With my nine meridians taken away, I will prove my invincibility with the Demon Seed!

Ma Rulong and the others charged toward the three people and the monster blocking their way.

"That beast tamer is of average strength. The reason she can control so many three-eyed fire apes is because the flute in her hand is a low-grade divine artifact from our Ma family's treasure trove, called the Beast Summoning Flute!"

"I'll take care of her first!"

Ma Rulong's voice reached Qin Yi and the others' ears.

The dozen or so three-eyed fire apes roared and charged forward, unleashing a terrifying force that shook the earth.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

Each of the three-eyed fire apes had a fiery eye on its forehead that instantly spewed out terrifying flames. The flames shot out, scorching and domineering, and incredibly fast.

Ma Rulong, who was at the forefront, shouted coldly and waved his hand. The low-grade divine artifact, the gilded cloud-patterned banner, flew out instantly, suddenly grew larger, and the banner surface rippled, blocking all the beams of fire.

Immediately afterwards, thick clouds and mist billowed out, completely engulfing the dozen or so three-eyed fire apes!

These three-eyed fire apes immediately lost their way and became bewildered.

Ma Rulong accelerated instantly. He didn't rush to deal with the three-eyed fire apes trapped in the clouds and mist, but instead headed towards the two men and one woman.

His thinking was very clear: he needed to deal with the female beast tamer first.

Once this woman is dealt with, the Three-Eyed Fire Ape will be no threat.

Otherwise, if this woman arrives with a large number of three-eyed fire apes, even if Ma Rulong is confident that he can kill them all, his strength, as well as the strength of his teammates, will be severely depleted, making it impossible for him to win against Ma Shang in this competition.

Seeing Ma Rulong charging towards them, the female beast tamer remained calm, showing no sign of panic. She continued to play her flute, summoning the nearby three-eyed fire apes.

A man next to the woman smirked and said coldly, "Ma Shang was right after all; Ma Rulong has been hiding a lot of strength."

"But... this is ultimately our home turf, where we've made preparations!"

As he spoke, the man's hands moved swiftly, forming hand seals.

"Brother Rulong, be careful! There's a formation!" Qin Yi suddenly sensed the fluctuations of the formation and immediately shouted a warning!

However, the enemy had laid an ambush here beforehand and was too well prepared. The next moment, a buzzing sound rang out, and an array was formed instantly, trapping Ma Rulong inside the array!

"Boom boom boom!"

The power of the formation transformed into countless beams of runic light, attacking Ma Rulong.

Ma Rulong, inside the formation, had a cold glint in his eyes. With a thought, a set of low-grade divine armor covered his entire body.

Each person can only bring a maximum of two treasures to participate in this competition. Ma Rulong brought two low-grade divine artifacts!

Wearing low-grade divine armor, Ma Rulong withstood the beam of light from the array. He swung his fists and unleashed the low-grade forbidden-level inherited Starfall Divine Fist, causing the array's light screen to shake violently.

The man controlling the array's expression changed drastically.

"So strong!"

"Luckily, I had a backup plan!"

He let out a low growl, and a precious pearl flew out of his storage ring.

This is also a low-grade divine artifact!

The pearl flew above the array's light barrier, spinning rapidly and scattering divine light. The divine light merged into the array's light barrier, and the array, which had almost been powerfully breached by Ma Rulong, immediately became much more stable.

Because Ma Rulong was trapped in the formation, his low-grade divine artifact, the gilded cloud-patterned banner, lost control. The clouds and mist dissipated, and the more than ten three-eyed fire apes that had been trapped rushed out.

The three-eyed fire ape roared excitedly and pounced on Qin Yi and the others.

"Don't even think about conserving your strength, quickly kill these demonic beasts and help Young Master Rulong out of this predicament!"

With her cultivation at the fifth level of the Great Saint Realm, Xiao Xiao let out a cold shout and then grabbed a long whip, which she lashed out with force.

The long whip wrapped around two three-eyed fire apes, and then the whip was swung again, hurling the two three-eyed fire apes at the other three-eyed fire apes.

Flying Tiger, a cultivator at the third level of the Great Sage Realm, activated the Profound Domain and rushed directly to the side of a three-eyed fire ape. He suppressed the three-eyed fire ape with gravity and then unleashed a powerful palm attack!

Everyone else also brought out their best skills.

Qin Yi didn't hesitate either. He swept his sword horizontally, shattering a fireball. Then, he leaped up and slashed in mid-air. Blazing lightning exploded on the surface of the heavy sword.

As the sword fell, it cleaved the body of a three-eyed fire ape in two from top to bottom!

