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Novel: [The Primordial Law]
Volume 2: [Jiuli Insect Valley]
Chapter 114 (142): [Breaking Through the Siege]
(114th of Volume 2)
Translator: Shadow Knight AK
Editor: Shadow Knight AK
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Li Weiyi silently recalled his past entanglements with Li Ling, his heart filled with uncertainty.
For the first time, he began to doubt the true intentions of Zen Hai Guanwu.
"It seems that's the case! Then, Senior Zen Hai, may I ask what you truly intend?"
"You're not entirely dense. At least you understand I don't want to kill you. As for my intentions..."
Li Ling's gaze swept contemptuously over Cang Li and Zhao Zhizhuo. Qi Shanshan had already fainted under her oppressive aura.
Her eyes were icy, yet her tone suddenly softened: "To marry you!"
Li Weiyi had prepared himself for the worst- to be refined into a human elixir. He never expected the Ancient Heavenly Emperor, so cold and aloof, to suddenly say such a thing.
Given her personality and status, it didn't seem like she would make such a joke.
Zhao Zhizhuo and Cang Li were equally stunned, suspecting that this wasn't Zen Hai Guanwu speaking, but Li Ling having regained control of her body.
"Clatter."
On the right cliff face of the valley, loose rocks tumbled down.
Everyone turned their gaze toward the sound.
Yin Jiu, clad in a High-Grade spiritual Artifact Nightwalker's Garment, emerged from his invisibility. His young, gaunt, and stern face flushed with embarrassment.
"I came to pick someone up! I accidentally overheard such an absurd rumor, I nearly fell off this cliff in shock. Rest assured, I heard nothing."
Li Ling seemed to have known all along where he was hiding, her expression unchanged: "It doesn't matter. If news of Zen Hai Guanwu's return to the Jiu Li Tribe spreads, the Jiu Li Tribe will be the first to be wiped out by external forces. I don't care."
Suddenly, she sensed something. Her gaze sharpened instantly: "An army is slowly closing in. We need to leave now... This is bad. We're already surrounded!"
"Follow me!"
A strand of her hair, floating in mid-air, coiled around Li Weiyi and pulled him onto the back of the Zouwu Beast.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The Zouwu Beast, its feet treading on clouds of Spiritual Qi, raced along the canyon stream at breakneck speed.
They weren't heading toward Yaoguan City, but in the opposite direction, deep into the Mangshan Mountain Range.
Li Ling had sensed that the mysterious army, though encircling them, had concentrated its forces in the canyon leading to Yaoguan City, blocking their escape route. Breaking through there would be too difficult.
Cang Li's tension eased, finally allowing him to breathe. He watched the Zouwu Beast, now at the canyon's end, and realized it was too late to catch up. He shouted, "Zen Hai... Li Weiyi, protect Li Ling for me!"
Cang Li, Yin Jiu, and Zhao Zhizhuo all sensed the danger and unleashed their Spiritual Qi.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."
From every direction in the night sky, countless bright talismanic runes rose, filling their vision like stars.
The talismanic runes descended, blurring and transforming into a shallow mist that enveloped the three-mile radius of the canyon.
Silence fell over the entire valley.
Yin Jiu and Zhao Zhizhuo, one above the other, pushed their movement techniques to their limits, pursuing Li Weiyi, who had been captured by Zen Hai Guanwu. The events of today were too bizarre to believe if anyone were to hear them.
Cang Li immediately sent the unconscious Qi Shanshan into his insect pouch.
The next moment, a violent gale, sharp as blades, swept through the canyon.
Within the wind, a dark shadow materialized.
It was Chen Qianchi, a Dao Seed Realm expert from the San Chen Palace. His iron fist crashed down, aiming to swiftly kill the Jiu Li Tribe's top genius.
"Roar!"
The light emanating from Cang Li's body turned the night into day. A tiger's roar, so powerful it cracked the canyon walls, echoed through the air. He unleashed the battle intent of the White Tiger Battle Technique, extending a massive claw to clash with Chen Qianchi's incoming strike.
