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"What the hell is this thing?!"
Ruoning’s fist shot out, the divine power of the Great Vehicle stage instantly shattering the life-preserving treasure hanging on Crimson Prince’s chest.
Crack--!
Her fist connected with his face, the jade talisman splintering. In that mont of suspended slow motion, Crimson Prince only heard a crisp shattering sound.
The next second.
The scene before his eyes distorted abruptly.
A perfectly intact figure vanished in an instant, transforming into a crimson afterimage that went flying out of the hall.
"You’re... fast..."
Watching the enemy being obliterated at lightning speed, Yino couldn’t help but swallow nervously. Even the evil sword he’d been secretly gripping behind his back now felt sowhat awkward.
After all, not only had Ruoning struck faster than him, her speed was so imnse that Yino couldn’t even track it clearly.
Evidently... Her current strength far surpassed Yino’s, faintly carrying the oppressive aura of Yuyan from back in the day. What was more terrifying was that Yino knew nothing about Ruoning’s skills and movents.
"Speaking of which, how did you know he was an enemy?"
Gazing at the girl’s heroic profile, Yino suddenly thought of a question.
Liu Ruoning turned her head, but before she could speak, another explosive sound erupted from behind.
BOOOOOOM !!!!
While they were talking, the Crimson Prince, who had been sent flying like a teor, had already crashed into the stone gate at the other end of the hall’s corridor.
Ruoning didn’t even look back, rely lifting a hand to lightly brush her hair before the explosion, embodying the style of a true expert who never glances at the blast,
"This lady was already in a bad mood. Just hearing his unnatural, androgynous voice made sick."
The girl spoke indifferently, her brows furrowed with disgust.
She was probably venting the resentnt she felt towards Wen Ruxiu in the dream onto the Crimson Prince.
However...
Even if Ruoning hadn’t made a move, Yino had been planning to.
He had always been clear about the Crimson Prince’s plans. Back when Xumo was the protagonist in the original storyline, this old freak had struck a deal with the Palace Master, the Crimson Prince would deliver Ruoning to the Palace Master, and in return, the Palace Master would help him capture Xumo.
"He’s still got breaths left. Want to finish him off?"
As she spoke, Ruoning glanced sideways at the crimson figure trembling as it struggled to its feet in the distance.
Yino shrugged with a grin, spreading his hands. "He’s got at least nine golden collectibles on him. Why wouldn’t I?"
"Nine... nine golden collectibles?!"
Ruoning’s eyes went wide.
Perhaps because she’d just experienced defeat firsthand in the nightmare, she now deeply understood the importance of collectible in this illusory realm!
"Then what are we waiting for?!"
"Once I get those nine collectibles and break through to the Tribulation Crossing stage, I refuse to believe the that evil Sect’s prince can kidnap in the next layer!" The girl grew more excited as she spoke, determination blazing in her beautiful eyes. She’d clearly gotten fired up from the dream experience.
You couldn’t bla her. After all, Yino was the abnormal one. standing from a player’s-eye view with full knowledge of the script. For Ruoning, everything in this illusion felt incredibly real!
"Stop right there, you freak!"
"Help... help !"
"Monster... monster... she isn’t even human!"
"Didn’t this girl only reach Foundation Establishnt at the Liuli Sect? How did she spend a few hours in the illusion and suddenly rival Yuyan?!"
In the Liuli Illusion Realm, on the fourteenth layer known as Nightmare, chaos erupted in the corridor.
The Crimson Prince scrambled and tumbled forward in a desperate escape. He was running for his life, but on the smooth, glassy palace floor, his feet kept slipping like he’d stepped in oil.
Thinking back, the last ti he’d been this terrified was on the Liuli Sect’s martial arts stage.
Back then, Yuyan had gone berserk. Even after the Crimson Prince surrendered, she still dragged her frost-wreathed ice sword toward him, step by nacing step.
That ice sword had carved a deep frozen trail across the ground. If Elder Zhu hadn’t personally intervened, that icy mark would’ve ended up branded across the Crimson Prince’s forehead.