Blood splattered!

But just then...

"Roar roar roar!"

The roars of numerous three-eyed fire apes echoed from all directions.

More and more Three-Eyed Fire Apes are arriving!

Qin Yi frowned. He looked at the formation that had trapped Ma Rulong. The most urgent task was to help Ma Rulong escape!

He believed that this formation could not suppress Ma Rulong for too long.

However, members of the team such as "Xiaoxiao" and "Feihu" could not hold out for long.

Qin Yi flashed and rushed towards the formation. His spiritual power surged in his sea of ​​consciousness. He planned to use the Reverse Spirit Seal technique to weaken the power of the formation and help Ma Rulong break through it.

But just then...

A cold laugh rang out.

"Overestimating yourself!"

Suddenly, a large sword flashing with violent power slashed towards Qin Yi!

Qin Yi immediately drew his sword to defend!

"clang!"

The blade struck Qin Yi's sword.

Qin Yi's movement was hindered, and he flew backward.

The one who drew the knife was Qin Cheng, from the second branch of the Qin family.

"Your reaction was quick, and your strength is indeed impressive, but I am at the third level of the Great Saint Realm. You will have no chance against me!" Qin Cheng's face revealed a look of contempt and disdain.

Qin Yi stared at him, his gaze icy, and a thunderous roar erupted from his body.

Even without resorting to some distinctive and powerful methods, with his current cultivation at the sixth level of the Initial Saint Realm, he could easily defeat Qin Cheng using the Nine Heavens Thunder Sound Sword Technique.

The next instant, Qin Yi rode away on a thunderbolt.

Qin Cheng chuckled, and suddenly grasped a piece of jade in his hand!

He then exerted force with his palm.

The jade shattered instantly!

Suddenly, a spatial force burst forth.

At this moment, Qin Yi couldn't avoid it at all!

His body was swept away by this spatial force and disappeared from the spot.

Qin Cheng also disappeared along with him!

……

Qin Yi was transported by spatial power to a volcano in the Fire Extreme Zone, a place very far from where the previous battle took place.

Qin Cheng stood suspended in mid-air, looking down at Qin Yi as if he were looking down at a weak ant!

Qin Yi surveyed the surroundings, spreading his spiritual energy to confirm that no one else was nearby. He looked at Qin Cheng and said, "I don't quite understand. What is your purpose in doing this?"

Qin Cheng sneered and said, "Since you're going to die soon anyway, I'll let you die knowing why."

"You offended Brother Xiong before and even challenged the prestige of our Qin family. Brother Xiong said I should find a way to suppress you and search your soul!"

"After confirming your true identity in the Heavenly Realm, we will capture your true form and make you pay a heavy price for your previous arrogant words and deeds!"

"Searching for souls in the Heavenly Ranking Space is quite taboo, so it's naturally inappropriate to do it in front of so many people."

"Moreover, soul searching ultimately takes some time. Ma Rulong's strength exceeded our expectations, and that formation couldn't trap him for long."

"Therefore, I have no choice but to use a spatial artifact to teleport you here, and then deal with you slowly!"

At this point, Qin Cheng's eyes flashed even colder as he said, "To fall into my hands, and even make me waste such a precious spatial treasure, your death was already worthwhile!"

next moment.

Qin Cheng's domain suddenly opened!

Qin Yi remained motionless, letting Qin Cheng's domain sweep over him, covering his body!

Within this area, countless vines grow, each one thrashing wildly.

Qin Cheng laughed loudly and said, "It seems you've already realized that struggling is pointless, so you've given up resisting?"

"Since that's the case, then kneel down and kowtow to repent. If I see that you're sincere, I can make your suffering less when I search your soul later!"

A mocking look appeared on Qin Yi's face as he said, "If that's the case, then why don't you kneel down and kowtow to me, and I'll give you a quick death."

Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng's expression instantly turned ferocious, and he roared, "Still daring to talk back when you're about to die? Then slowly savor the pain and despair!"

The next instant, countless vines in the domain suddenly lashed out at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi did not activate the Domain of Myriad Laws, but he infused the aura of the Domain of Myriad Laws into the heavy sword and swept it out horizontally!

All the vines were annihilated in the heavy sword light!

"boom!"

A thunderous roar seemed to erupt from within Qin Yi's body!

The second move of the Nine Heavens Thunder Sword Technique: Thunder Shakes Heaven and Earth!

Qin Yi's left hand also gripped the sword hilt, and the sword blade, which had been sweeping horizontally, suddenly rose upwards.

Qin Cheng's domain trembled violently, and then shattered like a fragile eggshell!

……