Li Shuang recalled the moment Yu Jin's avatar perished.
She didn't look at her.
However, before she crashed into it, she sent a voice message.
"Fight, flee, surrender, or hide. Once you have a final result, summon the remaining avatars at the same time."
This was Yu Jin's last reminder to Li Shuang.
Those two avatars had to be used at the most crucial moment.
In the most extreme case, if most people betrayed them, she could still protect Li Shuang and escape from here.
"Old friends." Ancestor Yun Rong looked at the other Tribulation Transcendence realm powerhouses: "Let's have one last gathering."
All the remaining Tribulation Transcendence realm powerhouses walked to Ancestor Yun Rong's side.
Excluding those who betrayed the human race, there were still fifteen human Tribulation Transcendence realm powerhouses left.
The Tribulation Transcendence realm powerhouses jointly set up a barrier and discussed something in low voices.
The others watched from outside, completely unaware of what they were discussing.
"Ming Yue, Jun Cheng, Sui Jin, Jiang Yi, Xiao Shuang!" Lin Qingling called out the names of her disciples one by one: "I have taught you all well, and no one from my Ruthless Peak will surrender. Do not be afraid of death. I cannot guarantee your survival, but I will perish before you do. That unknown world might be even more exciting than this one."
Lin Qingling said with a forced lightness.
Things had come to this point.
She was ready to fight to the death.
But.
Before she died, she would not allow any of her disciples to come to harm!
Lin Qingling's voice was already laced with determination.
The expressions of her disciples also became sorrowful.
Li Shuang's expression was solemn.
The City Lord's meaning was that if the overall situation could not be changed, she would do her best to send Li Shuang away.
But Li Shuang...
Had never thought of living alone.
If everyone couldn't escape, what good would it do for her to escape alone?
She felt sorry for City Lord Yu's painstaking efforts.
This time, it would just be fighting to the death.
Li Shuang tightly gripped the sword in her hand.
At the last moment.
She would find a way to send Lili away.
No one would scour the world for a tiny sword spirit. Lili, she still had hope of surviving.
"The time for one incense stick has passed. It seems that the rest of you don't intend to live." A cruel smile appeared on the Devouring Demonic Seed's face.
"Then... let's all die together." The Devouring Demonic Seed merely waved a hand.
Blackness surged from all directions, filling the sky.
It was fear and despair that had accumulated over many years.
At this moment.
All of this formed a gigantic black vortex, hovering above everyone's heads. Everyone instinctively channeled their spiritual energy, desperately trying to hold up the vortex.
A hint of despair flashed in Hong Zhen's eyes.
It was useless.
It was this.
This vortex killed everyone else.
Yun Rong...
His friend, in his deductions, had died a hundred times already.
And he was about to die again before him.
Hong Zhen's back seemed to sag even more.
Why didn't he understand?
Why didn't he understand that only by living could there be a future?
All inheritances were severed.
The entire continent was destroyed.
Their struggle was futile.
When the black vortex appeared, the cultivators at the Tribulation Transcendence realm removed their barrier.
Everyone looked over with some surprise.
In a short period.
The cultivation of these Tribulation Transcendence realm powerhouses seemed to have increased again. How was this possible?
"Grand Elder!" A sudden feeling of unease struck Li Shuang's heart, and she couldn't help but step forward.
Su Huan, the elder of the Sword Sect, was the first to step out.
She smiled at Li Shuang, then nodded to the others: "Among so many people, my cultivation is the weakest. I'll go first."
The Tribulation Transcendence realm powerhouses all nodded.
So.
Su Huan soared into the sky, directly charging towards the black vortex.
Li Shuang watched this scene in disbelief.
Wait!
What were they doing!
This would kill them! This would kill them!
She instinctively wanted to rush over.
However.
Ancestor Yun Rong waved his hand. Everyone was held in place.
Li Shuang looked up, staring intently at the sky.
In that instant.
Su Huan had already rushed towards the vortex in the sky without hesitation.
The next moment.
Su Huan...
Perished.
And the gift she brought was that the power of the remaining fourteen Tribulation Transcendence realm elders seemed to have grown stronger.
The Devouring Demonic Seed looked at Hong Zhen with interest: "You didn't tell me this. You should have seen this scene during your deductions, right?"
Hong Zhen forced a bitter smile, his ancient voice rising.
"Heaven-tier cultivation method: Transformation and Creation Technique."
"This method, Yun Rong and I obtained together during an adventure."
"This method can forge a wonderful connection between certain individuals. Once the method is used, everyone's cultivation will increase. Then, with each person who dies, the cultivation of the remaining people will also increase, until everyone else is dead, leaving only the last person. That person's cultivation will reach its peak!"
"However, no matter how much they struggle, in the end, there is only one path to failure."
"What's there to say about a path destined for failure?"
Hong Zhen's voice was calm.
The Devouring Demonic Seed smiled: "Indeed, what's there to say about a path destined for failure?"
He watched leisurely.
It would be even easier if these people went to their deaths one by one.
In order.
Yun Rong was the one who would gather everyone's power to fight him last. They had racked their brains, only to find that Yun Rong would still be slapped to death by him. How despairing would these people be?
A faint smile tugged at the corner of the Devouring Demonic Seed's lips.
A hint of despair flashed in Li Shuang's eyes. She couldn't move and could only send a voice message to Yun Rong: "Senior Yun Rong! I can still summon two avatars of the City Lord. We don't have to do this!"
Ancestor Yun Rong slowly opened his eyes, he glanced at Li Shuang, and then suddenly smiled.
"Senior Yun Rong, please make everyone stop." Li Shuang's voice trembled.
Yun Rong smiled and sent a voice message back: "But, even with the City Lord's two avatars, we still can't win, can we?"
Li Shuang fell silent.
Proud as Yu Jin was, she had never imagined that they had any hope of defeating the Transcendent Demonic Seed. The best outcome she envisioned was using the two avatars to bring more people to escape.
"It must be so. Otherwise, City Lord Yu would have had you summon all the avatars long ago."
Yun Rong said slowly: "But, this Transformation Technique can multiply power. Originally, I wanted to be the last one. But now it seems there is a better candidate. Li Shuang, save these two avatars until the very end. I will now transmit the secret method of the Transformation Technique to you. You can convey it to the City Lord. If the City Lord's two avatars also use this Transformation Technique, their strength will undergo Earth-shattering changes. Perhaps, at that moment, we will truly have hope of destroying the demon."
Ancestor Yun Rong even showed a joyful smile on his face: "If we really win, my old friend's expression will surely be wonderful. Li Shuang, save the trump card until the last moment and give him a surprise."
Worried that Li Shuang might act rashly, Yun Rong said slowly: "This is the human race's only chance to win. Exposing it prematurely will only allow the demon to prepare. The rest of us have already used the secret methods that maximize our strength, so when we die, we can bring more benefits to the remaining people. Only victory can soothe this sacrifice."
"Sometimes, enduring is harder than dying in battle. Li Shuang, you can do it."
Ancestor Yun Rong's calm voice fell.