Ambush and Counter-Ambush

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Looking at the large clock inside, its enormous shape enveloped the entire secret chamber, tragically trapping Lingxu within. The clock's walls were translucent, and one could see pink gas overflowing from within, its purpose immediately clear.

Fortunately, Lingxu had already fainted by then; otherwise, who knows what unbearable scene would have occurred if someone had ingested all that gas inside the bell.

The bell was clearly a Law Treasure, used to trick Meng Qingying. Although it wasn't Meng Qingying who entered the treasure vault, and nothing was temporarily replaced.

The only difference was the people. Guan Ji, who was supposed to be here, was gone, replaced by Ci Hui and two other unfamiliar monks, whose practices seemed similar to Ci Hui's.

The two monks, their figures intertwined, formed a triangle with Ci Hui, surrounding Qin Yi in the middle. They were somewhat cautious and did not make a move.

Qin Yi's seemingly prophetic performance surprised them.

Qin Yi laughed, "You guys are truly Meng Qingying's best allies. This 'entwined lovemaking within the bell' idea is quite creative. Who came up with it?"

Ci Hui's expression was serious. She didn't answer Qin Yi's teasing, but slowly said, "How could you have seen through our ambush?"

They used the Great Joy Temple's unique Law Treasure, the "Formless Realm," to conceal themselves. The name sounds impressive, but it's really just for stealth. However, regardless, it shouldn't be something Qin Yi's cultivation could possibly penetrate. No matter how strong he is in actual combat, things requiring a foundation of cultivation are simply beyond his reach.

Of course, they didn't know that Qin Yi had Liusu... He hadn't relied on Liusu's help for a long time. It seemed that Liusu's existence was only for being cute. That was because the two of them were consciously training Qin Yi's independence, not because he always had to rely on himself.

Daring to linger under the nose of Tengyun's rival for so long, engaging in various transactions... Besides knowing that the other party had reservations, how could Qin Yi not have some strength and confidence? Was he really so sure that the other party would never make a move? He wasn't stupid.

Liusu is now a Cloud Soaring level soul body. Due to the limitations of her soul body, she cannot fully utilize the Cloud Soaring ability in certain aspects, but she is capable of much more than that in others. With Liusu by his side, Qin Yi is fully capable of fighting against Cloud Soaring opponents. No one, friend or foe, knows this. This is Qin Yi's most fundamental secret and his greatest source of confidence in this situation.

Moreover, he has a powerful move Demon Slaying Sword, that he has never used... He once told Meng Qingying that the enemy was too strong and he wanted to leave, but that was a strategic retreat. In reality, he never intended to leave. He was confident that he could survive Guan Ji's attack.

Of course, he couldn't say these things to the monks. Qin Yi let out a long laugh, "The room is filled with the stench of decay; what else could it be but a bunch of rotting corpses and vermin!"

Before he finished speaking, he shot forward and suddenly swung his staff at the monk's head on the right.

Seeing his fierce outburst, the monk took a step back, intending to avoid his sharp edge before making a counterattack.

Originally this was a very correct response, but as soon as he stepped back, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in the sole of his foot. There seemed to be a strange flickering on the ground, and a divine light pierced the sole of his foot from the ground. This is a state in which the center of gravity shifts backward, and there is a sudden sharp pain in the foot. Even if Qin Yi doesn't hit him, he may fall down because he has lost his center of gravity.

However, Qin Yi's Wolf Tooth Club had already arrived!

In this state, how could the Zen Staff have time to make any other movements? He only had time to subconsciously raise his staff to block his head, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. Qin Yi hadn't struck with his Wolf Tooth Club, but had already changed it to a knee strike, which landed heavily on his lower abdomen.

