A shout rang out: "Until we meet again?"
Boom!
Immediately afterward, a drumbeat exploded at the entrance to the secret realm.
Fang Shu's eyes were fierce as he stared at Hui Yi, already within the formation and about to depart. Not only did he have no intention of abandoning the pursuit, he even pulled out the Foundation-Building War Drum Shen Yin had given him and struck it hard.
With a rumble, the true qi pressure of Ninety-Nine Toads crashed into the war drum, unleashing tremendous power. Had Fang Shu not deliberately held back, a bolt of lightning would likely already have descended upon the secret realm.
The exit's spiritual light wrapped around Hui Yi trembled from the drumbeat and immediately loosened, failing to teleport him away in time.
"Y-you! Don't come any closer!" Hui Yi was terrified.
He immediately tried to gather his strength and strike out with another claw, intending to drive Fang Shu back.
But that single drumbeat had injured his own fleshly body as well, making his already weakened organs even more unstable.
Pfft! Another mouthful of black blood sprayed from Hui Yi's mouth, while the white-bone arm on his right shoulder drooped limply.
Then Hui Yi's face twisted into extreme horror.
For Fang Shu had also charged into the exit formation and stood beside him. Boldly, he reached out and pressed a hand atop Hui Yi's head.
Buzz, buzz!
At last, the formation's spiritual light surged in from all around once more, enveloping both men.
Fang Shu's delighted voice sounded from the entrance: "Fellow Daoist, I trust you have been well."
Right afterward came a shriek like a chicken being slaughtered. It rang out at the exit, then abruptly stopped.
When the spiritual light faded, the exit stood utterly empty. Fang Shu and Hui Yi had