Chapter 1250: Narrow Escape

Han Yu's face darkened as he saw the other's gaze fall on him, and he demanded: "Xiao Yan, what do you mean by this? We kept our promise and worked hard to get you what you needed, yet you act like this—truly despicable!"

As he spoke, the former's gaze involuntarily fell upon the pillar of light above the central tall mountain.

He couldn't understand—though the other had clearly entered this place alone, why would someone suddenly help "Xiao Yan" open the defense system of Pacify South Pass!

And the blue‑wolf shadow that arrived just after felt a sudden sense of unease upon seeing this.

It never expected that its momentary conservation of energy would cause such a huge mess.

"I was careless this time. If I had exerted my full strength earlier, my overwhelming energy advantage over this world's power would surely have kept the opponent here. But now, it's probably impossible."

Thinking of this, the wolf shadow felt a surge of frustration.

After all, he now possesses only a remnant soul; to be revived he must return to the Hundred Sources Continent, which offers the slightest chance.

If he cannot leave this place this time to help its master locate the plane seed of the Battle Qi Continent, then within a few thousand years this remnant soul of his will surely dissipate completely.

"Heh, talking about sincerity with invaders—isn't that a joke? If you were really that good, Pacify South Pass wouldn't exist at all."

Lin Feng sensed the weary aura of Han Yu and the others, snorted coldly, and his tone was full of contempt for them.

After all, if they were truly good people, the ancient cultivators of the Battle Qi Continent wouldn't have fought the Soul Communication Sect to the bitter end, resulting in total annihilation.

However, seeing the listless aura of Han Yu and company, the corner of Lin Feng's mouth, still bearing the bloodstains from wiping, twitched instantly as he said: "Looks like you're not doing well either—did the temporary strength‑boosting secret art wear off, leaving you suffering its backlash?"

As he spoke, he also cast a mocking glance over the Soul Communication Sect's Battle Saints and continued to increase the pressure: "What a shame—you suffered those injuries for nothing, not only failing to leave as you wished, but also wasting all this effort for no gain."

"You brat, don't get cocky!"

"Damn it, get out here and die, old man!"

"You bastard, do you believe I'll rush in now and stuff you into my *&；amp； and let you be born again?"

Lin Feng's words had barely fallen when the people of the Soul Communication Sect outside the gate city exploded in rage, shouting curses at him.

They looked as if they would charge straight in and kill him the very next second.

Han Yu, seeing Lin Feng's attitude, no longer bothered with his own decorum; his face swiftly turned hideously ferocious, and he said in a grim tone: "You little bastard, don't think hiding behind this tortoise shell lets you rest easy. We may fear this thing, but that doesn't mean we can't crack open that tortoise shell. Do you really think something that has endured nearly ten thousand years can still display the power it had in its prime?"

"Moreover, if I recall correctly, the gate city's backup energy is nearly exhausted—I wonder how long you can hold out."

Having said that, Han Yu turned to the other Soul Communication Sect Battle Saints and roared: "Everyone, keep bombarding this gate city! I don't believe that over a hundred of us Heaven‑Unity Realm cultivators joining forces still can't break down this ruined gate city!"

"Yes!"

Having received the order, the remaining Soul Communication Sect Battle Saints bellowed in unison, then, despite their fatigue from prolonged battle and the backlash of the talismans, they released one battle technique after another that converged in the sky, then came crashing down heavily upon the gate city.

Among them, the hot‑tempered Qiu Yue took the lead, unleashing his battle technique with full force to strike the gate city fiercely.

"Can it hold?"

Lin Feng saw the sky‑covering battle techniques, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly looked toward his duplicate standing before the stone platform.

"If it's just these attacks, there's still no problem."

Hearing that, the duplicate nodded lightly and then turned its gaze to the stone platform before it.

Immediately afterward, he reached out and gave the stone disk on the platform a slight turn.

"Hum!"

With the turning of the stone disk, the next moment the light on the gate city blazed brightly, and several upright golden formation disks suddenly appeared in the sky.

"Attack."

As soon as the light formation appeared, Lin Feng's duplicate firmly pressed his palm onto the disk before the stone platform and shouted coldly.

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

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At the instant the duplicate pressed the stone disk, the formation disks before the gate city burst with blinding light in Lin Feng's astonished gaze, and then golden light columns shot out from those disks, arriving in the blink of an eye before Han Yu and the others.

"Ha!"

Faced with the light columns that closed in in the blink of an eye, Han Yu, Qiu Yue, and the others dared not delay; each immediately employed his own defensive means to block the columns' attacks.

