Lin Xiao was startled, but before he could respond, Li Renchou continued, “Rush to the nearest formation barrier, and you can break through. I’ll use an illusion to hold off your opponent, ensuring no one notices. After you’re safely out, I’ll help them break the formation, so it won’t be a total loss!”
Initially, Lin Xiao was somewhat skeptical, but at this point, hesitation was not an option. He had no other choice but to trust Li Renchou.
Even if Li Renchou’s words were false, the worst outcome would be getting repelled by the formation barrier, which would cause him no harm.
Of course, in that fleeting moment, he could not save Zhong Moyang.
However, with Zhong Moyang’s strength, if he did not self-detonate, he should be able to hold on for a while longer.
“What about you?” Lin Xiao immediately asked.
At this moment, Li Renchou seemed to have no reason to deceive him. If Li Renchou could truly break the formation and the Demon Sect members found out, would it not be difficult for him to escape?
“Me? Illusions are my innate skill. They won’t detect me, and for special reasons, they won’t suspect me,” Li Renchou replied.
The speed of telepathic communication was so fast that it took almost no time. After exchanging a few words, Lin Xiao was about to strike Feng Youyu with a palm, but he saw her slash past him from an angle.
This shocked Lin Xiao. Could Li Renchou’s illusion skills be so advanced as to deceive a Martial Emperor-level combatant?
Now, he was certain Li Renchou’s words were true.
“Thanks,” Lin Xiao sent a telepathic message of gratitude. Then, with a Heavenly Demon Palm, he struck towards the blue-robed elder attacking Zhong Moyang.
At the same time, he sent a message to Zhong Moyang, “Elder Zhong, hold on. Someone can break the formation!”
Boom!
As the Heavenly Demon Palm struck, the world shook, as if day turned into a pitch-black night where one could not see their own hand. Endless darkness enveloped everything, covering a hundred-mile radius, transforming it into a hellish scene.
Torrents of demonic energy surged forth, a world-destroying demonic force erupting from Lin Xiao’s palm, forming a massive black demonic hand that swept with rolling demonic energy towards the blue-robed elder.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao’s body charged towards the formation barrier, just over ten miles away.
At the same time, he quickly took out the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings and stepped onto them.
“If anyone from that freakish lineage is still alive, come thank me later!” As Lin Xiao reached the edge of the formation barrier, Li Renchou’s voice echoed in his mind again.
“Freakish lineage?” Lin Xiao was startled, his face full of confusion.
But now was not the time to ponder. His body had already collided with the formation barrier.
To his surprise, he passed through without resistance.
At that moment, he infused all the prepared pills and a large pile of spirit stones into the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings.
A golden light enveloped him, and like a beam of light, he shot towards the horizon.
“Just now, was that a golden flash? Did someone escape?” someone exclaimed, staring at the now-dark formation.
Compared to the darkness, the golden flash was striking.
“Impossible. This formation can trap mid-tier Martial Emperors. No one could escape,” someone said, rubbing their eyes in disbelief, wondering if they had seen wrong.
They had witnessed many Martial Emperors bombard the barrier countless times, even Dongfang Kaiyuan and Sikong Jian, yet it did not budge. How could someone escape?
But indeed, a golden flash had passed.
“Someone escaped! Chase them!” a quick-reacting Half-Step Martial Emperor shouted, pulling out a Sky Control Boat. Several Half-Step Martial Emperors and Ninth-Level Martial Lords jumped aboard, speeding towards the direction of the golden flash.
Several other Sky Control Boats followed in pursuit.
They did not consider how someone could escape the formation, but in their view, anyone who did would have paid a heavy price. Even a Martial Emperor, once caught, could be taken down by a group of Half-Step Martial Emperors.
In a void, atop the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings, Lin Xiao continuously infused piles of spirit stones into the wings with his spiritual power.
Unlike the compact pills, spirit stones could not be infused all at once but had to be done pile by pile.
At this moment, Lin Xiao’s body was extremely weak, sitting on the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings. He swallowed his last Yuan-Replenishing Pill to recover.
The Heavenly Demon Palm was too draining, instantly sapping his strength. Without his spiritual power, he might have collapsed inside the formation.
This technique was indeed terrifying. Even with his Martial Emperor-level combat strength, he could not control its intensity.
Or rather, once the Heavenly Demon Palm was used, its weakest attack still drained all his power.
However, though his attack was powerful, possibly enough to severely injure a Second or even Third-Level Martial Emperor, Lin Xiao could not gauge its exact impact.
But in the formation, filled with Martial Emperors, including Third and Fourth-Level ones, his attack might only be seen as a strong move from a Martial Emperor, with little overall effect.
It might not even scratch the blue-robed elder.
Still, he had escaped. With vast amounts of pills and spirit stone energy, the Void Heaven Phoenix Wings were faster than the Sky Control Boats. Having taken detours, it would be hard for anyone to catch up.
By now, he had been away from the Demon Sect for some time. Li Renchou should have nearly broken the formation.
Martial Emperors’ escape abilities were likely stronger than their combat prowess, so many should escape.
Meanwhile, Lin Xiao pondered Li Renchou’s words about the “freakish lineage,” wondering who he meant.
“Could it be the Yaoguang lineage? Does he know about the Yaoguang Sword Technique?”
After much thought, Lin Xiao could only connect it to this. Only the Yaoguang inheritance could be considered a lineage.
But the Yaoguang lineage had been passed down for countless ages before reaching him. How did Li Renchou know?
And what did Li Renchou mean by saying, if anyone from that freakish lineage was alive, to thank him later?
Could his senior brother or the Yaoguang Emperor still be alive?
Moreover, how could Li Renchou control a formation that trapped Martial Emperors?
Lin Xiao found Li Renchou increasingly mysterious.
“I must ask him clearly later,” Lin Xiao vowed silently.
Li Renchou’s strength felt no less than his own. Back at the Southeast Domain Youth Summit, Li Renchou had not challenged him.
If they had fought all-out, the outcome was uncertain. Now, Lin Xiao had no idea what level Li Renchou had reached.
Of course, Lin Xiao also recalled that Li Renchou felt different in and out of the Shengshi City illusion.
But he did not dwell on it, as he was not familiar with Li Renchou’s temperament, which was normal.
Regardless, he owed Li Renchou a debt of gratitude. Otherwise, he might have fallen to the hands of the Destiny Temple today.
“I hope Elder Zhong and the others escape,” Lin Xiao prayed silently.
Then, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes, and he thought coldly, “Destiny Temple, this grudge is noted!”
