The Dragon Maiden's guess was correct. Qi Ling was indeed forcing himself, and it was an extremely difficult situation. According to the Dragon Maiden's plan, Qi Ling should not be able to reach Divine Dragon Island now. He should need at least half a year to familiarize himself with it and cultivate before he has enough power to break through this Forbidden Area in the Sky.
So the Dragon Maiden and the others hurriedly passed through the teleportation array and were successfully teleported to Dragon God Island. As soon as they stepped out of the teleportation array, they saw Qi Ling, who was on the verge of death.
" Brother Qi!" Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise, appearing instantly beside Qi Ling in a flash, anxiously checking his injuries. " Brother Qi, how did you get so badly hurt!"
Seeing the group arrive, Qi Ling forced a smile and said, "It's nothing. It's just that I don't like giving up halfway. If I'm going to waste a year, I might as well risk my life and just come up here."
The Dragon Maiden approached Qi Ling Qi Ling, examining her injuries. Her usually carefree tone carried a hint of reproach. "Master, you reckless fool! You call this risking your life a little? You're playing with fire!"
"Even your Dragon Bone have broken! My God, do you know how incredibly strong your Divine Dragon Bone are? It's a miracle you're still alive!"
Qi Ling smiled wryly and said helplessly, "Haha, really? Looks like my luck is pretty good after all. I actually survived. It seems like heaven hasn't forsaken me."
"You're still laughing! Master, this is no laughing matter! With such severe injuries, even if you attacked yourself with all your might, I don't think you could have done it!" The Dragon Maiden frowned and said, "I guess you must have used some extreme methods, like creating a huge explosion or something?"
Qi Ling laughed and said, "Yes, you guessed it. I destroyed a divine artifact and used the energy released in that instant to successfully break through this pressure."
"My God, this is too reckless, too reckless!" the Dragon Maiden exclaimed in surprise. "Such an extravagant method of breakthrough is unheard of! Master, have you gone mad? Even in your previous life, you never did anything so outrageous!"
"It doesn't matter if I'm delayed here for a year, but I can't let others be delayed with me," Qi Ling said. "This is the most important stage of everyone's cultivation; we can't afford to waste it."
The Dragon Maiden said speechlessly, "Heavens, Master, do you think the Dragon God Continent is just an ordinary continent? This is a continent created by the Dragon God! The effects of cultivation here are many times better than outside!"
"Moreover, these Nine Dragon God Islands were actually prepared specifically for you alone. Almost everything inside can only be obtained by you," the Dragon Maiden continued helplessly. "But on the Dragon God Continent, there are all sorts of extraordinary encounters. Perhaps the opportunities for the others lie there as well."
Qi Ling was stunned upon hearing the Dragon Maiden's words, and said blankly, "Oh my god, why didn't you say so sooner? Dragon Maiden, you've really got me into trouble!"
"How was I supposed to know you'd resort to such drastic measures over a mere disagreement? Honestly, you haven't changed a bit in your recklessness!" the Dragon Maiden said helplessly.
"Alright, alright, let's talk about the rest later. Now that we're on this island, do you have any way to heal my injuries?" Qi Ling said helplessly. "I feel really bad right now, I can't even regain my human form, I don't know what to do."
The Dragon Maiden said helplessly, "I'm sorry, Master, healing isn't my forte, so I can't help you with that."
After hearing what the Dragon Maiden said, the others began to think of solutions, but unfortunately, the only Support System Soul Master, Ning Rongrong, was not skilled in healing injuries.
"Sigh, what should I do? Am I just supposed to wait for my injuries to heal on my own?" Qi Ling said helplessly.
"Hehehe, kid, of course not. Since you're so troubled, let me help you out!" Just then, an extremely sinister and terrifying voice came from the surroundings, causing everyone's expression to change, even the Dragon Maiden.
"Who are you! Why are you here!" Without time to ponder how an outsider could have invaded the seemingly foolproof Dragon God Island, the Dragon Maiden immediately made thorough preparations and began to survey the surroundings.
"Hehehe, you little brat, what are you so nervous about? Do you think you can stop me like this?" Along with that voice, a cloud of blood mist suddenly spread from Qi Ling's body, then gradually gathered into a ball, and then transformed into the shape of a human.
Upon seeing this person's appearance, Qi Ling was startled. That eerie yet strangely alluring figure was none other than the Blood Devil she had once seen in its true form.
The Blood Devil, revealing his true form, looked around with an excited smile and said, "Hehe, this is Dragon God Island, the place where that Old Dragon's last strength resides? How exciting! Hehehe, you didn't expect this, did you, Old Dragon? Your power is about to belong to me!"
"You! It's you!" The Dragon Maiden exclaimed in shock upon recognizing the person. " Blood Devil! How could you be here! Shouldn't you have already..."
"What, are you unhappy to see me, Xiaolong Maiden?" The Blood Devil Demon smiled at the Dragon Maiden and said, "What's so surprising about that? I've appeared countless times before, you just didn't know it."
"Alright, let me see what this Old Dragon left behind first." Blood Devil said, preparing to walk deeper into Dragon God Island. "Let me give you a hand and take everything out of here!"
"Don't even think about it! Blood Devil, this is the Dragon God God's territory, how can you be so presumptuous!" The Dragon Maiden said, instantly appearing in front of the Blood Devil and blocking his way.
The Blood Devil looked at the Dragon Maiden before him in surprise and said, " Dragon Maiden, you want to stop me? Heavens, do you know what you're doing? How could you possibly stop me?"
Facing the Blood Devil, the Dragon Maiden refused to yield an inch, declaring, "Why not? You are not the same person you were before. Of course I can stop you!"
"Hahaha, I'm not the same person I was back then, so are you the same person I was back then?" The Blood Devil couldn't help but laugh loudly. "Really, you're not even a clone now, yet you dare to talk to me like that. Aren't you overestimating yourself? This isn't like you at all."
"Enough with the nonsense! Whether you're a match or not, we'll only know after we fight! In short, as long as I'm here, you won't take anything from Dragon God!" the Dragon Maiden said.