Chapter 74

Just as Dootianxia finished speaking, Butong Fengxi, and Dootiantian rushed towards Feng Wanqiu, and the four of them engaged in a fierce battle!

A flame ignited in the sky, bursting with intense light, making it impossible to see what was happening inside!

With his declaration, the entire arena trembled violently, as if an earthquake had struck. The ground cracked open, and bright red vines emerged from the earth, coiling around nearby people like snakes!

Lutianshan, who was participating in the martial arts competition, was accidentally ensnared by one of these red vines. In an instant, he withered into a skeleton!

His entire essence and vitality had been completely absorbed by the red vines!

A quarter of the people in the arena were instantly drained of their life force by these red vines!

Sikong Yuehua's face turned pale, and she stood there, completely at a loss, overwhelmed by the sudden influx of information. She screamed, "These are blood-sucking demon vines! Weren't they supposed to be extinct?"

While she was distracted, a demon vine lashed out from behind her, about to entangle her. Xiaoran moved swiftly, pushing her away and slashing at the blood-sucking demon vine with his sword, which transformed into a streak of light.

His speed was much faster than when he had fought Sikong Yuehua!

However, the blood-sucking demon vine, despite being struck by Xiaoran's powerful blow, only showed a white sword mark, oozing a bit of red liquid, but was otherwise unharmed. It wriggled like a snake and lashed back at Xiaoran!

"Surprisingly tough!"

Xiaoran was taken aback but remained fearless, as he now had a way to escape to the martial arts world at any moment.

The situation had far exceeded Xiaoran's expectations. He couldn't get involved in such a high-level battle, but he was still worried about Xiaodabao and the others, or he would have fled long ago!

While fighting the blood-sucking demon vine, he told the stunned Sikong Yuehua, "Run if you can, this isn't the time to play games!"

Sikong Yuehua finally regained her composure, her expression becoming calm. She coldly snorted, "I'm not as weak as you think!"

With that, she slashed with her sword, releasing a crystalline ice-blue sword aura that cut the blood-sucking vine in two!

The severed vine shattered into tiny ice crystals upon hitting the ground, and the part still rooted in the earth was frozen, unable to move!

Xiaoran looked at Sikong Yuehua in surprise, not expecting her to have such a powerful move!

Such destructive power was quite formidable even at the fourth level of Qi cultivation!

Sikong Yuehua raised her head and said, "I didn't just keep my strength hidden. I have already condensed thirteen spirit orifices of the Blue-Eyed Ice Apex Eagle, forming a spirit meridian, allowing me to use the Ice Apex Slash, a natural ability of the Blue-Eyed Ice Apex Eagle."

Xiaoran activated his Phoenix Eye, locating Xiaodabao and the others. They were far from Feng Wanqiu and had quickly found a place to hide. Fortunately, no blood-sucking demon vines had appeared where they were hiding, so they were temporarily safe!

Looking at the semi-circular dome in the sky, Xiaoran suddenly thought of a TV series he had watched called "Under the Dome"!

He knew that as long as the dome remained, they were not safe.

However, he had no way of breaking this clearly powerful formation. He wondered if escaping underground would work...

Just as he thought this, he saw a martial artist being dragged up from the ground by a blood-sucking vine and instantly turned into a mummy!

With no way to escape, Xiaoran exclaimed, "This thing is incredibly powerful!"

Sikong Yuehua replied, "Of course, but this is just a sapling!

The blood-sucking demon vines of old were notorious for their ferocity, capable of absorbing the essence and vitality of living beings. They occupied vast territories, and from the sky, they looked like red patches on the ground!

Wherever they went, all life was extinguished!

Later, they were eradicated by a coalition of several races, with the human race also participating, though the demon race was the main force.

Despite being declared extinct, the Heavenly Demon Association dared to defy the world by keeping a sapling of this plant!

Fortunately, it's just a sapling, and there aren't too many of them..."

Just as she finished speaking, the ground trembled again, and more blood-sucking vines emerged!

Xiaoran exclaimed, "This thing grows so fast? No wonder you said it once occupied five regions, that's incredible..."

A blood-sucking vine, as thick as a wrist and several meters long, emerged from the ground and attacked Xiaoran and Sikong Yuehua!

The vine coiled into a massive ball and crashed towards them. Xiaoran raised his sword to meet it!

Unexpectedly, the vine suddenly unfurled in mid-air, forming a net that enveloped Xiaoran!

"This is a plant, yet it's more cunning than a snake!"

Xiaoran dodged and weaved, his sword moving so swiftly that it formed an impenetrable barrier around him. He shouted, "Hurry and use the Ice Apex Slash, or we'll both die here!

It's flexible, but its roots are stationary!"

Sikong Yuehua, who had been struggling to find a weak point, immediately found her target but retorted, "Do you think I need you to tell me?"

She swung her sword, releasing another Ice Apex Slash that cut across the ground!

The blood-sucking vine tried to dodge by carving deep grooves in the earth, but the Ice Apex Slash traced a beautiful arc in the air, slicing the vine in two!

Xiaoran looked at the pale-faced Sikong Yuehua and asked, "How many more times can you do this?"

Sikong Yuehua's hand gripped the sword hilt so tightly that her knuckles turned white. Xiaoran noticed that her face was covered in cold sweat, her heart was racing, and her internal energy was less than a third of what it should be, clearly showing signs of exhaustion!

Xiaoran said, "You're done, then?"

It was obvious that the Ice Apex Slash, with its immense power, allowed Sikong Yuehua to possess the killing power of a top-tier fourth-level Qi cultivator, but the burden was heavy.

Just two strikes had left her exhausted!

Xiaoran couldn't even escape on his own, let alone help Xiaodabao and his wife. He could only hope for their safety!

At that moment, the lightning in the sky suddenly stopped, revealing four figures in the air.

Dootianxia, Butong Fengxi, and Dootiantian were all injured, their bodies charred like charcoal. Dootiantian had even lost his right hand.

Feng Wanqiu, though seemingly unharmed, was frozen in mid-air, her fiery wings having disappeared. Her body trembled violently, as if an invisible force was pulling at her!

Then, Feng Wanqiu let out a piercing scream as a fiery phoenix silhouette was forcibly pulled from her body by an invisible hand. Feng Xi, overjoyed, summoned the phoenix silhouette, which slowly merged into her body!

Feng Wanqiu then fell like a rag doll, clearly unable to resist any longer!

Sikong Yuehua's face changed dramatically. "Lady Feng Wanqiu has lost, this is bad!

If Lady Feng Wanqiu had won, it would have been fine!

But now that the city lord has won, they will definitely kill us to silence us!"

If she could think of this, others could too. Jin Zhengyang addressed all the city's clan leaders and martial arts school masters, who were all above the fifth level of Qi cultivation. "Everyone, Dootianxia and the others are injured and distracted. Feng Xi is using a malevolent technique to steal the Heavenly Phoenix's true form. This is our best chance to kill them!

The Heavenly Demon Association will definitely kill us to silence us after harming Lady Feng Wanqiu!

Our lives are on the line, and this is our only chance to fight for survival!"

As long as one is a martial artist, they have the courage to face death and fight to the bitter end!

Otherwise, it would be difficult to break through to the Qi cultivation realm! (There's one more chapter, so I can confidently ask for votes!)

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