Ye Qingyun's body trembled, his eyes gradually cleared, and he bit his teeth tightly, abruptly closing his eyes to suppress the surging emotions within him.
"Thank you, Grandpa Thin (Venerable)."
Jiang Ye was noncommittal; he had indeed intentionally provoked Ye Qingyun.
Among all the Protagonists of Destiny he had encountered, Ye Qingyun had the highest Luck, and too much Luck made him difficult to control.
If left unchecked, there might be situations that couldn't be controlled.
Jiang Ye expended this effort naturally to lower Ye Qingyun's Luck to its minimum.
Then, using the same methods he used to toy with Lin Chen, he would firmly grasp him in his hands.
At this moment.
Shou Lao turned to look at Jiang Ye again, his expression grim: "How did you know we would take this path?"
Jiang Ye chuckled, dismissing the question.
No one from Ye Qingyun's side appeared in the eastern valley, which clearly indicated a strategy of splitting forces to escape.
Moreover, with the System positioning card, he knew all of Ye Qingyun's movements like the back of his hand.
Shou Lao's actions were, in fact, out of necessity.
Because the Jiang Clan surrounded the valley, they never expected to escape smoothly from the beginning.
He glanced at Ye Qingyun's remaining Luck, which was less than half, his eyes still calm: "Don't worry, Ye Qingyun, This Divine Son does not intend to kill you for now."
With that, Jiang Ye's figure gradually faded.
The next second.
Thirteen blazing beams of light suddenly descended from the Void Realm.
The Jiang Clan's Thirteen Sky Guards had arrived!
The sky instantly cracked with countless thunder patterns, and Killing Intent surged like a sea, forcing all mountains to bow!
Shou Lao roared, his figure soaring into the air, fiercely blocking in front of Ye Qingyun, his Aura surging and roaring like a tidal wave, his ancient face now like a War God reborn.
"If you want to touch him, you'll have to get past me first!"
Buzz!
The earth suddenly shook, and ancient and profound Formation patterns emerged from the ground.
That was the enemy-annihilating Formation Jiang Ye had set up in advance, a Fusion of killing Formations, Seals, soul-slaying, and god-suppressing… layered upon layer, forming a Supreme killing Domain!
Not only the east and west sides, but all areas outside the entire valley were laid with large and small Formations.
A net of heaven and earth, making escape impossible.
In an instant, the world changed color, and all things fell silent!
Facing such a killing trap, Shou Lao did not retreat. He took out a scorched beast-skin ancient map from his in arms and fiercely unleashed it!
"Fire Lotus Great Formation, activate!!"
The beast-skin instantly transformed into ten thousand feet of fiery light, with flames soaring into the sky, burning the heavens and boiling the seas. That was one of Fire Lotus City's strongest foundations.
With fire as its soul and life blood as its guide, it could incinerate all evil in the world!
At the same time, Ye Qingyun also took a deep breath, his eyes incredibly firm, and several rays of light flashed in his hand.
"Falling Moon Ancient Sword!"
"Profound Radiance Holy Shield!"
"Heavenly Gang Silver Halberd!"
...Several holy weapons were unleashed, and there was even a Supreme artifact.
Jiang Ye watched from the Void Realm, a faint smile on his face.
The old guys on the east side didn't have many good items on them.
However, Ye Qingyun carried quite a few trump cards, which also showed Fire Lotus City's high regard for him.
They didn't seek victory.
They only sought to break open a sliver of hope, to escape to safety.
Several holy weapons unleashed destructive light, tearing through the night sky.
The killing Formation roared, and the Void Realm cracked.
The Fire Lotus Great Formation collided with the numerous killing Formations laid by the Jiang Clan, like the roar of gods and demons, and the entire world seemed to tremble with it!
Jiang Yi's body was clad in silver armor like Dragon scales, surrounded by Dao thunder patterns. A golden crow phantom appeared above his head, and ten thousand divine lights emanated from his back, his Aura terrifying like a vast sea pouring down.
With one move, it was earth-shattering!
The other Twelve Heaven Guards subtly formed a battle array, their hands weaving divine patterns to create an auxiliary Seal Domain.
This amplified Jiang Yi's combat power, pushing the enemy-annihilating Formation to its extreme!
And that Fire Lotus Great Formation, manifested from an ancient beast-skin.
