Chapter 96

In the valley, as one ravine after another burned like fire dragons, the Eight-Pole Departed Fire Formation gradually took shape.

At this moment, the stone pillars outside the valley had turned a deep red, and fiery lines shot out, connecting with the firelight from the sunstone in the ravines, weaving a vast fire net that sealed off the sky of the valley.

The scorching heat inside the valley was almost unbearable, and everyone was drenched in sweat.

Fortunately, the position Xie Jingxuan had chosen seemed to be right at the heart of the Eight-Pole Departed Fire Formation. The surging flames and the interwoven fire net did not pass through this area.

Qin Lie and the others stood there, with no flames attacking them, and they only had to endure the high temperature inside the valley.

Above their heads, the massive vicious souls seemed to emit piercing screams as the flames grew more intense, as if they could not bear the scorching heat.

Qin Lie carefully observed and noticed that the flame sealed inside the jade in Xie Jingxuan's hand resembled a drop of dark red blood.

The blood was in the shape of a small sparrow, and when a flame was released by her spiritual energy, the miniature bird-shaped blood would shrink a bit.

"Zhuque's blood, it must be a drop of blood from Zhuque!" Gao Yu suddenly said.

Qin Lie looked surprised, "You know about it?"

Gao Yu's expression was grim, and he nodded slightly, "Zhuque is a seventh-rank spirit beast from birth, and as it grows older and stronger, it can continue to break through. Zhuque is the most terrifying fire spirit beast, and its blood is the most intense fire source, capable of intensifying any fire attribute crystal stone."

Seeing Qin Lie's astonishment, Gao Yu added, "A drop of Zhuque's blood, when fully burned, can evaporate a pond of water, and it is worth a fortune. For martial artists cultivating fire spirit techniques, Zhuque's blood is an extremely rare treasure. Zhuque, this legendary spirit beast, is very hard for ordinary people to encounter. It may not even exist on this continent..."

"How do you know so much?" Qin Lie was taken aback.

Gao Yu nodded at the ghost face ring on his hand and whispered, "It told me. Since I started cultivating the Nine Nether Floating Soul Record, I found that it contains some scattered memory fragments. When I use it to cultivate, I sometimes can merge with some memory fragments and learn many things I can't even imagine."

"I see." Qin Lie looked at the ring in surprise, then turned to look at the jade in Xie Jingxuan's hand, and the Zhuque's blood inside, "No wonder she is concentrating all her strength to activate the flame inside the jade, using the flame to ignite the sunstone. A spirit beast born at the seventh rank, comparable to a Nirvana Realm existence, the blood from its body... just thinking about it is terrifying."

"Bang!"

A vicious soul crashed into the purple light shield, and Ban Hong's body swayed for the first time. His face turned slightly pale.

"Lord Ban Hong!"

"Lord! How are you?"

"Lord!"

The other war generals of the Sengluo Hall immediately noticed Ban Hong's abnormality and urgently called out.

A trace of blood trickled from the corner of Ban Hong's mouth. He wiped it away, shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "I'm fine. But I can't fully protect this area anymore. The attacks from the vicious souls below may not be entirely bearable. You all need to be prepared to fill in the gaps."

"Yes!" everyone shouted in unison.

Qin Lie looked up, and his expression changed, "The vicious souls are merging again!"

Originally, there were dozens of vicious souls in the sky above them, continuously attacking the light shield, gradually depleting Liang Zhong and Ban Hong's strength.

At this moment, some of the dozens of vicious souls stopped attacking and gathered together, seemingly forming a larger vicious soul.

Everyone looked up, and their faces turned grave, realizing that the next wave of attacks would be even more terrifying.

On the other side, Liang Zhong, who was much smaller compared to the soul-devouring beast, was controlling Qingyue and engaging in a fierce battle with it.

The soul-devouring beast was like a small mountain of flesh, and its movements were not particularly convenient, especially after the fire ravines in the valley were ignited, leaving it less and less space to move.

Under the intense flames, the wrinkles on the soul-devouring beast's skin oozed a strange oil, which formed a layer like a membrane, protecting its body.

As Qingyue spun, it generated beams of green light swords, which were extremely sharp.

However, when the light swords pierced the soul-devouring beast's body, they were blocked by the membrane formed by the oil, and the seemingly fierce and terrifying sword light lost much of its power.

After a long battle, there was not a single wound on the soul-devouring beast's body, while Liang Zhong's shoulder was already numb and rotting from the green poison.

If it weren't for the flames in the valley suppressing the soul-devouring beast, Liang Zhong might have been in even worse shape.

The situation inside the valley was not optimistic.

Outside the valley, in the area where the unicorn horse was, the young disciples of the Crimson Flame Society, Water Moon Sect, Star Cloud Pavilion, and Shattered Ice Manor gathered together, all looking at the valley with surprise.

