“Fo xin?”
Seeing him, Feng Jiuyuan and the others were somewhat surprised. They looked around but didn’t see any other Buddhist disciples. “Did he get separated?”
Huang Quan said, “Probably scattered when they were sent in.”
They hadn’t been separated because the High Priest had tied their wrists together with ribbons at the time.
“Help him,” the High Priest said in a deep voice. “This beast is the key.”
Feng Jiuyuan looked at him, “Are you sure?”
“I’m not sure,” the High Priest’s eyes were deep. “But I can be certain that Fo xin wouldn’t be doing something useless.”
Hearing this, Feng Jiuyuan remembered the situation in the first layer of the Tower Realm, which Fo xin had also deciphered.
“The High Priest is right,” Huang Quan said, her lips curving slightly as she looked at the beast in front of them. “That beast is the key. If we deal with it, we can get out.”
“Then what are we waiting for?” Feng Jiuyuan said, “Let’s go.”
“Right,” Huang Quan nodded. “Let’s go.”
With that, Feng Jiuyuan grabbed his five fingers, and a lightning whip appeared.
“Snap!”
The whip cracked through the air, striking the giant beast.
The beast turned its head, seeing Feng Jiuyuan in mid-air, and roared angrily. The roar nearly knocked Feng Jiuyuan down. At the same time, the other head opened its mouth and spewed out a burst of fire!
Jing Chen moved swiftly, appearing in front of Feng Jiuyuan. As his arms spread wide, spiritual power released, creating an ice barrier that blocked the oncoming flames.
With the flames blocked, Feng Jiuyuan moved again, the lightning whip cracking through the air to strike the beast once more. Simultaneously, blood-red vines burst from the ground, wrapping around the beast’s enormous body.
Seeing this, Nangong Qingyue also summoned vines to help Feng Jiuyuan restrain the beast.
Huang Quan moved swiftly, charging forward. As she neared the beast, she pushed off the ground with her toe, leaping onto the beast’s back.
“Quan…”
Seeing Huang Quan, Fo xin instinctively started to call her name but stopped himself just in time.
Watching Huang Quan on the beast’s back, Fo xin said, “Nangong, this beast can release poison gas. Get down quickly!”
“Release poison gas?” Huang Quan smiled. “I don’t fear it.”
She was Huang Quan, an evil spirit born in the land of death. The poisons of this world couldn’t harm her!
With that, Huang Quan leaped into the air, gathering power in her feet. In the next moment, she descended fiercely, delivering a powerful kick to the beast’s back.
“Boom!”
The ground beneath the beast’s feet caved in slightly.
“Whoosh…”
Black mist emanated from the beast’s body, and any grass or plants it touched immediately withered.
Seeing this, the High Priest waved his hand, using a barrier to protect Feng Jiuyuan and Jing Chen.
As the black mist spread, the beast’s tail suddenly swung up, aiming for Huang Quan on its back.
Fo xin’s eyes darkened, and with a flick of his two fingers, a burst of spiritual energy shot out, knocking the tail back.
After repelling the tail, Fo xin leaped onto the beast’s back, grabbed Huang Quan, and brought her down from the beast.
Upon landing, Fo xin immediately released Huang Quan, spreading his hands. A pure white lotus appeared in his palms.
The lotus was pristine white, with golden stamens, clean and sacred.
The Buddha Lotus in his palm flew out, heading toward the beast.
“Boom!”
The Buddha Lotus reached the beast and exploded, scattering countless pure white petals. The black mist was driven back by the power of the lotus, and the beast let out a sorrowful cry.
Fo xin lowered his gaze, bringing his palms together. The lotus petals transformed into sharp blades, stabbing fiercely at the beast.
“Squish!”
The pure white blades easily pierced the beast’s skin, penetrating deep into its body.
Fo xin raised his gaze, his ink-black eyes coldly observing the beast as if he were looking at a lifeless object.
“Whimper…”
The beast couldn’t withstand Fo xin’s attack. Its massive body collapsed with a thunderous crash, letting out a cry of pain.
Fo xin watched the beast, and with a wave of his hand, a powerful burst of spiritual energy struck the beast. The beast, which had been crying out in pain, fell silent completely.
Jing Chen and Feng Jiuyuan landed nearby, looking at Fo xin, their eyes filled with complex emotions.
Nangong Qingyue was stunned by Fo xin’s strength.
When she came to the Tianqi Empire, she had heard of Fo xin, but she never imagined he would be this powerful!
She, Feng Jiuyuan, and Jing Chen couldn’t handle the beast even together, yet Fo xin dealt with it alone. Just how strong was he?
“Whoosh…”
While everyone was deep in thought, a gust of wind blew, and the beast’s body suddenly disappeared. At the same time, their surroundings began to change.
As the scenery started to shift, everything around them became blurry. When the transformation stopped and everyone could see clearly again, they realized they were back where they had been before.
Huang Quan frowned slightly, then looked up at the suspended painting in midair.
The painting was still there, but the figure of the man in it was gone.
“Did we come out?”
“Did we pass the second layer of the tower?”
“It seems we did…”
“How did we pass?”
People emerged one after another. While they were happy to be out, they were also confused because they had no idea how they managed to get out.
After all, once they entered, aside from being chased and attacked by the beast, they didn’t do anything else!
“Young master.”
The leader of the team from Jiuyuan City approached and stopped in front of Feng Jiuyuan, carefully examining him from head to toe. Only after confirming that Feng Jiuyuan was unharmed did the man speak: “Young master, the next layers of the tower will be even more dangerous. You must be extra cautious.”
Feng Jiuyuan didn’t respond, his gaze fixed intently on the man before him.
The man’s face was somewhat pale, but there was no scent of blood on him, indicating that he wasn’t injured. However, his face was so pale, it suggested…
“How many did we lose?” Feng Jiuyuan asked as he looked at the man.
Hearing this, the man’s already pale face turned even whiter, but he still answered truthfully: “Two.”
The people of Jiuyuan City were powerful, but the beasts within the tower were even stronger. Once inside, they were separated, forced to face the beasts alone. Although it was possible to run away if they couldn’t win, unfortunately, the beasts in the tower appeared in groups, giving those two no chance…
If the tower challenge hadn’t inexplicably ended, everyone inside might have died.
Having witnessed the dangers within the tower firsthand, Feng Jiuyuan didn’t say much. He simply raised his hand and patted the man’s shoulder, “My condolences.”
The man nodded slightly but didn’t speak.
Feng Jiuyuan said, “There are still more tower levels to conquer. Try to come out alive.”
“Yes.” The man nodded again, looking at Feng Jiuyuan: “You too, young master.”
Feng Jiuyuan replied, “Of course.”
The man didn’t say anything further and walked away to another area.
Watching the man’s departing figure, Feng Jiuyuan’s gaze grew extremely cold.
As the young master of Jiuyuan City, he should have tried to protect the people of Jiuyuan City in such situations, but he couldn’t protect them at all!