Legend has it that the Fire Lotus Great Emperor obtained it from a divine tomb in an outer domain during his expedition to the "Burning Heaven Ancient Domain" in ancient times.
Later, the Fire Lotus Great Emperor, using his lifelong enlightenment, integrated and perfected it through the Heavenly Evolution technique.
Finally, with numerous life Origins and the Great Emperor's essence blood sealed within the Formation's core, it was refined into the Fire Lotus Heavenly Diagram.
Once unleashed, it would ignite the Formation with life, burning the heavens and boiling the seas!
Flames shot into the sky, nine layers of lotus shadows bloomed, and the Formation's core ignited like a blazing underworld sun, resembling billions of great suns traversing the firmament.
Its terrifying power far surpassed ordinary Formations, and only in this way could it barely contend with the combined strangulation of the Jiang Clan's many ancient Formations.
Shou Lao, this old man whose cultivation had reached the fifth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm.
At this moment, his hair stood on end, his eyes bloodshot, as if burning with two undying flames.
He stepped on the Fire Lotus heart, held the Profound Radiance Holy Shield, and was surrounded by the Falling Moon Ancient Sword and the Heavenly Gang Silver Halberd, as if a battle soul fighting through fire had reappeared!
His white hair danced wildly, and his Dao body flickered intermittently.
Although he still had unhealed Dao injuries, by leveraging the power of the Fire Lotus Great Formation, he managed to suppress Jiang Yi for a short time.
Strike after strike, Dao sounds shook the Nine Heavens, and Laws shattered across the sky.
Jiang Yi's expression grew more solemn, and sharp glints flickered in his eyes.
Although he was incredibly powerful, he gradually felt the pressure within the Formation intensify. The Fire Lotus Great Formation not only did not retreat but fought with increasing ferocity, subtly even pushing back!
"What a Fire Lotus remnant, to still be able to unleash such power." Jiang Yi murmured in a deep voice, divine thunder surging in his hand, intending to further boost his combat power.
But the next moment, a blazing white Fire Lotus phantom rose from behind Shou Lao—that was the phantom of the Fire Lotus Great Emperor.
The lingering will left by the Emperor's blood in the Formation diagram, at this moment, actively appeared and activated the Formation!
Jiang Yi's face suddenly changed, and his figure staggered, his Aura losing balance.
"Now!"
Shou Lao's eyes flashed brightly, his body suddenly erupted with blood light, and he spat out a mouthful of Origin essence blood, which merged into the Formation's core!
The Fire Lotus Diagram's power surged threefold again, as if a Great Emperor had revived!
Boom!
Jiang Yi was forcibly repelled by an irresistible force. The Twelve Heaven Guards behind him immediately retreated one after another, the Formation wavered, and the defensive line instantly lost balance.
Above the Void Realm, Jiang Ye narrowed his eyes, quietly watching all of this.
The Dao Aura around him subtly fluctuated with the rhythm of the battle. Under the perception of his Divine Sense, several subtle insights vaguely arose in his heart.
"This Fire Lotus Great Formation... is indeed extraordinary."
He murmured, his gaze as deep as the stars.
Standing in the Void Realm, he seemed to be observing an invisible scroll of the Heavenly Dao, the sound of the Great Dao faintly audible in his ears, immersing him in profound enlightenment.
"Grandpa Thin (Venerable)..."
Ye Qingyun looked at Shou Lao, who was as dazzling as a War God in the sky, and couldn't help but feel emotional.
At the same time, he also felt a lot of hope.
Shou Lao's Qi and blood surged, his Aura like a rainbow, and he couldn't help but show a hint of a smile as he looked at the retreating Heaven Guards.
Suddenly.
Peach blossoms fluttered across the sky, as if scattering down from beyond the Nine Heavens, and a gentle yet heart-palpitating Aura quietly descended.
The sky dramatically changed, and between the firelight and thunder, a hazy figure suddenly appeared.
Clad in a simple dress unstained by dust, her skirt flowed like clouds, her hair like an ink waterfall, her jade-like face was as beautiful as a painting, and her eyes reflected the flowing light of thousands of blooming peach blossoms.
At this moment, the world lost its color, and all things whispered.
She walked slowly out of the Void Realm, seemingly treading on nothingness, yet it was as if she stepped on spring water and flower petals. With every step, ripples spread through the Void Realm.
"Aunt Meng has also come to the Ancient Immortal Domain?"