"Buzzing!"
Lu Li dashed into the Wicked Bead, taking everyone with him.
Then, he flew the Wicked Bead in a straight line. He did not mind the Wicked Bead at all.
As far as Lu Li could tell, the reason why they could not get out was that the formation had affected their souls and misled them.
That was why they were circling around involuntarily. Even though the Dragon Demon was not intelligent, it had a soul and could still be affected.
The Wicked Bead was a lifeless object without a soul and a Relic. As far as Lu Li was concerned, the Wicked Bead could not be affected.
As a matter of fact, he was overthinking. The Wicked Bead flew for the time for half an incense stick to burn. When Lu Li checked with psychic power, he realized that the Wicked Bead was still circling around.
"How is this possible?"
Lu Li teleported out with Ke Mang and Patriarch of Law Enforcement. Looking at the familiar mountain in the distance, Lu Li's face turned gloomy. Not even the Wicked Bead could fly out.
"Nothing is impossible!"
Ke Mang sighed. He seemed to have figured out where the problem lay. Gazing into the sky, he said, "This formation is not affecting people's souls. Instead … it is controlling the space nearby. When we are not aware of it, the space is changing. That is why we have been circling around."
Lu Li and Patriarch of Law Enforcement looked at each other. They agreed that Ke Mang's speculation was reasonable. If the space was changing by itself, they would be circling around without knowing it.
"Let me try again!"
Patriarch of Law Enforcement flew out. A dark iron rod appeared in his hand. He mobilized Xuan Energy and wielded the iron rod.
The iron rod grew larger and larger. Every time he wielded it, Xuan Energy in heaven and earth would gather.
"Ninth rank Profound Meaning?"
To reach the Semi-God Realm, one must learn a ninth rank Profound Meaning. Clearly, Patriarch of Law Enforcement was going to use a ninth rank Profound Meaning to see if he could crack the formation by force.
"What!"
As Patriarch of Law Enforcement waved the iron rod, the sky suddenly darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was not as dark as when night fell. Lu Li and the others were powerful enough to see clearly even when it was pitch dark.
However, Lu Li realized that he could not see anything. It was as if his soul was confined in a completely dark and enclosed space.
"Dark Profound Meaning!"
Lu Li was taken aback. He had never seen Patriarch of Law Enforcement use a ninth rank Profound Meaning. He didn't expect it to be so horrifying.
If Patriarch of Law Enforcement were to attack him now, he would not even know how he died unless he went back to the Wicked Bead at once.
"This …"
Ke Mang was naturally shocked. His body trembled, but he calmed down when he remembered that it was the Profound Meaning released by the Law Enforcement Elder.
"Chi, chi ~"
All of a sudden, heaven and earth trembled. A surge of energy that could destroy heaven and earth spread out. Lu Li and the others noticed that the sky was getting brighter as if all the dark elements were being drawn out to form a horrifying skill.
The dark elements had indeed been transferred!
The iron rod in Patriarch's hand, which had reached a length of one thousand feet, was completely shrouded by the black mist, and his iron rod suddenly enlarged by several times.
He swung the big black stick that was as big as a giant pillar and struck it forward.
"Rip ~"
The space in front of him trembled, and a ten-feet-long spatial crack appeared. A terrifying wave of air radiated out to both sides.
It felt as if the rod had smashed into a calm lake, causing the waves to roll to both sides.
"That is horrifying!"
Lu Li had seen ninth rank Profound Meanings before. Back when he was hunted down by many Semi-God Realm warriors, they used many ninth rank Profound Meanings to attack the Wicked Bead.
However, he was in the Wicked Bead back then, so he did not feel it so clearly. At the moment, he was shocked to the core, and his blood was tumbling.
"Boom, boom, boom ~"
Space cracked but recovered quickly. Patriarch of Law Enforcement's attack was fading away in a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lu Li took a look and sighed. "This is indeed a spatial formation. The space here must be confined.
Great-grandpa's attack cannot break down the spatial barriers. This formation … cannot be cracked by brute force! "
"Whoosh ~"
Patriarch of Law Enforcement stepped back. He shook his head as well. "The space outside is confined. No energy can be sent out. We are in big trouble."
"Let me have a try!"
Ke Mang made up his mind. "Let me see if I can crack the formation with another formation. If I cannot, I will not be able to do anything for the time being."
"Okay!"
Lu Li's eyes glowed. Last time at the Valley of Feather, Ke Mang tried to crack the formation with another formation.
He and the deacon elder stood on the side. Ke Mang took out a lot of formation stones and started setting them up. After half an hour, he let out a long sigh and said, "Start the formation!"
He poured out some Xuan Energy. The ground was suffused with a thick white mist.
This formation was the same as the one outside the Valley of Feather. It was an ancient formation that Ke Mang had learned.
"Swish, swish ~"
The white mist grew thicker and thicker. In the end, several white dragons whooshed up.
Lu Li and Patriarch of Law Enforcement held their breaths and stared at the white dragons. If the white dragons could break through the space nearby, then the formation could collapse.
Five hundred feet, one thousand feet!
The eight white dragons hovered up. However, at the height of one thousand feet, they began to slow down as if some invisible force was stopping them from going up.
"Pff!"
A glow rose in Ke Mang's eyes. He spat out some blood and then poured out some more Xuan Energy. The eight white dragons sped up again. Soon, they reached one thousand and five hundred feet.
However.
At one thousand and five hundred feet, the white dragons slowed down again. Ke Mang's face was pale and he was trembling.
He made up his mind and spat out some more blood. The white dragons sped up again.
Lu Li and Patriarch of Law Enforcement stared at the two white dragons, hoping for a miracle.
However, when the white dragons reached one thousand and eight hundred feet, Ke Mang spat out blood and fell to the ground. He rolled his eyes and passed out.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang ~"
The eight white dragons on it all exploded at this moment and turned into nothingness.
Lu Li squatted down next to Ke Mang to check. Lu Li was relieved to see that Ke Mang was fine and had only used up too much energy.
"I don't think we can get out any time soon."
Patriarch of Law Enforcement looked at Ke Mang and then at Lu Li with a bitter smile. Lu Li fed Ke Mang a healing pellet and put him into the inner hall. Lu Li stood up and sighed. "There is no other way. We have to go into the Wicked Bead and wait for our enemies."
"Great-grandpa, don't worry!"
Lu Li turned to the Wicked Bead and said with confidence, "This bead of mine is a Relic. Dozens of Semi-God Realm warriors tried to crack it for a long time but failed. The paleo-beasts will not be able to crack it any time soon.
When our enemies show up and the battle begins, we may be able to get out. "