What he said was actually similar to what Yan Qing had guessed. Ever since the woman in red turned into a pool of blood, the clothing store owner must have finally made up his mind to fight them to the death.
She couldn't help but smile bitterly. This world of strange rules was set up so that they would kill each other.
To achieve a perfect victory, the adventurer must kill the woman in red, which will then thoroughly enrage the clothing store owner, leading to his death. The outcome then depends on who has the superior skill.
In the end, they still came out worse off. It's a pity; they were ultimately betrayed by their own people.
Yan Qing was unwilling to accept this, "Since someone has already made a sacrifice for this formation, why is it still necessary for a man and a woman to be present?"
Yue Qi's tone turned somber. "In the end, all things in heaven and earth cannot escape the balance of yin and yang. The design of the Seven Star Blood Fiend Array is extremely vicious. The person who draws the array must use himself as the array eye, and the operation of the array requires the physical bodies of a man and a woman to provide enough spiritual power in order to be completely successful."
“Spiritual power? But we don’t have any spiritual power right now, so why would they say that?” A bold idea suddenly popped into Yan Qing’s mind, but she still needed to confirm it.
Yue Qi nodded. "This is rather complicated. In the eyes of us in the Xuanmen (Taoist sect), humans are the most intelligent of all beings. Even those who are not cultivators still possess spiritual energy within their bodies; it's just that most people are unaware of it. Cough cough cough—"
As Yue Qi spoke, he began to cough violently. He seemed to want to say something, but he forcefully suppressed it. Then, he took out an exquisite box from his pocket and placed it in Yan Qing's hand.
"This is a Sumeru Box, with about ten square meters of space inside. It can be used to store things and will be very helpful for escaping the Rules of the Strange Tales dungeon later. Oh, and there are some of my things inside as well, so I'll give them to you."
Yan Qing stubbornly shook her head, "No, I have my own, I don't want it! You can keep your things to yourself!"
"Sweetie—stop being naughty!" Yue Qi forcefully shoved the small wooden box into her hands. He looked around and realized that they were now completely trapped.
The blood-red threads increased in number, almost touching Yan Qing's blue shield, and the blue light on the shield was not as bright as it had been at the beginning.
"What kind of magical artifact is this blue protective shield of yours?" Yue Qi suddenly asked curiously.
Yan Qing pulled a blue necklace from around her neck and pointed it out to him. "This is called 'Nana's Blessing,' a strange item given to me by an NPC in my first dungeon. I only realized it was a protective item when the shield activated."
Yue Qi stared at the gem at the very bottom of the blue necklace for a while, then instructed her:
"This item is extremely valuable. Never show it to outsiders casually in the future, understand?"
Yan Qing nodded, "Don't worry, I understand."
"In that case, please help me up first, my legs are a little numb."
Without thinking twice, Yan Qing bent down and helped him up from the ground. She noticed that Yue Qi's face was even paler, as if all the blood in his body had been drained, and she felt a little worried.
Are you alright?
"It's nothing—" Yue Qi smiled at her, and the next moment, a tremendous force came from behind her. Yan Qing suddenly felt herself being lifted into the air, her whole body being launched into the air in a parabolic motion.
In desperation, the only thing she could do was take off the blue necklace from her neck and throw it to Yue Qi.
The dense, blood-red threads on the ground began to surge wildly, about to rush towards her location.
Suddenly, a massive lightsaber pierced the darkness and appeared in front of her. The next moment, a gentle rebound force flung her away completely.
The moment they landed, Yue Qi's voice echoed from within the Seven Star Blood Fiend Formation, "Remember, you must get out of here alive!"
The next moment, golden light shone from the Seven Star Blood Fiend Array, intertwining with the thick, inky blood fiend threads, and Yan Qing could no longer hear any sound.
She belatedly reached into her pocket and discovered that the four small wooden blocks that had been inside were gone.
It seems Yue Qi has the same idea as her. Right now, only the Seven Star Demon-Subduing Formation, capable of vanquishing demons and monsters, can contend with this Seven Star Blood Fiend Formation.
Regardless, this is their only chance of survival.
However, Yue Qi is currently severely injured and has used a spell similar to a forbidden technique. It's obvious that creating that giant lightsaber will come at a great cost. Otherwise, Yue Qi would have used it long ago; why wait until now?
However, she couldn't just sit idly by. She couldn't offer much help to Yue Qi, but she could still provide him with some support.
Yan Qing remembered that she still had a few bottles of Golden Water in her backpack. Since this stuff could purify "His" pollution, it should also have some restraining effect on these evil and crooked spells.
Why not take a gamble? She couldn't understand how a single function like purifying pollution could justify such a high price for Golden Water. There must be an even more important purpose!
So she shouted loudly to Yue Qi, who was no longer visible in the formation, "Yue Qi, catch!" and then threw all three bottles of golden water in at once.
Yue Qi was nearly exhausted and could not even muster the strength to speak. He could only rely on his willpower to hold on, using all his strength to drive in the remaining small wooden blocks, thereby activating the Seven Star Demon Subduing Formation under his feet to fight against the blood-red silk threads filling the sky.
He heard Yan Qing scream, and then felt three bottles being thrown in. The liquid inside the bottles looked golden, and it seemed vaguely familiar, but he couldn't quite place it.
Yan Qing's voice carried from afar, "Quick, drink it!"
Without hesitation, Yue Qi immediately took one of the small bottles and poured the golden liquid inside into his mouth.
The moment the golden liquid entered his stomach, he felt all his strength return. His body also recovered briefly. Taking advantage of this moment, Yue Qi drove the last small piece of wood into the eye of the Seven Star Demon Subduing Formation in one go.
The moment the last small wooden block was placed, a blinding golden light shone from the densest part of the blood mist beneath their feet. Then, a huge golden array slowly materialized from beneath their feet.
The blood-fiend threads that were originally wrapped around Yue Qi seemed to have encountered some natural enemy. They all began to wither from the roots and eventually collapsed limply to the ground, completely losing their effectiveness.
The golden light grew brighter and brighter, while the blood-red threads diminished. Yan Qing finally saw Yue Qi's figure clearly in the center of the formation. Her heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally settled down.
Fortunately, he actually seemed more energetic than before, so it seems that this golden water is indeed a good thing.
Yue Qi also saw Yan Qing and grinned at her.
With the blessing of the Seven Star Demon Subduing Formation, Yue Qi successfully cleaved the eerie Seven Star Blood Fiend Formation with his lightsaber. Seeing the formation shattered into pieces, Yan Qing felt extremely relieved.
Good riddance! This damned formation had no reason to exist at all! Not only did it cause immense harm, but they had also truly faced death on the brink of elimination!
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