Chapter 976: Trapped for a Lifetime?
Indeed, the woman in front was the very person Xiao Yi's mission sought.
Her name was Huoo Linlang.
However, aside from her name and appearance, Xiao Yi knew nothing else about her.
But it didn't matter; Xiao Yi was too lazy to find out.
"Who are you?" The woman, Huoo Linlang, looked at Xiao Yi in confusion.
"Demon Hunter, Yi Xiao," Xiao Yi replied, "ordered by the Demon Hunting Hall to find you and safely escort you out."
"Demon Hunter? Ordered by the Demon Hunting Hall?" The woman's face showed realization but the next second, she was instantly furious.
"Damn it, do you know how many days I've been trapped here?"
"If anything had happened to me, could you bear the responsibility?"
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned slightly.
He immediately realized this was a difficult woman.
Shaking his head, he ignored her.
"Come with me." Xiao Yi said indifferently, turning away.
Inside the formation, it was also filled with dense fog.
But under his momentary outburst of momentum just now, he dispersed the fog within a few kilometers around.
In his perception, there was no danger around.
Apart from the two of them, there was nothing else around.
The fact that Huoo Linlang could be trapped here for three days without danger to her life indirectly proved there was no danger within this formation.
Returning to the edge of the formation barrier.
Xiao Yi glanced and sensed his surroundings.
The formation completely isolated everything.
He couldn't see outside, nor could he release his perception outwards.
At this moment, a continuous clanging sound was coming from the barrier.
Outside the formation, the Fog Demon looked at the suddenly vanished Xiao Yi, stunned in place.
It took a few seconds to react, urgently calling out the word 'master'.
Its blood-red scythe continued to pound against the formation barrier.
Inside the formation.
Xiao Yi's Purple Flame once again gathered in his hands, and then he shot out a punch.
The flame-encased fist had an astonishing power.
Under the terrifying heat of the flame, the air shattered and the space distorted wherever the fist passed.
Boom...
The fist heavily slammed into the barrier, producing a loud bang.
However, the barrier remained undamaged.
Xiao Yi withdrew his fist, frowning, "Such a hard barrier."
That punch was with all his might.
"It's useless," came Linlang's voice from behind.
"If this formation barrier could be broken so easily, I would've been out long ago and wouldn't have needed you to rescue me."
Xiao Yi frowned slightly, turned his head, and said, "Step back ten meters."
"Step back? For what?" Linlang asked in confusion.
"Since when do you have the authority to command me?"
"Then you'll bear the consequences," Xiao Yi glanced at her coldly, ignoring her afterwards.
Crackle...
Xiao Yi's fist clenched tightly.
An overwhelming aura suddenly erupted from his hand.
The aura carried a strong sense of destruction, causing one to shiver.
"Boundary Shattering Fist," Xiao Yi murmured in his heart.
Currently, his Martial Arts Cultivation was only at the Heavenly Extreme Third Layer.
But his physical strength had reached the Heavenly Extreme Fourth Layer.
The long-unseen Boundary Shattering Fist, he used it again.
With a boom... 400 vigorous droplets of Asura Power inside him were instantly exhausted.
The power, all gathered in his fist.
The terrifying momentum erupted instantly.
With a punch, it was as if heaven and earth were collapsing, and the world lost its color.
Linlang behind him was startled, not yet reacting when the massive bang shook her head.
The clash between the fist and the barrier caused the entire barrier to shake violently.
The residual force from the explosive momentum sent Linlang flying a hundred meters.
When the rumbling subsided.
Xiao Yi stood unmoved, but a pit had been blasted in the barrier in front of him.
"Broke it," Xiao Yi's cold eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction.
"Let's go," Xiao Yi said indifferently.
Just as he was about to move, the pit in front of him instantly restored itself.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi's eyes were astonished.
Behind him, Linlang staggered to her feet, coughing a few times.
"You bastard, you dare to harm me?"
"Shut up," Xiao Yi snapped coldly.
This formation's 'strength' was far beyond his imagination.
The Asura Battle Body was a Heavenly Reversal Body Refining Technique.
The Asura Transformation it granted allowed him to practically disregard the gap in realms, leaping about three layers worth of physical strength out of nowhere.
Of course, this required spending Asura Power.
And the Boundary Shattering Fist was the strongest Body Cultivation Martial Technique given by the Asura Battle Body.
With a punch, all Asura Power was exhausted to generate immense explosive power.
400 droplets of Asura Power, the power burst forth from an instantaneous exhaustion was extremely strong, which Xiao Yi knew well.
Even if a Limitless Saint Realm expert was hit by that punch, the result would likely be pulverized.
But this formation barrier instantly restored itself?
Xiao Yi couldn't help but reassess this formation.
Originally, he had found the existence of a formation deep within the Mist Mountain Range, tens of thousands of miles away, strange.
Not to mention the weirdness throughout the Mist Mountain Range.
If not careful, he feared not saving anyone and getting himself trapped here.
So he quickly contemplated solutions.
And he didn't want the incessant chatter of Linlang behind him to disturb him.
"Humph," Linlang snorted coldly, "I thought the Demon Hunting Hall sent a strong fighter to rescue me, but it turns out they sent a loser."
"Though your punch just now was formidable."
"It's far inferior to the protective items I have on me."
"If you only have that little bit of skill, never mind rescuing me, you'd also end up trapped here for life."
Xiao Yi took a deep breath, his face under the mask somewhat unpleasant.
"How did you get trapped here?" Xiao Yi suddenly turned around, staring directly at Linlang, and asked.
Linlang sneered with contempt, "Who do you think you are? Do I have an obligation to answer you..."
Linlang's words of contempt couldn't continue.
Because, under the gaze of those cold eyes, the icy chill made her shiver involuntarily.
"I... I don't know either," Linlang pouted and replied.
"Three days ago, I came to the Fangcun Territory."
"I heard that the Mist Mountain Range is the first dangerous place in the Fangcun Territory, so I wanted to come here for training."
"Unexpectedly, just after entering, after killing a few demon beasts, I encountered a group of robbers."
"Robbers?" Xiao Yi frowned.
"Yes," Linlang nodded, "I didn't know them, but they obviously intended to kill and plunder."
"And they were very strong."
"I could only run, and as I ran, I probably ran about ten thousand miles, then suddenly broke into this formation."
"After that, you know, I've been trapped here, unable to get out."
"I originally had a Sword Qi left to me by my grandfather."
"But when the Sword Qi struck this ghost barrier, it had the same effect as your punch earlier, creating a gap but restoring in an instant."
"Your grandfather?" Xiao Yi frowned.
"Humph," Linlang's face was full of pride, "if I told you my grandfather's name, you'd be scared to death."
Xiao Yi shrugged, "Whether or not it scares me to death, I don't know."
"All I know is, if I can't find a way out, you'll be waiting here to die."
"Waiting to die?" Linlang sneered, "You, on the other hand, should be the one waiting to die."
"I've been missing for three days. There will be stronger experts to rescue me."
"And you, if you annoy me, I'll leave you behind when the time comes, and you'll be trapped here for life."
Linlang looked utterly proud.
"Trapped for life?" Xiao Yi sneered, abruptly stopping his laughter.
"Trapped... trapped formation." Xiao Yi's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Damn it, I should have thought of this earlier, it's Ice Venerable's trapped formation."
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Second update.