"Ah!"

However, this situation did not last long; soon, successive cries of agony rang out continuously across the sky.

Hearing those rising and falling screams, Han Yu quickly turned his head and saw that some of the lesser Battle Saints could not withstand those light columns at all.

After a brief standoff, the light columns broke through their defenses and shot straight through their bodies.

Struck by this blow, every Soul Communication Sect Battle Saint whose defenses were pierced by the light columns was utterly annihilated, body and spirit destroyed.

"Woo!"

And with the master's fall, his spirit pet also suffered heavy damage, dropping limp like a wounded bird from the sky.

Of course, while the gate city unleashed its light‑column attack, the battle techniques launched by Han Yu and the others all slammed against the golden barrier.

Yet these combined attacks, capable of slaying some nine‑star Battle Saints, had absolutely no effect against this weak gate city.

After the muffled booms of exploding battle techniques faded, the gate city remained unchanged, unscathed.

But before Lin Feng could even show a smile of relief at the situation, his duplicate's expression suddenly shifted, and he hurriedly sent a mental message: "Main body, hurry and leave—I can't hold out much longer. I've already activated and opened the exit passage, and I've placed two of those four Nine‑grade Treasure Pills inside; that should be enough for you to get out."

"As for the remaining two treasure pills, I tossed them together with the medicines you gave me into the gate city's energy storage room. But even so, it won't last long enough to kill all of them. This time I'm spent—hurry up and run."

Gazing at the flashing red low‑backup‑energy warning on the stone disk, the duplicate sighed helplessly.

He knew that this time he probably couldn't escape.

Lin Feng heard the duplicate's words and his brows instantly knotted together.

He had originally planned to rely on the gate city to weaken the Soul Communication Sect in one fell swoop, preparing for his future occupation of this land.

After all, the heavenly and earthly energy here is abundant, and natural treasures are everywhere—how could he give up so easily?

But now it seems his plan is going to come to nothing.

Thinking this through, Lin Feng gritted his teeth and sent a mental message to his duplicate: "If I leave now, seeing that interception is hopeless, they'll likely leave as well. I'll stay a bit longer—during this time, you should inflict as many casualties on their forces as possible."

Okay.

Upon hearing that, the avatar didn't hesitate further, immediately focusing all its attention on the stone plate before it, continuing to control Pingnan Pass's supply system to inflict casualties on the Tongling Sect cultivators outside the pass.

Although Lin Feng's side was somewhat troubled, Han Yu and the others outside were in an even more precarious situation, unable to back out.

They were about to seize the native youth who knew the escape route, but a wall blocked their path, and the gate city's attack system kept firing, killing their fellow disciples.

Of course, if they fought to the death, relying on their overwhelming numerical advantage and the fact that the enemy's gate city had lain abandoned for nearly ten thousand years, lacking sufficient energy, they could storm in and capture Xiao Yan alive.

However, the reality is that if they actually did that, even if they later left this continent for the outside world, with only their remaining strength they would not be able to sweep across the Dou Qi Continent.

Whoosh!

However, just as Han Yu and the others hesitated, a figure suddenly appeared and arrived beneath the gate city.

When Lin Feng looked over, he saw that the newcomer was precisely the mysterious woman completely wrapped in silver cloth.

What's going on? Why has the gate city been opened?

Seeing the Pingnan Pass city wall that she had once despised, the mysterious woman fell silent for a moment, then spoke up, questioning.

Upon hearing that, Han Yu and Qiu Yue did not dare delay, quickly clasping their fists and saying: 'Xiao Yan doesn't know what method he used, but when we pursued him to this place, he opened the gate city's defense and attack systems; we are now discussing how to handle it.'

Fled here.

Upon hearing that keyword, the mysterious woman suddenly turned around.

At the same time, the blue wolf shadow beside them suddenly felt a gaze and an invisible pressure envelop it.

Seeing this, it hurriedly explained: 'I had already severely injured that little native, but I didn't expect the opponent to launch a soul attack, and its level was quite high; left with no choice, I could only dodge. As a result, he took the opportunity to run over, and then a figure identical to him seemed to have opened the wall of Pingnan Pass.'

Because the scene was chaotic at the time, I didn't have a chance to look closely, but now I think the opponent must have trained some kind of technique that allows a clone. And the person currently controlling Pingnan Pass is likely that kid's clone.

You're more trouble than you're worth; the sect master gave you so much vital energy, yet you still can't handle a mere kid!

Regarding that explanation, the mysterious woman paid no heed, directly releasing a powerful pressure that forced the wolf shadow to kneel.

