Knowing that he had been tricked by that damned Lei Peng, Wang Zheng didn't hesitate and immediately turned and ran away.

Now, Wang Zheng could feel that there was no longer any barrier between him and the Crimson Cloud, so he began his escape.

"What was wrong with you just now? You messed up at the crucial moment. If you had dodged it smoothly, none of this mess would have happened..."

While desperately dodging various ranged attacks, Wang Zheng cursed angrily at the crimson clouds beneath his feet.

He did want to rush to the sea to meet up with the grandmasters of China, but considering that he couldn't reopen the spatial channel and was now disguised as a demon king, he might be attacked if he wasn't recognized.

After careful consideration, he abandoned the tempting idea and continued rushing towards the seabed.

He dared not surface in the sea until he was out of the ruins' area; if he were blocked by other demon kings, he would truly have nowhere to go...

At the same time, Wang Zheng turned around and roared behind him as he fled.

"The primordial lightning that can open the entrance to the ruins is still on that Thunder Roc. This lightning pearl is just an empty shell. This is a vicious scheme by the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc to divert trouble. Everyone, please don't fall for it!!!"

"As everyone has seen, I am a fire-type demon king. You can imagine how I could possibly absorb that lightning-type orb."

Moreover, after absorbing the energy of this ruin, Lei Peng's entire body underwent a transformation. Look at me, I don't show the slightest sign of being affected by this black lightning!

Young Master Wang ran and shouted, spouting whatever came to mind, not caring whether he could fool anyone.

He had just seen that the Thunder Roc Demon King had been whipped in the tail but seemed to be alive, and he was filled with resentment, so he wanted to kill him.

This beast is extremely weak now. Even if these demon kings don't believe it, there are enough sixth-rank sea monsters around him to overwhelm him.

Moreover, this guy is incredibly cunning; he completely outmaneuvered all the demon kings after his appearance.

Even disregarding personal grudges, what if one of the demon kings actually believed it? Even if it was just one, it would make things easier for me...

Wang Zheng ran away as soon as he finished yelling, not daring to waste any time to see if his plan had succeeded.

However, it must be said that Chi Yun's speed is still amazing. Even now, at the bottom of the sea, those demon kings who are known for their speed can only barely fight him to a draw.

Seeing that he was temporarily out of danger, Wang Zheng breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Moreover, now that he possesses the Candle Flame Domain, these demon kings' domains can no longer confine him. As Wang Zheng relentlessly fuels his spiritual energy and flees for his life, they even gradually widen the distance between them.

The demon king behind them couldn't catch up and also roared.

"Demon King, I believe you. Please wait, let's go together to capture and refine that Thunder Roc..."

"Since you didn't absorb that lightning pearl, why are you running? Stop now and we won't chase you..."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng rolled his eyes.

Do you really think I'm stupid? Do you think I'd just stand there and wait to be surrounded and attacked by you?

However, he decided to play along and ran while shouting.

"Then stop chasing me! If you don't chase me, I won't run!"

"If you don't run, we won't chase you!"

...

Seeing that the demon kings behind him had not slowed down their pursuit at all, Wang Zheng stopped wasting his breath and pretended not to hear them, speeding up and rushing forward.

Once I break free of the area covered by the cracks in these ruins, I can soar into the sky, and then I won't have to worry about losing these guys...

Although only a few minutes had passed between Lei Peng Demon King's self-destruction and Wang Zheng's escape, Wang Zheng had already run more than a hundred kilometers by now, having put all his strength into his escape.

At this point, he ran further and further away, showing no intention of going back to the vicinity of the ruins, which made the group of demon kings anxious and chase after him relentlessly.

After an unknown amount of time, having fled blindly, Wang Zheng had completely lost his bearings.

The demon kings, due to their varying speeds, were left far behind and split into several pursuit groups. Some of the slower ones, seeing they couldn't catch up, could only turn back in frustration and head towards the Golden-Winged Thunder Roc...

Seeing that he now had a chance to escape, Young Master Wang emerged from a coral reef, preparing to leave the sea and return directly to the mainland.

Suddenly, I felt a tightness all over my body, and a strange unease crept into my heart.

Before he could fully process what was happening, the sea above him suddenly began to swirl, and a dark crack silently opened up, like an abyss capable of swallowing everything...

"Holy crap, this is bad! Stop it now!"

Wang Zheng, who had already pushed the Crimson Cloud to its limit, had no time to react and could only hope that the Crimson Cloud would break free on its own. However, this time, the Crimson Cloud, which had always been quite intelligent, did not react at all and then crashed into it.

"boom!"

A muffled thud was heard, and Wang Zheng's vision went black. He then felt the world turn upside down, and he couldn't open his eyes. He tumbled around in the seabed countless times before finally coming to a stop.

When he came to his senses, he shook his head, which had been spinning, and looked up to find that he was not on the surface of the sea, but in a dark tunnel.

Unlike the previous void passage where there were still some stars, the rift behind him had now closed, and the surroundings were pitch black, so black that he couldn't see his own hand in front of his face and couldn't see anything clearly.

Wang Zheng conjured a ball of holy light to illuminate the surroundings, but all around him was darkness. Even the white light from the holy light sphere could only barely illuminate a few meters around him.

At the same time, there was a violent spatial tearing force beneath his feet, pulling his body downwards as if dragging him into an endless abyss.

Wang Zheng was immediately startled, realizing he was in trouble, but he couldn't shake off this force.

Moreover, he could vaguely hear a series of shrill screams, as if it were the sound of a powerful demon who had been chasing him earlier. The extremely miserable roar made his heart tremble.

He didn't know exactly what was going on, but he knew it was most likely related to the entrance to the ruins and the thunder pearl he had absorbed.

Thinking of this, Wang Zheng gritted his teeth in anger.

"Damn Lei Peng, you better keep your dog's life and survive by clinging to life. When I get out of here, I'll pluck every single hair off your body, or I'll change my surname to Wang!"