The surrounding darkness receded like the tide, revealing the original night sky and the outline of the courtyard.
Cai Peng's aura had weakened to the extreme, and he fell from mid-air. His thin body crashed to the ground like a tattered sack. The pseudo-core on his head had shrunk to the size of a fingernail, covered with cracks, and its light was dim like a candle flickering in the wind.
Zhang Shaozhong, Ling Qingxue, and Ye Meier also collapsed to the ground due to exhaustion and the terrifying energy impact.
Zhang Shaozhong fell into a semi-comatose state, his body convulsing due to the excessive energy he had absorbed, and fine beads of blood even seeped from his skin.
The courtyard fell into a deathly silence. Only the panting of Cai Peng, like a broken bellows, and the heavy breathing of the three men could be heard.
Ye Meier struggled to lift her head, looked at the dying Cai Peng on the ground, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, and weakly cursed, "Old...old bastard...now...uh...let's see if you're still...smug..."
Ling Qingxue also forced herself to sit up, looking at the unconscious Zhang Shaozhong, her eyes filled with worry, and a hint of... indescribable complexity.
Just now, the feeling of the three people's power perfectly merging through the contract made her feel as if she had touched some higher level of power mystery.
Chai Peng lay on the ground, his scarlet eyes fixed on the unconscious Zhang Shaozhong, filled with endless resentment and a trace of... fear. He knew he was finished.
Even if he manages to escape, his cultivation level will plummet and his pseudo-core will be on the verge of shattering. He will be hunted down by his enemies, living a life worse than death.
"Cough cough... Destroying my path... This hatred... is irreconcilable..."
With his last breath, he uttered a vicious curse, then his head lolled to the side, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.
The crisis seems to have been temporarily averted.
However, the courtyard was also in a mess, and the three of them were seriously injured and exhausted.
In the distance, the faint sound of sirens could be heard again, indicating that official reinforcements had arrived.
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