Qi Qingchen’s injuries were not serious; she had been hit tens of times. However, her physical body was strong enough while she was also wearing supreme-grade divine artifact battle armor. Her injuries were not considered much.
However, she was mentally exhausted. Battling for hours was actually not much for someone of her level of attainment; she could even fight for up to hundreds of hours without a problem. The problem was that she was carrying Jiang Yi as she went and constantly had to make sure he wasn’t killed. Hence, she had to use many folds of her concentration; and that was causing the exhaustion.
Seeing the hordes of Sword Emanations Race beings ahead, Jiang Yi’s eyes darkened significantly. Perhaps she could once again break through the encirclement. However, whether Jiang Yi could survive or not was another question.
Jiang Yi was also at his wit’s end!
The mastermind this time was extremely cruel; he obviously didn’t just want to teach the two a lesson but had other designs as well. He either wanted to kill Qi Qingchen or kill everyone with Qi Qingchen besides her. Or perhaps… he wanted Qi Qingchen herself.
Regardless of the mastermind’s intentions, Jiang Yi knew that he could not tag along Qi Qingchen anymore. He was clear that he could not hold on for much longer, and he would die if he followed Qi Qingchen. Although Qi Qingchen was extremely powerful, she was not invincible. Her soul spirit was now extremely tired, and she would not be able to protect him any longer.
Jiang Yi could only depend on himself.
His Art of Concealment had already reached the Phenomenal Stage. Before Poison Spirit had left, he had also said that if Jiang Yi could not hold on any longer, he could conceal himself and wait for Poison Spirit to locate him. The Art of Concealment that Jiang Yi had mastered was the original Art of Concealment of the Phantom Race. Once it was released, his body would not emit any life signs or aura; the Sword Emanations Race would probably not be able to detect him.
The problem was… how about Qi Qingchen?
Based on Qi Qingchen’s strength, she could break through the incoming army if she gave her all. However, the issue was the baneful aura that would affect her as she battled them. Without Jiang Yi by her side, Qi Qingchen would definitely be affected by the baneful aura; she could ultimately end up dead if she lost control of herself.
We can only risk it!
Jiang Yi thought things through in a few moments. The only way now was for Qi Qingchen to breakthrough openly in the sky while Jiang Yi followed her stealthily on ground. Whenever Qi Qingchen was affected by the baneful aura, she could fly down speedily for Jiang Yi to dispel the baneful aura in her.
“General!”
Jiang Yi immediately sent a voice transmission to Qi Qingchen. After the latter heard the plan, she waved her flexible sword, sent a few Sword Emanations Race beings flying, and then shouted, “No, this is too dangerous! Your battle strength is so low; once the Sword Emanations Race beings lock onto you, you will die without a doubt; I will be hard-pressed to save you! You should enter my spatial divine item. If I give it my all, I will be able to find a chance to break through.”
“A chance?”
Jiang Yi smiled bitterly and said, “How big is this chance? If you are affected by the baneful aura, you will go on a rampage and rage around. Do you think you will have a chance at survival? Trust me! If Poison Spirit can, I can as well. My mother is from the Phantom Race, too. I know how to use the Art of Concealment!”
Jiang Yi looked at Qi Qingchen, eyes blazing determinedly. Qi Qingchen thought about it, gritted her teeth, and said, “Alright, if you really cannot hold on anymore, don’t bother about me and immediately conceal yourself. Wait for Poison Spirit to come and rescue you.”
Poison Spirit had gone for so long and had not returned; he probably had encountered some trouble or was even dead at the hands of the mastermind. However, the two of them did not want to talk about this; that would be an even heavier mental blow to them.
“Keke!”
Jiang Yi’s mouth twitched as he smiled, and his body flashed with white light. He suddenly flew away from Qi Qingchen’s back as his body also vanished into nothingness. He sent a message and said, “Young Mistress Qingchen, work hard to survive! Think about your parents, your loved ones, and your future man! You have to survive for their sakes! You have not tasted a man before; if you die like this, it will be too much of a pity…”
“Bah!”
