Just as this suffocatingly awkward and desperate stalemate was in full swing, the ground beneath our feet suddenly trembled violently without warning!
"Um?"
"What happened?"
The three of them were startled and looked up almost simultaneously by the sudden tremor.
Before they could react, then...
Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
Even more intense tremors, as if the earth were turning over, came from all directions!
The entire valley seemed to be gripped and shaken violently by an invisible giant hand!
The ground cracked, and rubble tumbled down. The edge of the already ravaged pit next to it collapsed again!
"ah!"
Zhang Shaozhong was so frightened that he covered his head like a hedgehog, and was almost hit by a falling rock.
Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier's expressions also changed. They subconsciously steadied themselves and looked around warily.
What terrified them even more was the sky above them—the dome of the barrier, which had been just a hazy gray, as if covered by a layer of frosted glass, was now emitting a teeth-grinding "crack" sound. Black, twisted lines, like lightning bolts or cracks, appeared out of thin air and spread rapidly!
Through those ever-widening cracks, one could vaguely see the color of the normal sky outside, and even a long-lost ray of real light shone through!
"The barrier... is about to collapse!"
Ling Qingxue gasped in shock, her usually cold eyes now showing genuine horror for the first time.
She instantly realized that their previous life-or-death battle, which involved no holding back, coupled with the impact of the strange energy vortex, had completely destroyed the stable structure of this ancient barrier!
"It's because we fought too hard before! And that damned contract caused all that commotion!"
Ye Meier instantly understood the key point, and all the color drained from her face.
The barrier collapsed, space was annihilated, and everything trapped inside was swept into the spatial turbulence, dying without a trace!
At that moment, the instinct for survival overwhelmed all hatred, shame, and embarrassment!
What about the irreconcilable conflict between good and evil, the defilement of one's innocence, and the desire to kill the other... all of these must take a backseat in the face of a real threat of death!
With almost no communication, the three exchanged a tacit glance, their eyes still filled with hatred for each other, instantly forming a temporary, forced, and extremely unwilling united front!
We have to get out of this awful place first!
"We must find the weakest point in the barrier and break a gap before it completely collapses!"
Ling Qingxue spoke very quickly, no longer able to maintain her icy facade, her voice carrying a hint of urgency.
She suppressed the awkwardness deep within her soul caused by being close to the other two people, forced herself to concentrate, closed her eyes, and spread out her remaining divine sense to the maximum extent, carefully sensing the violently fluctuating energy structure of the barrier around her.
She comes from a legitimate immortal sect, and her research on formations and barriers far surpasses that of Ye Meier.
Ye Meier wasn't idle either. She suddenly stood up, her sharp eyes scanning the ever-spreading cracks in the sky. Her fists clenched, and the pitiful amount of demonic energy within her body began to struggle to re-condense.
"Damn it! I knew running into a bitch like you would never end well! Hurry up and sense the place! Once we find it, I'll use my strength!"
She may be sharp-tongued, but her actions speak louder than words; she's already prepared to break through boundaries with violence.
Zhang Shaozhong stood there helplessly, watching one person close their eyes to sense the power while the other was gathering strength, completely unable to help, and sweating profusely with anxiety:
"Me... what can I do?"
He felt like he was just an unnecessary burden.
Ling Qingxue frowned, her consciousness struggling to navigate the violently turbulent energy currents, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She had no time to pay attention to him.
Night Enchantress snapped impatiently:
"Useless trash! Keep an eye on things! Where are the cracks spreading the fastest? Where is the light getting in the brightest? Have some sense!"
"Oh oh oh!"
Zhang Shaozhong felt as if he had been granted a pardon. He quickly looked up, his eyes wide like copper bells, staring intently at the "sky" above him, which was covered with black cracks and seemed about to shatter completely at any moment.
"The left side! The crack on the left has gotten longer again!"
"The right side! It seems like more light is coming in from the right side!"
"Right above! That spot right above seems the most unstable! It's been shaking!"
He brought out all the observational skills he had developed when he was playing esports, and reported them in a loud and enthusiastic manner.
"Shut up! It's so noisy!"
Ye Meier was annoyed by his shouting.
"Explain yourself! Which direction?!"
"Northeast! Around... about a 30-degree angle!"
Zhang Shaozhong quickly used his remaining sense of direction and mathematical knowledge to describe the situation.
Ling Qingxue's tightly closed eyes twitched slightly, her divine sense quickly focusing in the direction Zhang Shaozhong had indicated. A moment later, she abruptly opened her eyes and pointed to an area to her left that was constantly distorting and letting in the most light:
"There! That's where the structure is most chaotic and the energy is most unstable! It's the weak point!"
"good!"
A fierce glint flashed in Ye Meier's eyes. She didn't care about the backlash anymore. She forcefully squeezed out the last bit of demonic energy in her body and pushed her hands forward with all her might!
"Netherworld Demon Break!"
A jet-black beam of light, much weaker than before but still brimming with all her power, roared as it hurtled toward the area Ling Qingxue pointed to!
Boom—!!!
A huge explosion rang out, and the entire barrier space shook violently!
The area that was hit rippled violently, and the crack visibly widened, but... it didn't break open!
"No! The power isn't enough! This barrier is stronger than I thought!"
Ye Meier was panting heavily, her face even paler, the backlash causing her meridians to throb with pain.
Ling Qingxue's face was also extremely pale.
Seeing that Ye Meier's all-out attack had only widened the cracks in the barrier slightly and failed to create an escape route, the three of them felt their hearts sink to the bottom.
The sound of the "sky" above their heads cracking became more and more frequent, like a death knell!
The entire valley trembled as if it were about to completely disintegrate at any moment, and huge boulders rolled down from the mountainside, kicking up clouds of dust!
"No! The power isn't enough! This barrier is stronger than I thought!"
Ye Meier was panting heavily, her face as pale as paper. That attack had almost drained her of her strength, and the backlash made her meridians ache as if they were being pricked by needles.
Ling Qingxue's face was also more unpleasant than ever before.
She knew better than anyone that, in their current weakened state, it was a pipe dream for them to break through the collapsing barrier on their own!
Am I really going to die here?
Along with this witch, and this... this lecher who defiled her purity, she was torn to pieces by the spatial turbulence?
Her intense will to survive drove her brain to work at full speed.
His gaze swept over Zhang Shaozhong, who was anxiously pacing around but to no avail, then over Ye Meier, who was filled with irritability and resentment, and finally settled on that damned contract mark deep in his soul, which was now slightly warm...
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