The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple

Just as the array was about to completely close, the entire passage suddenly trembled violently.

At the gap that was only as wide as a person, the space twisted and deformed like a shattered mirror, emitting a tooth-grinding "crack" sound.

"Just three more array patterns!" Zhou Qing’s voice came through the mask, laden with suppressed urgency.

His fingers moved swiftly, hundreds of spirit seals moved in batches along the edge of the gap.

Every spirit seal that landed made the twisted space a bit more stable.

Ji Yunluo’s bony fingers also never stopped, thirty thousand spirit seals formed a radiant wheel around her.

Her cloudy eyes were fixed deadly on the core array pattern, more relieved as she sighed: "Don’t worry, on my side there’s just the last one—"

Before she finished speaking, an abrupt change occurred!

"Roar——!!!"

A deafening roar echoed from the depths of the gap, its sound wave was so strong it caused the silver barrier of the entire passage to ripple.

The Void Beast of Spirit Slash Great Perfection unexpectedly launched its most frenzied assault at the last moment!

Its movements were incredibly fast.

Its massive body twisted at an illogical angle, its spiked back scraped past the edge of Li Changhong’s sword blade, creating a series of dazzling sparks.

Those crimson beast eyes were fixated on Zhou Qing.

"Master Zhou, watch out!" Li Changhong’s warning had just escaped his lips when the Void Beast’s attack came crashing down.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound, Zhou Qing’s body was hit as if struck by thunder.

The Void Beast’s sharp claws hit solidly on his back, causing his protective spiritual power to shatter instantly.

He staggered forward, a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth under the mask.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck!"

The hen tied to his chest let out an urgent clucking sound, its feathers standing on end.

Despite the searing pain, Zhou Qing tried to stabilize himself, only to see the Void Beast’s bloody maw suddenly opening to an exaggerated extent—

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Countless slender crimson tongues shot out from deep within its throat!

The surface of these tongues was covered in barbs, their tips dripping with corrosive mucus, writhing entangled in the air like living creatures.

"Not good!" Zhou Qing’s pupils contracted sharply, his spirit seals instantly transformed into a defensive stance.

But the speed of those tongues was too fast, in an instant they wrapped around his limbs and neck.

The other side of Ji Yunluo was similarly under attack.

Three tongues entwined her waist and abdomen like venomous snakes, the barbs piercing deeply into her flesh.

She let out a muffled grunt, the defense formed by the thirty thousand spirit seals was instantly corroded with gaps!

"Vile creature!" Li Changhong’s furious shout sent his hair standing on end, his azure longsword bursting forth with blinding cold light.

"Slash!"

Nine ancient runes lit up on the sword’s blade, the sword light poured down like a galaxy, instantly severing the tongues coiling around Ji Yunluo.

Just as Li Changhong turned to save Zhou Qing, yet another transformation occurred!

"Cluck cluck da——!!!"

The hen tied to Zhou Qing’s chest suddenly emitted an unprecedentedly sharp crow.

This sound contained some kind of ancient and terrifying pressure, causing even the Void Beast’s movements to pause.

What was even more shocking was that the hen’s bulging eyes were now staring intently at the depths of the gap.

There, beyond the distorted space, a humanoid shadow could be seen swimming faintly.

"What is...?" Zhou Qing’s heart shook violently, but before he could think further, the hen suddenly exploded with an unimaginable force!

"Swish!"

The rope tied to his chest instantly tautened, Zhou Qing felt an irresistible pull.

The hen was dragging him like an arrow shot toward the gap!

"What?!"

Zhou Qing was astonished, an unprecedented coldness surged up his spine to the top of his head.

He instinctively tried to untie the rope, only to find that the seemingly ordinary rope was unmoving at this moment.

"Sis, don’t mess around!" Zhou Qing’s voice changed pitch, his face behind the mask for the first time showing panic.

He desperately activated the Thunder Power within himself, purple-gold electricity exploded in his palm: "I brought you as a life-saving trump card, not to harm me!"

"Boom!"

The violent Thunder Power gathered in Zhou Qing’s hands, transforming into a short blade flashing with thunderlight.

He swung it toward the rope without hesitation, yet just as the Thunder Blade was about to touch the rope—

"Swish!"

Three crimson tongues suddenly shot out from the Void Beast’s mouth, like venomous pythons wrapping around his wrist.

The sticky and slippery feeling made Zhou Qing’s whole body hair stand on end, the Thunder Power was forcibly interrupted.

"Caught in my own trap!" Zhou Qing let out a desperate scream.

He watched helplessly as his body was being pulled toward the gap by two combined forces.

"Master Zhou!" Li Changhong’s eyes widened in distress, the spirit power of Spirit Slash Realm Perfection erupted without reservation.

His figure turned into a stream of azure light, so fast it left a trail of lingering shadows in the passage.

"Stay with me—!"

Li Changhong’s fingers had already touched the hem of Zhou Qing’s fluttering robe, he exerted all his strength to grab him, but at this critical moment—

"Boom!"

A jet-black spatial turbulence suddenly surged out of the gap, violently flinging Li Changhong away.

By the time he steadied himself, the last scene he saw was Zhou Qing being dragged into the gap by those crimson tongues...

"No——!!!"

Ji Yunluo’s scream echoed in the passage.

She lunged madly toward the gap, thirty thousand spirit seals exploded with disregard: "Stop! Stop for me!"

Her bony fingers plunged into the closing core of the array, attempting to use her flesh and blood to halt the array repair!

The collision between spirit seals and flesh emitted a chilling hiss, her hands instantly split open and bled.

"Master Ji!" Li Changhong held her tightly, "Calm down!"

"Let go of me!" Ji Yunluo struggled hysterically, her cloudy eyes filled with bloodshot, "I must go save him! He cannot... he cannot..."