Lighting Lanterns in the Mountains and Seas

Chapter 949 806: Unluckier Than the Unlucky

The newcomer was none other than Feng Yin, who had just announced his own name.

To Feng Yin, and to the divine light emanating from him, Zhu Xiangxin, who was hiding inside the 'Fire Prison God Suppression Stele,' was no stranger. He vividly remembered how he was beaten helplessly by the opponent during their first encounter. As soon as Feng Yin appeared, he felt something was amiss.

This unsettling feeling was also something Tong Mingshan and Wu Jinliang were experiencing at the moment. The two, who had been so bold and fierce just moments ago, suddenly felt like they were about to bend down and fall apart - the sense of oppression was overwhelming.

The fire attribute skills they were using felt like flames doused with water, leaving them quite frustrated.

Their rapid pursuit suddenly became quite awkward.

Not only them, but Yan Zhili, who was ricocheting using the 'Soldier Resolution Technique,' also found himself in an awkward situation. The grid of light cast by his skill was also exposed under the divine light of Feng Yin.

It would have been tolerable if it were just exposed, but the bowstring under the divine light felt like a wet rubber bowstring, its elasticity suddenly declining, meaning its powerful shooting force was lost, leaving him unsure of what to do next.

Unlike Tong Mingshan and the others, Yan Zhili was not ignorant. Coming from the Su Yuan Sect, he was familiar with the subtleties of the great sects and knew this was due to the so-called Phoenix Divine Light.

The Phoenix Clan, considering themselves part of the Divine Clan, claims that under the divine light of the Phoenix Clan, ten thousand laws must be revealed. This is the greatest confidence of the Phoenix Clan.

The Phoenix Clan possesses the ability to be reborn from the ashes, and the suppression of fire attribute skills by the Phoenix Divine Light is even more evident.

As soon as Feng Yin appeared, the combat speed of the three men simultaneously broke down.

Despite Feng Yin's earlier words, Yan Zhili, uninformed, did not believe Feng Yin was so kind-hearted and still suspected that he was here to take advantage, but had to admit that Feng Yin's arrival indeed gave him a moment to breathe.

To prevent Yan Zhili from misunderstanding, Wei Mo, the East Victory Commander, immediately sent a message to explain.

Manxi, the Heavenly Court Commander, turned pale; Feng Yin's presence was evidently intimidating to the entire field.

Feng Yin, radiating divine light, resembled a god but did not rush to make a move. After scanning the scene and confirming that Li Hongjiu was indeed not present, he arrogantly said, "Who holds my 'Evil-slaying Spear'?"

Wu Jinliang rolled his eyes. The treasure spear knocked off Feng Yin was with him. This man, appearing in such a hurry to demand this treasure, suggested the 'Evil-slaying Spear' was better than he imagined.

Seeing Feng Yin reminded him of Feng Yin being defeated by Li Hongjiu in one move, a move he happened to have learned as well. His gaze involuntarily looked towards the sea on the other side of the Extreme Abyss. Unfortunately, the move required preparation, otherwise, he would have used it against Yan Zhili just now.

He regretted not going over the sea in the Extreme Abyss when Tong Mingshan held Yan Zhili down, blaming Tong Mingshan for ending the fight so swiftly, crippling one of Yan Zhili's arms with one move, allowing him to be careless.

The current issue was that he wouldn't be given time to prepare.

Shi Chun, present at the scene, was not blind. He naturally noticed that the 'True Fire Escape Light Technique' employed by Tong Mingshan and Wu Jinliang was suppressed. Having heard Zhu Xiangxin talk about the suppression of fire attribute skills earlier, he immediately guessed the situation.

And this was what he feared the most, worried about drawing several masters to besiege them, regretting acting impulsively, and regretting not calling everyone to retreat after pressing down Yan Zhili. Now retreating seemed troublesome.

He was well aware that for the disadvantaged, decisive opportunities often lasted only a mere moment.

Facing Yan Zhili and Feng Yin was dangerous for Tong and Wu. Shi Chun's hands flickered, and he magically produced an umbrella, a black and gold metal umbrella, which transformed from the 'Beidou Refusal Array' collected from the Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain.

Even in the present Phoenix Clan, not many have seen its complete form.

He had never used this treasure before. Now, forced to reveal it in public, he considered it necessary to use it as a last resort to save himself, thinking he wouldn't escape the disaster without showing his cards.

