"Kid, hurry up and set up the teleportation array. Send that poison in to this great lord. I'm going to eat it," the mysterious demon beast said with a grin, as though it had absolutely no fear that Dan Dan's poison would be the death of it.
Seeing this,
So Chu Feng was almost certain that the mysterious demon beast must be, just as Dan Dan had said, a purple-robed Spirit World Master.
And a purple-robed Spirit World Master could save
After roughly half an hour, Chu Feng finally finished setting up the teleportation array. Once he sent the poison pill from Dan Dan through, the demon beast didn't play any tricks — it swallowed the pill right in front of the two of them. What frustrated Chu Feng most was that after such a terrifying poison entered its belly, the beast actually grinned with delight and shouted, "Delicious!"
"Alright, kid. I've swallowed the poison as you asked. Now, just follow my instructions and set up an array to open the barrier. With both of us working from the inside and outside, within ten days at most, this great lord will break through this barrier cage and leave this place," the demon beast said after consuming the poison.
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"Kid, just say what you need. You're helping me get out of here and regain my freedom — that's a favor to this great lord. If it's something I can do, I'll definitely help you out." The demon beast was quite straightforward, wasting no words and simply thumping its chest as it asked, as though it would agree to whatever Chu Feng said.
Then Chu Feng laid out everything he needed the mysterious demon beast's help with — for example, helping the Spirit World Alliance win this great battle and rescuing Su Rou and Su Mei.
As for the Dragon Daoist's matter, since the Dragon Daoist had specifically named Chu Feng as the one he wanted to help, Chu Feng naturally wouldn't ask this demon beast for assistance without the Dragon Daoist's permission.
The demon beast remained just as forthcoming and agreed to all of Chu Feng's conditions without hesitation. This made Chu Feng gradually develop a somewhat favorable impression of the creature.
After that, Chu Feng began setting up the massive barrier array according to what the powerful demon beast instructed, working in concert from both sides. This grand array was formidable, but it also required considerable time to set up — at least several days, and no more than ten.
Compared to this demon beast being trapped here for a hundred years, ten days truly was nothing.
But right now, the Spirit World Alliance was locked in a massive battle against the World Alliance's forces and the four great powers. When powerhouses clashed, it could be earth-shattering, but sometimes the outcome could be decided in a single instant.
Fortunately, this battle wasn't a one-on-one duel between top-tier powerhouses — it was a confrontation between two factions. Neither
Whenever a younger disciple was outmatched and fell into danger, they would split off their attention to help. This made the great battle drag on for a long time, and the death toll remained relatively low.
At the same time, people couldn't help but admire the strength of those two old ancestors, Jie Shi and Gu Tianchen. Not only could they fight powerful opponents head-on, but they could also protect everyone around them with their own strength. That was something ordinary people could never do.
Under these circumstances, the great battle turned into a war of attrition. Although the Spirit World Alliance hadn't suffered many casualties, their buildings had taken tremendous damage. This vast organization, aside from its core area, had been utterly devastated and rendered unrecognizable by the shockwaves of battle.
But even that wasn't the worst of it. After several days of fierce fighting, the Spirit World Alliance's ancestor Gu Tianchen — perhaps because he had just emerged from seclusion only to be thrust into a major battle — was running low on stamina and gradually falling behind.
Boom! Suddenly, a terrifying ripple of energy exploded across the night sky. Blinding light shrouded heaven and earth, illuminating the world as brightly as daylight.
At the same time, a figure was blasted out from within that ripple, slamming hard into the ground and sending up layers of rumbling thunder and billowing clouds of dust.
"Ancestor!!!"
In that moment, the people of the Spirit World Alliance panicked, because they knew that ripple had been caused by the clash between Jie Shi and Gu Tianchen — and the one who had fallen from the sky was none other than their ancestor, Gu Tianchen.
"Don't panic. I'm fine."
Right then, Gu Tianchen's voice suddenly boomed from below. Immediately afterward, he transformed into a streak of light and soared back up, hovering in the night sky.
It was indeed Gu Tianchen. At this moment, his robes were immaculate, without a speck of dust. His complexion was normal, and he showed no signs of injury whatsoever.
Seeing Gu Tianchen like this, the people of the Spirit World Alliance breathed a collective sigh of relief. This ancestor was their pillar of support — after fighting for several days and nights and still keeping so many people alive, it was all thanks to him. If anything happened to Gu Tianchen, everyone here would die.
But compared to the ordinary members' relief, the Alliance President and the elders — the higher-ups — felt even more alarmed.
Because they could sense the change in Gu Tianchen's aura. He was injured, and badly. He was deliberately pretending to be unaffected so as not to demoralize everyone. But if even they could see through it, how could Jie Shi not notice?
"Gu Tianchen, don't push yourself. Tonight is the end of your Spirit World Alliance. Even you won't live past this night." Sure enough, Jie Shi burst into maniacal laughter once more, as though the Spirit World Alliance had already been defeated.
"Jie Shi, don't you dare be arrogant! As long as I, Gu Tianchen, stand here, I will never let you run wild in my Spirit World Alliance!"
Gu Tianchen snorted coldly. Layers of Heavenly Force surged from his body, and the surrounding space began to warp and distort. Cracks appeared one after another until the very fabric of space started to collapse and shatter.
Then, with a single leap, a thunderous boom rang out as he transformed into a fiery red streak of light, hurtling toward Jie Shi like a shooting star in reverse.
"The aura is quite impressive, but it's a pity — in your current state, even with everything you've got, you're no match for me." Faced with Gu Tianchen's terrifying assault, Jie Shi showed not the slightest fear. On the contrary, a contemptuous sneer hung at the corner of his lips.