Just as He Buxian was giving his final instructions to the Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge, the entire earth began to tremble.
"Buzz...", "Buzz...", "Buzz..."
The ground trembled and shook incessantly, and then, just as He Buxian had predicted, the entire land began to crack in large areas.
The once flat ground suddenly cracked open with several huge wind vortexes.
Next came those monstrous, hounding dogs.
One after another, the monstrous hounds crawled out of the crack, seemingly endless.
Everything was exactly the same as what happened last time, even the scene was so similar, and it was presented to He Buxian once again.
The only difference was that the people around him had changed.
He Buxian was somewhat puzzled. He and Lin Yu had clearly killed most of the hound-like demonic beasts before, so why had these hound-like demonic beasts suddenly reappeared?
This puzzled He Buxian, but before he could think about the reason, the hounds and monsters had already attacked.
Without hesitation, He Buxian went straight to meet it. He was the most familiar with the Great Dog Demon Beast among the three, so He Buxian had to use his strength to show this Great Dog Demon Beast to the Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge.
This was also to show them clearly how to deal with these hound-like monsters in the most efficient way.
Although the specific methods can be discovered by the Fallen Black Phoenix and Phoenix Pavilion after a period of exploration.
However, when spiritual energy is suppressed, even a tiny bit of it becomes extremely precious. Attempting to do so at this time would only waste spiritual energy for no reason.
Right now, what He Buxian needs to do is kill these hound-like demonic beasts as quickly as possible, then find a way to break out of this trap and reunite with the Palace Master!
"Like this, use absolute force to shatter their flesh. Once the flesh of these hound-like monsters is broken, the parasites within them will appear on the surface."
"These tiny, dark green insects can't survive on the surface of the earth without their host; the underground is their world. So, let me reiterate: never fall in!"
He Buxian has said this countless times, but clearly, because this issue is so important, he keeps repeating it.
However, neither the Fallen Black Phoenix nor the Phoenix Pavilion complained about He Buxian's nagging, because they all knew that in this situation, He Buxian was just trying to prevent them from falling into any more traps.
As He Buxian demonstrated the specific methods, he weaved back and forth among the pack of hound monsters, sometimes landing on their backs to kill them, and sometimes nimbly landing on the rocks.
However, all the actions revealed one key point: it was absolutely necessary to fall into the crack.
He Buxian knew that once he fell, neither the Fallen Black Phoenix nor the Phoenix Pavilion, nor even both of them combined, could save him.
Of course, neither of these two guys had that ability.
After a demonstration, the Fallen Black Phoenix and Feng Changge finally began their actual attack, ending He Buxian's period of fighting alone.
With the help of two more people, the pressure on He Buxian suddenly decreased by a great deal. However, the giant dog monsters still appeared endlessly, crawling out from the depths of the ground.
As time went by, He Buxian increasingly felt that his strength was not keeping up.
A large portion of spiritual energy is consumed during the attack, and even simply standing still will consume some spiritual energy.
It may not seem like this spiritual energy consumption is much at first, but after a period of time, you will be able to see just how terrifying the accumulated power is.
He Buxian could clearly feel that his source power was becoming increasingly depleted, and the spiritual energy he unleashed was becoming weaker and weaker with each strike.
"Strange, how come the spiritual energy ran out so quickly? I remember there was a similar situation last time, but it didn't seem to happen this fast." He Buxian wondered.
He hadn't forgotten that he had encountered a similar situation last time, and it was only when the Palace Master personally intervened and replenished his spiritual power that he managed to hold on.
But this time, it seemed that less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn had passed before most of his strength was exhausted.
He Buxian frowned slightly. He could feel that all the power in this place seemed to have been inexplicably reduced, and this feeling was much stronger than when he came last time.
Although He Buxian had been observing the dissipation of spiritual energy from the beginning, he overlooked one point: the amount of spiritual energy dissipating had not changed, but the rate of dissipation had increased significantly.
"It seems that the Water Drop Man really put in a lot of effort after the last time!" He Buxian thought to himself.
He had already realized in his heart that all of this was done by the Waterdrop People, and that their earlier appearance might have been premeditated.
"I never expected that the Water Drop Man's intelligence would evolve to this level in just a few days. He can even set up a fairyland!" He Buxian thought to himself, but when he realized that he was still thinking about these things at this crucial moment, he couldn't help but laugh and cry.
Soon, He Buxian's internal energy was almost depleted.
Faced with the endless stream of hound-like monsters emerging from the ground, He Buxian once again felt what it meant to be utterly powerless.
This emptiness in his body came from the depletion of his spiritual energy. Before this, He Buxian had not expected that his spiritual energy would be depleted so quickly.
He Buxian was originally full of fighting spirit, but now he feels somewhat negative.
If things continue like this, he's unsure if he can lead the Fallen Black Phoenix and Phoenix Pavilion away from here.
Perhaps the water droplet people did it on purpose; by trapping them here, they would have no chance of escaping, because the trap itself was beyond their sphere of influence.
Thinking about this, He Buxian felt extremely negative.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a jet-black phoenix flame rushed over and smashed the hound-like demon beast that attacked He Buxian to pieces.
"What are you thinking about? Your face suddenly turned so pale, and your movements have slowed down a lot. What's wrong with you?"
"Just now, it was a matter of life and death. If I hadn't intervened, you might be a dead soul under that hounding beast's claws right now!" the Fallen Black Phoenix said in disbelief.