"Master, that Qin Lie... seems to have connected with the Sengluo Hall's Inspection Department." A martial artist from the Shattered Ice Manor said with a cold expression, "Are we really not going to take action?"

Yan Ziqian's left arm was wrapped in thick bandages, with blood seeping through. His eyes glared at Qin Lie with hatred, "Qin Lie must die!"

"Given the current situation, the Inspection Department may not be able to kill this strange beast. What should we do if something goes wrong?" Feng Kai asked in a low voice, his face also cold, hating Qin Lie to the bone.

"Kill when necessary!" Yan Ziqian lowered his voice, "Once we see that the Inspection Department can't hold on, and if we find an opportunity, we will act quietly!"

"Master, are you not afraid the Inspection Department will investigate later?" another person asked softly.

"Our backing... already has a grudge with the Inspection Department. If the higher-ups know that we can sabotage the Inspection Department's mission, they might even reward us." Yan Ziqian, to reassure everyone, hinted at the internal conflicts, "The Inspection Department is under the Grand Hall Master, while our backing is the most likely candidate for the next Grand Hall Master."

Upon hearing this, the martial artists of the Shattered Ice Manor, including Feng Kai, all had their eyes light up, and they no longer seemed to fear the Inspection Department.

"Are you all okay?" On the other side, Tu Ze came to the side of Na Luo and the others from the Water Moon Sect. He looked at the sobbing girl and sighed, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your painful memories, but it was to reassure the brothers inside. I apologize."

"It's not your fault." Na Luo frowned and glared at the sobbing girl, shouting, "Cry, cry, cry, all you do is cry! What good does it do? Can you bring them back by crying? What time is it now? Do you still have time to cry? When we get back to Water Moon City alive, you can cry as much as you want, but now, you need to stay focused!"

Her words made the girl stop crying and stand there timidly, not daring to speak.

"We lost three sisters to the spirit beasts." Na Luo's brows were deeply furrowed as she watched the valley, speaking calmly, "I hope the battle between us and the spirit beasts in the Extreme Cold Mountains can end soon, or we will suffer more casualties, and more of our companions will die."

When they came, Na Luo and the girls were all in high spirits, like birds set free.

In the early stages, they had the upper hand in the outer stone forest, always killing spirit beasts without any casualties, so they never realized that they could die one day...

Now, after witnessing their lifelong friends being torn apart and eaten by spirit beasts right before their eyes, they had a new understanding of the battle with the spirit beasts, and their mindset had changed significantly.

"It shouldn't last too long, after all... the spirit beasts have also suffered many deaths." Tu Ze sighed.

"Your Star Cloud Pavilion has two people who have been noticed by the Sengluo Hall's Inspection Department, yes, I congratulate you." Na Luo suddenly said, looking at Qin Lie and Gao Yu in the valley.

"It's not necessarily a good thing." Tu Ze smiled bitterly.

As he spoke, inside the valley, Ban Hong spat out blood and suddenly changed color, "My light shield is broken, hold on! Qin Lie, Gao Yu! If you have any way, use it immediately to help Lord hold on for three more minutes! Just three minutes!"

As he spoke, Ban Hong's body trembled, and blood flowed from his mouth and nose.

"Bang!"

The new creature formed by the merging of a dozen vicious souls roared, with a demon's head and a fierce dragon's body.

Now it was madly attacking the light shield, causing the purple light shield formed by the purple spirit snakes to shatter into points of purple light, completely losing its defensive function.

Below the purple light shield, the other layers of light shields were also on the verge of collapse under its impact.

The other war generals of the Sengluo Hall were now sitting cross-legged, with their bodies glowing, and some of their skin had cracked, with blood droplets seeping out.

They looked extremely pitiful.

"Qin Lie! Can you draw a bolt of lightning from the depths of the nine heavens?" Liang Zhong suddenly shouted, "Lightning is the nemesis of vicious souls, causing them more damage than fire! If you can, like before, trigger a bolt of lightning to strike, it will immediately injure that vicious soul and suppress its ferocity!"

"Qin Lie! If you have a way, do it quickly! We can't hold on much longer!" Ban Hong roared.

"Spurt!" A war general of the Sengluo Hall beside him suddenly spewed a mouthful of blood, his eyes losing their light, and he fell to the ground, lifeless.

"Lord! I can't hold on!" Another person screamed, his life potential fully unleashed, his body glowing with ice-blue light, which merged into the light shield above his head.

When the last ice-blue light left his body, he had no more life force, and he fell to the ground, eyes wide open.

"Two minutes! Just two more minutes! Hold on, just two more minutes!" Ban Hong screamed hysterically, his expression疯狂, trying to gather the faint purple light, attempting to form another purple spirit snake, but despite his best efforts, he could not make it truly form.

He was already exhausted.

"Qin Lie! No matter if it works or not, you have to try!" Liang Zhong shouted angrily.

Qin Lie was suddenly shaken, closed his eyes, and immediately sat down.

He began to fully activate the Heavenly Thunder Punishment.

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