Chapter 905: Cutting Off the Retreat

The Human World

Ignoring the angry shouts behind him, Qin Sang entered the passage and swiftly rushed outwards. Simultaneously, he transformed his palm into the Demonic Banner and unleashed the Nine Nether Demonic Fire. The Primal Chaos Concentric Ring spiraled out, releasing the Two-Headed Hou. Black Serpent Mountain must have left people outside the island. Unsure how many opponents were out there, Qin Sang dared not relax in the slightest; if he couldn't quickly deal with them, he would face the risk of being besieged. Although the situation was chaotic, having forcefully killed the black-robed man and seized the treasure in plain sight, he was already the target of all. As long as the cultivators from Black Serpent Mountain and Lan Dou Island weren't foolish, both sides would surely tacitly cease hostilities and first join forces to encircle and kill him, then contend for the treasure. After all, the treasure belonged to Lan Dou Sect, and those cultivators had no prior grudge against Black Serpent Mountain.

Thinking of this, Qin Sang ordered the Two-Headed Hou to prepare its newly comprehended Azure Shadow divine ability. The Two-Headed Hou growled, a hint of reluctance in its voice; it hadn't fully mastered this ability, and each use would leave it weakened for a period. But under Qin Sang's stern gaze, the Two-Headed Hou could only submit.

This passage was not long, but the black smoke generated by the flag formation, while corroding the mist and runes, still exerted immense pressure as the spiritual array forces from both sides squeezed inward. Fortunately, Qin Sang and the Two-Headed Hou jointly rushed outwards, successfully breaking through the confinement.

The black smoke showed no sign of diminishing, yet the pressure around him suddenly vanished. Immediately after, a surprised voice came from outside: "Is that you, Second Senior Brother? Did you get the item?"

The voice was unfamiliar. Qin Sang realized this person was the one left behind by Black Serpent Mountain. Waiting outside was a dwarf, precisely the tenth-ranked disciple of Black Serpent Mountain, who had been left outside the island to guard and maintain the flag formation and passage. He had assumed it was a fellow disciple who had successfully escaped after acquiring the item, so he was naturally overjoyed.

The next moment, the black smoke surged, and two figures, one tall and one short, rushed out from it. The joy on the dwarf's face suddenly froze. "Who are you!"

Qin Sang's gaze swept over, discovering there were only two people outside, and one of them was Zhao Songqiao. His heart immediately relaxed, and he unhesitatingly ordered the Two-Headed Hou to act.

"Roar!"

The Two-Headed Hou bowed slightly forward, its body suddenly trembled, and an azure shadow immediately shot out from it. The dwarf was extremely shocked and enraged. In his mind, with the strength of Second Senior Brother and the others, and even with the Beast King Banner, even if the treasure theft failed, it was impossible for them to be completely wiped out and for the passage to be seized by someone else. He had been maintaining the flag formation and was completely unprepared for this situation. Now realizing something was wrong, he could only react instinctively. A vortex appeared in front of the dwarf's chest and abdomen. Faintly, a beetle-shaped insect shadow was about to emerge from it, while he rapidly retreated. However, the dwarf's cultivation was inherently inferior to that of the Two-Headed Hou, and in the face of the Two-Headed Hou's strongest divine ability, he had no chance of retaliating. Before the Gu worm could emerge, the azure shadow had already rushed before the dwarf, who watched in horror. A fierce wind assailed his face; the azure shadow was incredibly swift. The dwarf fell into a panic but found his body unable to move, blocked by a strange force. He struggled frantically to no avail. With a "boom," he was struck by the azure shadow, and his protective spiritual light was effortlessly torn apart.

"Swoosh!"

The azure shadow passed through the dwarf's body, appearing behind him, and with a casual slap, killed Zhao Songqiao before slowly dissipating. A large hole appeared in the dwarf's chest; his eyes lifeless, he fell backward. The Two-Headed Hou stuck out its tongue, panting heavily and looking listless.

