The cage in front of them was clearly much more elaborate than the one they had been in, complete with all kinds of furniture and utensils. In the center of this cage, a person was tightly bound, and that was Yan Chenghuan.
It turns out they were all captured by the ferocious beast Fei.
Hearing the increasingly close roars behind her, Zhang Xu put Rong Yue down and shouted loudly at the cage.
"Yan Chenghuan!!!"
Seeing no movement inside, Zhang Xu picked up some pebbles and threw them inside. The pebbles landed next to Yan Chenghuan, rolled once, and then stopped. Yan Chenghuan still didn't seem to wake up.
“Cheng Huan doesn’t seem right,” Rong Yue said weakly.
A closer look reveals that Yan Chenghuan is bound and sitting in the center of the cage, but he is surrounded by eerie mist, and his face is abnormally flushed.
Rong Yue tightened her grip on the wall and whispered, "Could he be possessed by a demon?"
Demons are beings people avoid like the plague in this world. Their existence is arguably even more terrifying than ghosts or monsters. This world hasn't seen a demon for many years. Zhang Xu knew about the demon within him and remained relatively calm. Rong Yue, however, was different. Her knowledge taught her that demons were universally hated. Even though the person before her was someone she knew well, a surge of ruthlessness rose within Rong Yue at this moment.
"Rong Yue, what are you doing?"
Looking at the magic seal that Rong Yue was forming in her hand, Zhang Xu pulled her, who was unsteady on her feet, with some confusion.
"Xuxu, if he really has become possessed by a demon, then he will be more terrifying and more dangerous than that thing outside."
"No, you're not just doubting him, you've never even seen him, how do you know it's him?"
:"I······"
Before Rong Yue could say anything more, a snake tail swept across, and the stone wall blocking their way suddenly collapsed. Yan Chenghuan, who had been unconscious, opened his eyes at this moment. The aura surrounding him disappeared, replaced by the usual somber atmosphere.
The sweeping snake tail knocked over the obstructing stone wall, and the beast's enormous body blocked their path.
"You little brat, you've lied to me again and again. I'll tear you to pieces, hehehehe."
Behind them lay a dead end, and in front of them stood ferocious beasts blocking their path; for a moment, they found themselves on a dead end.
As Fei approached step by step, its hooves clattered on the ground, sounding like a giant drum striking their hearts.
"Hehehehe, a young girl, the taste should be quite good." Fei Ning laughed and opened his mouth, liquid gushing down from his lips, the sound of the dripping water like a death knell, making everyone's heart pound.
Just as Fei's tail came over again, a light green wind blade slashed down, and Fei's tail was instantly severed in two.
Immense pain enveloped Fei's entire body, causing the ferocious beast to instantly go berserk. Its body suddenly swelled up to over ten zhang in length, and the space around it was torn apart by its swollen form, with rubble crashing down on the group.
:"Walk!"
As dawn broke, Zhang Xu fell into someone's arms. A sweet, metallic scent filled her nostrils, and when she looked up, she met a pair of bloodshot eyes.
:"you······"
"I don't know what's inside his body right now," Zhang Xu hesitated before speaking. But then she saw Yan Chenghuan raise his eyes with a hint of wickedness, lift Rong Yue up with his long arm, and throw her upwards with a single, forceful motion.
The shattered space collapsed, and the water above gushed down, causing the flies that came into contact with the water to howl.
At the end of the shimmering water, someone stood on a long sword and embraced Rong Yue as she flew away. Behind that person were a group of cultivators riding flying swords.
The long river fell, the sky remained evergreen, and the ranks of soldiers, arranged in formation, revealed murderous intent as they faced Yan Chenghuan, who stood on one leg against the stone wall.
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