Hiss...

Zhang Kui took a sharp, cold breath, and the Lu Li Sword shot out instantly. At the same time, he turned and growled, "Close your eyes quickly!"

He hadn't forgotten that the illusion skill of this Drought Fiend statue was equally bizarre; even being cautious could get you caught.

Bam!

The flying sword was incredibly fast, striking the Drought Fiend statue almost instantly, scattering shockwaves in all directions.

Unfortunately, the statue's surface was extraordinarily hard. The flying sword only penetrated half an inch before bouncing back, but it also knocked the Drought Fiend statue back several meters.

Elder Huayan also threw a stone talisman into the air, changing hand seals, and the stone talisman immediately floated in mid-air, emitting red profound light.

Right, I have one too!

Zhang Kui turned his hand over and took out the Armor Talisman given by State Preceptor Cui. If not now, then when?

However, to their amazement, the Drought Fiend statue turned its head, seemingly ignoring them entirely, and turned around, disappearing into the dense fog in another direction.

Boom!

A massive black shadow flashed and disappeared, leaving a large pit on the ground where the statue had just stood. Huge insect limbs fell from the sky, crashing away with a rumbling noise.

These demons are actually devouring each other...

Zhang Kui and Elder Huayan exchanged glances, both showing shock. The Locust Demon was indeed this fierce.

No time to think deeply, the three of them immediately headed toward the exit.

...

Meanwhile, on Red Water Lake.

Amidst the rolling black mist, a voice came from the vaguely visible Black Painting Boat.

"Madam, this Immortal Wu is relying on his age, why don't we leave and report back to the boat master, asking her to teach this old thing a lesson?"

A hoarse voice replied:

"This time is unusual; the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching. The matters within the Secret Realm are of great importance, I want to oversee it personally. Lest this old thing fail and blame it all on me..."

As they spoke, clouds and wind suddenly churned in the sky, and the huge, twisted shadow emitted a rumbling sound like muffled thunder.

The owner of the Black Painting Boat immediately taunted, "Immortal Wu, it seems your men have also died. This Secret Realm is very strange; none of us can enter. Do you plan to bring a few more disciples and grandchildren over?"

"Roar... Noisy!"

A loud shout echoed across the sky.

Immediately after, the massive black shadow began to rapidly descend, getting closer and closer to the lake surface.

"What are you going to do!"

The owner of the Black Painting Boat shrieked, and the entire boat instantly exuded rolling Yin Qi, continuously retreating.

Boom!

Gigantic waves surged on the lake as Immortal Wu, soaring in the sky, finally revealed his form.

It was a giant squid several hundred meters long, covered in layers of ancient bronze armor, with thick ink-like black light floating all over, instantly dispersing the Yin wind and black mist on the lake surface.

Immortal Wu was actually an Old Demon of unparalleled prowess, cultivated in bloodlines of unknown realms.

He landed in the lake, occupying a significant area, yet this was after his body had shrunk several times from descending from the sky.

The giant squid's eyes ignited black flames. Tentacles covered in reverse-barbed suction cups continuously extended towards the lake bottom, slowly burrowing into the blue light sect.

"Think you can break open the passage, as if I haven't thought of it..."

The Black Painting Boat was pitifully squeezed to the lakeside, and after a cold laugh inside, there was no further speech, the voice clearly tinged with apprehension.

Immortal Wu paid no attention at all.

After two tentacles extended into the Secret Realm passage, the black light around him became even denser, humming loudly.

...

Inside Ji Temple Secret Realm.

Zhang Kui and his companions ran and hid, circling back to the entrance. Just as they were about to leave, they saw that terrifying tentacle stretch in, gripping both sides of the Secret Realm passage, emitting dense, ink-like black light.

"Immortal Wu!"

Elder Huayan exclaimed, "That Old Demon is here too!"

Zhang Kui's heart sank.

With the Old Demon blocking the entrance, evil demons running rampant behind, and strange demonic artifacts roaming everywhere, they were completely trapped in a deadlock.

"Hey, you two, haven't you noticed the mist seems to have thinned?"

The Immortal Crane retracted its neck and asked.

Zhang Kui turned around, frowning as he looked around,

"That's right, it has thinned. Before, it was hard to see twenty meters away, now you can see clearly within fifty meters."

The ground still trembled with a constant hum.

Elder Huayan's eye twitched, "This dense fog should have been the original method of the Ancient Secret Realm. But after unknown ages and the rampant destruction by the Locust Demon, it seems it's about to give way."

Meanwhile, outside, Immortal Wu also sensed the abnormal situation of the Ancient Secret Realm and immediately poured all his mana into it.