However, she also knew that pursuing this matter further would be pointless; after rebuking him, she turned around and gazed at the golden city wall before her.

After a moment of silence, the mysterious woman softly said: 'Tell us how you intend to leave, and we will let you go safely, without pursuing the previous matters.'

Heh, do you think I'd believe you? Besides, you went to great lengths to sneak across the universe into the Dou Qi Continent—surely you're not just here for tourism. I'm afraid that once you leave, the first thing you'll do is clear away your own obstacles, eliminate me, the one who trapped you, and then attend to other matters.

Having said that, Lin Feng let out a cold laugh and continued: 'Moreover, according to what I've read in ancient texts, it is said that in ancient times, some top cultivators who couldn't break through would also leave the Dou Qi Continent, heading to the Upper Realm or other worlds in search of opportunities for breakthrough. Among those opportunities, the best is none other than the Plane's Embryo.'

I suspect your purpose is to come to the Dou Qi Continent to find the Plane's Embryo and break through your realm.

Although Lin Feng's words sounded like speculation, the certainty in his tone undeniably revealed his conviction.

Upon hearing that, the mysterious woman fell silent for a brief moment, then spoke in a low voice: 'People who are too clever are not liked by others.'

Seeing that she had tacitly admitted their purpose for coming to the Dou Qi Continent, Lin Feng immediately continued with a cold laugh: 'Heh, the Dou Qi Continent's source energy is becoming ever scarcer, making it harder to advance to Dou Emperor, and the intervals between breakthroughs are growing longer. I suspect the Plane's Embryo has run into trouble. I think you'd better not waste your efforts; you should return to your own continent as soon as possible, lest you end up losing both person and wealth.'

While speaking, Lin Feng mixed some false information into the current state of the continent, blending truth and falsehood in an attempt to make them feel discouraged and retreat.

After all, if the Tongling Sect were able to leave, he could then seize this ancient southern continent for himself.

With so many heavenly materials and earthly treasures here, if he could make use of them, his strength would instantly swell to a terrifying degree! 'Kid, you don't need to waste your efforts either; even if I could leave, my subordinates would still be unable to break through the world barrier of the Dou Qi Continent to depart this place. So regardless of whether the Plane's Embryo in the Dou Qi Continent actually exists or not, I must give it a try to find out.'

As soon as her words fell, the mysterious woman suddenly extended her hand forward.

And between her slender, fair jade-like fingers, a purple metal talisman flickered with a faint, tiny lightning glow, appearing extraordinarily mysterious.

However, the moment she produced that talisman, Lin Feng instantly felt his hairs stand on end, an intangible sensation urging him to flee immediately, otherwise he would die.

And at the instant that sensation swept over his whole body, Xiao Ling's terrified voice suddenly exploded in his mind: 'Master, run! I sensed a deadly threat on that metal iron plate; regardless, we have already obtained the Life-devouring Grass and the Purple Soul, but we still need to escape quickly.'

While speaking, that girl spun anxiously inside Lin Feng's body.

This was the first time, since she gained her own consciousness, that she felt such a heavy sense of crisis.

Her intuition told her that if she didn't run this time, she would truly be completely doomed.

Damn it, what kind of talisman is this again!

And as Lin Feng gazed at that purple lightning talisman, he inwardly cursed as well.

After all, he could sense with his aura that this thing was absolutely something he could not block.

Thinking this through, Lin Feng hesitated slightly, then helplessly turned his head toward the avatar controlling the gate city and said: 'Goodbye.'

As soon as his words fell, he no longer delayed, immediately turning and rushing at full speed toward the spatial passage to the north.

Ah, it looks like today I'm destined to completely disappear from this world.

The avatar glanced at the rapidly receding black dot behind it, then turned its head toward the mysterious woman who was muttering something ahead.

However, just as Lin Feng's avatar was feeling sentimental, Han Yu, Qiu Yue, and the others saw the mysterious woman produce the talisman, their faces drastically changing in shock as they exclaimed: 'How could you use this? You know that even the ancestor, at his peak, only managed to craft a few of these talismans!'

If we use it now, we still have a slim chance to catch up to them. If we don't, are we supposed to keep it for offspring?

Upon hearing that, the mysterious woman replied in a cold tone.

This.

Upon hearing those words, Han Yu momentarily found himself at a loss for words.

Finally, after exchanging a glance with Qiu Yue, he could only remain silent.

Boom!

After the woman chanted in a language foreign to the Dou Qi Continent for a while, the purple lightning talisman before her suddenly blazed with light, and at the same time, a deep thunderous rumble echoed from the distant horizon.

