Chu Ling's gun still pierced Cang Yue's body, but Cang Yue then turned into an ice sculpture, which shattered on the ground. Clearly, she had been replaced by a substitute at some point.
Meanwhile, the real Cang Yue was formed from ice again in the distance. With another wave of her hand, countless ice spikes formed around her, hovering around her body, all pointing at Chu Ling.
Not only that, Xiao Ye, holding a dagger, appeared next to Cang Yue along with Xiao Ming, while Qi Ling and Luna came up behind Chu Ling, surrounding him completely.
" Chu Ling, you're surrounded! Lay down your weapons and surrender immediately!" Qi Ling said. "We'll guarantee your safety. Don't harbor any illusions or resist!"
Chu Ling snorted coldly and said, "Do you really think you can take me down with just the five of you? Don't talk big too soon. Let's see if you can actually do it!"
Then, Chu Ling struck the Ghost King Halberd in his hand, and instantly Ten Thousand Ghosts Wail. Countless ghostly figures emerged from his body and rushed in all directions. His aura alone made everyone feel that they could not resist him.
"Hey, you good-for-nothing, you still dare to be arrogant at a time like this?" Qi Ling couldn't help but say, "You think you're the only one who can do that? Watch me, Blood Devil... oh right, Blood Devil is temporarily gone, so let's switch to the Divine Dragon Emperor."
With the Divine Dragon Emperor Martial Soul possessing him, Qi Ling let out a dragon roar, which immediately caused the ghosts that were howling and flying around to cry out in terror as if they had encountered their natural enemy, before dissipating into the surrounding space.
Chu Ling couldn't help but glance at Qi Ling, secretly surprised. Qi Ling might not be as strong as him at the moment, but his aura was extremely restrained towards him.
The Divine Dragon Emperor's righteous aura, fearless of heaven and earth, is the nemesis of this sinister creature. At least in terms of attributes, it will make Chu Ling very uncomfortable.
The most significant effect was that Chu Ling's momentum was completely suppressed by Qi Ling, and he was already at a disadvantage before the battle even began.
Chu Ling naturally had many ways to deal with this situation, but at this moment Chu Ling was also considering whether it was worth it.
Most importantly, his employer, Qian Jiyin, seemed to have been driven away, and his fate was unknown. If he went to all this trouble and ended up with nothing, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Having made this calculation in mind, Chu Ling no longer intended to entangle with Qi Ling and the others. He immediately moved and broke through towards Luna's direction.
Seeing Chu Ling charging towards her, Luna was about to defend herself, but her attack passed through Chu Ling's body and landed behind him, causing him no harm whatsoever.
Thus, Chu Ling, unimpeded, fled into the distance. The ability he had just used was likely one of the abilities he had exchanged on this island; its effect was to completely nullify his body, thereby evading the opponent's attacks.
Before Luna could continue the pursuit, Qi Ling said, " Luna, stop chasing. If this guy wants to escape, we really can't stop him."
"But Mr. Qi Ling, are we just going to let him go like this?" Luna said, quite unwillingly. "He did such a terrible thing to us, yet he wasn't even hurt. It's just too unfair."
"There's no way around it, that's the advantage of having power. You can leave whenever you want, and stay whenever you want," Qi Ling said. "But don't worry, Luna, I'll soon make it much harder for him to have such an easy time."
Just then, Cang Yue walked up to Qi Ling Qi Ling, upon hearing her words, couldn't help but laugh, "Oh? What makes you so confident that you can say such a thing? You should know that the strength of True God is not so easy to surpass. Talking big too soon might make you lose face."
Qi Ling then said, "It's just that he defeated Chu Ling. What's so surprising about that? It was only a matter of time, not worth mentioning."
"Huh? You mean it's only a matter of time before you beat me?" Cang Yue laughed. "Then should I take care of you now?"
"Ah, this..." Qi Ling said helplessly, "Well... let's just forget about it. We don't have any conflicts between us, right?"
"How could there be no conflict? You did that to me, I won't let you off easily! You'd better be prepared, Qi Ling!" Cang Yue said.
Xiao Ye walked over at this moment, and upon hearing Cang Yue's words, exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? What kind of thing? When? Qi Ling, when did you do that kind of thing? How come I didn't know! You shouldn't have had the time!"
"No, it's not what you think!" Qi Ling said helplessly. "Your Majesty, you should at least explain yourself! If you say that, my reputation will be completely ruined!"
"Where did I say anything wrong? Anyway, Qi Ling, don't think I'll let you off easily!" After saying this, Cang Yue left without giving Qi Ling a chance to explain.
Left alone by Cang Yue, Qi Ling helplessly faced the onlookers of Xiao Ye and Luna, and could only say, "I... I really didn't! You all said it yourselves, how could I have time to do that kind of thing, right? There was no chance!"
Luna was about to agree when Xiao Ye suddenly said, "Wait a minute, Luna, don't be fooled by him! After he woke up, Cang Yue disappeared too! That means he had time alone with Cang Yue when you came to find us!"
"Then, there's only one truth! That is, Qi Ling, you had already finished what you were doing during that time! Right?"
"You're kidding me! I can tolerate everything else, but I can't stand being doubted about my abilities in that area!" Qi Ling said helplessly. " Luna has only been gone for a short time, how could that be enough!"
Xiao Ye pouted and said, "I've never done it before, how would I know how long it will take! Luna, have you ever done it?"
"Huh? Huh? Did you mean... you did that kind of thing?" Luna blushed deeply and said, "I, I didn't, I've never even heard of it..."
"Huh? You've never even heard of this before, Luna, how do you know what I'm talking about?" Xiao Ye laughed. " Luna, you're naughty! You clearly know what I'm talking about!"
"I... I..." Luna blushed deeply after being teased by Xiao Ye, unsure of what to do.
Qi Ling, unable to stand it any longer, said, "Alright, you little hooligan! How can you bear to bully someone as innocent as Luna! Let's go back and rest for a bit."
So the group began their return journey to the safe zone. On the way back, Luna quietly said to Qi Ling, "Mr. Qi Ling... actually, if you want, I... I can do it too!"
"Huh? What can I do?" Qi Ling was about to ask when Luna shyly ran out and joined Xiao Ye.
It's now the ninth day on the island. Tomorrow, everyone can finish the competition. Qi Ling and the others have already qualified to participate by the points they earned in the ruins.
To Qi Ling's surprise, after returning to the safe zone, Qi Ling also saw Xiaoyu, whom she had been searching for. Upon seeing Qi Ling, Xiao Yu immediately rushed over excitedly.
They later learned from Qi Ling Qi Ling that the reason they couldn't find Xiaoyu was because yesterday, Xiaoyu had fainted because her Bagua Formation hadn't withstood that much pressure before in order to assist Luna.
Xiaoyu's abilities are also quite special. One of them is that it automatically protects her after Xiaoyu loses consciousness, ensuring that Xiaoyu is not discovered by anyone.
It has to be said, this girl is really lucky; perhaps it's the good fortune that comes with her abilities.