CHAPTER 334: CHAPTER 15: DUEL TO THE DEATH? NO, IT’S AN ESCAPE!_2

Belis said with a playful grin, lightly chewing her lip, "How long do you think you can hide?"

SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!

The sound of limbs piercing through the Array kept ringing out, as one Cultivator after another was dragged beyond the city walls. The limbs moved too swiftly; ordinary Cultivators and Spiritual Beasts were snatched away before they could even see clearly.

"All those without sufficient strength, retreat now!" Chen Yan’s eyes bulged as he quickly ordered.

HISS!

Once again, a limb broke through the Array. The scorching light of "Yang Flame" caused the already weakening limb to swerve, leaving a deep pit in the ground.

Huo Yan glared at a dazed Cultivator beside her and snapped, "Haven’t you retreated yet?"

"Ah, oh, thank you, Counselor Huo."

Huo Yan approached Chen Jiuge and the others, saying, "Once the limbs pass through the Array, although they are still swift, their power isn’t great. At least a General Level attack can divert them from their path."

Hearing this, Chen Yan immediately ordered, "Chen Jiuge, use Galaxy Nine Heavens to target the limbs as they break in as much as possible. The Charging Gunners, continue to control the Rune Cannons from above and try to hit the Insect Clan’s main army behind them."

"Although the accuracy isn’t great due to the distance, with the sheer numbers of the Insect Clan, we can still take out some of them no matter what. We have to drag some down with us."

"Understood."

After adjusting their strategy, everyone returned to their duties. For a time, they managed to hold their ground. This was also because the Empress hadn’t ordered a retreat, so the Insect Clan army at the rear did not fall back at all.

Even though many attacks were blocked by the Great Insect Generals and Insect Generals, they still managed to kill many ordinary insects and Insects.

For a while, it seemed as though humanity had the upper hand.

After a stalemate that lasted nearly a day, Gong Can approached Chen Yan, his face pale with panic. "Master Strategist," he said nervously, "we’re running out of energy!"

Chen Yan’s calm expression froze. He barely managed a smile to greet Chen Jiuge and the others, then pulled Gong Can into a corner, cast a Silence Technique, and asked, "How can we be running out of energy? This is all of the Third Zone’s resources!"

Gong Can recalled what he’d seen when he went to the resource depot to transport Star Stones and said in despair, "They’re fake! Behind the five resource depots, except for the outermost layer of real Star Stones, the rest are all ordinary rocks, just painted the same color."

Chen Yan gripped Gong Can’s arm tightly, grinding his teeth. "Those damn bastards! How dare they do this? Do they think none of us will survive?"

「Mid-level Star Sea.」

「Myriad Snakes Peak Domain.」

Gently swirling a glass of red wine, Baili Fenglin said with a smile, "Gentlemen, congratulations on our complete success."

"It’s all thanks to Brother Baili! Who would have thought Brother Baili’s position in the Baili Family was so high? Otherwise, we might not have been able to escape," said Gusei, seated in a lower position, also beaming with joy.

Bei Dong, in the furthest corner, muttered softly to himself, Running away is bad enough, but to even switch out the Star Stones? These people truly have no fear of death.

No, I wasn’t involved in this. I can’t get too close to them, or I’ll definitely die and even bring disaster upon my family.

"Elder Baili, my Daoist partner is now pregnant with my child. I think I may have to take my leave early," Bei Dong said, eagerly standing up the moment this thought occurred to him.

The room fell quiet for a moment. As everyone’s gaze turned to him, Bei Dong swallowed hard and said, "Everyone knows about my Daoist partner’s pregnancy."

Baili Fenglin suddenly smiled. "Brother Bei is right. Haven’t we cultivated our whole lives for the sake of our Bloodline’s prosperity? Brother Bei, please do as you wish."

Jogging out of the opulent courtyard, Bei Dong spat on the ground and muttered, That old scoundrel, actually trying to kill me! If my Daoist partner weren’t truly pregnant, I wouldn’t have acted like such a coward. This isn’t right. I have to do something, or my conscience won’t be clear. And I can’t stay in this damned place any longer; I need to get away as soon as possible.

CRASH!

The sound of the Array shattering echoed. Huo Yan stared in disbelief at the limb that had pierced through her chest, pinning her to the ground. She turned her head to look at Chen Yan, her mouth moving ever so slightly, as though she had never imagined the Array would break at that moment.

Chen Yan said with a pained expression, "Scatter and run! Run back! If anyone survives, you must tell the Sect that it was Baili Fenglin! He was the one who switched out the Star Stones, leading to the sudden collapse of the Array!"

Having said that, Chen Yan resolutely charged towards Belis.

The green light of his life force flickered for only a few dozen breaths before it completely extinguished.

Watching Belis’s still-chewing mouth, Chen Jiuge knew that the Master Strategist had sacrificed himself.

The Array had collapsed so suddenly that Chen Jiuge had only managed to pull Yue Meng, Da Bai, Mo Yu, and Tian Que—his four Spiritual Beasts—into the Green Bamboo Realm before Belis’s attack arrived.

"Six Harmonies Heavenly Tilt!"

In that moment of life and death, Chen Jiuge’s potential was pushed to its limit. As his six arms collided with the massive limb, all his Magic Artifacts, except for the three highest-grade Holy Weapons, shattered into fragments. The tremendous force blew Chen Jiuge several hundred meters away.

Fortunately, this attack was not without effect. A giant crack appeared on the limb, causing Belis, who felt a slight pain, to look down in confusion.

"You can actually break my carapace? You’re the one who killed Ghost Fos!"

Just as Chen Jiuge climbed up from the ruins, he looked up to see Belis’s savage, crimson eyes. Her limbs became a blur, instantly filling his vision.

"Blood Spirit Form: Sky Blue!"

The red Blood Qi Dharma Image contracted tightly, protecting Chen Jiuge’s body. He poured out his Mana incessantly, as if it cost nothing, transforming it into a barrage of defense-focused Spirit Plants.