A large, fat monk was sent flying by the knee strike, landing heavily on the Long Corridor floor.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Countless white lights shot up from the ground. Before the monk could even understand why, he was riddled with bullets and died looking up at the sky.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye. Ci Hui and the other monk weren't unresponsive either; they had moved at the same time Qin Yi swung his staff at the monk, both attacking Qin Yi. But they were both blocked at the same moment by the divine light surging up from the ground. In that instant, their fellow disciple lay motionless in the corridor, his body riddled with bloody holes.

This was a powerful fellow disciple, absolutely no less formidable than Ci Hui, the kind of person Qin Yi would have to expend a great deal of effort to defeat, yet he died so inexplicably...

Both monks gasped, suddenly feeling an extreme sense of dread, as if they had encountered an indescribable event.

This divine light from beneath the earth is the treasure vault's own protective array, the most crucial barrier at the entrance to the secret chamber! Even the Great Joy Temple doesn't know where the Array Core is; it's something Lingxu knows. Originally, the array was temporarily deactivated, hoping Lingxu would cooperate with them to activate it and defend against the enemy. But now that Lingxu is unconscious inside the bell, how could the array automatically activate, thus trapping them instead?

Just like the Sword Qi barrier indoors before, why was Qin Yi unaffected when he touched it, but Lingxu was triggered as soon as he touched it?

What's going on?

Who's lying in ambush on whom? And whose treasure trove is this?!

Qin Yi, of course, wouldn't explain to them. He turned around and swung his Wolf Tooth Club down on Ci Hui's head again.

Ci Hui had just dodged a beam of divine light. This bizarre scene made him lose seven-tenths of his courage. Just a few days ago, he could fight Qin Yi to a standstill, but this time he had no heart to fight and only wanted to retreat.

The Wolf Tooth Club came hurtling towards him. Ci Hui quickly raised his Zen Staff to block it, and was about to escape when he suddenly felt a numbness in his back. Then, a crackling electric current instantly spread throughout his body, turning him into a charred corpse in the blink of an eye.

Ci Hui turned his head in disbelief. In order to escape the battle, he had gathered a great deal of energy and spirit to force Qin Yi back with this Zen Staff. Of course, he couldn't care less about his back at that moment. But there was clearly no one behind him. Where did this sneak attack come from?

Behind him, where there had been no one, stood a fat man in a yellow shirt, smiling innocently at him. The fat man placed his hand on his back, and a terrifying electric current, comparable to the Heart of the Harp Perfection, surged forth once more.

The demon's transformation, the human's musical heart. Humble Origins at the peak of transformation is no weaker than them, let alone being ambushed?

"Bang!" Ci Hui fell to the ground, her body charred black, and never made a sound again.

The last monk stood there dumbfounded, his mind blank.

His fellow disciples, who were all of similar skill to Qin Yi, were all instantly defeated in a single exchange. The three-on-one situation turned into him being all alone against two opponents.

Humble Origins swayed slightly, and he and Qin Yi sandwiched him between them. The two of them grinned simultaneously, their expressions perfectly synchronized.

To the monk, it looked like a demon's sinister grin.

Surprisingly, as Humble Origins appeared, the divine light on the ground stopped, and the formation had been shut down at some point.

The monk finally understood something, and pointing tremblingly at the Humble Origins, he said, "The formations and restrictions here were secretly manipulated by you? We don't even know where the Array Core is, how did you find it?"

The Humble Origins blinked his small eyes. "I don't know why, maybe it's just the detective's intuition..."

Only then did the monk sense the demonic Yao Qi from the Humble Origins.

Monster... a rat?

Finding the Array Core and breaking the restrictions—nothing is more suitable than this kind of monster. Where did Qin Yi find this helper?

The monk almost cried.

The next moment, Qin Yi swung his Wolf Tooth Club, and electricity surged in Humble Origins's palm.

The outcome of this Ambush and Counter-Ambush was no longer in doubt.

Qin Yi killed the monk with a single blow, but his expression showed no sign of relief. He turned his head, looked at the Lingxu shrouded by the large bell in the secret chamber, and muttered to himself, "Why did he change his attitude? This matter must be clarified."