Crack!

The sound of something breaking echoed in Zhang Kui's mind.

As if a critical point had been breached, a fierce wind suddenly arose within the Ancient Secret Realm, and the previously eerie thick fog began to dissipate and thin at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, the true appearance of the entire Secret Realm was revealed.

This Ancient Secret Realm spanned at least several thousand acres, with Ji Temple occupying more than half of the center, but now it was a wasteland filled with twisted bronze pillars and shattered massive stone blocks.

Within the billowing dust, a giant locust over three hundred meters tall was crawling around. This Locust Demon was a bluish-gray color, surrounded by blood-yellow evil aura that coiled like countless pythons, swirling in and out.

The wandering bronze divine statue of the Drought Fiend and the dragon bone stage also revealed their forms.

The dragon bone stage was not far from the Locust Demon, while the Drought Fiend's divine statue was merely a hundred meters ahead of them.

"Run!"

Zhang Kui quickly stored the white gauze, throwing it directly into his personal space, where "Longevity" immediately entangled with it.

Without the peculiar thick fog blocking them, the white gauze was now useless and might even provoke the Locust Demon's wrath, just perfect as a feed for "Longevity."

And now, was truly the moment of crisis.

The Locust Demon, the Drought Fiend divine statue, the dragon bone stage, Immortal Wu—any one of them was beyond their ability to contend with.

If this was the Gu Basin, they would be the weakest here.

The Locust Demon seemed driven by only the instinct to devour, its eyes glowing blood-red as it suddenly stooped to bite at the dragon bone stage.

The dragon bone stage, possessing the power to shift form and shadow, vanished in an instant, reappearing elsewhere, continually evading the Locust Demon.

The Drought Fiend divine statue closest to them abruptly wore an angry face and lunged toward them with a long phantom trailing behind.

"Out of my way!"

Zhang Kui roared, tossing out the Armor Talisman given by State Preceptor Cui.

The Armor Talisman emitted a thick bloody scent, forming what seemed like a blood-red river in the air, crashing down thunderously onto the Drought Fiend divine statue.

Bzz, a blood-red glow emerged from the divine statue, hissing as it was corroded, retreating constantly, its originally bright bronze body gradually darkening.

Though a demonic artifact, it had been suppressed for so many years without absorbing treasures to evolve, clearly weaker than the Blood Weng Zhong's power.

As the power of the Armor Talisman was exhausted, the Drought Fiend bronze statue also began to slowly recover but could no longer pursue them.

Because the dragon bone stage, elusive and ghost-like, caught the Locust Demon's eye again, and to the demon, the divine statue seemed a more tempting target.

Zhang Kui had no time to catch his breath as the dragon bone stage reappeared not far away, shrouded in black mist, clearly targeting them.

Zhang Kui's face turned grave, pulling out yet another Armor Talisman.

State Preceptor Cui had only given him three; what would he do once they were all used?

Just then, Immortal Wu outside the channel let out an angry roar, dense black light flashing, tearing open a hundred-meter-long gap in the Secret Realm's channel, with a massive influx of lake water.

The world seemed to crumble, and the entire Ancient Secret Realm began to collapse.

Immortal Wu, brandishing enormous terrifying tentacles, dove inside along with the sound of thunderous roars,

"Who killed my disciple!"

Zhang Kui was stunned.

Elder Huayan was stunned.

Even the Immortal Crane had its mouth agape…

Seeing the tentacle as massive as itself, the Locust Demon's eyes blazed with towering blood flames, rushing forward to take a fierce bite instantly.

Snap, a gigantic tentacle broke off.

Roar!

Immortal Wu's astounding scream of agony rang out, as several enormous tentacles, wrapped in dense black light, instantly ensnared the Locust Demon.

The terrifying force crushed the Locust Demon's head flat, but it quickly recovered, opening its mandibles to frantically bite.

"Ah, Disaster Beast!"

All this happened in an instant; upon regaining its senses, Immortal Wu was both shocked and furious, withdrawing its tentacle to exit the Secret Realm.

But the Locust Demon had already fixated on it, clutching tightly with barbed limbs and biting furiously; the two giant beasts twisted and lashed out at each other, rapidly disappearing.

At this moment, the Secret Realm's surroundings were continuously fracturing, plunging into darkness, a void so daunting even the dragon bone stage dared not confront it, disappearing instantly.

"Go!"

The Immortal Crane swiftly lifted Zhang Kui and Elder Huayan onto its back, flapping its wings, bursting out of the channel in an instant…

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