"Good!" Qin Sang praised it. Although using a divine ability to kill the dwarf might be considered overkill, in this situation, the faster the opponent was dealt with, the better. The Two-Headed Hou gave him a sidelong glance and returned to the Primal Chaos Concentric Ring to rest.

Qin Sang hooked a finger, not forgetting to retrieve the dwarf's mustard seed pouch, then surveyed his surroundings, looking at the black flags. With the dwarf's death, the black flags began to waver, but the flag formation did not directly collapse. At the same time, Qin Sang felt intense fluctuations coming from the passage behind him, indicating that someone was about to break through.

Qin Sang turned his head for a look, his gaze chilling. Since these Black Serpent Mountain cultivators had used him as bait, he naturally wouldn't show an ounce of mercy. Cut off their retreat!

Qin Sang grabbed with his palm, his true essence shooting towards the black flags, wanting to collect them. Unexpectedly, the black flags vibrated once and actually dispersed his true essence. Unowned black flags still forming a formation? Qin Sang was somewhat surprised, then immediately realized that the inner and outer flag formations might be connected. Even without a master, they could operate on their own. Only by knowing how to manipulate the black flags could one collect them, or one had to wait for the flag formation to be suppressed by the Dongming Island grand formation until it could no longer sustain itself and collapsed. The situation was urgent, and Qin Sang had no time to study this formation, so he decided to destroy them all!

Qin Sang lightly raised his palm, and after a surge of Nine Nether Demonic Fire, it shot straight towards one black flag. The flag formation was suppressed by the Dongming Island grand formation, and the black flag itself was being scorched by the Nine Nether Demonic Fire. It only lasted for a moment before its surface ignited and burned to ashes. After that, it became easier; the black flags were destroyed one after another, the black smoke grew increasingly thin, and the surrounding white mist squeezed inward, making the passage narrower and narrower.

Just then, Qin Sang suddenly heard angry shrieks, followed by a terrifying ripple of energy. His heart startled, he turned to look and saw a streak of blood energy flying towards him. Inside the blood energy, two blood pythons coiled and swam around a person. The person's face was unclear, but Qin Sang could sense two extremely cold gazes, as if they wanted to devour someone, sending shivers down his spine. "It's him!" Qin Sang realized the person within the blood energy was the young man surnamed Fang. The most terrifying were the two blood pythons. He didn't know what they transformed from, but their aura was extremely powerful. Recalling the previous events and the young man Fang's background, Qin Sang vaguely guessed the origin of these two blood pythons: they might be a famous type of wondrous insect, Blood Corpse Worms. Three-transformation Blood Corpse Worms, and there were two of them! Black Serpent Mountain's foundation was too profound. The young man Fang was able to trap five Golden Core cultivators from Lan Dou Sect for so long, which must have been thanks to these two Blood Corpse Worms.

Behind the blood energy, a streak of light was rapidly giving chase. Judging by its aura, it was precisely Chief Lu. Chief Lu was, after all, a peak Golden Core master; he not only survived the blood sea but also had the power to retaliate. However, Chief Lu's speed was slightly slower than that of the young man Fang, who was controlling the twin pythons, so he was falling behind.

Seeing this scene, Qin Sang secretly cursed, "Not good!" Even Chief Lu was trapped for so long before escaping. If he were entangled by the young man Fang, his fate would be hard to predict.

Qin Sang's expression darkened. Daring not to linger, he fully activated the Nine Nether Demonic Fire, fiercely sweeping it towards the remaining black flags, and simultaneously wielded the Ebony Sword, striking out once more towards the passage exit. Then he activated escape treasures like the Nine Dragon Heavenly Chariot Talisman, and without looking back, vanished into the sky in a few flashes.

The young man surnamed Fang, controlling the twin pythons, was also incredibly fast. He was still unaware of the full situation, but seeing Qin Sang destroying the black flags, he realized something was wrong. Arriving at the passage exit, the young man Fang was about to continue chasing Qin Sang but then heard screams coming from inside the passage—it was his junior brother's voice.