NOVPUB"Don't you dare look back!"
Xiao Yi grabbed a few men and flung them forcefully forward.
Yue Shanchuan and the others, like arrows released from bows, were thrown out. They crashed heavily onto the ground ahead, as a 'duang' thudded deafeningly behind them.
Almost at the same time...
A gust of wind sent Xiao Yi crashing out as well.
He landed heavily beside the others.
However, Xiao Yi scrambled to his feet, not bothering to explain anything as he yelled, "What are you dawdling for? Run!"
Yue Shanchuan and the others exchanged glances but didn't dare to delay.
They hurriedly sprinted after Xiao Yi.
All the way up.
Xiao Yi kept repeating, "Keep running, don't you dare look back!"
Doubt filled everyone's hearts, but they had no choice but to follow closely behind.
They sprinted madly.
Not until they arrived in front of the Yunmeng Demon Emperor's statue did Xiao Yi finally slow down, gasping for air, sweat dripping down from his forehead.
Chai Yi wiped the sweat from his brow.
In the midst of Yunmeng Marsh, even they, who were Nirvana Realm powerhouses unaffected by heat or cold, were panting like mortals after that full-speed dash; Chai Yi couldn't help but voice his confusion, "Boss Xiao Yi, what on earth happened just now? Why did you tell us to run and not let us look back?"
Yue Shanchuan and Wu Jian turned their gaze to Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi gestured towards their back.
All eyes followed his gesture immediately...
The cobblestone path behind them showed nothing unusual. While they were puzzling over this, Hu Junyi and others appeared at the end of the path.
They, too, were stunned by the dozen or so gigantic statues.
Then they stepped onto the cobblestone path.
As they passed by the statues, the statues appeared behind them, following closely. If Hu Junyi and the others sped up, the statues sped up; if they slowed down, the statues did likewise, but always kept close behind. Suddenly, someone in the group sensed the anomaly behind them.
They whipped their heads around.
But that one look...
The moment their gaze met the statues, it was as if they had defiled a deity.
Enraging the statues instantly!
Roar!
Roar!
Roar!
The ten statues roared in fury, charging at Hu Junyi and the others like maniacs.
Ten Demon Marshals.
Each had been a powerhouse of the Earth Venerate Realm in life, and even as mere statues, they were far superior to the ordinary Human Venerates.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the midst of earth-shattering noises,
furious attacks rained down.
Screams rose and fell in succession.
Facing the towering Heavenly Blue Bull Python statue, a single dive was all it took to swallow over a dozen people.
Other Demon Marshals like the Pixiu and Taotie had equally staggering attacks, terrifyingly deadly in power, especially the Divine Bird Bi Fang that soared overhead. With talons outstretched, it snatched up several people who looked back, flung them into the void, and chased after them, swallowing several people whole with crunching sounds ringing in everyone's ears.
"Run!"
"Are these statues actually alive?"
"Damn it, can anyone tell me why Xiao Yi and his group are unscathed? Yet we have to suffer attacks from these statues..."
One after another, the powerhouses roared in despair.
Hu Junyi, Ye Ling, and others were running towards the Yunmeng Demon Emperor statue at the fastest speed.
Out of more than ten thousand people, only a little over six thousand had successfully made it through the cobblestone path to face the Yunmeng Demon Emperor statue. And by the time they reached it, the statues of the ten Demon Marshals had also returned to their respective spots, as if they were not the ones who had just tried to kill Hu Junyi and the rest.
Huffing and puffing!
Hu Junyi was breathing heavily, his eyes filled with resentment as he stared at Xiao Yi, wishing he could swallow him alive. He ground his teeth and said, "Xiao Yi, you knew there was something wrong with these statues all along. Why didn't you warn us beforehand?"
Xiao Yi glanced at him and replied indifferently, "Are we friends?"
Hu Junyi's face stiffened: "..."
He wished he could kill Xiao Yi and claim the reward for the seventh-tier elixir of immortality.
Not to mention not being friends...
They were mortal enemies.
If the roles were reversed, Hu Junyi would not have been so kind as to alert Xiao Yi either.
Ye Ling, standing to the side, spoke with icy coldness in her voice. She had almost been crushed to death by the Heavenly Blue Bull Python statue earlier. Now facing Xiao Yi, she was certainly not going to show any pleasant demeanor, "Xiao Yi, you are truly selfish. All along the way, you have been deceiving us with lies. So many people have died because of your lies. Don't you feel any remorse?"
Xiao Yi rolled his eyes and looked at the furiously shaking Ye Ling: "Remorse? You all want to tear me to pieces. I'll be happy if you die. Why should I feel remorse?"
Everyone: "..."
But no one could refute what he said.
Just as Xiao Yi had pointed out...
Nine out of ten of them wished they could kill Xiao Yi right away. Had Xiao Yi been the one to cross the cobblestone path, none of them would have lifted a finger to help him.
"Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself!"
Xiao Yi's calm gaze swept over everyone as he enunciated each word, "I have no obligation to save you. Moreover, each of you wants my life. I haven't targeted you on purpose. You should be grateful, rather than making all these accusations against me!"
"You..."
"This is simply sophistry..." Although the crowd was complaining, they also appeared to lack confidence in their objections. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
At that moment...
An exclamation suddenly came from the crowd: "Look, what is that?"
The crowd was momentarily stunned.
All eyes turned to see the gigantic Yunmeng Demon Emperor statue, from which a dazzling beam of light suddenly burst forth from the splendid golden crown. The rainbow-like light transformed into a bridge of light, and various items—weapons, pills, precious Spiritual Medicines, armors, and more—began to fall from the bridge onto the black rock behind the statue.
The crowd was dumbfounded.
All turned their gaze towards the rock.
The rock was over ten meters high and a hundred meters in both length and width, shaped like a pillow.
In the center...
A crown stood quietly, with a sword on one side and a knife on the other. Both emanated an Eighth-layer weapon's aura. In addition, there were higher-grade pills between the seventh and Eighth-layer as well as precious herbs.
Hiss!
Everyone gasped in astonishment, their eyes blazing with fervor: "Is that an Eighth-layer Longsword? An Eighth-layer battle knife?"
"And that set of Eighth-layer armor, have you seen it? That's armor, which is equivalent to two or three warriors' weapons of the same level..."
"We're rich, we've really struck it rich this time!"
"Hahaha, we've only made it halfway so far, yet we've already found Eighth-layer weapons and pills. What kind of treasures would there be inside the Cloud Dream Temple?"
At that moment.
Everyone was eager to act...
