“The current situation is difficult for me to judge…”
“The person behind this plans to use all our lives, using the Bloodthirsty Formation as a boundary, to deceive the Heavenly Dao and help that Wicked Jiao transform into a dragon. All I can do is try my best.”
As a member of the Dragon Clan, Long Han's perception was sharper than these humans, especially regarding the Demonic Qi surrounding the Wicked Jiao's formation. He stepped forward, gathering Spiritual Energy in his palm, and struck towards the Icy Pond.
However, a Barrier appeared around the Icy Pond, with red light from the lines on the ground shooting into the sky, forming a protective shield for the Wicked Jiao!
Long Han's attack was like a drop of water in the ocean, having no effect whatsoever; the shield remained undamaged.
The Wicked Jiao in the Icy Pond seemed to sense something. Its golden eyes opened, its vertical pupils looking towards Long Han's position. It seemed to flick its tail mockingly, shifting to a more comfortable position, continuing its feigned slumber, completely ignoring the insignificant attack.
Long Han understood the Jiao's provocation; it was mocking him for being a member of the Dragon Clan, yet unable to even save himself.
Once the Bloodthirsty Formation is activated, with the power of that ancient Demonic Cultivator formation, even he would not escape death…
“Damn it!”
Negative emotions surged out one after another. He had suffered so much humiliation, only to die here with a group of Human young rabbits?
Feeling death approaching so directly, Long Han momentarily lost his composure and attacked the shield again, but no matter how much Spiritual Energy he gathered to attack, it had no effect.
“Senior Brother Bo… Even that Nascent Soul Stage Dragon Clan Senior was unable to destroy the Formation Eye. Are we really all going to die here?”
Originally, everyone was hopeful, especially after finding the Formation Eye.
Upon hearing Bo Yong'an say that the Formation Eye must be destroyed to survive, they placed their hopes on this Dragon Clan Senior who had a Contract with the Wenren Family, as he was the one with the highest Cultivation Base among everyone present! Helian Boda and Bo Yong'an had only recently achieved Golden Core…
But how could they not understand the scene before them?
Even a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator couldn't do anything about the shield protecting the Formation Eye, so what could they do?
Helian Boda, as someone who might become the future Sect Leader of the Dan Ding Sect, remained calm and encouraged the other disciples to help, assisting Long Han in breaking the Formation Eye.
Disciples from various Sects took out their Magical Artifacts, using all their skills to attack the Formation Eye.
For a time, flames, wind blades, vines… various different Spiritual Roots and diverse techniques flew wildly in the air. There were even Pill Cultivators who smashed their Pill Furnaces towards the shield; the scene was quite lively.
Tian Ning wasn't idle either, punching the shield, which remained unmoved.
Things were troublesome. Judging by the solidity of this Formation, it would likely require a Transformation God Stage cultivator…
Everyone attacked haphazardly for a long time, eventually collapsing from exhaustion.
“…”
This damned shield was like a gaping maw, capable of dissolving any amount of Spiritual Energy they used!
The atmosphere fell into a stalemate again.
The person who smashed their Pill Furnace at the shield was Qiu Xiu of the Dan Ding Sect.
Now the shield was fine, but his Pill Furnace had a large crack in it; a perfectly good mid-grade Pill Furnace was ruined.
Qiu Xiu was now angrily clutching his precious Pill Furnace, heartbroken. He had always bullied the disciples, relying on his status and speaking arrogantly, completely disregarding others' feelings, and would scold anyone he disliked.
Initially, the disciples scolded by Qiu Xiu remained silent as usual, as they were used to his temper. But Qiu Xiu was simmering with anger, as nothing had gone his way.
Now, not only was his Pill Furnace destroyed, but he was also about to die. Under these circumstances, he unleashed a furious tirade at a disciple!
“Are you an idiot? Even after seeing that the Sword Cultivator's Spirit Swords are useless, you still had me throw my Pill Furnace? I think you're trying to get kicked out! I'll have my father kick you out when we get back… ah! What are you doing!?”
The change happened instantly.
Qiu Xiu, who had been acting arrogantly, suddenly screamed, as the disciple had struck him!
The disciple had reached his limit: “Qiu Xiu, we are fellow disciples. I let your past humiliations slide, but now, in this Secret Realm, we're all going to die sooner or later, so why should I still take your abuse?!”
He vented his anger by attacking Qiu Xiu again.
“Yeah! Whether we can survive is the question. Do you, Qiu Xiu, really think you have the life to go back and have your Sect Leader father back you up?”
“Qiu Xiu, I've put up with you for a long time! Since we're all going to die, let's have some fun before we die!”
One after another, disciples of the Dan Ding Sect stepped forward. Helian Boda tried to intervene, but was stopped by a disciple, one who had always been subjected to Qiu Xiu's abuse.
“Senior Brother Helian, you're a good person; no one will attack you. But please don't stop us!”
In the face of death, no one was willing to put up with Qiu Xiu's abuse any longer. Those Dan Ding Sect disciples who had been bullied by Qiu Xiu stood up and struck out.
Shi Qinxin found the sight of Qiu Xiu being beaten to be pitiful. She wasn't overly panicked about the impending death. Since the incident at her Sect five years ago, she had lived like a zombie, with revenge being the only thing keeping her alive! But her younger sister was still young, and she felt immense guilt for bringing her here to pick Blazing Flame Fruit, only to be trapped here waiting to die…
The atmosphere at the Dan Ding Sect side affected many others. Knowing they were about to die, some began to let loose, finding those they had grudges against to fight, and the scene became extremely chaotic!
Wenren Yang was incredulous. Weren't they supposed to work together to destroy the Formation Eye and survive? Why were they fighting among themselves?
Long Han wasn't surprised by this scene. In times like these, the evil in human nature would be magnified infinitely. These were just young New Disciples, only thinking about teaching those they disliked a lesson, but if it were those older, higher-cultivation Old Things, the scene wouldn't be so simple; they would have already started killing each other, with blood flowing like a river!
He now clearly knew that the hope of getting out was slim. Rather than waiting to die, he might as well do something…
With that thought, his gaze unconsciously fell upon Tian Ning.
If he were to die in this Secret Realm, he would never see Xue'er again! And the culprit was that Dead Girl! Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well kill Tian Ning beforehand to avenge himself!
Tian Ning was still studying the shield protecting the Formation Eye. She ignored the others, looking at the Wicked Jiao in the Icy Pond. Perhaps she could find another way to get it out…
As she was thinking, Tian Ning sensed killing intent.
It was directed at her.
She looked towards the source of the killing intent, and sure enough, saw Long Han looking at her with malevolent eyes. Seeing her look over, he didn't even bother pretending anymore.
Long Han's killing intent was too obvious, even his Master Wenren Yang was stunned.
“Long Han, you… you better not provoke Sixth Sister…”
Wenren Yang used to be fearless, but when facing Tian Ning, this unpredictable girl, he had never once not suffered a loss. He genuinely felt that provoking Tian Ning would bring bad consequences!
Long Han completely ignored him. Facing death, what was there to fear?
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