But looking at the present situation, the Crimson Prince felt the purple-eyed girl swooping down on phantom wings behind him was ten thousand tis more terrifying than Yuyan ever was!
"Xumo!"
"Xumo! Ye Huai! Co save !"
Suddenly, the Crimson Prince spotted two familiar figures at the end of the corridor.
If he rembered correctly, he’d originally sent them through different portals.
Yet now, barely after he’d entered, they’d already followed. Clearly, they’d never trusted the Crimson Prince from the start.
However, their stalking had unexpectedly beco his last lifeline in this mont of despair!
"Crimson Prince, what happened to you..."
Seeing the man who’d been so arrogant just five minutes ago now fleeing toward them in complete disarray, both Xumo and Ye Huai froze, finding the situation bizarre.
They grew alert, scanning their surroundings before finally settling their gaze on the phantom-winged girl pursuing from behind.
"Junior Ruoning?"
Ye Huai raised an eyebrow and rubbed his eyes, still finding it hard to believe.
Because Ruoning, as the daughter of the Liu family, was undoubtedly of pure human bloodline.
Yet the girl before him, with phantom butterfly wings, azure-violet tribal markings covering her body, and even her pupils turned an enchanting purple, perfectly matched every characteristic people associated with the demon race.
"Where do you think you’re going, you freak!"
The girl shouted, and the nine violet glass swords circling her body ford a sword formation.
In that instant, the Crimson Prince’s escape speed increased even more.
He’d probably been scared out of his wits by Ruoning and lost all will to fight.
But the six golden collectibles on his body wouldn’t fail him, allowing the Crimson Prince to burst forth with terrifyingly explosive speed in his desperate flight.
"Ruoning’s gone crazy! You two! Cover .!"
He spoke hurriedly, then without waiting for a response, shot straight between Xumo and Ye Huai.
For a mont, both n stood frozen.
The violent wind from the Crimson Prince’s frantic escape forced their eyes shut, but in that brief ti, they still couldn’t grasp the severity of the situation.
Until...
"Ruoning’s only at Foundation Establishnt. Even as the daughter of Destiny, what waves could she possibly make in an illusion?"
Xumo pondered for a few seconds, then sneered coldly as he drew the sword from his waist.
He internally mocked the Crimson Prince for being such a waste, scared witless by a little girl. But the very next second, Xumo’s smile froze.
Because behind Ruoning, he spotted a white-robed young man,
"Oh crap, no wonder the that sissy was running so fast."
Seeing that man, Xumo’s eyes suddenly cleared considerably.
Painful mories and feelings of despair flooded his mind all at once, instantly knocking down his earlier arrogance several pegs.
"Brother Ye... I’ve got sothing to do, I’m heading out..."
Xumo imdiately threw in the towel.
But beside him, Ye Huai still looked confused.
"They were just talking about capturing Ruoning and Yino. Why are they both acting so pathetic now?"
Ye Huai scratched his head in puzzlent.
But the next second, the phantom butterfly girl dive-bombed toward him like a fighter jet,
"Senior Ye, get out of the way!"
BOOM!!!!
An unprecedented sonic boom blasted past. In an instant, it sent Ye Huai flying into the wall, where he created a spiderweb crack in the shape of a human imprint. No amount of prying could get him out.
After the girl passed, Yino walked by the human-shaped crater and casually plucked all the collectible off Ye Huai.
"Thanks for your generous donation."
He smiled faintly, his cold gaze speaking volus.
From within the crater, Ye Huai clenched his fists and gritted his teeth. In a mont of rage, he raged for a mont, but ultimately forced out an awkward smile.
"eting in a foreign realm, both of us righteous cultivators... it’s an honor for to assist Brother Yino..."
"Pretty sensible, aren’t you?"
Yino raised an eyebrow, stripped him of his last collectible, then patted the lapel of Ye Huai’s robe.
"When you get back, if Chaerin asks you anything, rember to keep your mouth shut. If you dare tell her I’m so evil cultivator again, you might just experience what Xumo went through in Azure Forest firsthand, I’m sure you’ve already heard about it."
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