At Fang Qingyu's feet, the pile of Life Ghost corpses almost reached the level of the cave entrance.

He had to swing his blade with one hand, while using his foot to kick away the obstructive remains.

The training clothes on his body had long been soaked and torn by corrosive liquid and Life Ghost blood, leaving several bloodstains on his exposed skin cut by sharp limbs, all of which were instantly cauterized by his powerful physique and the Red Bright Tribulation Fire.

Sweat mixed with blood slid down from Fang Qingyu's temple, his breathing became heavy and rapid.

Even for him, maintaining such a high intensity of burst for a long time drained his Qi Blood and Qi Force to a terrifying degree.

But those eyes remained as sharp as a blade.

The motion of his arms swinging the Dragon Sparrow was still stable, precise, deadly!

Wei Banmeng and the others were also covered in blood, their breaths fluctuating unsteadily, yet their eyes remained firm, securely guarding the second line of defense, swiftly killing any lucky fish that slipped through the net.

Shi Yuan's face was even paler than paper, his body trembling slightly, maintaining the cave and controlling the "floodgate" almost drained his last shred of power, relying only on will to hold on.

Finally...

When the opening, hardly maintained by Shi Yuan, had widened to nearly ten meters wide, and Fang Qingyu shattered two Molten Rock Giant Jaws Ants with another swing of his blade, no new Life Ghosts surged in madly anymore...

The shouts of slaughter and the roars of Life Ghosts within the cave suddenly stopped!

Only the heavy, bellows-like panting of everyone, and outside the rock walls... the trampling sound that seemed to have thinned considerably?

"Killed... killed them all?"

A martial artist, covered in blood and holding a broken blade, looked blankly at the cave entrance blocked by debris with no more movement, muttering hoarsely.

"We... we held it?!"

Another young man, almost exhausted against the rock wall, had a look of disbelief and wild joy in his eyes.

"We won! We survived!!"

The immense joy of surviving the catastrophe erupted like a volcano among the crowd.

Many people supported each other excitedly, their gazes complex, looking at the silhouette still standing with a blade before the mountain of corpses and sea of blood.

That silhouette...

In that hellish slaughter battle just now, at least more than half, if not more, of the elite Life Ghosts were cut down by him alone at that narrow cave entrance.

It was his god- and demon-like figure and that destructive Thunder Fire blade light that held up an unbreakable flesh barrier for everyone.

Many looked at Fang Qingyu with eyes full of gratitude... awe, and reluctance.

Including some Martial Arts Hall members who had grudges with Fang Qingyu before, their expressions were extremely complicated at that moment.

Fang Qingyu paid no mind to the gaze and cheers behind him.

Slightly catching his breath, suppressing the stirring Qi Blood, he looked up at the entrance maintained by Shi Yuan.

Above the entrance, the once thick rock layer had long been dug open by the swarm of Life Ghosts, leaving a huge gap.

The sulfurous light of the Heaven poured down through the gap.

Illuminating the mountain-like pile of Life Ghost remains below.

Fang Qingyu lightly tapped his toe, his figure like smoke, streaking out from the cave entrance, leaping up onto the surface in a few bounds along the excavated passage.

Standing at the top of the Molten Rock Hills, he looked around.

In front of him lay a desolate dark red plain.

The terrifying ant swarm, once like a boundless black tide, had disappeared, leaving only the chaotic traces of trampling, overturned stones, and a few scattered Life Ghosts, seemingly lost or wounded, crawling aimlessly in the distance.

Far on the horizon, traces of the massive "earth wave" could still be seen, slowly moving in the direction of the Sighing Barrier.

It's safe now...

Fang Qingyu's tightly strung nerves finally relaxed a bit as he took a deep breath of the air tinged with smoke and blood.

Then he turned, jumped down the cave entrance.

Looking at the eager, anxious yet expectant faces of the crowd, he calmly said:

"It's safe now."

Fang Qingyu's calm voice was like a stone dropped into the Dead Water Pond, instantly breaking the extreme tension in the air of the cave.

"Whew——!!!"

"We survived... really survived..."

"Damn it, my legs are weak..."

Cheers and groans of utter relief erupted simultaneously.

The suddenly relaxed nerves seemed to vacate everyone's bones, causing them to sit lamely on the ground without any image, some even lying flat in the cold mixture of rocks and viscous blood, gasping heavily, chests heaving violently, faces mixed with wild joy, lingering fear, and extreme exhaustion.

Chu Kuanglan sat heavily on the ground, his bronze chest heaving like bellows, cursing in a muffled voice: "Damn... I feel like my bones are melting..."

Lu Jiuyuan, however, supported himself with his blade, kneeling on one knee, his head bowed as he panted heavily, sweat mixed with blood dripping continuously.

Wei Banmeng also leaned slightly against the rock wall, the cold look on her face surprisingly losing its color, her breathing somewhat erratic.

Fang Qingyu ignored the surrounding clamor and relaxation.

Silently weaving through the limp crowd, he walked over to Jiang Wei, who remained quietly in the shadows of the corner.

The little girl's face was a bit pale, but her eyes remained clear and calm.

Fang Qingyu reached out, gently ruffling her soft hair, then sat cross-legged beside her.

Without speaking, he reached into his tactical bag, took out a Profound Level Qi Blood Crystal, and tossed it into his mouth without a glance.

A surge of warm, powerful energy instantly melted within, replenishing his nearly exhausted Qi Blood.

Meanwhile, his mind sunk into the [Diagram].

In that grim defense of the cave just now, the skill points gained , plus the remaining 2 skill points from before, successfully pushed Thunder-Attracting Abyss to Great Success!

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