Chapter 133 Hunting in the City

Inside the maze.

The city was shrouded in black mist, and the streets were littered with corpses, a scene of devastation from the war.

With a deafening roar, the stone wall of the house was pierced, and a dark figure fled in a disheveled state, yelling, "You troublesome fellow!"

Shi Yi, his eyes blazing with fury, gave chase and roared, "Thief, don't run!"

Seeing his fellow disciple suffer such a terrible fate, he was now furious to the point of almost losing his mind.

Du Jiaoxi, sword in hand, chased after them. Seeing the Giant Sword Sect disciples lying dead on the street, her expression grew increasingly grave. She shouted, "Shi Yi, stop chasing!"

"No, I must kill him!"

"That idiot!" Du Jiaoxi looked at the figure in front of her and had no choice but to use her movement technique to chase after him.

They have been trapped in this town for many days. Under the influence of this formation, not only can they not get out, but even their magical artifacts have become ineffective. They can only use some talismans and some spells to resist the powerful enemy.

The men in black were different; they were completely unaffected, which is why the cultivators in the city suffered heavy casualties, becoming their prey.

The disciples from all the sects sent by the Immortal Alliance this time are almost all wiped out...

A short while later, Du Jiaoxi finally caught up with him. "Don't chase after them. They're acting very strangely. There might be a trap!"

Shi Yi watched the disappearing black figure and angrily slammed his fist on the wall next to him. Unexpectedly, the black-clad man who had been hiding in the wall was accidentally punched and coughed up blood, thus exposing his figure.

Seeing this, Du Jiaoxi used a binding talisman to firmly bind the man in black. "Who are you?"

The man sneered but didn't say anything. Suddenly, a bright red light shone around him. Du Jiaoxi's heart tightened at the sight, and she quickly pulled Shi Yi away from her side.

With a loud bang, the man self-destructed without hesitation. The terrifying energy swept through the surrounding houses, exposing the hiding places of the people inside.

"Bai Ruoqian? I didn't expect you to be here too." Du Jiaoxi glanced at the group. So they had been keeping a low profile all these days without showing their faces?

Bai Ruoqian sneered, "Aren't we just following your usual style? 'It's none of our business, we're just watching the show.'"

"Oh, you're quite vengeful. But this isn't some big competition. Don't you understand?"

Du Jiaoxi revealed a rare hint of anger, "If we are all defeated one by one, do you think you can escape unscathed?"

Bai Ruoqian's face showed disdain as she smoothed her hair that fell over her shoulder. "You may not be able to, but I might not be."

With her soul guide still intact, she already knew how to get out. She stayed behind simply to observe the situation and prepare an explanation for the Immortal Alliance later.

"Oh?" Du Jiaoxi raised an eyebrow and looked at the people around her. "You mean you can get away on your own, so their lives are none of your concern?"

"You little bastards, did you all hear that? I don't know what you're after by following her?"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the people beside Bai Ruoqian instantly turned ugly, and they began to secretly plot in their hearts.

"You—!" Bai Ruoqian choked for a moment, then angrily said, "I didn't mean that at all! You deliberately misinterpreted my meaning, what exactly are you trying to do?!"

Shi Yi suddenly felt a pinch on his waist. He looked at Du Jiaoxi beside him speechlessly, then coughed lightly at the group opposite him and said, "How about we team up? We'll do our best to ensure everyone's safety!"

A glint flashed in Du Jiaoxi's eyes as she laughed, "That's right! Shi Yi swears on the honor of the sect that he will never abandon everyone!"

"..."

Shi Yi glanced at her with a slight twitch in his eye. He felt like he was being led by the nose by this woman, a feeling that made him very unhappy!

"Don't even think about sowing discord!"

Seeing that everyone was beginning to waver, Shen Bi secretly considered the situation and said, "We haven't been attacked for so long, which shows that following Bai Ruoqian is the safest option. Don't let yourselves be misled!"

"That's right, Junior Sister Bai will definitely protect us!"

"Yes, that's right!"

A smile flashed across Shen Bi's face as she said, "Bai Ruoqian is a disciple of a major sect. How could she say something like that? She will definitely guarantee our safety!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoqian looked at Shen Bi, her face turning extremely ugly. She felt like she had been tricked.

Forced pressure? Praise to the point of destruction?

That bitch!

Bai Ruoqian gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly.

If she really runs away after all this commotion, she will definitely be criticized by the world.

Just as Bai Ruoqian was about to say something, Su Yuyuan suddenly stepped forward and angrily said, "That's right, only those who follow our Tianfeng Sect will have a way to survive. Have you all thought it through?"

Bai Ruoqian: "..." I'm fucking idiot.

At this moment, Du Jiaoxi and Shen Bi exchanged a glance and saw that Bai Ruoqian seemed to be so angry that her face turned green. They couldn't help but smile.

