident look in his eyes, he rushed into the sky and directly faced the many enemies in the air.
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