The two illusions charged out at once, shouting as they ran.
"Sect Master! Run! Even if I'm smashed to pieces today, I'll take them down with me!"
The Body Sect illusion let out a shrill roar. His entire body swelled like a balloon, assuming the posture of someone about to self-destruct. With his arms spread wide, he lunged straight at Jing Hongchen.
On the other side, the Illustrious Virtue Hall illusion refused to be outdone, tearfully pleading to Jing Hongchen.
"Hall Master! Illustrious Virtue Hall must never fall into the hands of thieves! I'll detonate my Soul Core to hold him back—take the core secrets and go!"
Before he had even finished speaking, dozens of high-tier Soul Tools on his body flashed with blinding red light at once, radiating an overwhelming aura of destruction.
Du Busi and Jing Hongchen, both already furious, felt their scalps go numb at this sudden scene.
Title Douluo self-destruction?!
This was no joke! Especially in this sealed space a hundred meters underground—if the energy of two Title Douluo-level powerhouses exploded, its might would absolutely rival a Class 10 fixed Soul Tool shell!
"Bastard! Are you insane?!"
Du Busi cursed furiously. Though he had no recollection whatsoever of this Sect elder who had suddenly appeared, the threat of death and the aura unique to their Body Sect's Title Douluo could not be faked.
He no longer cared about seizing the embryo. His massive body abruptly reversed direction in midair, and he desperately retreated.
Jing Hongchen's face went pale with fright. Cursing as he did so, he activated every defensive shield on his body, turning into a glowing sphere as he frantically shot backward.
"Damn it! Are you trying to destroy Illustrious Virtue Hall?!"
The two retreated over a hundred meters, staring fixedly at the two masses