With his speed and riding Qilin A San, these people might not easily stop him. The problem was with Wu Jinliang and the others.

With the array's core in hand, he immediately shouted, "A bunch of cowards, let me fight, fall back!"

The meaning was clear: you can't handle this, let me do it!

He didn't intend to fight, openly stating so to lull the others, intending to aid Wu Jinliang and the others in their retreat.

Others didn't recognize the umbrella, but Wu Jinliang did. He had personally participated in testing the 'Beidou Refusal Array' in the Netherworld.

Seeing the treasure, Wu Jinliang immediately understood the Master's intention.

But he also knew the consequences of openly using this treasure: the Phoenix Clan would naturally suspect their involvement in the disappearance of the 'Beidou Refusal Array' from the Divine Mountain, leading to a series of unbearable consequences.

Life preservation aside, he was unwilling. Without mastering the skill to defeat Feng Yin, he might accept it. But to be able to defeat him and still be forced to escape to the Netherworld to survive was unacceptable.

But he couldn't let Shi Chun risk delaying time for him, as he couldn't guarantee Shi Chun could hold up against Yan Zhili and Feng Yin together.

Tong Mingshan already called out, "Go," and fled first.

Having no choice, Wu Jinliang followed suit, preparing to report back to Shi Chun; if Shi Chun could handle it, he would act, using the 'Beidou Refusal Array' briefly, hoping outsiders wouldn't see anything.

Feng Yin arrogantly did not rush to pursue them, seemingly intending to see what Shi Chun could do with his haughty words.

But during Wu Jinliang and Tong Mingshan's retreat, a figure suddenly flashed out of the Extreme Abyss Canyon, cutting across and letting out a clear voice, "Just in time!"

It was a woman's figure, with loose sleeves billowing in the wind, suddenly blocking the two.

The newcomer was none other than Luo Que.

Wu Jinliang and Tong Mingshan's expressions changed drastically, intending to turn and flee, but the scene before their eyes twisted, making them dizzy as if they were being sucked into a funnel, the harder they tried to fly outward, the more they were pulled inward.

Their vision blackened for a moment before the suction disappeared, placing them in complete darkness.

Fortunately, both of them knew fire attribute skills, instantly seeing each other's radiant light and quickly moved close to each other.

Having captured the two, Luo Que wasn't finished and again swung her sleeves towards Shi Chun.

An Wuzhi's anxious voice sounded, "Master, she's Luo Que, watch out for the 'Fan Xiu Heaven'."

Shi Chun didn't move, nor evade, instead putting away the metal umbrella, coldly drawing his knife, staring at the woman coming at him.

He wasn't afraid of the 'Fan Xiu Heaven,' knowing her divine skills wouldn't trap him. Entering her sleeve, he could use the 'Death Refusing Incense' to flee to the Netherworld, ideally using the cover to escape.

For him, Luo Que's move came just at the right time.

This means that his entry into the opponent's Fan Sleeve was not a death wish, but a rescue mission to save Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang.

Before that, he shouted loudly: "Don't worry about us, you all leave quickly!"

He understood clearly that once he got trapped, once he was collected by Luo Que, Yan Zhili, Luo Que, and Feng Yin were destined to turn against each other, which would be An Wuzhi and his party's chance to escape.

Making those three experts fight one another was far better than him charging forward in desperation. With opportunity knocking, how could he possibly shy away?

Seeing the opponent's sleeve opening, casting a twisting void rushing towards him, he feigned a move, angrily swinging his knife, then suddenly both he and his mount shrank, sucked into the opponent's sleeve.

"Ah!" Manxi in front of the mirror exclaimed in shock.

The Nanshan Commander Ming Chaofeng clapped and shouted "Good."

The Mingshan Sect group was astonished, An Wuzhi urgently shouted, "Listen to the Master, go!"

He quickly turned and left, without Tong Mingshan, that Sect Master dragging behind, the group promptly fled.

Unable to run fast carrying the Flame Stele, Zhu Xiangxin quickly withdrew his divine skill.

Suddenly, freed from the fiery light, Chai Wenwu, Old Chai was afraid of being left behind, and shouted once more for good measure, "Save me!"

Feng Yin and Yan Zhili indeed did not pursue them, instead they both dashed towards Luo Que.

