A hoarse, deep voice suddenly came from mid-air: "The man is in love, and the woman is willing; what a show!"
Qinghe turned to look at the voice and saw dark clouds gathering and slowly revealing a fiery eye. The firelight turned the dark sky crimson, and the air gradually heated up. Some flames fell onto Qinghe's robes, but before they could burn, Qirong swept them to the ground.
Qinghe vaguely sensed that Huoyan's strength had increased considerably compared to before, perhaps because he had absorbed a lot of fire element from cultivators.
She said sarcastically in a low voice, "Looks like your injury from last time has healed."
If it's not mentioned, it's fine, but if it is, Fire Eye will be furious. Last time it was seriously injured and lost most of its spiritual power. In order to regain its strength and return to its peak, it had to implement the plan ahead of schedule and was even scolded by that person. It was a great humiliation.
All of this is thanks to the woman in front of it. This time, it will definitely get the divine pearl from her and make sure she never returns!
Flames soared into the sky, the pupils of the fiery eyes spun, the flames leaped, and the temperature of the churning air rose sharply.
Qinghe gradually felt the high temperature becoming unbearable, and water vapor rose in front of his eyes. Qinghe raised his hand and waved it, and one figure after another appeared in front of the fire eye. They were the many cultivators who had disappeared earlier.
Their faces were pale, they had long since stopped breathing, their limbs were stiff, their expressions were blank, and they stood motionless in mid-air.
Fire Eyes said menacingly, "Since you're here, I'll give you a big gift."
After saying that, the fire leaped higher, and the person who had been motionless in front of them reacted. His eyes were lifeless, but he could sense Qinghe's location and suddenly attacked the two of them.
These cultivators were incomparable to the villagers before them. They already possessed cultivation, and some were even more powerful than Qinghe. In addition, they were controlled by the Fire Eye, making them incredibly strong and numerous, making it difficult for them to resist for a while.
Qi Rong narrowed his eyes slightly, a glint of light flashing in his red pupils. The fiery eye, which was originally surrounded by flames, seemed to be dissected open in his eyes, and he looked at it very carefully. Suddenly, he stopped looking. At the very center of the fiery eye's pupil, a fiery red bead was suspended there.
He glanced at Qinghe, who was fighting, and in a flash, he was behind Huoyan. Foxfire condensed in his palm, and he raised his hand to smash it down on Huoyan.
The foxfire struck the inside of the fire eye, and it suddenly exploded in the next instant. However, the expected divine pearl did not appear. Instead, more than a dozen fire eyes appeared around him, each one exactly the same and indistinguishable.
It turns out that the fiery eyes just now were just an illusion. Although ordinary illusions cannot escape Qi Rong's eyes, the result is naturally different with the blessing of the divine pearl.
He suddenly remembered the Fiery Eye he had seen in the Mirror of Reincarnation, which must have used illusion magic to enter it back then.
After Qinghe dealt with the zombie in front of him—a familiar face, none other than the Taoist priest from the Immortal Crane Temple—he immediately noticed Qi Rong surrounded by more than a dozen fiery eyes. Ignoring the zombie, he shifted his form and appeared beside Qi Rong, asking with surprise, "What did you do? How did so many eyes suddenly appear? Did you poke a hole in her eye socket?"
Qi Rong blinked, remained silent, and focused on the situation at hand.
In the past, Qinghe thought that if a single red-eyed creature wasn't an enemy, she might appreciate it as a work of art. But now, surrounded by more than a dozen red-eyed creatures staring straight at her, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
Add to that the dozens of zombies, some missing limbs, and the scene was so bloody and brutal that she would never forget it.
Since the Great Light Mantra went into seclusion, she has not had a suitable weapon. At present, she can only barely deal with the situation with a cold sword formed from spiritual power. However, after a long time, she inevitably becomes exhausted.
With a flick of her wrist, she suddenly raised her hand, and the wooden hairpin on her head flew out of her grasp, transforming into a giant phoenix that soared and circled in mid-air before spewing a huge ball of scorching fire towards the Fire Eye.
The firelight collided with the fireball, creating a massive explosion that shook the heavens.
The sky and earth were dyed red, and the dark clouds were scattered by the waves of fire. After a moment, they gathered together again, slowly converging towards a single point, faintly forming a huge vortex.
Thunder roared and lightning flashed at the whirlpool, the sound deafening. The waters of Xiaojia River began to churn and surge outwards, soon overflowing like a flood.
"Oh no!" Qinghe exclaimed. "Xiaojia River leads to the outskirts of Luochuan City. If the river floods, it will surely inundate the entire city."
Qi Rong said, "Luochuan City is protected by a powerful array, which I can activate, but here..."
Qing said calmly, "You go ahead, I'll take care of things here."
Qi Rong frowned, clearly disagreeing.
Qinghe added, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." She shook the bracelet on her wrist. "Isn't this what I have?"
Even so, Qi Rong was still uneasy. Just as she was hesitating, a familiar voice came from inside.
On the ground, Li Jiang, Mu Dong, and Shen Xun had already arrived, with Ding Mengchao following at the very back.
Mo Junqian and Lingyin, whom he hadn't seen for several days, were also there. Mo Junqian immediately saw Qing and Qi Rong in mid-air, their hands clasped together, and his eyes suddenly darkened.
Qinghe looked at Qirong: "The reinforcements have arrived, you can rest assured now."
Qi Rong finally nodded: "Then be careful." After saying that, she didn't linger any longer and disappeared from the spot in a flash.
A moment later, Qinghe landed gracefully on the ground and said to Li Jiang, "You arrived just in time."
Li Jiang's lips twitched. Heaven knows what he felt when he saw that fox mark. If it weren't for Shen Xun, he wouldn't have been able to tell that it was a fox at all. It was red and shiny, full of the air of a nouveau riche.
If he knew that Qi Rong could tell at a glance, he would definitely say: "Birds of a feather flock together."
Perhaps their unhurried attitude angered Fire Eye, for it roared and commanded its zombie army to come to the ground and continue its attack on Qing and his group.
Zombies surrounded the group, and Qinghe swept his sleeve, turning a zombie that lunged at him into dust.
She glanced at Ding Mengchao behind her: "Why is he here?"
While fighting zombies, Li Jiang said, "Looking for my father."
Qinghe: "Is Ding Zhaoshan here?"
Li Jiang: "According to him, Ding Zhaoshan disappeared the day after he fell into a coma. Someone told Ding Mengchao that his father had been taken to Xiaojiahe, so he came here."
Qinghe asked him, "This use of 'someone' is good. Do you know who it is?"
Li Jiang waved her hand and killed a zombie: "How would I know?"
Shen Xun suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Her small feet looked delicate, but she kicked a zombie far away with one foot. She said to Qing He, "Stop talking. If we keep talking, I'm afraid someone will get angry."
Qinghe looked at the fiery eye in mid-air and sneered, "I was afraid it wouldn't fire."
A vortex had formed in the air, and amidst the thunder and lightning, a figure slowly appeared in mid-air, with bloodshot eyes, fists as big as buckets, and a surge of spiritual power around him, with flames soaring into the sky.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, their faces grave. In the silence, a heart-wrenching voice rang out.
"father!."
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