Go!

The next moment, the mysterious woman suddenly let out a fierce shout, lightly waved her palm, and the talisman before her instantly transformed into a purple beam of light that shot up to a height of a hundred li, after which the iron-plate talisman exploded in the avatar's astonished gaze, releasing a terrifying purple lightning that made him tremble with fear.

After the purple lightning appeared, it immediately came crashing down violently onto the golden city wall, producing a tremendous roar.

Boom!

In an instant, Lin Feng, who was activating the Tian Phoenix Double Wings and sprinting at full speed toward the northern spatial passage, heard a tremendous muffled boom from behind that shook the entire sky.

The intense vibration left even Lin Feng, a Seven-Star Peak Dou Saint powerhouse, feeling dizzy and light-headed, his mind going blank for a moment, unaware of where he was.

This feeling of mental blankness persisted for an unknown length of time, after which the mechanically flying Lin Feng finally regained his senses.

And after recovering, the first thing was to feel the clone's communication, then quickly release soul perception to check the situation behind.

However, if you don't look you won't know; but once you look, you'll be startled.

When he released his soul perception toward the location of the pass, he suddenly horrifiedly discovered that the golden barrier, which had remained intact even under the combined attack of Han Yu and Qiu Yue, two Nine-Star Battle Saints, now, under the bombardment of the mysterious woman's talisman, actually appeared a breach a hundred zhang in size!

"Oh my god, good thing we ran fast just now; if we were still there now, who knows if we'd be blown into nothingness."

And Xiao Ling, upon sensing the situation behind her, was almost scared to the point of losing control of her bowels and bladder.

After all, judging from that breach, that attack just now might be something even a peak Nine-Star Battle Saint couldn't withstand!

Facing such an intense attack, she, this Xiao Kalami who just advanced to Seven-Star Battle Saint, how could she not be afraid?

However, Lin Feng, faced with her reaction, merely rolled his eyes speechlessly, then stopped paying attention to Xiao Ling and continued to focus on fleeing.

After all, even the formidable walls of Southern Peace Pass couldn't stop the Tongling Sect's group, so how could he dare to stay any longer?

However, Lin Feng sensed that his clone still existed, and couldn't help but let out a quiet sigh.

And while he was focused on fleeing, the mysterious woman, seeing the wall breached, immediately turned to the equally shocked Han Yu and said: "Arrange people to launch a strong assault on the mountain peak where the controller is located, and kill him. Only then can I help block Southern Peace Pass's suppression of you."

"This"

Originally, Han Yu wanted to say that although Southern Peace Pass had been breached, it was still active, and those inside would suffer extreme suppression.

If we launch such a strong assault, our side will definitely lose many people.

But thinking that if we gave up now, all our previous efforts would come to nothing, he immediately nodded and said: "Good."

As soon as his words fell, he immediately turned his head to the two Five-Star Battle Saints, gritted his teeth and said: "You take your spirit beasts and go kill the controller of the pass."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing that, the two Five-Star Battle Saints hesitated for a moment, then gritted their teeth, nodded, exchanged a determined look, and, controlling their spirit beasts, together shot into Southern Peace Pass through the breach in the wall.

"Boom!"

However, as soon as the two entered the pass's range, they suddenly felt an irresistible pressure descending from the heavens, causing their movements to stall instantly.

Even their strength plummeted abruptly at this moment; in the blink of an eye, they dropped from Five-Star Battle Saints to below Four-Star Battle Saint.

However, just as the two and their two spirit beasts entered, atop the high peak guarded by the four surrounding mountains, Lin Feng's clone also came to his senses.

And when he sensed four auras entering Southern Peace Pass, he suddenly shouted: "Die for me!"

As he spoke, he turned the stone disc on the stone platform.

In an instant, the two distant Five-Star Battle Saints only felt as if their bodies were being gripped by an invisible giant hand; their skin suddenly flushed red, veins bulging on their foreheads, as if their bodies were bearing some immense pressure.

"Bang!"

However, the next moment, the bodies of the two Five-Star Battle Saints suddenly exploded, turning into a cloud of blood mist that vanished forever from this world.

"Roar!"

Accompanying their master's downfall, the two spirit beasts instantly let out a miserable scream due to backlash, then weakly collapsed to the ground, causing violent earth tremors and kicking up a large amount of dust.

"Keep attacking; as long as they're not dead, keep on!"

