Chapter 337 I Don’t Like This Bride Gift
"It's not just the mountain," Ling said in a cold voice, "the ruins beneath our feet are also waking up."
Everyone looked down and saw black mist seeping out from the cracks in the broken stone slabs they were walking on.
The mist condensed in mid-air into wailing and distorted human faces, silently chasing after them.
"Oh my goodness," Gongshu Ming said, his scalp tingling. "This damn place has even become a spirit, even the stones. Luckily the princess is here, otherwise we would have been swallowed alive by the ground the moment we entered."
"Don't take it lightly," Xiao Yu's eyes kept scanning the surroundings vigilantly. "These are just appetizers. The closer we get to the core, the greater the resistance we will encounter."
As soon as he finished speaking, Duan Yan, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped.
"You can't get through." He said in a deep voice.
Everyone looked forward and saw that the floating ruins they were in had come to an end.
Ahead is a huge chasm that is a thousand feet wide and the bottom of the chasm is unfathomable.
Across the chasm hovered another, even more majestic black platform.
A throne made of countless white bones stood in the center of the platform.
Countless twisted and translucent souls were trapped in the cracks between the bones like prisoners.
They struggled, wailed, and stretched out their illusory arms.
Just looking at the throne from afar made Chu Xuanyi feel dizzy and his mind lost.
"My God, this... how many lives must have been killed to make something like this?" he said, his face pale. "This is such poor taste."
"I don't care what chair he's sitting on," Duan Yan slammed his giant hammer to the ground, "I'll just smash it to pieces with one hammer."
"This malice..." Ling's knuckles turned slightly white from the force with which he gripped the trident. "It's ten thousand times purer than the most vicious sea beast in the deep sea."
Sitting on the bone throne was a vague human-shaped shadow, but it was not a solid entity. It had no facial features or limbs, just a silhouette.
But it is such a vague shadow that exudes pure malice that seems to be able to freeze time and space.
The will of the evil demon outside the world.
It finally showed up.
Xiao Yu silently walked in front of Ajiu and blocked her petite figure behind him.
Just as everyone was holding their breath, a voice that could not be distinguished between male and female was heard.
"My bride, you are finally here."
"Bride?" Chu Xuanyi's jaw almost dropped to the ground. "Who? Ah Jiu? Did I hear correctly? What nonsense is this thing talking about?"
Xiao Yu's face turned cold instantly.
The blurry shadow seemed to be unconcerned about Xiao Yu's murderous intent, and it let out a joyful laugh.
"Look, this is the betrothal gift I prepared for you."
It slowly raised an arm formed from darkness.
As it moved, the scene in the void in front of everyone began to change, and an extremely clear picture appeared before them.
That is the battlefield in the north.
The endless army of evil demons was madly attacking the golden light curtain wave after wave.
The world-protecting formation is now covered with fine cracks. This last barrier that protects the world is already shaky and may collapse completely at any time.
"A world about to break apart."
"I will crush it right here in front of you, crush all your hopes, all the people you care about."
"Then, in your deepest despair, I will allow you to wear my crown and sit on my throne as my eternal bride."
"This is the most perfect betrothal gift I can give you."
The evil will does not conceal its purpose at all. It wants to use the deepest despair to break down Jiu's defenses.
It would destroy her spirit, pollute her soul, and transform her into a chaotic and evil being like itself.
"You're looking for death."
Xiao Yu took a step forward. Ninety percent of the strength in his body was suppressed, but under the overwhelming rage, he showed signs of a breakthrough.
"I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you." Chu Xuanyi was so angry that he was shaking all over. "You used someone else's house as a betrothal gift and still wanted to forcefully marry a commoner girl. Who the hell do you think you are?"
The evil will ignored them completely.
Its "sight" was only locked on Ajiu from beginning to end.
Ajiu slowly poked his head out from behind Xiao Yu.
She glanced at the battlefield in the air, then at the twisted black shadow on the throne opposite.
"You've ruined my home," she said seriously.
"That's my home, you can't destroy it."
The evil demon's will seemed to be stunned for a moment.
"Also," Ajiu frowned slightly, "I'm not your bride."
She turned around, reached out and tightly grasped Xiao Yu's hand, then looked back at the dark shadow and announced.
"I'm married."
"He is my husband."
"Husband?" There was a hint of mockery in the voice of the vague human-shaped shadow.
"You were born to be a deity overlooking all living things, a queen ruling the laws, yet you are willing to bind yourself for a mere mortal, an ant."
"Unforgivable."
The evil demon's will seemed to be completely enraged by Jiu's "obstinacy".
It directly launched the strongest mental attack.
In that instant, everyone present, except Ajiu, felt as if their heads were hit hard by a huge hammer.
"Uh huh."
Chu Xuanyi groaned in pain, holding his head with both hands, and his face turned pale in an instant.
"My brain... my brain is about to explode." He felt as if countless steel needles were frantically stirring his brain, and the pain was far beyond any physical torture.
"Damn it," Duan Yan gritted his teeth, the veins on his neck bulging, "What kind of attack is this? It's completely unstoppable and impossible to defend against."
His body was as strong as a mountain, but it was useless in the face of this attack that directly affected the mental level.
"Keep calm," Xiao Yu was in the best condition among the group, but a thin layer of cold sweat broke out on his forehead. "It wants to directly wipe out Ah Jiu's consciousness. We must stop it."
He took a deep breath, endured the tearing pain in his head, and the only 10% of his internal strength left in his body began to circulate.
"Form a formation."
He growled and stood in front of Jiu.
Upon hearing this, the others immediately endured the severe pain and moved as quickly as possible.
Five people from five different positions instantly protected Xiao Yu and Ajiu in the center.
"Concentrate all your mental energy." Xiao Yu's voice rang out in everyone's confused minds.
Chu Xuanyi grimaced in pain, but his hands did not stop moving at all.
He sat cross-legged, his hands forming a mysterious seal in front of his chest, "Supreme Forgetting Emotions, with a heart as pure as ice, even the sky will collapse and the earth will cave in, for me..."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a sharp pain in his head and almost couldn't breathe.
"As a Taoist priest, I seem to be a bit of a fake." He laughed bitterly at himself.
"Stop talking nonsense and concentrate." Duan Yan thrust the giant hammer in front of him, pressing his hands tightly on the hammer handle. He released his will without reservation.
Ling and Lingxi also closed their eyes.
Even Gongshu Ming took out a bunch of strange parts from his arms and quickly assembled them in front of him into a metal disc that was constantly rotating and emitting a faint humming sound.
"My ancestors of the Divine Machine Pavilion devoted their entire lives to studying mechanical engineering, relying on this indomitable spirit." He gritted his teeth and said, "If you want to rush over, first ask the wrench in my hand if it allows you to do so."
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