Break Out of the Encirclement

Li Weiyi secretly recalled his past entanglements with Li Ling, his heart filled with doubt and suspicion. For the first time, he began to doubt the true purpose of Zen Sea Observing Mist: "It seems that's the case! Then, may I ask what Senior Zen Hai's true intentions are?"

"At least you're sensible enough to know that I don't intend to kill you. As for your intentions..."

Li Ling's gaze swept over Cangli and Zhao Zhizhuo with disdain; Qi Shanshan had already fainted under her aura. Her eyes were extremely cold and arrogant, but her tone suddenly softened. "I'll marry you!"

Li Weiyi had already mentally prepared herself for the worst, to be refined into a human medicine by her. Who would have thought that this extremely aloof and arrogant Ancient Son of Heaven would suddenly say something like that?

Given her personality and status, she doesn't seem like the type to make jokes like that.

Zhao Zhizhuo and Cangli were also stunned, and they strongly suspected that these words were not spoken by Zen Sea Observing Mist, but rather by Li Ling regaining control of her body.

"Splash."

On the right side of the valley, loose rocks rolled down the cliff face.

All eyes turned to that direction.

Dressed in a high-grade magical artifact -Nightwalker's Robe, Hidden Nine emerged from his concealment. An embarrassed expression appeared on his young, thin, and cold face. "I came to pick someone up! I accidentally overheard such an unbelievable tale, and I almost fell off this cliff. Don't worry, I didn't hear anything."

Li Ling seemed to have known where he was hiding all along, her expression remaining unchanged. "It's alright! If news of Zen Sea Observing Mist's return from the Jiu Li Tribe gets out, the first tribe to be wiped out by foreign forces will definitely be the Jiu Li Tribe. I don't care."

Suddenly.

She sensed something was wrong, and her eyes instantly turned serious. "An army is slowly approaching, get out of here... This is bad, we're surrounded!"

"Come with me!"

A strand of her long hair, floating in mid-air, wrapped around Li Weiyi and pulled her onto the back of the Zouwu beast.

"Boom!"

The Zouwu beast, riding on clouds of magical energy, galloped away at top speed along the canyon stream.

The direction they were heading was not towards Yaoguan City, but towards the depths of the Mang Mountain Range, in the opposite direction.

Because she sensed that although the mysterious army had come in a pincer movement, its main force was concentrated in the direction of the canyon where Yaoguan City was located, blocking their way back.

Breaking through from that side would be too difficult.

The pressure on Cangli eased, and he could finally breathe. He looked at the Zouwu beast that had already fled to the end of the canyon. It was too late to give chase. He roared, "Zen Sea... Li Weiyi, protect Li Ling for me!"

Cangli, Hidden Nine, and Zhao Zhizhuo all sensed the danger and released their magical energy.

"Splash! Splash! Splash..."

Countless bright runes rose in all directions of the night sky, filling the field of vision like stars.

The runes sank, became blurred, and turned into a light mist that covered an area of three miles in radius, and the entire canyon became quiet.

Hidden Nine and Zhao Zhizhuo, one above and one below, pushed their speed to the limit, chasing after Li Weiyi, who had been captured by Zen Sea Observing Mist, along the canyon. Today's events were too bizarre; no one would believe them if they were told.

Cangli immediately put the unconscious Qi Shanshan into the Insect Pouch.

The next moment.

"Call!"

A violent gale, like knives and swords, swept along the canyon.

A dark figure was enveloped in the gust of wind. It was Chen Qianchi, a Dao Seed Realm expert from the Three Chen Palace. He slammed down his iron fist, intending to quickly finish off the number one prodigy of the Jiu Li Tribe.

"Aww!"

The light emanating from Cangli's body illuminated the night as if it were daytime. A tiger's roar that shook the rock walls resounded as the White Tiger Battle Intent was unleashed, its giant claws colliding with the attacking Chen Qianchi.

With a deafening roar, Cangli was sent flying six or seven zhang away. Countless scriptures burst forth from his silver armor, completely neutralizing Chen Qianchi's fist force.