Seeing his two aides die so quickly inside the pass, Han Yu felt a secret heartache, and at the same time gritted his teeth urging the other Battle Saints of the Tongling Sect.

Because they clearly saw that at the moment those two Battle Saints died, the light of the pass before everyone also instantly dimmed considerably.

This situation clearly shows that the energy of Southern Peace Pass is almost exhausted, and it can no longer be sustained for much longer.

Therefore, the best decision is to immediately increase the attack intensity and directly drain the reserve energy of Southern Peace Pass!

Following Han Yu's order, after a moment of silence in the Tongling Sect's ranks, another two Battle Saints burst out with their spirit beasts, charging straight into Southern Peace Pass through the breach.

However, just as those two shot out, the Tongling Sect had another two Battle Saints fly to the front of the pass's breach.

As long as the front-line person dies, their reserve unit will immediately launch an attack, continuing to drain the opponent.

As for why they don't all enter at once, it's naturally because they fear the opponent might directly pull a mutual destruction, dragging them along.

Of course, if the numbers are too few, then Xiao Yan's clone's strength is not bad either; a single Battle Saint might be dealt with by the opponent themselves.

Thus, having two Battle Saints enter simultaneously is already the optimal solution.

"This time, we're really doomed."

Seeing Han Yu and the others' decision, Lin Feng's clone atop the mountain peak instantly knew his time was up.

Their move clearly shows they intend to rely on numerical advantage to wear him down to death.

However, facing the two people and two beasts coming at him, he had no choice but to command Southern Peace Pass to kill those two Battle Saint cultivators, then watch helplessly as the opponent sent forth new Battle Saints to attack again.

"Bang!"

And not long after, Lin Feng, who had come within ten thousand li of the spatial passage ahead, while observing the two terrifyingly tall stone pillars he had seen before, suddenly felt a wave transmitted in his mind.

Immediately, the clone seed obtained from his cultivation of the Three Thousand Thunder Phantom Body in his mind instantly regressed from a Mid-Rank Battle Saint to a Battle King rank, becoming weak by an unknown multiple.

"Sigh, it looks like Southern Peace Pass has also been breached by them."

Upon sensing his clone's destruction, Lin Feng let out a bitter sigh.

Although he gained a lot this time, his losses were also considerable.

"You little bastard, where do you think you're going!"

However, just as he gave a bitter smile, a sudden explosive shout rang out in the horizon, and Qiu Yue's towering figure abruptly appeared in the southern sky, rapidly enlarging in Lin Feng's view.

Seeing his expression of violent rage bordering on madness, it was clear he hated Lin Feng intensely.

"Looking at Qiu Yue's appearance, as if he wanted to cut me into a thousand pieces, it seems the Tongling Sect has suffered heavy losses in their attempt to breach Southern Peace Pass."

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng's gaze swept over Qiu Yue and Han Yu beside him, then turned back to look at the two massive stone pillars and the spatial passage less than a hundred li away.

At this moment, to the surprise of Han Yu and the other, the spatial passage had already been inlaid with two Nine-Grade Treasure Pills, and the black vortex between the two stone pillars had already been summoned.

More importantly, at the center of that black vortex lay the silver spatial passage they had long dreamed of.

"Damn it, this brat secretly had his clone open the spatial passage early, just waiting to flee!"

Seeing this, Han Yu and Qiu Yue certainly knew that "Xiao Yan" had long planned his escape, sending his clone to secretly open the outward spatial passage without their knowledge, just waiting to obtain the items and flee today.

"Young Friend Xiao Yan, please leave the spatial passage; for our previous rashness, I apologize."

Seeing the spatial passage that he had dreamed of countless times, Han Yu's expression quickly shifted, and he immediately yielded without reservation.

However, how could Lin Feng possibly listen to the other party's words? A hundred-li distance, he could be said to arrive in the blink of an eye.

The first thing upon arriving before the spatial passage was to directly extend both hands, two suction forces erupting simultaneously, drawing one of the nine-grade treasure pills on each of the two nearby stone pillars into his hands; then he rushed in without stopping into the spatial passage that had lost its energy support and was rapidly disappearing.

「People of the Spirit Communication Sect, I am not someone with a broad mind. Next time this young master returns, I will definitely bring people to have a good chat with you about the unfinished war of ancient times, and also about this time you forced this young master to act, destroying my clone — this grudge! 」

In the blink of an eye thereafter, Lin Feng disappeared together with the spatial passage amidst the venomous gazes of Han Yu and Qiu Yue, which were like poisonous snakes wanting to devour people; only this sentence remained, hanging in the air for a long time without falling. (End of chapter)