"What's going on? What's the situation?" Li Qi quickly rushed out and brought her back.
In the distance, the three powerful figures were still locked in their magical duel. The battlefield spanned over a hundred li (50 km), but fortunately, it hadn't reached this canyon yet, so Li Qi was safe for now.
After returning, Shen Shuibei took several deep breaths before speaking to Li Qi. "Li Qi... Luo Fu Niangniang is truly in danger. That figure over there isn't Her Holiness; it's Yangning!"
"Yangning and I are both..." Shen Shuibei began explaining.
Li Qi cut her off imdiately. "I know, Solar Essence Yangning. That demon already introduced her earlier. Get to the point."
"Well," Shen Shuibei continued, "Her Holiness isn't dead, but she's extrely weak now. It's unknown how many years of rest she'll need to recover. Right now, that's Yangning putting up a brave front, but her injuries are severe as well. She might not be able to hold off those two demons."
Just as Li Qi was about to respond, Shen Shuibei covered his mouth and said earnestly, "Don't speak. Let talk. This kind of power is beyond what you can handle. Don't think with your usual thods. Divine abilities above sixth rank are incomprehensible to soone like you."
"I've thought of a way," Shen Shuibei continued solemnly. "I'll give you Her Holiness's sacred na, which can directly connect to her remaining Spiritual Essence. Then, you set up an altar and use as the sacrifice. Though my cultivation has dissipated, my Rank remains. Your ritual sacrifice using as the 'offering' can temporarily revive Her Holiness's true spirit. If she regains even a bit of her strength, we can break this deadlock."
"But what about you!?" Li Qi exclaid anxiously. "There must be another way."
Using Shen Shuibei as the 'sacrifice' essentially ant letting her die. Performing a sacrificial ritual to temporarily restore Luo Fu Niangniang by sacrificing Shen Shuibei was sothing he couldn't accept.
"There is no other way!" Shen Shuibei said urgently. "Look over there. Yangning's injuries aren't any lighter than mine. She won't last much longer." Shen Shuibei pointed at the distant battlefield.
On the battlefield, the weakest among them were genuine demons capable of easily killing dozens of people and becoming nightmares for entire regions. But these were just the weakest ones. There were also ninth-rank, eighth-rank, and even seventh-rank demons unleashing their divine powers freely, directing their firepower at the celestial soldiers and generals.
The ground had cracked extensively, with layers of rock groaning under pressure! The shockwaves from their impacts created solid waves spreading across the land!
Under imnse force, the earth and rocks rippled like water, creating massive shockwaves spreading several kiloters, forming an incredible ring-shaped mountain!
The earth collapsed directly, with winds and clouds swirling, the sun and moon dimd, and mountains seed to tremble. The air wailed as if in agony, and the aftermath flas scorched the sky, thick black smoke rising like beacon fires.
Red military qi spread like burning clouds, covering the sky as if painted entirely red.
Half the sky turned blood-red, the sun resembling a hole in the sky, continuously spewing blood-red light, dyeing the horizon.
Within a hundred li (50 km), divine powers flew wildly. A celestial general cleaved through hundreds of ters of giant boulders but could only scratch a giant bear demon general slightly. The bear demon leaped fiercely, causing seismic waves upon landing, scattering dozens of celestial soldiers into white mist.
The celestial soldiers' golden light had turned purple-gold, not because they looked cool, but because the Great King of Cursed Demons was casting spells, turning them into puppets, stiffening their bodies and greatly reducing their combat effectiveness.
Purple poison eroded the celestial soldiers' protective golden light, and if this continued, the celestial army would eventually be utterly defeated.
However, judging by the current speed, it might take half a day or more.
Li Qi understood that ant he had barely more than half a day left.
Perhaps Yangning might find another way to hold out a little longer, but it wouldn't be long.
"There must be another way. Give fifteen minutes. Fifteen minutes won't delay anything, and I'm sure I can co up with a solution," Li Qi held Shen Shuibei and told her.
But in his heart, he was thinking that if there truly was no other way, he would forcibly take Shen Shuibei and flee.
Shen Shuibei would surely resent him for it, but there was no choice.
He couldn't bring himself to kill Shen Shuibei and use her as an offering, even if it ant falling out with her. He absolutely couldn't do such a thing.
Shen Shuibei knew that fifteen minutes wouldn't affect the overall situation, so she waited for Li Qi.
Usually, she was very patient, often spending hours lost in thought without feeling bored.
But now, during these fifteen minutes, she repeatedly watched the battlefield and Li Qi, anxious and impatient, wishing ti would speed up several tis.
anwhile, Li Qi wished ti would slow down as much as possible, giving him more ti to think and consider.
What resources could he use?
Currently, his only reliance was Wu Deity Mountain, but it was too far away to count on.
However, this matter shouldn't require Wu Deity Mountain's direct intervention. If he could sohow communicate with Wu Deity Mountain... given Luo Fu Niangniang's importance, there must be so powerful figures willing to intervene and crush these two lesser demons remotely.
But how could he communicate with Wu Deity Mountain?
The diviners found it difficult to determine Luo Fu Niangniang's location due to her high rank.
They also couldn't predict his actions since he was an Outer Path practitioner, making it hard to divine. This was why Young Master Zhu sent him here—an Outer Path practitioner wouldn't make Luo Fu Niangniang mistake Wu Deity Mountain as coming to take advantage of the chaos.
As for predicting Shen Shuibei, it was aningless since Young Master Zhu had already planted a pawn in her, indicating they knew she wasn't with Luo Fu Niangniang. Their plan was to have Shen Shuibei find the Lady, which she did, though Young Master Zhu likely didn't anticipate the survival crisis Luo Fu Niangniang faced.
Therefore, based on the current situation, there was no direct way to communicate with Wu Deity Mountain.
So, what should he do?
Was there any assistance he could leverage to get Wu Deity Mountain's attention?
Wait, when those two demons boasted earlier, didn't they ntion, "Within ten thousand li (500 km) of White Snake Mountain, everything is under our control, even the governor can only stay within the city walls"?
That ans there are currently at least two entities who could help him and might be willing to do so!
The governor of White Snake Prefecture and the mountain deity of White Snake Mountain!
These two were likely being suppressed by the Great King of Cursed Demons and the Great King of Bear Slaughter. However, if they appeared now and helped him contact Wu Deity Mountain, wouldn't that change everything?!
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