Luo Que glanced at An Wuzhi, also not pursuing, 'Fan Xiu Heaven' had already suffered once at An Wuzhi's hands, she wasn't going to collect that guy again, and now was not the time to chase either.

Instead of pursuing, she twirled and rapidly darted away, more precisely, she was avoiding Feng Yin and Yan Zhili.

The agreement to split evenly after capturing Shi Chun and retrieving the token was mere talk before acquiring them. Now that the person was in her hands, foolishly waiting for others to take a part wouldn't be wise.

Everyone understood this logic, so Feng and Yan immediately realized what was happening.

"Luo Que, you dare to renege!"

"Stop her!"

The two angrily shouted and chased.

Yan Zhili regretted that his skill to draw lines and shoot couldn't outpace her launch speed, otherwise catching up wouldn't require much effort.

In front of the mirror, Wei Mo and Niu Qian both had grim expressions.

At the Heavenly Court team's core, Manxi turned his head furiously shouting, "Order nearby forces to attack and intercept! An Wuzhi and Zhu Xiangxin dared to escape, order them to rescue right away, dare to defy orders and I won't spare them!"

Among nearby reinforcements, An Wuzhi and his group were supposed to be the most capable in combat, but they all fled, what kind of reinforcement was that?

Within Fan Sleeve, Shi Chun saw a ball of fire amidst the darkness, swiftly flew towards it, upon closer inspection, he found a person wrapped in flames, it was Wu Jinliang.

Seeing him, Wu Jinliang exclaimed in surprise, "Huh, Chun Tian."

Shi Chun scanned around and said: "Old Tong isn't with you?"

Wu Jinliang immediately pointed to a direction, "Went that way, said the 'True Fire Escape Light Technique' might be able to break Fan Sleeve, he plans to unleash the speed to its extreme to see." He extinguished his flames as he spoke, "Look, now you can see."

As the light dimmed down, Shi Chun concentrated closely and indeed saw a faint glowing dot, then he hurriedly said, "Quickly call him back, now's not the time to break out."

Wu Jinliang puzzled, "Why wait to break it if he can?"

Qilin A San glared at him in the darkness, discovering that this big guy was as loud as his stature, too ostentatious, not knowing how to be low-key.

Shi Chun urged, "Nonsense, I'm already inside, their trio is bound to turn against each other, wait until they decide the outcome or all three are severely injured and then leave, wouldn't that be easier? I'm already in here and have 'Death Refusing Incense' on hand, you're not worried about getting out?"

While speaking, he took out the Mother-child Talisman for communication.

"Oh dear! That's not good…" Wu Jinliang exclaimed peculiarly, clapping in realization, immediately tried to remedy it, casting a loud spell, "Sect Master, stop, quickly return…"

Before he could finish, a flare of white light erupted from the direction he shouted, with surrounding turbulence pressing upon them.

In her flight, Luo Que pointed a finger of Mystic Light, dim gleam shone in all directions, quickly passed over Extreme Abyss and dashed over the sea.

It was evident she intended to use the sea's concealment to escape.

The two pursuing behind certainly understood.

Just then, under the Mystic Light's illumination, a ray flashed to the front, a red wave followed closely, suddenly forming into a blood-red swordsman who slashed a sword.

Luo Que easily dodged, knowing in advance she avoided direct confrontation, they couldn't do anything to her.

Avoiding entanglement, aware of the risk she occasionally glanced back, fearing Feng Yin's Sky Splitting Sword, she darted into the sea to disguise her trail amidst the vast ocean.

At this moment, her gaze fixed on her sleeve, seeing a part turning to ashes, then unable to sustain, suddenly her sleeve exploded into pieces.

Without changing direction, plunging into the sea before her eyes caught sight of figures bursting out, she was shocked, An Wuzhi previously breaking her Fan Sleeve, now again being broken, when did Little Xuan Sect's Fan Sleeve divine skills become so worthless?

As expected, Feng Yin in urgency noticed her trying to flee to the sea, no longer cared about possibly harming Shi Chun in Fan Sleeve, indeed pulled out the Sky Splitting Sword from nothingness, wielded it to slash.

Changing course ahead of time, Luo Que avoided the strike, but Shi Chun newly emerged fared worse, coincidentally struck by the tearing dark space rift above the sea.

Never seen anyone so unlucky like them.

Riding the tunneling light, Tong Mingshan was fortunate amidst the unfortunate, barely grazing past the edge of the deadly rift.