Hei Yu hurriedly said, "Hold on, as long as the master or the young lady notices the commotion, they will definitely come to rescue us."
Hei Shan quickly nodded, "Yes, hold on."
The two spoke of holding on, but looking around, that determination seemed far from resolute.
Luan Yue followed up, "Let's first concentrate all our power and break through this fire prison. Combining the strength of the three, we should be able to shake it. Only by breaking out of this 'cage' can we buy ourselves more time."
Hei Yu and Hei Shan nodded, no time to think further, directly unleashing their most explosive moves. Luan Yue made a move, and a red vine appeared out of thin air, writhing toward the fire pillar. Despite its impressive power, it seemed somewhat frail against the towering fire pillar.
Subsequently, Hei Yu and Hei Shan's Vein Techniques followed.
Hei Yu transformed into a giant fish a hundred meters long, revealing his true form. Entirely black, the demon race's ferocious gaze abruptly manifested; under the double pupils, black scales reflected specks of light in the red firelight, countless black gleams surging over the fire-illuminated scales, converging toward the head.
As part of the demon race, the strongest is not the Vein Technique but the demon body and the demon race's Divine Techniques.
"Shaking Mountain!"
This Divine Technique, if the realm were at the Mountain Suppression Realm, could directly sink an island from underwater.
At the Half-Step Mountain Suppression Realm, its explosive power is also terrifying.
With Hei Yu's demon race Divine Techniques added, Hei Shan didn't think it was enough and simultaneously unleashed his most explosive Vein Technique. Clenching his fists tightly, he threw a punch—not fast, nor slow—but after it, a black thorn shot up from underfoot.
The black thorn followed Hei Yu, swiftly surging and forming a whirlwind, hitting the fire pillar with the trio.
Boom!
The thunderous explosion was deafening.
With one move, the entire Cangwu City, everyone, old and young, awoke.
The city wall, still a hundred meters from the battlefield, was directly collapsed by the aftershock of this move, and at the epicenter, a great pit slowly emerged amidst the flames and dense dust. Luan Yue and Hei Shan stood there, faces full of expectation, but as the flames and dense dust receded, their expressions turned increasingly grim.
The fire pillar still stood there.
In contrast, Hei Shan had collapsed under the fire pillar, motionless.
Lu Ming's voice followed, hammering their already wavering hearts so hard the struggle intensified.
"Killed himself, does this demon have a death wish?"
Lu Ming laughed.
At the far end, Xia Jin laughed even louder; through the firelight, he could be seen clutching his stomach with laughter, "Hidden Dragon Sect, all fools!"
Luan Yue and Hei Shan glanced at Hei Yu's corpse, then back at Lu Ming and the others, their anger transforming into fighting spirit. Hei Yu sacrificed his life for the two of them, and this hatred must be avenged; before revenge, they must endure. The hope of breaking out was slim, and a desperate fight was next.
They only hoped the earlier action stirred the dreaming young lady and Zi Ran Master awake.
"Endure!"
The two clenched their teeth and softly growled, then turned to stand shoulder to shoulder, adorned with Mountain-Suppressing Armor, facing the trio head-on.
"Endure, with what are you going to endure?" Lu Ming's Meridian Gate trembled once more, the red brilliance "Thousand Leaps·Second Mechanism Realm—"
The words fell, and a peculiar commotion suddenly arose between every two fire pillars, followed by a fierce blaze, forming a fire wall. Compared to the invisible wall before, now this fire wall gripped Luan Yue and Hei Yu's hearts tighter, naturally drawing them closer.
From the outside, the original cage had turned into a large cylinder.
Only, this cylinder did not hold water, but fire!
...
City Lord's Mansion.
The massive commotion and soaring flames immediately awoke Huan Cheng and the others from their dreams; they put on armor and swiftly gathered the army toward the fight's direction. However, they were not to defend against foreign invaders; such a massive commotion left Huan Cheng unsure who was fighting.
Their task was to quickly rescue people and evacuate the city's residents.
In the ruins, a man in silver armor rushed to Huan Cheng, a trace of panic in his eyes, "City Lord, just now, the south wall is gone, and several streets have collapsed. The casualties are still being counted, but thankfully, the wall absorbed some impact, so the city's residents should have few casualties; however, the few hundred soldiers guarding the city were all buried with the wall."
Huan Cheng's expression was solemn, and his tone wasn't as strong as usual, "Evacuate the city's residents, move them toward the Immortal Sect's side... Sect Leader Wen, will ensure the blood debt is paid outside the city!"
After speaking, Huan Cheng directly removed his armor, Perception swiftly released, and he dashed toward the ruins where faint crying was heard.
One hand grasped a pillar while the other supported any planks or beams that could collapse.
Surrounding soldiers saw this and quickly lent a hand, gradually uncovering the building suppressing a little girl.
The little girl, her face full of blood, squatted in the corner crying; upon seeing Huan Cheng, her cries grew even louder.