"Where do you think you're going?" Yang Kai's face was a mask of vicious intent. His body flickered, his speed reaching its absolute limit as he blocked the entrance to the Void Corridor. He stared coldly at Yang Bai, his True Essence erupting with violent ferocity.
"Out of my way!" Yang Bai roared, striking a palm towards Yang Kai's chest. The energy on his hand writhed like a serpent's tongue, infinitely dangerous.
*Boom!* Yang Kai's body swayed, and a thread of blood escaped the corner of his mouth. Yang Bai was also forced back several steps with the impact.
"Ha ha ha!" Yang Kai laughed heartily. "Granduncle, you're only at the first layer of the Transcendent Realm now! Let's see how you escape!"
As he spoke, a vast surge of Divine Sense power surged forth. Under its impetus, the small sword within his sea of consciousness radiated a bone-chilling cold as it lanced towards Yang Bai.
Yang Bai was horrified. He didn't dare block it and hastily retreated.
The Earth Demon let out an eerie cackle, transforming into a streak of blood-light to dance around Yang Bai, launching frenzied attacks.
The recovered old patriarchs of the Eight Great Families also contributed their strength without hesitation.
In an instant, Yang Bai was flustered, struggling to cope.
With most of his cultivation sealed by the Demon Locking Chain, he could now only display strength equivalent to the first layer of the Transcendent Realm. He was no match for Yang Kai's group whatsoever.
Every time he tried to flee into the Void Corridor, someone intercepted him.
Yang Bai's expression became ferocious. Ever since he obtained the inheritance and partial memories of the demon below Kunlong Gorge, he had yearned for a higher world. Conquering the entire Azure Cloud Evil Land and invading the Medicine King Valley had merely been a pretext to start the war with the Eight Great Families.
Having schemed and planned for so long, seeing his wish within reach, only to have it ruined by a single Demon Locking Chain—the madness and anxiety in his heart were unimaginable.
But after all, he still possessed the foundation of the third layer of the Transcendent Realm. Even trapped in this dire situation, he wouldn't be defeated quickly. He unleashed all manner of terrifying techniques, astounding onlookers.
Yang Kai felt a chill, no longer engaging him head-on. He merely controlled the small sword, watching coldly as Yang Bai struggled like a cornered beast.
Suddenly, a powerful aura approached rapidly from nearby. Recognizing its source, Yang Kai's expression brightened, and he quickly turned to look.
Sure enough, Meng Wuya's figure emerged in the distance. The Manager wore a look of elation and fervor, his aura incomparable to before, even stronger than when he had broken his own seal previously.
Behind him, Su Yan and Xia Ningshang also quickly appeared.
Clearly, the seal within Meng Wuya's body had been lifted. He had now truly recovered to the level of the Transcendent Realm. Yang Kai estimated he might even be a peak expert at the third layer.
It was just a feeling, but Yang Kai believed it utterly.
Meng Wuya arrived and wasted no words. He simply clenched his fist, and an invisible force suddenly pressed down on Yang Bai like a mountain, making it difficult for him to move.
Seizing this opportunity, the Earth Demon and the old patriarchs of the Eight Great Families unleashed their killing moves. In an instant, Yang Bai's body was riddled with wounds, blood flowing freely.
"Impossible!" Yang Bai stared blankly at the suddenly appeared Meng Wuya, unable to believe that this person could possess cultivation and power comparable to his own peak state.
"Granduncle, your time has come," Yang Kai declared coldly.
Yang Bai's face turned ashen, but a deep madness flickered in the depths of his eyes. Trapped at a dead end, he instead burst into laughter. "Foolish and ignorant! Even if I die, you won't find peace!"
With that, his True Essence and aura abruptly became perilous. His body swelled a size larger, becoming grotesquely bloated. Yang Bai's face flushed red, and blood seeped from his seven orifices.
A deeply unsettling sensation rapidly spread through the air.
Meng Wuya's expression turned severe. "Stop him! He's going to detonate his True Essence!"
Yang Kai's expression changed drastically. The soul artifact, the small sword, struck towards Yang Bai's mind with lightning speed, but the opponent's Divine Sense was surprisingly resilient and powerful. The sword failed to break through his sea of consciousness defense on the first attempt.
Meng Wuya twisted his hand, projecting a force through the air that directly spun Yang Bai's head halfway around.
Yang Bai's laughter died in his throat. The light rapidly faded from his eyes, but the berserk True Essence within him still exploded with terrifying violence.
*Boom!...*
The old patriarchs of the Eight Great Families gathered around Yang Bai were sent spitting blood flying in all directions. The Earth Demon also screamed miserably, tumbling through the air several times before plummeting headfirst into the Void Corridor and vanishing.
The next moment, the colossal energy within Zhongdu's ley lines seemed to trigger a chain reaction. Starting from the point of Yang Bai's detonation, violent ruptures continuously cascaded deeper into the earth.
Simultaneously, a bizarre and terrifying power swept through the area.
Meng Wuya was stunned. He glanced hurriedly around, his gaze locking onto the opened Void Corridor. He cried out in alarm, "How can there be a Void Corridor here?!"
Even as powerful as Meng Wuya, he now seemed to have witnessed something terrifying, momentarily losing his composure.
Shaking off his brief daze, he swiftly retreated with lightning speed to Su Yan and Xia Ningshang's side. Grabbing one with each hand, he channeled his True Essence to shield them, calling out, "Yang Kai, come with this old man!"
Even as he spoke, his figure had already plunged into the Void Corridor.
Although Yang Kai didn't know why Manager Meng was so panicked, he knew the situation was bad.
Yang Bai's self-detonation had already triggered a catastrophic anomaly within Zhongdu's ley lines. This anomaly was a disaster of annihilation—likely something even Meng Wuya couldn't withstand.