Jiang Yi’s first few sentences were still prim and proper; the last two made Qi Qingchen blush furiously. She looked murderously at the direction where Jiang Yi had disappeared and said furiously, “You’d better die here. If not, when we return, I will hang you in the Fire Phoenix Army camp for three days and three nights!”
“Hahahaha!”
Jiang Yi’s laughter rang out as following that, he really disappeared. After being teased by Jiang Yi, Qi Qingchen’s spirits were actually lifted as she waved her flexible sword full of vigor, attracting the attention of all the Sword Emanations Race beings. After confirming that no Sword Emanations Race beings were pursuing Jiang Yi, she finally relaxed.
Jiang Yi’s Art of Concealment had indeed reached the Phenomenal Stage; at least the Sword Emanations Race beings still had not located him at the moment. Qi Qingchen’s spirits were once again lifted; without having to carry Jiang Yi, she was feeling a lot less burdened. She could finally give it her all.
“Zha!”
She yelled out as her body transformed into a beam of light and left the hordes of Sword Emanations Race beings behind her far behind and charged at the hundreds of thousands of Sword Emanations Race beings flying towards her.
A strenuous struggle to break through the encirclement started once again. Jiang Yi followed along stealthily on the ground as the two of their hearts were feeling uneasy; neither knew if they could survive this wave of enemies. Everything was up to the heavens.
…
“What is the situation?”
Five hundred thousand kilometers to the west of Jiang Yi and Qi Qingchen’s position on a small mountain top, someone’s agitated voice rang out. If Qi Qingchen saw this person, she would definitely kill him immediately. Just as Jiang Yi and Qi Qingchen had deduced, the person speaking was indeed the bald guy, You Tianni!
You Tianni was not alone; however, he did not bring along his twenty-thousand-strong army. He only brought along twenty men. These twenty men were one and all Titled Battle God-equivalent formidable martial artists. After he voiced his query, an elder behind him answered, “Young Master, there haven’t been any reports back yet; I think we have to wait a while longer.”
“How about Poison Spirit? Has he been located?”
You Tianni turned and asked coldly once again, his eyes full of killing aura. The elder thought for a while and replied, “He has not been found. He managed to escape. This person is also a top-notch assassin; it is hard to track him down.”
“I don’t care!”
You Tianni said cruelly, “Send word to the few men from the Phantom Race: they are to kill Poison Spirit at all costs. If not, even if we succeed here today, there will be troubles abound in the future.”
“I don’t think there will be trouble at all.”
The elder laughed coldly and said, “We have already made friends with the three guardians of the Teleportation Formation here. Even if we can’t kill Poison Spirit, he would not be allowed into the Teleportation Formation either. Young Master, let’s settle things here first; everything else is not an issue.”
“Hahahaha!”
You Tianni’s eyes shone with a devilish light as the tattoos on his bald head shone repeatedly; he was very excited.
Buzz!
After two hours, a light breeze floated by from afar, and everyone instantly grew tense. They surrounded You Tianni tightly as they sent their divine senses forward.
From afar, a figure appeared and everyone instantly relaxed. You Tianni twitched his mouth, smiled, and asked, “Brother Yi Wu, how do things go?”
“Everything is within our control.”
Yi Wu smiled faintly and said, “Young Master You, your predictions were accurate. Qi Qingchen is already almost at her limit; she is desperately trying to break through the encirclement now. When she finally does, she would probably be extremely weak. Your plan would be considered a success at that point. Hehe, please do not forget about me when this is over.”
“Brother Yi Wu!”
You Tianni immediately beat his chest and said, “If this matter is successful, you will definitely become a commander; you will get many battle merits from now on as well. Once you become King-Ranked, the next Phantom Race Clan Head would be yours to take!”
“Hehe!”
Yi Wu smiled slightly again and said, “Then, what are we waiting for? Let’s go, Young Master You! The number-one beauty in the Earth Domain is waiting for you to pamper her.”
“Hahaha!”
You Tianni laughed out loud as with a wave of his hand, he brought his twenty men and followed Yi Wu far into the distance and disappeared in the heavens. Strangely, as everyone flew, they all suddenly vanished in thin air, without a trace.
