Chapter 486 - 224: Slaying Creatures of the Deep Darkness! The Forbidden Figures Appear Together

He roared with laughter, taking giant strides as he once again rushed into the darkness.

"Yama Chen... what a fearsome moniker, heh heh heh..."

The massive Dapeng shadow in the darkness also let out a sinister, cold laugh before gradually fading away and vanishing completely.

Then, the figures from all directions also sneered silently before disappearing into hiding.

"Courting death!"

Feng Wuji's eyes were glacial.

'They dare threaten Chen Xuan right in front of me?'

'Do they really think I'm not here?'

But suddenly, his face turned deathly pale. His body swayed, and he immediately took out a pill, quickly stuffing it into his mouth.

'This Ten Thousand Souls Banner really is bizarre.'

'Holding it feels like an invisible Spirit attack is constantly assailing my mind, creating all sorts of illusions.'

'Thankfully, my profound Cultivation allows me to barely withstand it.'

'But every time I activate it, I suffer a degree of backlash.'

'If this fight continues, I won't be able to hold on for much longer.'

At that moment, Chen Xuan's eyes narrowed, cold and terrifying, as he gazed in the directions where the crowd had just departed.

'Such intense malice!'

'Every single one of them, without exception, is filled with malice for me.'

'It's stronger than any I've ever encountered before.'

'Especially from Qin Xiong, that earth-yellow giant, and the Dapeng shadow in the sky.'

'The malice from those three is the most intense of all.'

'You don't want to let me go? Do you think I'm going to let *you* go?'

His heart grew cold.

'It's not yet certain who will be killing whom.'

'No!'

'I can't wait even a moment longer.'

'I have to increase my strength as soon as possible and go wipe those villages and strongholds off the map.'

'Otherwise, I'll never be able to stomach this insult.'

"City Lord Feng, how are you?"

Chu Shanhe quickly appeared before Feng Wuji and asked.

"I'm fine. Quickly call everyone else back. Don't let them continue the pursuit. If they keep going, the situation will turn against us!"

Feng Wuji said immediately.

"Alright, I'll contact them right now!"

Chu Shanhe took out a communication Jade Pendant and sent messages to the various mountain and grotto lords, telling them to return at once.

At the same time, he shot out, using a sound transmission technique to send his voice across the land, ordering the experts from the shallower parts of the darkness to return quickly as well.

As his voice boomed out,

the entire area shook once more.

The pursuers had been reveling in the chase, each one exceptionally excited.

But now, upon hearing Chu Shanhe's transmission ordering them back, the Outer Saint Level experts all looked bewildered.

"Why do we have to go back?"

"Yeah, what gives?"

"What is Chu Shanhe trying to pull?"

"Seriously, this is the perfect time to kick them while they're down. Why are we going back?"

Many of them began to clamor.

"Cut the crap and get back here! The enemy has expert reinforcements—a group of forbidden figures has appeared! Retreat, all of you, retreat!"

Chu Shanhe bellowed.

"Forbidden figures?"

The group of Outer Saints shuddered, horrified.

This time, they didn't ask any more questions.

They all turned and fled as fast as they could, retreating toward Qianling City.

No one was ignorant of the sheer weight behind the term "forbidden figures"!

They were practically gods in the Dark World!

In the past, the appearance of even one was a monumental event.

But now a whole group had appeared?

What kind of fucking joke was this!

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

"Fall back! Everyone, fall back!"

Calling out to friends and comrades, everyone hastily retreated.

Chu Shanhe's gaze was sharp. As he continued to send out the order, he looked toward the distant darkness.

Suddenly, his eyes turned cold, seeming to shoot out terrifying bolts of lightning.

'In the distant darkness, some enemies still haven't left.'

Several colossal figures stood there like mountains, watching from afar.

They were clearly the Dharma Aspects of several individuals.

Each Dharma Aspect was massive and imposing.

It was as if they had become corporeal.

'It seems this is far from over.'

Chu Shanhe's heart churned. He cast one last look into the distance before retreating.

As Chu Shanhe quickly vanished, the giant figures didn't linger either, slowly blurring and fading from sight.

At that moment, more and more people were rapidly returning.

Chen Xuan, for his part, showed no courtesy. With a sweep of his hand, he violently ejected the man he had previously pulled into his Inner Realm.

The man, tortured until he was barely recognizable, let out a piercing shriek.

"Spare me! I know I was wrong! I was wrong! I beg you, spare me! Just give me a quick death! Spare me!"

He thrashed on the ground, completely broken, all dignity and pride forgotten.

"Spare you? Alright."

Chen Xuan grabbed the man's head. "Tell me," he said coldly, "what exactly is your conspiracy? Did your two companions make contact with those ancient villages?"

'He refused to believe that so many ancient villages would move against him simultaneously.'

'Someone was clearly pulling the strings behind the scenes.'

'Besides, these people had allied with other powers before.'

'It was entirely possible they were now doing the same with the ancient villages.'

"..."

Xiao Qian's face was contorted in pain, but he remained silent.

"Not talking?"

Chen Xuan's voice was frigid. He directly activated his Unwarranted Heart Fire and began to control the man's mind.

After such a long and brutal torture, the man's mind was clearly on the verge of collapse.

Now, as Chen Xuan's Unwarranted Heart Fire surged into him with greater force, the look of agony on Xiao Qian's face intensified. After a brief, difficult struggle, he was finally brought under complete control.

HUM!

The man's expression went slack, his eyes turning vacant and dazed.

"Speak. Where are your two companions? What are their names?"

Chen Xuan demanded in a frigid tone.

Feng Wuji, Chu Shanhe, Zhu Jiuyou, Lu Qilin, the Nine Heavens Elder, and the other experts all watched with suspicion and intrigue, hoping to learn something.

The other experts, who were now returning one after another, all gathered around automatically.