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Everything happened too fast.
This sudden change was completed in the blink of an eye. Only now did everyone finally react. Seeing Hun Yu and Jiu Feng completely collapse almost instantly, losing all combat strength and suffering heavy injuries, everyone present froze for a moment.
Then, they all looked toward the two women and the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree with expressions of shock. The two women were one thing, but this Bodhisattva Ancient Tree clearly was not easy to deal with either.
Whoosh.
Xian'er and Gu Xun'er stared fixedly at Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, who were sitting cross-legged within the tree body. Only after seeing that neither of them had been startled awake did they finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Then, the two women's faces turned cold. Their beautiful eyes shifted toward Hun Yu and Jiu Feng, with ghostly green and golden flames flickering within.
Wuu wuu.
Ah Da also activated the Nine Serene Wind Flame, glaring hatefully at Hun Yu and Jiu Feng. Seeing the two women brimming with murderous intent, the experts of the Hun Clan and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan were all shocked.
They immediately gathered around Hun Yu and Jiu Feng, circulating their Dou Qi and preparing for battle. The atmosphere in the area instantly became heavy. Judging by the scene, if anything went wrong, a chaotic war would break out instantly.
"Don't act rashly. This is not the time for a fight."
At this critical moment, Gu Qingyang stepped forward to stop the two women.
Here, the Hun Clan and the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan were clearly standing together. If they really started a bloody battle, never mind who would win or lose, both sides would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
More importantly, if a fight broke out and the shockwaves were too intense, waking Wei Yang and Xiao Yan from their comprehension state, then the loss would far outweigh the gain.
If that happened, in his fury, Wei Yang might actually massacre everyone present except for a handful of people. That would become a huge problem.
Xian'er and Gu Xun'er fully understood Gu Qingyang's worries. After a moment of silence, they nodded slightly and slowly withdrew their icy gazes.
"Ah Da, come with me."
Xian'er spoke and walked directly to the base of the ancient tree. She turned around, standing with her back to the tree as she faced the crowd.
Ah Da hurried after her. In both his hands, two writhing masses of black wind churned restlessly as he watched the surroundings with sharp alertness. Medusa followed, and then Yun Yun joined as well.
The crowd was instantly divided into four sides, staring quietly at one another, each on guard.
Time slowly passed.
After a long while...
Pft.
Jiu Feng coughed up another mouthful of foul, black blood. His face was pale, but no longer tinged with green. It seemed he had successfully purged or suppressed the poison within. With lingering fear, he glanced at the white-clothed, white-haired woman standing beneath the ancient tree.
This woman... was frighteningly poisonous. Her Dou Qi was poison, her Heavenly Flame was poison too. Damn!
He had nearly died. His internal injuries were severe. His organs had been heavily corroded and damaged by the toxins. Without two or three months of recovery, he would not fully heal.
Not far away, Hun Yu had also purged the Gold Emperor Incinerating Heavenly Flame from his body. He spat out a mouthful of bloody foam and slowly wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
His expression was extremely dark as he stared at Wei Yang and Xiao Yan, who still remained unmoving within the tree trunk. To pay such a heavy price, yet still be unable to wake those two from their enlightenment state...
"It seems the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree is protecting them. Those two bastards, who knows what kind of dogshit luck they stepped in to be favored by the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree like this!"
Hun Yu and Jiu Feng exchanged a glance, both feeling heavy-hearted.
They knew very well that the terrifying backlash just now definitely came from the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree. Otherwise, they would not have lost so miserably in an instant. But knowing was one thing. They could do nothing about it.
After that brief exchange earlier, they understood clearly that not only them, but even if everyone here combined forces, they probably still could not shake a single leaf of the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree.
Facing the tree's favoritism and protection, no matter how unwilling or jealous they were, all they could do now was watch helplessly. Worse still, they were starting to worry about what would happen afterward.
They had not only failed to get any benefit from this attempt, but had instead ended up covered in trouble. They didn't need to think about it. Once Wei Yang woke up, he would definitely come looking for them to settle accounts.
Facing the vengeance of this harbinger of disaster. Both Jiu Feng and Hun Yu felt their heads throb in pain.
"What are we supposed to do now?"
In this moment, Jiu Feng regretted everything.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he wouldn't have made a move even if someone beat him to death. How had he not considered this earlier? His brain must have been stuffed with pig fat, completely blinded by jealousy.
Once they attacked—whether they succeeded or not—they were destined to face Wei Yang's wrath. Now everyone was trapped in this strange space, unable to advance or retreat. Weren't they basically turtles in a jar waiting to be caught?
Thinking of this, Jiu Feng couldn't help glancing secretly at Hun Yu, silently blaming him as well. In truth, Hun Yu was also filled with regret. He wished he could slap herself twice as hard as possible.
As everything gradually quieted down, the atmosphere became even heavier. It felt suffocating. The Gu Clan members stood with their arms crossed, their faces openly filled with amusement as they looked toward the Hun Clan and Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan.
They didn't bother hiding their schadenfreude at all. They were eager to see how Hun Yu and Jiu Feng planned to deal with Wei Yang after he woke up. When faced with a furious Wei Yang, how would they survive?
As for the experts who did not belong to any of the three factions, they quickly withdrew far away. They wanted no part in this and were instead trying to find a way to escape. Everyone could see it—another big battle would likely break out very soon.
Right now, the only hope Hun Yu and Jiu Feng had was praying that Wei Yang and Xiao Yan would sink completely into the Hundred Reincarnation and never wake up.
That was exactly what Xian'er and the others were worried about. They all had experienced the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree's illusion before. It was too terrifying.
"Don't worry. This Bodhisattva Ancient Tree seems to treat those two differently, as if it has some fondness for them. I don't know what happened before, but judging from how it's acting, it shouldn't harm either of them."
Gu Qingyang glanced at Hun Yu and the others, then turned and spoke softly to Gu Xun'er.
"Mhm."
Gu Xun'er nodded slightly and said, "It looks like we can't leave this place. I've already tried. I couldn't tear open even the smallest spatial crack. For now, all we can do is wait patiently for Brother Xiao Yan and Wei Yang to wake up."
Gu Qingyang nodded as well. He had tested it too. This space was unbelievably solid. Even if he used his full strength, he couldn't stir the slightest spatial fluctuation, let alone tear it apart.
"The ones who really should be worried right now are Hun Yu and Jiu Feng. I'd like to see how they plan to face Wei Yang's fury later." Gu Qingyang sneered.
"They deserve it!" Gu Xun'er huffed.
"I never expected them to be this bold. To actually dare to pull something like that… They were literally gambling their lives. I almost couldn't believe it when I saw it. I thought I was hallucinating for a moment."
Gu Qingyang shook his head with a sigh.
Gu Xun'er had no words either. Even now, she still couldn't understand. Had Hun Yu and Jiu Feng's brains been slammed by a door? How could they dare?
If this were happening outside, maybe—just maybe—they'd have the slightest chance of survival. But here, trapped together in this sealed space, they still dared to do something like that. It was truly insane.
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