Chapter 480: Chapter 381: Internal Strife Amid Crisis (Part 2)
"Everyone, be careful. Those few human folks are quite powerful, and many of our kin have already died at their hands."
"Among them are not a few experts at the peak of Foundation Establishment."
"If everyone wishes to obtain treasures or benefits, cooperation is essential. Otherwise, we’ll get nothing."
"On behalf of the Nether Prison City, I assure everyone of a fair distribution of the spoils."
"Even if you can’t get the treasures, you’ll receive appropriate benefits and won’t leave empty-handed."
This guy repeated these words over and over, hoping people would keep their eyes on the long-term goal.
However...
How many truly believed it was another matter.
At least, on the surface, they were cooperating with each other.
Some were on lookout duty; others prepared magic to strike immediately upon spotting Bai Zhirui and her companions.
There were also those using various divine powers to search for the whereabouts of Bai Zhirui and the other two.
There seemed to be a bit of harmony in their cooperation.
As they were diligently searching.
A flying sword suddenly shot out from the crowd, flying toward the sky.
The flying sword was incredibly fast and carried three people on it.
The Nether Spirit Race cultivators were startled by this unexpected turn of events.
Though they were methodically searching, in reality, they had gone through this process dozens of times along the way.
Every time, they came back disappointed.
So they never really expected to catch Lin Feng and the others here.
But unexpectedly, just as they started to move, Bai Zhirui and the others were forced out.
"What are you standing there for? Don’t let them get away!" The Nether Spirit Race general, clad in armor, was the fastest to react.
A skeletal arm suddenly detached from the body, with bone fingers forming a cage, swooping down onto Lin Feng’s flying sword.
Even though they knew it couldn’t be that simple to leave, they were prepared.
Lin Feng was still startled by their reaction speed.
"Damn, they’re fast!"
Quickly adjusting direction, he darted through the gaps in the cage formed by the fingers.
The flying sword scraped against one of the cage’s bony fingers, sending sparks flying.
Lin Feng’s response was undeniably decisive. Nevertheless, the flying sword’s speed was still significantly affected.
Due to this momentary delay, ensuing attacks rained down like a storm.
"It’s now!" Zheng Yi promptly reminded Bai Zhirui.
Bai Zhirui immediately threw out the White Lotus Magical Artifact.
A holy white lotus appeared out of thin air in the sky.
The overwhelming attacks then followed one after another.
Flying swords, fireballs, ice bombs, poisonous mist.
A myriad of strange attacks engulfed the white lotus completely.
The densely packed explosions shook the ground.
"Stop, stop!" The Nether Spirit general hastily ordered everyone to cease attacking.
Their pursuit was to seize the treasures from these people.
If they destroyed them along with the treasures, wouldn’t it be all for nothing?
The other Nether Spirit cultivators shared this thought, so they quickly ceased their attacks.
As the dust from the explosions gradually settled, they once again saw the holy white lotus.
Bai Zhirui and her companions remained unharmed under its protection.
Despite the fierce attack, the three of them were unscathed.
"Such a treasure..." The Nether Spirit general’s eyes were filled with greed.
Naturally, the other Nether Spirit cultivators shared the same sentiment.
They were not surprised it could withstand their assault.
After all, this artifact could even fend off attacks from Golden Core Great Cultivators.
But that wasn’t the most important thing.
They had seen powerful artifacts before.
But wielding such artifacts required immense magical power.
Even if they had those mighty artifacts, their power was limited by their own strength.
This White Lotus Magical Artifact was different; its wielder was merely at the Foundation Establishment Stage.
For a Foundation Establishment cultivator to withstand a Golden Core Great Power, even if just once, it was indeed a priceless treasure.
Otherwise, these Nether Spirit cultivators wouldn’t risk even the threat of Golden Core Great Cultivators to seize this artifact.
While the eyes of these Nether Spirit cultivators were red with envy.
Bai Zhirui suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the holy white lotus shattered and vanished.
This sight didn’t disappoint the Nether Spirit cultivators; instead, it excited them as if invigorated.
After the White Lotus Magical Artifact fended off an attack from Huiyue Demon Venerable, who knows how many times it had been used since.
Now it was being used to fend off their many attacks.
It’s perfectly normal for the user to suffer backlash. If, under these circumstances, Bai Zhirui remained unaffected.
They might even suspect something was wrong with the White Lotus Magical Artifact.
"Capture them!" The Nether Spirit general was the first to make a move.
The skeletal hand reached upwards, trapping Bai Zhirui and the others, who hadn’t yet escaped due to the artifact’s backlash.
"Oh no!" Lin Feng was horrified, and quickly controlled the flying sword, trying to escape through the gaps in the cage like before.
But this time, the Nether Spirit general was prepared and had set up defenses.
Moreover, Lin Feng’s flying sword had lost its speed advantage.
In the White Bone Cage, he dashed back and forth, unable to break through.
The other Nether Spirit cultivators, eager not to fall behind, rushed forward to "help."
"I’ve controlled them..." The Nether Spirit general hadn’t finished his words.
A Nether Spirit cultivator shouted, "General, don’t worry, I’ll assist you!"
With a swing of his sword, he cut off one of the cage’s bony fingers.
Lin Feng, desperate for an opening, found the unexpected aid timely.
Without a moment’s hesitation, he dashed out of the White Bone Cage, racing towards the sky with all his might.
Now wasn’t the time to worry about direction; leaving this place of trouble was the priority.
But before they had gone far, the Deep Cloud Sword seemed to hit something and came to a sudden stop.
The three on the flying sword almost got thrown off.
Looking back, oh my.
Countless things had tangled around the handle of the flying sword.
There were dusters, hooks, and various magical artifacts.
Several mocking voices rang out.
"Want to escape? No way!"
"Do you really think you can still get away now?"
"This is your death ground."
In the moment of urgency, Su Yao suddenly spoke: "Fellow Daoist Bai, are you still not willing to give up?"
"If it wasn’t for your artifact, we would have reached a safe place by now."
Though she didn’t say it explicitly, it was clear she hoped for the other to abandon the artifact to save their own skins.
"No, it’s my master’s treasured relic," Bai Zhirui gritted her teeth to hang on.
She even again utilized the artifact’s divine power, deflecting quite a few attacks.
But this time, the artifact’s power was even weaker.
After fending off just two or three attacks, it became completely shattered and quickly vanished.
If Lin Feng hadn’t barely controlled the flying sword to dodge some lethal attacks, this time their fate might have been dire.
But now, with these Nether Spirit cultivators in control, they couldn’t escape, and were about to be utterly trapped.
Lin Feng bit his teeth, "Fellow Daoist Bai, if you don’t give up now, we might have to offend you."
Su Yao took out a delicate dagger, intentionally or otherwise pointing it at Bai Zhirui.
Clearly, if Bai Zhirui refused to give up, they wouldn’t show any mercy.
To the Nether Spirit cultivators, such scenes were commonplace.
Sacrificing others to save oneself was all too normal in their eyes.
They even slightly slowed their attacks to let them voluntarily abandon the artifact.
Bai Zhirui’s eyes burned with anger, her teeth clenched, "Fellow Daoists..."
But before she could finish, Su Yao’s dagger moved forward.
The dagger blade flickered with magical power, clearly ready to strike.
"Fine!" At the brink of life and death, Bai Zhirui had no choice but to comply, throwing the White Lotus Magical Artifact far away.
At once, all Nether Spirit cultivators’ eyes were fixed on the flying White Lotus Magical Artifact.
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