The Demon-Eyed Water Lily was furious. Her body stretched open the heavens and earth, the sky was pierced, endless divine light descended, the dark world illuminated, and nothing could hide.
At the moment it lit up the world, Long Chen finally saw the entire abyssal landscape. This was a corpse pit, with ruins surrounding the giant corpse's head.
That was the ruins of the Seventh Branch. Long Chen had originally planned to escape, but after seeing the ruins, he had a thought. He pushed Bai Shishi outward, but instead flew toward the ruins, sending a voice transmission to her:
"You go meet them first and quickly control a strong black dragon, or everyone will die here."
"Where are you going?" Bai Shishi exclaimed in surprise.
"I'll go light up the Divine Tower."
After Long Chen answered, he had already rushed toward the ruins and vanished in an instant.
Bai Shishi was pushed backward by Long Chen and instantly appeared before Bai Xiaole and the others. At this moment, everyone was covered in blood, their faces filled with fear in their panic.
The aura unleashed by the Demon-Eyed Water Lily just now was so powerful that even the Dark Demon Dragon couldn't withstand it. The leader of the Ironblood Mercenary Group and the leader of the Blood Oath Alliance each had a deputy, unable to withstand the terrifying force, and were crushed to pieces.
Both of them were half-step Immortal King experts, and in the face of absolute power, they had no power to resist.
What terrified them most was that while the Dark Demon Dragon was unprepared, the giant dragon they had knocked out had been blown off to no one and couldn't find it anytime soon. Their plans couldn't keep up with the changes.
"Where's the boss?" Qin Feng asked.
"Long Chen has something to do. Let's catch a giant dragon and wait for him first. There's no time to lose—let's get started." Bai Shishi was also full of worry, fearing that something might happen to Long Chen.
She glanced at the Heaven-Shrouding Demon Lotus; it seemed to have gone berserk, and its killing intent was entirely aimed at Long Chen.
The ruins of the Seventh Branch were right beneath its feet. Long Chen going to complete the mission at this moment was practically risking his life.
Previously, she had been dissatisfied with Long Chen's attitude, thinking he was just brushing off the academy. Now, with Long Chen risking his life for the mission, she felt both regret and sadness, thinking she shouldn't have wronged a good person. Suddenly, she realized she didn't understand him at all.
"Boom!"
At that moment, the ruins beneath everyone's feet trembled. Bai Xiaole shouted, "There's one down here! Let's attack together and take it down! Hurry!" Just
as Bai Xiaole finished speaking, the ruins exploded, and a massive figure burst forth. As soon as it broke through, golden chains shot out from underground, sealing it off.
It was Bai Shishi who made her move. Her golden power erupted, and under the entwined chains, the giant dragon was just about to take off when it was pulled back.
"Attack!"
The leader of the Ironblood Mercenary Group roared. If they didn't fight desperately now, they would truly be finished. They had to grab a giant dragon to have any hope of escape.
"Boom boom boom... Everyone
drew their weapons and charged at the dragon. Attacks landed on its head, and the dragon roared in fury and struggled desperately.
"Boom!"
At that moment, another giant dragon flew out from the ruins. Everyone was instantly disheartened. One dragon they couldn't handle, and another would mean they would die without a grave.
"You focus on handling this side, leave that to me and Qi Yu."
Qin Feng and Qi Yu exchanged a glance. Both simultaneously sheathed their weapons, wielding a longbow, and charged toward the giant dragon.
"Roar!"
The dragon let out a furious roar, opening its huge mouth and shooting black flames at the two of them.
Qi Yu and Qin Feng separated at the same time. Qi Yu bent his bow and shot an arrow, aiming straight for the dragon's eye.
"Thang"
The arrow struck the dragon's eyelid, sparks flying, but it couldn't break through the defense. That arrow was in vain.
"No, we can't use arc arrows, and we don't have the boss's strength. We can't hit a vital spot in one blow." Qi Yu shouted loudly.
Dragonblood warriors are melee experts. Although they can also use arrows, their basic direct shots are basic because they fight in teams and have dedicated ranged marksmen for support.
Moreover, with Guo Ran around, even sharpshooters have no place to shine. Qi Yu and Qin Feng happen to be close-combat fighters, so they aren't good at archery.
"Get ready, I'll create opportunities for you."
Seeing this, Qin Feng put away his longbow and drew his long blade. With a furious roar, his whole body erupted with blood energy, dragon scales enveloped him, and waves of dragon might surged, instantly drawing the black dragon's attention.
"Boom!"
Qin Feng's entire body gathered his vital energy and blood as he slashed down. This strike had gathered all his energy. With a loud explosion, Qin Feng struck the Dark Demon Dragon's body, shattering the blade shadow as he spat out a mouthful of blood, his whole body cracked.
The Dark Demon Dragon's defense was terrifying. After one strike, the dragon staggered, nearly shattering it.
"Pfft!"
Just as the demon dragon was forced back by Qin Feng's blade, an arrow pierced the dragon's eye. The dragon let out a miserable scream, and its entire eye instantly rotted.
The tip of the arrow was mixed with the rust from the ghost ship, possessing terrifying power of time—even a dragon could not withstand it.
The eyeball was poisoned, and his entire head instantly decayed. After just a few breaths, the giant dragon stopped moving.
After killing the dragon, the two were overjoyed. They quickly put away the dragon's corpse and ran over to Bai Shishi's side to subdue the dragon together.
When the two returned, they found that only the four strongest in the Evil Dragon Domain remained: the leader of the Ironblood Mercenary Group, the leader of the Blood Oath Alliance, Zhao Qinglong, and Jiang Yuhe; the rest were all dead.
It turned out that the dark dragon's bloodline had just erupted, shattering Bai Shishi's chains. Seeing things were going badly, everyone immediately fled, but the others reacted a bit too late and were killed by the shock.
Bai Shishi summoned the golden chains again and trapped the giant dragon once more. With Qin Feng and Qi Yu joining in, a series of heavy strikes finally smashed the dragon until it was dizzy. Bai Xiaole finally found an opportunity, suppressed its soul, and subdued it.
Bai Shishi took out the flying boat, and everyone boarded it, letting the giant dragon swallow it whole. Bai Xiaole told the dragon to lie there and play dead, waiting for Long Chen to return.
To Bai Shishi's surprise, the giant dragons flew out from beneath the ruins, heading toward the ruins of the Seventh Branch, which was exactly where Long Chen was.
"Let's go take a look."
Bai Shishi said, and Bai Xiaole immediately rode the giant dragon and flew toward the ruins.
...
Long Chen pushed Bai Shishi aside and rushed straight toward the ruins. Just as he arrived, a divine light descended from the void, and Long Chen dodged rapidly.
With a loud explosion, the ground was split open by a beam of divine light. Looking up, beams of divine light poured down like a torrential rain, heading straight for Long Chen. Each beam of light carried a deadly threat, and every strike could strike Long Chenand in a place of death.
"This is going too far."
Long Chen shuddered and ran madly through the ruins, as if dancing on the edge of the Grim Reaper's blade. Beams of light sword, carrying endless divine power, pierced through the earth. Long Chen darted left and right, searching back and forth through the ruins.
"Found it!"
Long Chen's eyes suddenly lit up. He saw an ancient altar and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.