Chapter 46

Nurlin, seeing Zhan Yi's weak expression, sensed that he might not be able to hold on for much longer. But Nurlin also knew that he himself could not last much longer, as more and more soul energy was being lost, causing his sealed body to start raging. This was a sign that the soul energy was about to become uncontrollable. However, Nurlin knew that if his body's energy really burst forth, even if he broke out of the seal, his soul would be severely damaged, thus losing the wisdom of an ancient beast.

This was a consequence he could not accept. After a moment of inner struggle, his body burst with energy again, and this time it was much stronger than before, forming a large energy sphere around him that enveloped Zhan Yi.

When Zhan Yi saw the energy start to burst, he already felt despair, because the energy was too powerful, even ten times stronger than before. If hit by such energy, he would be reduced to ashes with no other outcome.

Of course, he also knew that Nurlin was probably at the point of desperation. He gritted his teeth and shouted to the people around him, "Attack!"

Everyone was stunned. They were all experts in cultivation and could feel the power of the energy. Even the Golden Core contributors' faces changed, because they knew that such energy would reduce them to ashes if they were caught in it, let alone the already severely injured Zhan Yi.

After a moment of shock, everyone finally gritted their teeth and attacked together. In this situation, they could only choose to attack, as that might give them a slim chance of destroying Nurlin.

Amidst the deafening explosions, the attacks of the crowd met the energy sphere around Nurlin, but the sphere remained unscathed. Everyone had to attack again, with the same result. But they did not want to give up and continued to persist. After half an hour, the energy sphere grew larger, and they heard Zhan Yi's voice from inside, "Run, the energy is about to explode."

The voice was filled with urgency and despair, shocking everyone. They exchanged glances, and the oldest contributor finally shouted, "Mr. Zhan, how are you?"

"Damn it, don't talk nonsense. I can't hold on much longer. I'm about to die with Nurlin. Do you want to be buried with me? Run, or none of us will make it." Zhan Yi's voice came again, sounding extremely angry.

"Alright, everyone, retreat. Mr. Zhan, we will honor your memory." Everyone's faces were filled with fear as the old contributor shouted to the energy sphere and then waved his hand, leading everyone to shoot away into the distance.

But just as they had moved a few hundred meters, a deafening explosion echoed from the square, and powerful energy waves began to spread in all directions. Everyone tried to resist, but they were clearly no match for the energy waves and were instantly hit, spitting blood and flying away.

Then, huge waves of air mixed with dust and rocks rushed over, burying them underground.

After a long time, when everyone pushed away the dirt and rocks and looked around, they were all stunned.

Because they saw that the square of Moer Town was completely in ruins. Moer's statue and the surrounding pillars were nowhere to be found, and a huge crater, fifty meters in diameter, was where the statue had stood.

Looking for Zhan Yi and Nurlin, they found nothing, not even the energy fluctuations they had previously sensed. Fortunately, the range of the energy explosion, though large, was far from the surrounding residential areas, so the townspeople suffered no losses. They had already run out when they heard the continuous explosions in the middle of the night but did not dare to approach, watching from a distance.

"Everyone, quickly search for Mr. Zhan and see if he is still alive." After everyone stood up from the ruins, the old contributor finally spoke, his voice filled with sorrow.

"Contributor, do you think he could have survived such an explosion?" Everyone was stunned, and finally, the only surviving elder spoke.

"Search, just search. Don't talk nonsense. How do you know he didn't survive?" The old contributor glared at the elder and said angrily.

"Yes, Contributor." The elder, hearing the old contributor's words, was startled, thinking he had discovered something, and quickly responded.

"Contributor, do you sense Zhan Yi's presence?" The Moer clan leader's eyes lit up with hope and asked.

"… No, search quickly." The old contributor, seeing the hope in Mo Bei's eyes, his gaze darkened and he said weakly.

At this, everyone finally understood what had happened, but no one opposed. They all started searching the ruins.

Just as they had not searched for long, they heard a woman's voice, "Father, what are you looking for? Where is Zhan Yi?"

Everyone turned to see Mai standing at the edge of the ruins with two maids, and many Moer clan cultivators behind her. The one speaking was Mai.

Mo Bei, looking at his daughter, his face was complex, and after a long pause, he managed to say, "We are looking for him."

"What? Father, he is not with you?" Mai's face immediately turned anxious as she rushed to Mo Bei, grabbing his hand and asked.

"… Mai …" Mo Bei hesitated, but finally told her the whole story.

Mai, hearing Mo Bei's words, her eyes filled with hope turned to a hollow despair, and she murmured, "No, Father, he won't die, you said, right?"

"Mai … I hope he won't die too." Mo Bei wanted to explain but held back.

"Father, he won't die. I will find him, I will find him …" Mai, seeing Mo Bei's expression, seemed to get some affirmation, and began to shout while frantically searching the ruins with her hands, tears streaming down her face.

Seeing this, everyone around her felt sad, and finally, the old contributor said, "Everyone, search. We must find Zhan Yi, even if we have to turn this place upside down …"

He stopped, and everyone understood he meant to find the body, but they did not want to make Mai lose hope so soon, so they continued to search without saying more.

But even after searching until dawn and using their cultivation energy to search, there was no sign of Zhan Yi. It was as if he had vanished without a trace.

Mai's hands were already covered in blood from the debris, and she was swaying, almost unable to stand, but she continued to search. The two maids were with her, and their condition was not much better, making everyone around them feel their eyes well up with tears …