Chapter 115
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Chapter 115: The Maze’s Reward
Jin Mingyang lagged far behind, feeling a lingering dread!
At that moment, he was extremely cautious. Li Hui had actually endured the pressure of the treasure talisman—it was simply unimaginable. If it were him using all his means, he might have been able to block the talisman, but for a Spirit Motion stage practitioner to do so was akin to a fairy tale.
“Hmph, this Li Hui actually has nine giant heads protecting him. I can’t confront him head-on. Not to mention the possibility of mutual destruction, just the fact that he claims to have the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol buried within him—I heard that clearly! If that’s true, I would surely be blown to bits, leaving nothing behind!” Jin Mingyang cursed inwardly, “Damn it, Yang Jueyu has ill intentions; sending me after him is like leading me to my death! So, I’ll carefully follow and discover where this kid is hiding.”
Jin Mingyang wanted to avoid Li Hui, and Li Hui sought to escape from being followed; they were locked in a silent contest of chase and evasion. As they traversed through passages and dodged pools of blood energy, they entered a vast cave.
“Roar…” It was only when he heard the roar ahead that Jin Mingyang realized he had inadvertently pursued into a gigantic cave.
Under the protection of the Nine Heads, Li Hui charged towards the sound.
“Closer! This is the place! I didn’t dare enter here when I was dealing with Xia Qinghou earlier but spent much time going around. Now, with a deeper understanding of spirit talismans, and my wounds too severe, I can only gamble and charge in.” Li Hui could see Jin Mingyang behind him through the Nine Heads, who had been following for so long that he no longer bothered hiding his presence. Whether he could escape depended entirely on this location.
“What the hell is that kid up to?” Jin Mingyang pondered briefly, then slapped two earth-colored spirit talismans onto his legs, instantly making his form heavier. Surprisingly, his speed didn’t decrease; instead, it increased significantly.
The sound of breaking air filled the cave as thousands of figures leapt towards him from the opposite side.
Li Hui inhaled sharply; these figures wore ragged clothing, their limbs twisted, backs hunched, and faces distorted. Having been corrupted by blood energy, they had lost their humanity.
Indeed, the cave was filled with practitioners afflicted by blood energy corruption.
He could vaguely identify many wearing clothes typical of sea area practitioners, not knowing how many years they had been trapped in this maze.
“Smash through! Don’t stop!”
The Nine Heads received the command and surged forward, flapping their large ears to maximize the power of the talisman formation.
Due to the low ceiling of the cave, they couldn’t fly. Even if they could, the terrifying jumping ability of these monsters made it easy for them to be shot down, possibly even losing their momentum to charge forward.
“Bang! Bang! Bang…” Numerous monsters were knocked away by the Nine Heads, and Li Hui was betting that Jin Mingyang would follow him.
“Li Hui, stop struggling in vain! I left a seal along the way. Once Brother Yang takes care of the enemies, he’ll chase after you. We are all disciples of the same sect; if you kneel down and beg for mercy, Brother Yang’s pride won’t make it hard for you.”
“Shut up! That Yang guy wants my head. He’s not afraid of the Myriad Form Purple Absolute God Symbol; as a personal disciple of the sect leader, he must possess secrets that others don’t know.”
“Hmph, dying struggle.” Jin Mingyang sneered, but in his heart, he knew Li Hui was right. However, Yang Jueyu still hadn’t arrived. After all, the Purple Gray Sect’s Xia Qinghou had a considerable reputation and likely possessed life-saving items, making it hard to kill him.
Watching Li Hui move further away, Jin Mingyang hesitated for a moment but ultimately charged forward. With his claws and poisonous fangs closing in, he quickly drew out two fiery long whips, cracking them against the monsters and causing them to screech in agony.
The number of monsters around continued to grow, but Li Hui remained undeterred, relying on the Nine Heads to press on.
In the center of the cave was a stone bridge. As long as he stepped onto this bridge, he could slide down into the corpse moth valley he had once entered with Xia Qinghou.
This cave could be considered a shortcut. Li Hui felt he might faint at any moment; if not for the Nine Heads carrying him, he wouldn’t even be able to escape a hundred zhang. When they were still two miles away from the stone bridge, the Nine Heads were utterly drained and hurriedly gathered together to protect their master.
“Hahaha, Li Hui, I knew you were about to give up!” Jin Mingyang flicked his wrist, sending out several tattered bags of treasures. Before they even hit the ground, swarms of insects buzzed out.
Soon, the swarms of insects formed a vortex that quickly swept around, knocking down dozens of monsters that could never get back up.
Li Hui’s eyes twitched slightly as he thought, “Survival of the fittest; the Jade Symbol Sect disciples still standing have skills. I didn’t expect this Jin Mingyang to be so adept at controlling insects.”
Although occasionally, locust-sized poisonous insects dropped to the ground, already devoid of life, Jin Mingyang still used this to advance rapidly, carving a bloody path through the tide of monsters.
While Jin Mingyang rampaged through, he suddenly felt a shift underfoot, and dazzling talisman light shot up.
“A spirit talisman trap?” He was greatly surprised, knowing that setting such traps wasn’t easy and required many considerations. Yet, he unwittingly stepped right onto it.
Jin Mingyang felt puzzled; the talisman light seemed powerless. However, the next moment, he was filled with terror.
Behind him, it erupted like a peacock displaying its feathers, bursting with indescribable light, causing monsters from great distances to leap and pounce toward him, burying him completely. At that moment, he didn’t even have the mind to curse.
The area around the Nine Heads suddenly cleared. Without waiting, they hurriedly protected their master and surged forward, traveling an entire mile without encountering obstacles, showcasing how miserable Jin Mingyang’s situation had become.
“Li Hui, I’m going to kill you! You bastard, bastard, bastard!” Jin Mingyang shouted in fury, unleashing two defensive artifacts while dispersing all the insect swarms, desperately trying to break free.
Li Hui chuckled, sending a distant voice, “Brother doesn’t need to escort me; seeing such deep sect brotherhood makes me feel burdened!”
“You wait! You wait!” Jin Mingyang smacked the bag of treasures, releasing dazzling light. With a booming sound, thick shockwaves shot outward, knocking down all the monsters that had pounced forward as if struck by lightning, falling like cut wheat.
“A treasure talisman?” As Li Hui looked, his eyes were momentarily blinded by the light. He had never imagined that Jin Mingyang would possess a treasure talisman; such treasures were often rarely seen, but today he witnessed two.
However, it was clear that Jin Mingyang’s treasure talisman was inferior to Yang Jueyu’s. After the initial display of power, it quickly dimmed, allowing him the chance to break out from the encirclement.
With the Nine Heads just one hundred fifty zhang away from the stone bridge, at their speed, they could reach it in just over ten moments, but the ground erupted with earth springs, and in many places, it collapsed, countless shadows leaped upward.
“My God! There are so many monsters buried underground! They haven’t died; they are just lying there like hibernating animals. The ruckus Jin Mingyang made earlier must have stirred them awake.” Li Hui felt horrified and ordered the Nine Heads to charge. It had already been difficult to break through, and if he hesitated now, they would be done for.
Jin Mingyang was also frightened. The Blood Phantasm Maze was already bizarre, and now no one could explain it clearly, while the lair beneath them felt even more terrifying.
Just then, a red glow appeared from above, slowly descending toward the stone bridge. Then, both men heard an emotionless voice: “The reward of the Chaos Cave is in place and will activate teleportation to exit this place in thirty moments.”
“What?” The two froze simultaneously. There was a teleportation array here to get out?