Bai Ruoqian could easily see the mockery in their eyes, and couldn't help but glare angrily at Su Yuyuan, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

Sure enough, people without brains are easier to control, but they're also the ones who drag the team down...

Just as the group was arguing, a disciple not far behind them suddenly screamed in agony. Several flying blades pierced through his chest, and he instantly died and fell to the ground.

Everyone was shocked and took out talismans to defend themselves. Shi Yi, his eyes bloodshot, roared, "You cowardly cowards, get out here!"

A moment later, a black figure appeared on a rooftop, chuckling, "Haven't you figured it out yet? We can't wait any longer."

After he finished speaking, many men in black jumped out from the vicinity, each with a fierce look in their eyes and a chilling murderous intent.

The group instinctively huddled together; in this situation, only by forming an alliance could they hope to survive, and they all agreed on this point.

"Kill!" At the command of the leader of the men in black, all the men in black around them rushed forward, manipulating the magical weapons in their hands, and launched a fierce attack on them.

The talismans exploded in an instant, but since they couldn't use their magic weapons, they couldn't withstand such a fierce attack.

"Run!" someone shouted, and Bai Ruoqian led the others away quickly, leaving the others looking panicked. "Hey, wait for us!"

They were about to give chase when they were stopped by the men in black, who killed them all in a few moves.

Shi Yi was shocked to see this. He gave Du Jiaoxi a wink, and then the two of them quickly ran in another direction.

"Hmph, where can they run to?" The leader of the men in black sneered a few times, waved to the others, and split into two groups to chase after the fleeing group.

"Junior Sister, what should we do?"

"How should I know!"

Su Yuyuan turned his head and saw the men in black chasing after him. He felt a little anxious, but his face showed a resolute look. He suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Junior Sister, you go first. I'll cover the rear!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoqian's eyes flickered slightly, and she stopped in her tracks. "Let's go together..."

Seeing that they had stopped, Shen Bi cried out anxiously, "Hurry up and go! They're catching up soon!"

"Alright, stop struggling in vain, just obediently accept your death!"

In the blink of an eye, the men in black had caught up and surrounded them, cutting off all their escape routes.

"Hmph, let's see where you little brats run now!"

"I'll fight you to the death!" Su Yuyuan's eyes turned bloodshot as he cast a spell and charged at the men in black, occasionally adding attacks with talismans.

However, outnumbered by the enemy, he was no match for them. Suddenly, a burst of spiritual energy struck him, sending him flying and knocking him unconscious after he crashed into a stone wall.

"Second Senior Brother!"

Bai Ruoqian gripped the Shrinking Earth Talisman tightly in her hand, looking at Su Yuyuan in the distance with some hesitation, feeling a little reluctant to leave him behind.

"No, don't kill me..." Shen Bi's face turned deathly pale and her lips trembled slightly. She glanced at the distant direction and was about to run away when suddenly a spiritual force struck her from behind, causing her to faint completely.

"Little girl, you're the only one left. Aren't you scared? Hahaha!"

Bai Ruoqian forced herself to remain calm and said, "I advise you not to touch me, otherwise it will only result in a lose-lose situation!"

"Hehe, I didn't expect you to have some guts. It's no wonder that Wan Zui City values ​​you so much."

Bai Ruoqian frowned and asked, "Are you from the City of Ten Thousand Sins?"

The leader of the men in black removed his mask and said, "White Fairy, it's been a long time."

Bai Ruoqian stared at his face, stunned for a moment before remembering, "Weren't you killed by the Immortal Alliance?"

"He was lucky enough to survive, escaped in his Nascent Soul form, and has been living in a new body ever since."

After the man in black finished speaking, his face darkened. Although he had successfully fused with the body he had taken over, his cultivation level had only dropped to the Core Formation stage. How could he not hate this?

"So...you've come for revenge?" Bai Ruoqian breathed a sigh of relief. At least they were one of her own. She had really been scared just now.

"I guess so, but it's just a mission from the City of Ten Thousand Sins."

"What do you want the souls for?" Bai Ruoqian knew that the souls of the dead in the city had been taken away by them. Wasn't this the same as the Soul-Guiding Technique?

"Heh, it's naturally for practicing martial arts. I can't reveal the specifics." The leader of the men in black sneered. "Alright, we're going to hunt down the others now. You should find a place to stay put."

"Hehe, have a pleasant hunt."

“Of course.” He finished speaking and glanced at Shen Bi at his feet. “Little girl, you’re quite good at pretending to faint, but it’s a pity your aura gave you away.”

After she finished speaking, a black aura wrapped around her neck and lifted her high into the air.

