Ji Xuanyuan lowered his gaze. Ning Rongrong, who had originally been by his side, was already nowhere to be seen.
The third Sky Screen observation had ended.
Only 39 days remained until the final deadline.
That time would pass quickly.
In the spectator stands.
Seeing Ning Rongrong disappear, Xiao Xiao's eyes dimmed a little.
But she felt no sadness at all.
She knew the truth now.
She now understood that she was only parting briefly with her good friend.
After a little more time, she would be able to see Ning Rongrong often.
Elsewhere.
In the wilderness, the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had abruptly appeared.
Troops were stationed around it.
At that very moment.
Without any warning, the entire Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well vanished into thin air.
"Hey! Hey!"
"Hurry and report to the commanding officer! It's disappeared!"
Every soldier stationed there immediately assembled for an emergency and reported the information to the Satellite Command Center.
Ten thousand years earlier.
Deep within Sunset Forest on the Douluo Continent.
The vanished Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well reappeared.
The medicinal plants in the Medicinal Garden grew tenaciously, and mist churned over the Ice-Fire Spring, as though nothing had just happened.
Dai Mubai's eyes snapped open.
"Oscar! Hurry and make Flying Sausages!"
He called out urgently, his voice full of haste.
Oscar dared not delay even a moment and immediately activated his Martial Soul.
"I've got a Mushroom Sausage!"
Flying Sausages rapidly took shape one after another, and he immediately distributed them to the others beside him.
"Run! Get out of here, now!"
Dai Mubai snatched a sausage, hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth, and flew off into the distance.
"Wait for me! Don't leave me behind!"
Grandmaster's face went pale. Panic filled him, and even his legs grew a little weak.
He hurriedly swallowed the sausage and desperately chased after the figures ahead.
They rose into the air.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Where's Tang San? Where's Xiao Wu?"
"Where's Uncle Tang Hao?"
Ma Hongjun followed at the rear of the group, flying along in bewilderment.
He truly could not understand why everyone was so panicked.
Why were they running so fast?
He had not gone to the Proof of Godhood, nor had he managed to meet his teammates.
At this moment, he had no idea what had happened, much less that Tang San had already fallen.
Could it be?
"Could Tang San and the others have chosen to stay in the Human Emperor World?"
Ma Hongjun spoke in shock.
If they hadn't come out, they must have stayed in the Human Emperor World.
Did that even require any thought?
He never, ever would have expected it.
Tang San was Shrek's central pillar, the backbone of them all.
Shrek could do without Flender, but it could not do without Tang San.
Yet even he, Ma Hongjun, hadn't betrayed them.
Had that thick-browed, wide-eyed fellow Tang San actually been dazzled by the flowers and grasses of the Human Emperor World and chosen to stay there rather than return?
Wasn't that a betrayal of Shrek?
"Tang San... Tang San and the others are all dead."
Oscar's eyes reddened, and his voice choked up.
"What?"
Ma Hongjun nearly fell out of the sky, his mind going blank.
Oscar wiped away his tears.
He had been clinging to a wishful hope before.
He had thought the Sky Screen was merely a special tour and would protect everyone.
Even if they died, it would revive them when they returned.
But the reality was this.
All of them had returned, yet Tang San and the others who had died had not come back.
They really were dead!
At the edge of the Medicinal Garden.
Gu Rong turned toward Ning Fengzhi beside him and asked quietly.
"Fengzhi, what should we do about those people?"
Ning Fengzhi thought for a moment, then turned toward Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong, what do you think?"
Ning Rongrong's heart was filled with hesitation, caught between two difficult choices.
As far as hatred went, Tang San and Tang Hao, the main targets, were already dead, and she did, after all, share a bond with the others as fellow disciples.
It was hard to strike.
She could not reach a decision for a long time.
Just as she was hesitating.
"Who's there!"
Chen Xin instantly drew the Seven Kill Sword.
Two cold, sinister voices suddenly rang out from the woods.
"Two Extremes Stillness Domain!"
Brilliant golden light instantly spread across heaven and earth, enveloping everyone present.
At the edge of the sky.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others froze in midair.
They could not move a muscle.
Their stunned expressions carried traces of panic.
"This is bad!"
"It's actually Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo!"
At the edge of the woods not far away, Dugu Bo looked at the golden domain spreading out ahead, and his expression instantly darkened.
He had intended to go back for a look and find an opportunity to get a few Immortal Herbs.
Even if Ning Fengzhi and the others wanted the Immortal Herbs, this place was his, after all, and by the rules, he could still claim a share.
His confidence lay in his evolved Poison Skill. Even Sword Douluo would not be able to keep Ning Fengzhi safe against it.
But he had never expected this.
Spirit Hall had actually had people lying in ambush here all along.
"Let's leave first. We'll head back to Heaven Dou City."
He dared not linger and immediately grabbed Dugu Yan beside him, turned, and ran.
"Dugu Bo, where are you going?"
The two figures of Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo firmly blocked his path.
"Congratulations on your substantial improvement in Soul Power, Poison Douluo."
"Might you be interested in joining our Spirit Hall?"
Dugu Bo's expression turned exceedingly grim, alarm bells ringing in his heart.
Spirit Hall had actually sent so many people.
This would be difficult.
Inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Quick! Move! Hurry and harvest all the Immortal Herbs!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo's face was anxious as he urged his subordinates on.
Several Spirit Hall Soul Saints immediately charged into the area, rushing toward the spiritual herbs covering the ground.
Chrysanthemum Douluo strained to maintain the Two Extremes Stillness Domain, his body trembling slightly and his heart filled with shock.
How could their resistance be so strong?
The Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
Even a Limit Douluo caught in it would have to remain trapped for several seconds before escaping.
If it were the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, they could hold them for at least tens of seconds, or even several minutes.
But the resistance Chen Xin and Gu Rong put up as they struggled free far exceeded his expectations.
No.
It was mainly Chen Xin. The pressure he placed on Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo was no less than that of the level-98 Golden Crocodile Douluo.
Half a minute at most.
Then he would be able to break free of the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
"Hang in there, Old Ghost!"
Yue Guan clenched his teeth tightly.
"This is the Immortal Herb from the Sky Screen that can make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Martial Soul evolve!"
A Spirit Hall Soul Saint bent down and plucked the Immortal Herb, wild joy filling his eyes.
Intense greed sprouted in their hearts, but they soon shook their heads and dispelled it themselves.
The Titled Douluos were watching right behind them.
They had no opportunity to act.
They could only forcibly suppress their desires, carefully tuck the Immortal Herbs into their clothes, and continue harvesting at speed.
As one Soul Saint passed Ning Rongrong, a vicious gleam flashed in his eyes.
If he could capture Ning Rongrong and take her back, she would definitely be the surest hostage.
He stretched out his hand and reached straight for Ning Rongrong.
"Rongrong!"
Ning Fengzhi frantically strained his eyes toward Ning Rongrong, his face written all over with worry.
"Heh heh! Come here!"
Ning Rongrong's pupils contracted sharply, but no matter what she did, her body would not move.
At that critical moment, sword energy surged skyward around Chen Xin, who was trapped within the domain, savagely tearing at the restraints on his body.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression changed drastically, and he roared in panic.
"Old Ghost! Hold on! Whatever you do, don't let him break through!"
But it was already too late.
The sharp sword left its sheath.
A cold gleam flashed.
The Soul Saint reaching for Ning Rongrong had his head fall straight to the ground, dying on the spot.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were also blasted backward before coming to a steady halt high in the sky.
Chen Xin forcefully shattered the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
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