But reason told him that acting rashly at this moment would only make the situation worse.
At this critical moment, Zhao Yuwei quietly circled around to the back of the old man.
She swiftly drew her dagger and deftly pressed it against the old man's lower back.
"Let him go!" Zhao Yuwei shouted sharply.
The old man, upon hearing this, was not surprised but laughed, letting out a strange, grating laugh.
Suddenly, a golden flame rose from the center of the altar, illuminating the entire dim space.
“Take it, and your friend’s demonic energy will dissipate on its own,” the old man said in a tempting tone.
"No!" Suzaku cried out urgently, "The divine fire is the final seal..."
Xiao Feng took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes.
In other words, taking away the divine fire would break Yinglong's seal!
This old man must be the incarnation of Yinglong; he's trying to use Xiao Feng!
But wouldn't Xiao Feng be used by him?
Xiao Feng walked over, stretched out his finger, gathered his true essence, and carefully peeled a grain of fire the size of a grain of rice from the divine fire.
“This is enough for Godfather to expel the gluttonous beast from his body,” he said in a low voice.
Just as Xiao Feng was about to withdraw his hand, the golden flames suddenly transformed into chains, binding his wrist.
Xiao Feng felt a burning pain and couldn't help but groan.
The old man grinned maliciously, revealing his gleaming white teeth: "Since you're here, leave your lives behind!"
Xiao Feng gritted his teeth, struggling to resist the scorching flames.
Just then, the three-hyena let out a deafening roar.
This enormous creature was as black as ink, with three long manes dancing wildly in the wind.
Its eyes were like two blood moons, radiating a chilling aura of power.
The old man grinned and lunged at Xiao Feng, but the three-hyena black dog instantly released a powerful force.
A burst of blue light, like lightning, struck the old man's soul directly.
"No!" The old man let out a shrill scream as his soul shattered like glass under the force.
Countless tiny specks of light drifted in the air, like a shattered mirror.
The three-hyena opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the shattered fragments of souls whole.
Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei were dumbfounded as they watched the points of light flicker in the black dog's throat before disappearing.
"Hurry!" the three-hyena suddenly shouted, its voice urgent. "It's not safe here! The Eight Trigrams Illusionary Spirit Array is about to collapse!"
Xiao Feng snapped out of his daze and hurriedly asked, "Which way should we go?"
"Follow me!" the three-hyena black dog said, turning and running wildly toward the Bagua Illusionary Spirit Array.
Its movements were as swift as the wind, leaving deep claw marks on the ground with every step.
Xiao Feng pulled Zhao Yuwei along and followed closely behind.
The three-hyena black dog charged into the center of the formation without hesitation.
The moment its claws stepped in, the entire formation began to shake violently.
The ground cracked open with jagged fissures, as if an invisible giant hand was tearing the earth apart.
"Boom!" Thunderous sounds echoed continuously, and dark clouds filled the sky, accompanied by lightning and thunder.
Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei stood at the edge of the formation, watching this breathtaking scene, and couldn't help but gasp.
"What's going on?" Zhao Yuwei gripped Xiao Feng's arm tightly.
Xiao Feng shook his head, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "I don't know either."
Just then, a blinding light burst forth from the center of the formation, illuminating the entire sky.
Just then, a red light and a green light flashed by, and the Vermilion Bird and the Black Tortoise suddenly appeared beside Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei.
The Vermilion Bird's feathers burned like flames, radiating intense heat.
The Black Tortoise carries a tortoise shell on its back, and is surrounded by a faint mist, making it mysterious and unpredictable.
"Hurry!" Zhuque said urgently, "The great formation is about to collapse!"
Xuanwu also warned in a deep voice, "If we don't leave now, I'm afraid even we won't be able to escape."
Xiao Feng's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately grabbed Zhao Yuwei's hand: "Come with me!"
He shouted, grabbing Zhao Yuwei and running wildly towards the edge of the formation.
Then Xiao Feng thought of Sima Yan, who was trapped by the Soul-Locking Chains, and flew towards Sima Yan. The next second, he cut the Soul-Locking Chains and carried Sima Yan on his back.
They had just rushed out of the edge of the formation when a deafening roar came from behind them.
The rumbling sound seemed to tear the heavens and earth apart, and Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei couldn't help but turn around to look.
At the same time, dazzling light erupted from all eight directions of the Bagua Illusionary Spirit Array, so bright that it was impossible to open one's eyes.
The stone pillars in the formation broke one after another, making a deafening cracking sound.
The ground split open as if torn apart by a giant beast, forming a huge vortex.
The center of the vortex emitted an eerie black light, as if it could devour everything.
The surrounding trees, rocks, and even the air were being frantically sucked into it.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and dark clouds gathered.
A fierce wind howled, stirring up clouds of dust.
The whole world seemed to have fallen into apocalyptic chaos.
Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei were stunned and deeply shocked.
"Where's the three-hyena black dog?" Zhao Yuwei suddenly exclaimed.
Looking at the collapsed Bagua Illusionary Spirit Array, Xiao Feng said with a heavy expression, "The Three-Hyena Black Dog has been guarding this great array. In order to prevent the ancient Yinglong from escaping, it may have perished together with the array."
Upon hearing this, a hint of sadness flashed in Zhao Yuwei's eyes.
Seeing this, Xiao Feng gently patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Don't be sad. The three-hyena's destiny is to protect. It has fulfilled its mission and must have no regrets."
Zhao Yuwei nodded, a hint of tears welling up in her eyes, but she forced them back.
At that moment, Suzaku and Xuanwu suddenly knelt down and respectfully called out, "Master!"
The Vermilion Bird lowered its head, its fiery red feathers trembling slightly.
Xuanwu also bent down.
The two ancient mythical beasts were now behaving like the most loyal servants, their posture extremely humble.
Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei followed the gazes of Zhuque and Xuanwu and saw a figure appear at the entrance at some unknown time.
It is Wuyang!
Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.
They never expected that the two ancient divine beasts, Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise, were actually subordinates of Wuyang.
For a moment, countless questions arose in their minds, but no one dared to ask them.
Wu Yang looked at Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei and explained softly, "Zhuque and Xuanwu were sent by me to retrieve the divine fire from the Eight Trigrams Illusionary Spirit Array. I thought they were already dead, so I didn't tell you."
At this point, Wu Yang's voice trembled slightly.
She murmured to herself, "I didn't expect you to still be alive, that's wonderful..."
Upon hearing this, Zhuque and Xuanwu immediately knelt down, their expressions filled with grief.
The Vermilion Bird's fiery red feathers trembled slightly, while the Black Tortoise's shell shimmered with a dim light.
"Master, please punish us!" Zhuque lowered his head, his voice filled with remorse: "We almost harmed these two people in the formation, we deserve to die."
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