Shen Bi's eyes were bloodshot and her face was flushed. She struggled painfully, "Let me go... I promise I won't say anything... Please, have mercy on me..."

The leader of the men in black asked mockingly, "Oh, she's begging for mercy. Did the White Fairy release her?"

Bai Ruoqian's eyes flashed with murderous intent as she sneered, "Only the dead can keep secrets. You can deal with her as you see fit."

After she finished speaking, she walked towards Su Yuyuan. After confirming that he was indeed truly unconscious, she felt a sense of relief for some reason. She then used a shrinking talisman to teleport him away into the distance.

As Shen Bi watched Bai Ruoqian's figure disappear, her eyes filled with hatred as she roared, "Bai Ruoqian... you filthy bitch, you will definitely get your retribution!"

But her roar stopped abruptly after a short while.

The man in black snapped her neck, quickly took out a treasure bottle and took her soul, then casually threw her limp body on the ground and left with his men.

A light drizzle began to fall from the overcast sky.

Shi Yi led Du Jiaoxi through the city in hiding, sweat beading on his forehead as he watched the people gradually approaching from outside the houses. "Damn it, when will these people ever stop!"

Du Jiaoxi whispered, "Don't be impulsive, now is not the time to fight back!"

"But if we do that, they'll find us sooner or later. Are we just supposed to wait to die?"

Du Jiaoxi's face also turned serious, and she sighed, "If only someone could break the formation, otherwise this is all we can do..."

Shi Yi: "I guess the people outside the city don't know what's happening here, so why would they come to break the formation?"

Suddenly, both of them sensed danger and quickly jumped away from their previous positions. A huge sword beam came from outside the wall and struck the spot where they had just been standing.

"Damn it!" Shi Yi and Du Jiaoxi quickly jumped out of the window, but they hadn't run far before they were surrounded by those people again.

"Where are you running to, kid?"

Shi Yi looked around, gritted his teeth, and transmitted his voice, "Later, I'll try to hold them off, and you find a chance to run!"

Upon hearing this, Du Jiaoxi was taken aback, then replied jokingly, "Oh, trying to be the hero and save the damsel in distress? Should I repay you with my body in the future?"

"Tsk, what time is it and you still have the mind to joke!"

"Otherwise, why would I go to the underworld with a long face and a sorrowful expression?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi looked at her, somewhat confused about what she meant. But before he could figure it out, the man in black launched a fierce attack.

"Run!" Shi Yi roared after saying this, and his whole body shone with golden light as he charged towards the men in black.

Shi Yi overexerted his spiritual power to strengthen his physical body, and his fierce attack knocked down several people in a row. The man in black was shocked when he saw this. "This kid's state should be time-limited and won't last too long. Don't fight him head-on!"

Just as expected, the golden light on Shi Yi's body gradually weakened, and his attack movements slowed down.

"Alright, it's our turn!" The man in black sneered smugly, then summoned a hammer-shaped magic weapon and attacked Shi Yi from behind.

Shi Yi, who was engaged in a fierce battle with the two men, felt the threat behind him, but he was helpless as he was entangled by the ropes that were coming at him and could not move at all.

Just as he gritted his teeth and prepared to withstand the attack, he suddenly felt a soft, warm body cover his back, followed by a muffled groan of pain.

The immense impact sent him and Du Jiaoxi flying, sliding several meters across the ground.

Shi Yi lay on the ground for a long time before finally getting up and crawling towards Du Jiaoxi.

Du Jiaoxi had her eyes tightly closed, blood was gushing from the corner of her mouth, and her body was trembling and convulsing from the pain.

Shi Yi felt as if his liver and gallbladder were about to shatter. He held her in his arms with trembling hands and said in a trembling voice, "Hey... you old hag, you're scaring me again, aren't you?"

She's so shrewd, why would she do something that's detrimental to herself?

"Hey, Du Jiaoxi, wake up and stop sleeping!"

"Kid, I didn't realize you were so popular with women. But you two are destined to be a pair of star-crossed lovers!"

"Prepare to die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, sword beams slashed towards the two of them. In despair, Shi Yi tightly protected the person in his arms, thinking that if she were with him, the road to the underworld wouldn't seem so difficult.

Just at the critical moment, a giant ice crystal lotus flower bloomed instantly, protecting the two of them and blocking all the attacks.

Shi Yi turned his head in surprise and saw Qing Yu, dressed in white, standing behind him, channeling spiritual energy to maintain the defense.

"Qingyu, it's you?"

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and recover your spiritual power."

Shi Yi nodded and gently put Du Jiaoxi down. After giving her some pills, he began to sit cross-legged to recover.

"Huh?" One of the men in black looked at Qing Yu, somewhat puzzled, and said, "Strange, how can he use a magic weapon?"

"Stop thinking about it, just get rid of them quickly to avoid any further complications!"