With a deafening boom, Cang Li was sent flying back twenty yards. Countless scriptures erupted from his silver armor, completely neutralizing Chen Qianchi's fist force.
"So that's all a Dao Seed Realm Martial-Mystic Cultivator is capable of," Cang Li declared, feigning nonchalance while quickly suppressing the surging Blood Qi within him.
"Truly worthy of the Hundred Meridians Pure Silver Immortal Physique. Your combat prowess is indeed remarkable. But there's no need to shout so loudly. This entire three-mile radius is enveloped by talismanic runes. The commotion here won't be detected in Yaoguan City," Chen Qianchi replied, his voice cold.
Chen Qianchi moved like lightning, launching another killing strike.
Cang Li didn't meet him head-on. He retreated while fighting, pursuing Zen Hai Guanwu and the others.
Above the canyon, the thin mist dissipated, revealing two military formations that had appeared out of thin air.
The formations were perfectly aligned, each soldier clad in iron-cloth armor.
They simultaneously channeled their Spiritual Qi into the formations, activating a hammer-shaped Spiritual Artifact.
The warhammer, as large as a water vat, levitated into the air, radiating a purple glow.
Under the control of several Elders within the battle formation, it slammed down toward the Zouwu Beast, which was fleeing at the front of the canyon.
The talismanic runes hadn't fully stabilized, so they couldn't let the beast reach the edge.
The warhammer descended like a brilliant purple star falling from the heavens.
"Boom!"
The Zouwu Beast leaped sideways to dodge the blow. The mountain cliff beside it crumbled in a massive landslide, shaking the ground.
Li Weiyi glanced back but saw no sign of Yin Jiu or Zhao Zhizhuo. Only the constant roar of battle echoed through the canyon, accompanied by the chilling screams of soldiers falling from the cliff above.
"The enemy doesn't know our true strength and is clearly unprepared, likely having hastily set up this ambush," Li Weiyi said, holding the Yellow Dragon Sword in one hand and the Black Iron Seal in the other.
"We should turn back and fight together. By breaking their battle formation, we can inflict heavy casualties on them."
He didn't want to leave Cang Li, Zhao Zhizhuo, and the others behind.
"The best way to break through their defenses is to charge out of the Rune Mist Domain and then use the intense battle fluctuations to draw the Jiu Li Tribe army from Yaoguan City, wiping out this Ironclad Army of the San Chen Palace right here."
"Give me the seal!"
Li Ling's eyes darkened, her star-like pupils fixed on the mist ahead, where she could see the faint outlines of talismanic runes at the edge of the domain, invisible to ordinary eyes.
Taking the Black Iron Seal from Li Weiyi, she gracefully soared into the air, rising dozens of feet above the ground. She located the weakest point in the runes, infused the seal with her immense Spiritual Power, and swung it forward.
Once released, the Black Iron Seal rapidly expanded, unleashing a dozen thick purple bolts of lightning that crisscrossed the valley with a thunderous "BOOM!"
The deafening thunder echoed repeatedly through the canyon.
The Black Iron Seal grew to several dozen feet in size, forcing the runes that shrouded the sky and earth to become visible. Then, the thin layer of mist, like paper, tore apart, leaving a gaping hole in the air.
"So that's how it works! What incredible power!"
The Zouwu Beast leaped into the air, carrying Li Weiyi as they charged through the hole in the runes.
Li Weiyi released his Spiritual Qi to retrieve the Black Iron Seal.
A fragrant breeze swept past in an instant, and Li Ling landed on the Zouwu Beast's back. The overwhelming aura she had emitted vanished, leaving her legs unsteady.
Fortunately, Li Weiyi caught her before she could fall off the tiger's back.
"ROAR!"
"ROAR!"
After breaking through the Rune Mist Domain, the Zouwu Beast roared, its roar carrying for dozens of miles.
This creature was highly intelligent and spiritually attuned. Members of the Cangli Tribe could interpret its roar to determine if Cang Li was in danger, allowing top-tier experts to arrive swiftly.
Within the Battle Formation, an Elder from the Chen Clan's face paled.
