After Patriarch Huo gave Lu Li some pointers, he flew over. After Patriarch Fu sent the message, Patriarch Huo gathered people to wait here.
Just because he was giving Lu Li pointers didn't mean he would do nothing. Otherwise, Patriarch Huo would not be able to answer to the higher-ups of the Hell Palace.
He had brought people here to block the way, so that he could put on a show.
They had done something, but the outcome was none of their business.
He could not run away!
When Lu Li saw Patriarch Huo, he knew he could not. If he were to force his way in, he would die a miserable death. What Lu Li had to do now was not to run but to negotiate.
He had hostages and the Meng Family was not here yet. The patriarchs would hold back. Therefore, Lu Li slowed down and flew toward the Flying Soul Cliff.
As soon as Lu Li moved, Patriarch Huo waved his hand. The seven patriarchs spread out and surrounded Lu Li from afar. The encirclement was getting smaller.
"Buzzing ~"
Lu Li's mountain glowed as Meng Li came out. Lu Li grabbed Meng Li's neck and shouted coldly, "Stay away or I will kill Meng Li!"
Meng Li was in a miserable state. His wounds were not fully recovered. There were scabs all over his body. His clothes were torn and his hair was disheveled. He looked like a completely different person from the handsome young master.
Meng Li felt humiliated even though he knew this was inevitable and he was prepared for it.
But what else could he do? His elixir was destroyed and his energy channels and soul were sealed by Lu Li. He couldn't even beg for death.
"Young Master Meng!"
"Fourth Lu, you are courting death. How dare you disable Young Master Meng?"
"Fourth Lu, let go of Young Master Meng right now and you may be able to live. Otherwise, your entire family will die!"
"Fourth Lu, calm down!"
Several patriarchs shouted. They had a good relationship with the Meng Family. Two of them relied on the Meng Family to get to their current positions. Meng Li was their young master. They were furious to see him in such a miserable state.
"Don't move!"
Lu Li glanced over and shouted, "Meng Li will die if anyone comes closer. Don't say these useless things. I will die if I let him go. I am not that stupid.
I'm all alone with no relatives or friends. If you want to kill my entire family, go ahead. "
None of the patriarchs dared to move. Lu Li had the courage to cripple Meng Li, kill Commander Cao and capture Commander Long. This indicated that Lu Li was a lunatic who dared to do anything.
If everyone got closer, Meng Li would definitely die.
A group of Patriarchs looked at Patriarch Huo. Only Patriarch Huo alone might have the time to kill Lu Li in an instant so that he could not kill Meng Li.
Patriarch Huo was expressionless. He looked at Lu Li with satisfaction. This young man was really something. He had guessed Patriarch Huo's thoughts at once and came to the Flying Souls Cliff.
He was even more satisfied when Lu Li put Meng Li into the mountain.
Now that Lu Li had put Meng Li away, he had a reason not to make a move. It could be said that he was afraid of harming the innocent.
Sure enough, Lu Li shouted coldly, "There is a spirit beast in my Interspatial Artifact. Don't think about killing me instantly. If I die, he will carry out my orders and kill Meng Li!"
"Buzz ~"
Lu Li's mountain lit up. Following that, a surge of ferocious qi and energy spread out, covering an area with a radius of more than 300 miles. This was the qi and energy of the Phantom King. Lu Li wanted to frighten everyone with it.
"Eh …"
The patriarchs looked at each other, speechless. Many of them didn't sense the qi and energy of the Phantom King, but the beast's energy was powerful. It could at least kill Meng Li, let alone fight against them.
"That underage Phantom King was tamed by him?"
Patriarch Huo and Patriarch Yun looked at each other in astonishment. No wonder they couldn't find that Phantom King at the Phantom Mountain. It was tamed by Lu Li.
"What a talent!"
Patriarch Huo sighed. It was not a big deal to defeat an underage Phantom King, but to tame one was difficult. Not even Patriarch Huo could tame one.
Since Lu Li could tame an underage Phantom King, maybe when he grew stronger, he could tame an adult Phantom King.
If he could tame all the adult Phantom Kings here, then the Hell Palace's combat ability would be greatly enhanced.
It was not difficult to defeat Phantom Kings. Powerful warriors of the Hell Palace could defeat Phantom Kings, but taming them was too difficult.
Phantom Kings were highly intelligent. They had their own dignity and would not surrender to humans easily. Usually, they would fight to the death. Even if they were captured, they would commit suicide.
An underage Phantom King, even though its combat ability was not good now, could grow up after more than 10 years of training. If they could find the elixir they needed, then it would be easy to train them. Maybe they could grow up in just a few years.
That meant they had a fighter at the later stage of the Fourth Tribulation Realm, a fighter that was absolutely loyal.
The patriarchs were dumbfounded. They didn't know what to do. Maybe Patriarch Huo had the ability to kill Lu Li, but as soon as Lu Li died, his beast would kill Meng Li in an instant!
If Meng Li died in front of a group of patriarchs, it would be a grave sin. When the higher-ups of the Hell Palace looked into it, all of them would have to bear the responsibility.
Everyone looked at Patriarch Huo. Nobody dared to make a decision now. If they did, nobody would be able to bear the responsibility if something went wrong.
After a while, Patriarch Huo said, "Fourth Brother Lu, you cannot run away. The exit to the Ghost World is sealed. Powerful warriors of the Meng Family are coming. Where can you run to?
The higher-ups of the Meng Family will not care about Meng Li. They will kill you directly.
Compared to Meng Li, they care more about the dignity of the Meng Family. "
"That's their own business!"
Lu Li said coldly, "The Meng Family will be here soon anyway. Just wait for a few days. I will not run away. I will stay in the cliff. How about that?"
"In the cliff?"
The patriarchs looked at each other, speechless. This was the Flying Souls Cliff, the lair of ghosts.
According to a former master of the Hell Palace, there might be a Phantom King here. He told the patriarchs not to go in at will.
None of them paid much attention to the specters. For the old Palace Master to refer to them as the Specter King, they were definitely on the same level as the Specter King. Specters were capable of soul attacks, and while everyone's souls were quite strong, they would definitely not be able to withstand a particularly powerful attack.
Lu Li was going to stay in the Flying Souls Cliff?
Did he really think he could deal with the Phantom King just because he could kill ghosts?
What was more, there were at least 8000 ghosts, if not 10,000. How could Lu Li stop them?
Patriarch Huo thought about it for a while. He looked at the patriarchs and asked, "What do you think?"
The patriarchs communicated with each other. In the end, they had to let Lu Li go to the Flying Souls Cliff. They didn't dare to push him too far. Otherwise, if Lu Li killed Meng Li, they would all have to bear the responsibility.
Third Master of the Meng Family had arrived at the Valley of Ghosts. He would be here in less than two days. They just had to hold on for two days to prevent Lu Li from running away. Then the rest would be Third Master of the Meng Family's business.
"Punk!"