"Roar!"
A terrifying soul power instantly spread from afar.
Even Zhuge Lan was blown back by this soul power, and some female disciples were almost blown away.
It was evident how terrifying this energy was.
Then, a giant figure drilled directly out of the ground, reaching a height of over a hundred meters.
It blotted out the sky and the sun, and the aura and energy of a 100,000-Year Soul Beast instantly spread out.
It was a 100,000-year-old great tree Soul Beast.
The great tree Soul Beast stared coldly at the people in front of it and shouted,
"I am the Tree God Sacrifice! Intruders like you shall be slain!"
Zhuge Lan frowned. The waters of this secret realm were more terrifying than he had imagined. He had originally thought that the strongest existence here was only a 100,000-Year Soul Beast.
But now it seemed that wasn't the case. Even the Tree God Sacrifice was 100,000 years old, so the Tree God was probably several hundred thousand years old.
Given this situation, he had to reconsider his strategy, and Tree God Lake could not be easily approached.
He was a bit flustered at this moment, constantly refreshing the shop, but there was no divine-grade item. Based on his previous experience, a divine-grade item usually took a few days to appear.
Clearly, he didn't have such good luck now.
Ning Rongrong, behind him, exclaimed,
"Lei Yun, what should we do now? This is a 100,000-Year Soul Beast!"
Liu Shenlong, at his side, immediately shouted,
"Yes, it's this 100,000-Year Soul Beast that killed all of our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon disciples! Let's run!"
At this moment, Xiao Ai said with a smile,
"Brother Lei Yun, you are so powerful! A 100,000-Year Soul Beast will surely be no match for you!"
Zhuge Lan showed a bitter smile. Was Xiao Ai blindly confident in him? If he had a suitable divine-grade item, he could fight, but he hadn't rolled one, and it was also inconvenient to use items from the system shop in front of so many people.
It seemed he could only let the disciples retreat first, and he would cover their rear.
So he said,
"Rongrong, you lead the team and retreat to the depths of Mu Kui Forest first. I'll hold off this 100,000-Year Soul Beast."
A human face appeared on the trunk of the Tree God Sacrifice, looking at Zhuge Lan and sneering,
"So you're the strongest, huh! Then I'll kill you first!"
A several-dozen-meter-long vine quickly fell from the sky, smashing towards Zhuge Lan.
Zhuge Lan dared not be careless. After all, this was a 100,000-Year Soul Beast. A massive soul power was released from his body.
Then, a giant Qilin appeared above his head. This was his Martial Soul True Body.
The Qilin charged at the vine and bit it to pieces, but dozens of vines instantly wrapped around the Qilin's body.
Amidst the Qilin's roar, it was directly crushed by the vines.
Zhuge Lan spat out a mouthful of blood. His Martial Soul True Body was broken so quickly. He had to use other means.
But he couldn't let the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect disciples and Liu Shenlong see it, or his identity would be exposed.
So, he shouted to Ning Rongrong,
"Hurry up and take them away! I can't hold on for much longer!"
As he spoke, a trace of blood still flowed from the corner of his mouth.
The surrounding disciples showed shocked expressions, clearly not expecting the destructive power of a 100,000-Year Soul Beast to be so strong.
Of course, Liu Shenlong had experienced it before.
He quickly said,
"Let's go! We can't let Big Brother Lei Yun sacrifice himself in vain! Hurry!"
Ning Rongrong's expression became hesitant, clearly thinking of something. Then she said to Liu Shenlong,
"Shut your crow's mouth! You take them away first. Lei Yun and I will come over shortly."
At this moment, Xiao Ai actually ran directly to Zhuge Lan's side, hugged him, and then said,
"Brother, if you die, I don't want to live alone. I'll die with you."
The remaining few people showed hesitant expressions. They really wanted to run, but in this atmosphere, there was a sense of sorrow, and running now seemed inappropriate.
Zhuge Lan was stunned for a moment. When did he say he was going to die? Telling her to leave simply meant using some methods that they couldn't see.
Of course, he wouldn't die. Xiao Ai's actions touched him, but at the same time, he could feel a murderous gaze behind him.
Helpless, he slowly pushed Xiao Ai away and said,
"Hurry up and go! I won't die, don't worry."
Xiao Ai nodded, then said,
"Brother, kiss me, and then I'll leave."
With a "slap," Ning Rongrong ran over and slapped Xiao Ai across the face. Clearly, there was some personal animosity mixed in here.
She then pulled Xiao Ai back in front of a male disciple and scolded,
"As your captain, I order you to retreat immediately! Lei Yun and I will cover the rear."
Liu Shenlong quickly said,
"Alright, alright, let's go quickly! We'll wait for you guys behind."
Liu Shenlong was the first to retreat, and the other disciples followed. Xiao Ai didn't want to leave, but she was pulled away by that disciple.
At this moment, the Tree God Sacrifice coldly shouted,
"You want to leave? Impossible! Tree God Ability: [Tree Realm Prison]!"
Countless vines, branches, and trees formed a giant cage, beginning to envelop everyone.
Liu Shenlong's face showed terror. He plopped down on the ground, frantically saying,
"It's over, it's over! This is a divine ability! We can't escape!"
The other few disciples also showed disappointed expressions upon hearing this.
One disciple said,
"Miss Rongrong, Big Brother Lei Yun, what should we do now?"
Xiao Ai directly said,
"Brother Lei Yun, I can stay with you."
Ning Rongrong directly shouted,
"Shut up! We have our ways!"
Afterward, Ning Rongrong looked at Zhuge Lan and said helplessly,
"Lei Yun, at this point, you can only use your true abilities."
Zhuge Lan was stunned for a moment. This meant he should use the items he had used before, such as the golden bubble and divine pet ball. But the disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect knew about these items.
Once used, it would have huge consequences. After all, Zhuge Lan could not appear in the secret realm, or even if he got first place, it would be meaningless.
Fortunately, it hadn't reached that point yet.
So, he said,
"Alright, Rongrong, you assist me. I will forcefully break through to Titled Douluo to help you escape."
Ning Rongrong was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting this move, but she quickly reacted and nodded.
Then she shouted,
"Martial Soul True Body!"
A giant Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared behind Ning Rongrong.
She looked at Zhuge Lan and shouted,
"First Soul Ability: Power Magnification!"
"Second Soul Ability: Speed Magnification!"
"Third Soul Ability: soul power Magnification!"
...
"Eighth Soul Ability: Spirit Magnification!"
Eight rays of light directly surged into Zhuge Lan's body, and then a massive aura instantly surged from Zhuge Lan's body.
This was the aura of a Titled Douluo. Of course, there was a trick here. He was already a Titled Douluo, but Lei Yun's identity was a Soul Douluo. Reaching Titled Douluo in a desperate situation was understandable to everyone.