"Damn! How did so many experts gather here? They actually broke through our talismanic runes and escaped! Is that woman from the Thundercloud Sect?"
"A serious miscalculation. We shouldn't have gotten sidetracked like this. The hunt has failed. Retreat immediately!"
"The Jiu Li Tribe has assembled a large force in Yaoguan City. They'll be here soon."
"If we don't want to be wiped out, we must scatter and flee into the depths of the Mangshan Mountain Range or the Nether Realm of the Dead."
"Who will join me in pursuing the two people riding the Zouwu Beast?"
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The tide of battle turned so swiftly that Chen Qianchi was completely caught off guard. He hadn't anticipated that these few individuals were all formidable warriors with exceptional combat intelligence.
Someone had instantly identified the weakest point in the encirclement and, with ruthless decisiveness, shattered the talismanic runes before they could fully stabilize.
The entire process took no more than a dozen breaths.
Not even Chen Qianchi himself, let alone the First Commander of the San Chen Palace, could have succeeded in this hunt.
"Who is she?"
Chen Qianchi, an elder of his generation, couldn't possibly recognize every young member of the Jiu Li Tribe.
After sending Cang Li reeling with a single punch, he leaped onto a cliff face dozens of meters high, riding a cloud of Spiritual Qi, and pursued the Zouwu Beast into the dense forest.
"Commander Chen, where are you going? What happened to your earlier ferocity?"
Yin Jiu's booming voice echoed from the forest, shaking the night mist.
"Clang!"
A battleaxe the size of a door, inscribed with countless scriptures, spun out from the direction of the voice and collided head-on with Chen Qianchi just as he leaped off the ground.
The axe, weighing a thousand jun, struck with ferocious force, shattering Chen Qianchi's protective Spiritual Qi.
Chen Qianchi pierced through the scriptures swirling around the axe and reached out with his iron-clad fist to grasp its blade.
Behind him, a silver pillar of light erupted.
Cang Li's agile figure surged forward, spinning his spear in a whirlwind that formed a vortex dozens of meters wide, its momentum unstoppable.
"Zen Hai Guanwu!"
"Zen Hai Guanwu..."
Li Weiyi found Li Ling in his arms with her eyes tightly closed, her body devoid of any trace of her previous aura of strength. He couldn't tell what had happened to her.
Slowly, Li Ling's eyes fluttered open, her gaze clear. She slipped from Li Weiyi's grasp.
"She's just a Remnant Soul. She expended a tremendous amount of energy earlier to intimidate my brother and activate the seal to break the Rune Mist Domain. She's currently focused on recovering her strength. If you were to attack now, I might not be able to defeat you."
"Swish! Swish..."
Countless sharp whistling sounds of wind-breaking pursued them from various directions.
"What exactly happened to her... Never mind, let's deal with this first!" Li Weiyi said.
Now wasn't the time to dwell on unanswered questions.
"From here on, we're on our own. The Ironclad Army of the San Chen Palace is retreating in this direction. It seems we have no choice but to flee deeper into the Mangshan Mountain Range. Let's just hope my mother arrives soon."
Li Ling took out an ancient bronze lamp and channeled the Spiritual Light Flame from her Third Eye Spiritual Realm, causing it to burst forth. Immediately, the lamp emitted wisps of ethereal blue light, enveloping the Zouwu Beast.
"They're catching up!"
Li Weiyi had Li Ling take control of the Zouwu Beast and moved to its rear, using his Spiritual Qi to steady his footing.
In his pupils, several arrows shot by Five Seas Realm Elders pierced the night sky, closing in. When they struck the blue light emanating from the ancient lamp, they seemed to pause momentarily, their speed noticeably slowing.
"Swish, swish!"
With a series of swift sword strikes, Li Weiyi's sword energy danced like a dragon in the sky, deflecting all the arrows.
A long howl echoed from mid-air as a Aberrant Humanoid Elder with a heavy aura swooped down.
He had no legs, only a pair of golden claws emitting bright flames, each a foot long and razor-sharp.
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END OF CHAPTER
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