"Even Dao Seed Realm Martial Cultivator are nothing special."

Cangli shouted, feigning nonchalance, while quickly suppressing the surging blood energy within his body.

"As expected of the Hundred Meridian Lines All Silver Pure Immortal Body, your combat power is indeed remarkable. However, you don't need to shout so loudly. The entire area within a three-mile radius is shrouded in runes, so Yaoguan City's side cannot sense the commotion here."

Chen Qianchi moved with lightning speed, launching another attack.

Cangli did not fight him head-on, but fought and retreated, chasing after Zen Sea Observing Mist and the others.

Above the canyon, the light mist dissipated, revealing two Military Formation that appeared out of thin air.

The Military Formation arranged in neat rows, each soldier wearing Iron Cloth Battle Robe.

They simultaneously channeled their inner energy into the formation, activating a hammer-shaped magical artifact.

The War Hammer, as large as a water vat, rose into the air, bursting with purple light. Under the control of several Old Man in the battle formation, it attacked the Zouwu beast that was running at the forefront of the canyon.

The runes are not yet fully stable; do not place them near the edge.

The War Hammer, like a bright purple star, crashed down from the sky.

"Boom!"

The Zouwu beast leaped diagonally to avoid the War Hammer, while a large section of the mountainside beside it collapsed from the impact, causing the earth to shake violently.

Li Weiyi glanced back but couldn't see Hidden Nine and Zhao Zhizhuo. He could only hear the constant roar of battle. At the same time, soldiers' corpses kept falling from the cliffs above the valley, their screams heart-wrenching.

"The enemy is unaware of our strength and is poorly prepared; they must have made a hasty deployment. We should charge back, join forces, break their battle formation, and surely inflict heavy damage on them." Li Weiyi held the Yellow Dragon Sword in one hand and the Black Iron Seal in the other.

He didn't want to keep Cangli, Zhao Zhizhuo, and others.

"The best way to defeat the enemy is to break through the Rune Mist Domain they've set up, and then use the intense battle fluctuations to lure out the Jiu Li Tribe army from Yaoguan City, annihilating this Ironclad Army of the Three Chen Palace here."

Give me the seal!

Li Ling's eyes were deep and dark, her starry eyes fixed on the front, where she saw runes that were invisible to ordinary people at the edge of the misty domain.

Taking the Black Iron Seal from Li Weiyi, she gracefully soared into the air, rising several dozen feet off the ground. Finding the weakest point of the runes, she channeled her powerful magic into the seal and unleashed it.

After the Black Iron Seal left his hand, it rapidly grew larger, releasing more than a dozen thick bolts of purple lightning that intertwined in the valley.

"Boom!"

The deafening roar of thunder echoed repeatedly within the canyon.

The Black Iron Seal grew to several meters in size, revealing the runes that shrouded the sky and earth. Then, the thin layer of mist tore apart like paper, forming a huge hole in mid-air.

"So that's how it's used. It's incredibly powerful."

The Zouwu beast leaped up, carrying Li Weiyi, and burst out of the rune hole.

Li Weiyi released his magical energy and retrieved the Black Iron Seal.

A fragrant breeze arrived in an instant, and Li Ling landed on the back of the Zouwu beast. The powerful aura on her body disappeared, and she lost her balance. Fortunately, Li Weiyi stopped her, preventing her from falling off the tiger's back.

"Aww!"

"Aww!"

After bursting out of the Rune Mist Domain, the Zouwu beast roared and howled.

The sound could travel for dozens of miles.

It is highly intelligent and spiritual. Some Cangli Tribe can tell whether Cangli is in danger just by its howl. With the skills of top experts, they can arrive at the scene very quickly.

An Old Man from the Chen family within the battle formation paled in shock. "Damn it, how come so many experts have gathered here? They actually managed to break through the runes and escape. Is that woman from the Lei Xiao Sect?"

"A serious miscalculation. We shouldn't have caused this unnecessary trouble. The hunt has failed; we should retreat immediately."

