"Is this the ancient treasure that the Lantern Ancestor mentioned?"
Patriarch Jiu stared at the scroll in Lu Li's hand with excitement.
Even though he could not tell what was special about the scroll, Dan Jiu Deng would not lie. Lu Li holding it in front of Patriarch Jiu was proof of this.
"Whoosh!"
Seeing that Lu Li was retreating, Patriarch Jiu Deng aimed at the scroll.
He wanted to see if the scroll was as powerful as Dan Jiu Deng said.
"Buzzing ~"
The scroll glowed when the attack landed on it. Then the attack disappeared. The scroll was not damaged. It didn't even tremble.
"It really is a treasure!"
Patriarch Jiu was delighted. His attack was not strong, but the scroll was not damaged. It didn't even tremble. That was enough to prove many things.
More importantly, the scroll had not been consumed. If it was, it would be much more powerful.
"Buzzing ~"
When Patriarch Jiu was about to fly down, the water in the lake began to surge. Many dragons of water came at him.
Lu Li did not use divine energy so he was not hit.
"Hmm!"
Patriarch Jiu sneered. Was Lu Li putting up a last-ditch struggle?
What was the point?
The dragons of water here could not break his defense. When he got closer, he could crush Lu Li easily.
"Whoosh!"
Patriarch Jiu released many balls of light to protect himself while he flew toward Lu Li.
He did not mind the Holy Weapon fragment that Lu Li threw away. When he killed or captured Lu Li, the fragment would belong to him.
Compared to the fragment, he was more concerned about the scroll in Lu Li's hand.
"Buzzing ~"
Ghost Shadow flew out from Patriarch Jiu's mind. Ghost Shadow had been attacking for a long time without achieving anything. It was pointless for it to stay in Patriarch Jiu's mind.
Later, Blood Fairy would make her move. Naturally, Patriarch Jiu had to take back Ghost Shadow.
"Stop struggling. Surrender. Come back with me. Patriarch Jiu may not kill you. But if you resist, you will suffer a miserable death!"
Patriarch Jiu said. Lu Li went back to the bottom of the lake without saying anything. He just took a healing pellet.
Patriarch Jiu approached quickly. When he was two miles away from Lu Li, Patriarch Jiu's hand glowed, ready to attack.
"Master, get ready!"
Blood Fairy's voice rang out, and then the bottom of the lake lit up, brighter and brighter.
This time, there were no ripples in the lake. Even the surging water dragon from before had calmed down.
"Hum ~"
The divine patterns lit up one after another, and they were like fire dragons weaving through the bottom of the lake. The entire bottom of the lake was as bright as day.
The bottom of the lake shook violently as if an earthquake was about to happen.
An oppressive aura suddenly spread out, enveloping the entire blood lake.
"Whoosh, whoosh ~"
A gust of wind swept through the entire cursed lands, causing purple mist to churn. A suppressive aura spread out in all directions with the lake as the center.
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
With the lake as the center, the ground trembled continuously. The heavens and earth shook, as if the earth was about to collapse and the entire world was about to be destroyed.
"What's the situation?"
The elder's expression changed drastically. Even the three people who were recuperating in the Spatial God Artifact sensed that something was amiss. They all rushed out.
"Huh?
Kid, are you crazy? "
Elder Jiu's expression changed drastically. He sensed the Divine Inscriptions and shouted angrily, "You dare to detonate the Divine Inscriptions here?
Stop, or you'll be the first to die. "
"Ha, ha, ha!"
Lu Li laughed like a lunatic. He shouted, "I never wanted to live. Let's die together!"
As Lu Li shouted, many places at the bottom of the lake began to crack. Waves of water surged up. More horrifying energy surged out from the bottom of the lake. Elder Jiu and everyone else sensed that they were in mortal danger.
"Let's go —"
After years of living on the line between life and death, Elder Jiu and the others had developed the instinct to escape. Elder Jiu rushed out from the bottom of the lake and yelled, "Run!"
Elder Jiu did not know how Lu Li had triggered the explosion of the Divine Inscriptions. However, the Divine Inscriptions in the cursed land were horrifying. Once the Divine Inscriptions exploded, no one below the realm of Great Emperor could survive.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh ~"
The other four were frightened. As soon as Elder Jiu shouted, they ran toward the periphery as fast as they could, like frightened rabbits.
"Whoosh!"
Lu Li moved as well. He put away the Relic iron. Blood Fairy dashed into his body and said, "Master, it's all up to fate now!"
"Buzzing ~"
With one hand, Lu Li drew formations in the air, trying to open a portal.
However, as soon as the portal appeared, it collapsed. But Lu Li did not give up. He drew formations again and again.
He was weak now. There was no way he could leave the cursed land.
What was more, even if he could, Elder Jiu and the others would not let him go. Therefore, his only way out was to fly away.
…
"What is going on in there?"
Outside the cursed land, people were waiting anxiously. Dan Jiudeng did not show any emotion, but inside, he was anxious.
He was not doing this for the scroll, but for the dignity of the Dan Family. If Elder Jiu and the others went in and came back empty-handed, they would be humiliated.
Theoretically speaking, Elder Jiu and the others should have succeeded by now.
After all, this was a Lord-level powerhouse. He should have already found Lu Li and easily killed him.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
The ground began to tremble. Then, from the cursed land came a surge of violent energy. The space was trembling as well. It was as if the cursed land was an arsenal that was about to explode.
"Oh no!"
Dan Jiudeng was experienced. He yelled, "Tell everyone to leave at once. The further, the better. The cursed land might … explode!"
"Explode … explode?"
The patriarch of the Chen Family trembled. Then, he let out a shrill cry. Warriors of the Chen Family in the distance stepped back as they heard the shrill cry. At the same time, they cried out as well.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom ~"
It took time for the shrill cry to be heard. Before the shrill cry could reach everyone, there came a loud noise of explosion from the cursed land.
The space in the center of the cursed land was torn apart. A huge black hole appeared. Many cracks in space spread out. A horrifying energy spread out to an area with a radius of more than three thousand miles.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
The ground in an area with a radius of more than three thousand miles began to shake. Everyone nearby looked over.
They saw a huge hole appear in the sky, and the sky was filled with cracks that looked like spider webs. Everyone nearby felt their souls tremble, and they even stopped breathing.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom!"
Deafening noises of explosion came out, shaking heaven and earth. The horrifying wind flattened the mountains around the cursed land.
Mushroom clouds rose up to the sky. The sound of explosion and the stifling energy spread out to an area with a radius of more than three thousand miles.
Many people were alarmed. The news spread out. Soon, all the powerful warriors nearby gathered there. Everyone wanted to go and have a look at such a shocking scene.
"Bang!"
A man flew out from a pile of rubble. He looked back and saw that the space behind him had not healed up yet. The land was in a state of desolation. His face was pale. He even forgot to wipe off the blood on the corner of his mouth.
"No, the patriarch of the Chen Family is dead. The one hundred thousand warriors are dead. Elder Jiu and the others are probably dead!
Ah, ah, ah!
This bastard. He is going to drag so many people down with him … "