"The Jiu Li Tribe has gathered a large number of experts in Yaoguan City, and they will arrive here soon."

"If you don't want to be wiped out, break into smaller groups and escape into the depths of the Mang Mountain Range, or into the Netherworld of the Departed."

"Who will join me in pursuing the two people on the back of the Zouwu beast?"

The turn of events happened too quickly; Chen Qianchi had never expected that the people here were all exceptionally strong and possessed remarkable combat wisdom.

Someone was able to pinpoint the weakest point in the encirclement immediately and, with remarkable decisiveness, shatter it before the runes could fully stabilize.

The whole process took only about ten breaths.

Let alone him, even if the chief of the Three Chen Palace came to hunt in person, they would definitely fail at the last minute.

Who exactly is she?

How could an elder like Chen Qianchi possibly recognize the younger generation of the Jiu Li Tribe?

With a single punch, he severely injured and knocked Cangli back. He then stepped on clouds of magical energy and leaped onto the cliff face of the valley, which was dozens of feet high, to chase after the Zouwu beast that had disappeared into the dense forest.

"Commander Chen, where are you going? Where has your fierceness gone?"

Hidden Nine's loud voice echoed from the dense forest, causing the night mist to tremble.

"Splash!"

A battle axe the size of a door panel spun out from the direction of the sound, accompanied by countless scriptures, and collided with Chen Qianchi, who had just leaped off the ground.

The battle axe, heavy as a thousand pounds and fierce in its power, shattered Chen Qianchi's protective magical energy.

Chen Qianchi pierced the scriptures carried by the battle axe, and his iron hand, clad in gauntlets, reached out and grabbed the axe blade.

Behind them, a silver pillar of light rose up.

Cangli's agile figure caught up, and he thrust out with a spinning spear, creating a storm vortex with a diameter of tens of feet, its momentum unstoppable.

"Zen Sea Observing Mist!"

"Zen Sea Observing Mist..."

Li Weiyi noticed that Li Ling in his arms had her eyes closed and there was no trace of the powerful aura she had shown before, so he couldn't tell what was wrong with her.

Slowly, Li Ling opened her eyes, her gaze clear, and pulled away from Li Weiyi's grasp. "She is merely a remnant soul. Just now, in order to intimidate my brother and activate the seal to break through the Rune Mist Domain, she expended a great deal of energy and is currently focusing on recovering her strength. If you were to attack now, I might not be your match."

"Swish! Swish..."

Countless sharp whooshing sounds followed closely behind, coming from various different directions.

"What about her... never mind, let's get through this first!" Li Weiyi said.

Now is not the time to resolve the doubts in my heart.

"Then we can only rely on ourselves. The Ironclad Army of the Three Chen Palace is all retreating in this direction, it seems we can only continue to flee deeper into the Mang Mountain Range. I just hope my mother can get there as soon as possible."

Li Ling took out an ancient bronze lamp, activated the spiritual flame in her brow Forehead Spirit Realm between her eyebrows, and let it emanate. Instantly, the lamp emitted wisps of dark blue light, enveloping the Zouwu beast.

"They've caught up!"

Li Weiyi instructed Li Ling to ride the Zouwu beast, shifting her position to the tiger's rear end and using her magical energy to stabilize her feet.

In his pupils, several arrows shot by the Old Man from the Five Seas Realm pierced the night and pursued him. The arrows struck the blue light emanating from the ancient lamp, and seemed to pause for a moment, their speed slowing down considerably.

"Swish!"

He unleashed a series of sword strikes, the sword light flowing like a dragon's stroke, deflecting all the arrows.

A long howl echoed from mid-air, and a powerful, Deformed Race Old Man swooped down. He had no feet, only a pair of golden claws that emitted bright flames, each a foot long and sharp to the eye.

Ugh, I caught the flu. It's 38 or 39 degrees Celsius today, and typing this is incredibly uncomfortable... I feel terrible. I'll decide how much to update based on how I feel tomorrow; I'll definitely write as much as I can.