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In mid-air, thunderclouds churned, and in an instant, a bolt of lightning, mixed with the power of wind and thunder and appearing silver-gray, suddenly tore through the sky and then slammed into Lin Yi's spiritual body.
"Oh!"
A deep explosion erupted within Lin Yi's spiritual body, and immediately, a layer of electric light flashed across his slightly illusory figure.
"Devouring Ancestral Symbol, reveal yourself!"
Lin Yi took a step forward, and an ancient rune, like a black hole, emerged directly from his forehead, slowly writhing and radiating a terrifying devouring power.
Boom boom!
Above the sky, thunderclouds churned, and bolts of lightning formed from wind and thunder continuously bombarded Lin Yi's spiritual body...
Chapter 169 Imprisoned, Betrayed! [Please Read On]
Yangcheng.
Beneath the tower in the city center lies a spacious square.
At this moment, the square was exceptionally noisy. Outside the square, crowds of people surrounded it in circles, a dense, dark mass that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Amid the crowd, many sympathetic glances were cast toward the square.
In the middle of the square, there was a huge cage, but inside the cage were not some kind of monster, but three people with bloodshot eyes and faces full of resentment.
At this moment, all three of them were pale, disheveled, and dressed in tattered clothes, looking utterly wretched.
If Lin Yi were here, he would definitely recognize that the three people in the cage were Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun.
Outside the iron cage were some people from the Demon Rock Dynasty dressed in black. In the center of the square, there was a stone chair, and a person sat on it, looking coldly at Mo Ling and the other two in the cage.
This figure was none other than Chen Mu, who had been in the stone hall of Leiyan Valley.
At this moment, Mo Ling and the other two looked at the people of the Demon Rock Dynasty outside with eyes filled with irreconcilable resentment.
Anyone who is locked up here like an animal and allowed to be watched by others would be subjected to absolute humiliation!
In their view, this was even more unacceptable than being killed.
“It’s been a month already. It seems your companion, Lin Yi, has abandoned you…” Chen Mu looked at Mo Ling and the other two in the iron cage, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Almost a month has passed since their trip to Thunder Rock Valley, and Chen Mu is starting to lose patience.
"Kill me if you want! If you're afraid of death, you're not your grandpa!" Man Shan roared, his eyes bloodshot. "I believe Lin Yi will avenge us sooner or later!"
"Since you're so eager to die, I'll grant your wish! I refuse to believe that Lin Yi can keep hiding like a coward forever. There will come a time when he shows up! When that time comes, I'll send him down to meet you!" Chen Mu's eyes flashed with murderous intent upon hearing this.
The trip to Leiyan Valley not only failed to retrieve the Ancient Key, but also resulted in the loss of a Nirvana Realm subordinate. Chen Mu was already furious, and his patience had been exhausted after a month. Man Shan's words only intensified his murderous intent.
"Lord Chen, please wait a moment. He is deliberately provoking you, wanting a quick death. If you kill him, wouldn't that be fulfilling his wish?"
Just as Chen Mu was about to make a move, a young man dressed in black with a slightly effeminate face spoke up to dissuade him.
"Huangpu Ying, you ungrateful bastard! You'll die a horrible death sooner or later!" Before Chen Mu could speak, Man Shan cursed at the young man in black.
The young man in black was none other than Huangpu Ying, who had originally been with Mo Ling and the other three, but had now sided with the Demon Rock Dynasty.
Mo Ling and Du Yun both looked at Huangpu Ying with chilling murderous intent.
They hated Huangpu Ying even more than the people of Chenmu and the Demon Rock Dynasty.
Huangpu Ying ignored the three men and continued to say to Chen Mu, "Lord Chen Mu, please believe me. As long as Lin Yi receives news that his companion has been captured, he will definitely come. He might be on his way right now."
“But if you kill these three guys, Lin Yi will definitely go into hiding. Then you will have no hope of killing him and taking the ancient key. If you are angry, you can teach them a lesson first, just spare their lives for now.”
"I'll trust you this once. If Lin Yi doesn't show up, you know what the consequences will be!" Chen Mu gave Huangpu Ying a deep look and said coldly.
"Don't worry, Lord Chen Mu, Lin Yi will definitely appear!" Huangpu Ying gritted his teeth, both assuring Chen Mu and giving himself confidence.
That day, Lin Yi seized the ancient key. Everyone waited in the stone hall for several days, but Lin Yi did not appear, so they had no choice but to leave.
After Mo Ling and his three companions left the stone hall, they intended to slip away while the situation was in chaos, but they did not expect to be targeted by the Demon Rock Dynasty.
At Mo Ling's suggestion, the four of them fled separately and agreed on a meeting point.
However, Huangpu Ying was slightly weaker and also quite unlucky. The direction he fled happened to be the one that Chen Mu was in charge of, and unsurprisingly, he fell into Chen Mu's hands.
In order to save his life, Huangpu Ying chose to surrender and betrayed Mo Ling and the other two.
Later, Huangpu Ying even suggested to Chen Mu that they use Mo Ling and the other two as bait to lure Lin Yi into a trap, kill him, and seize the ancient key.
Huangpu Ying did this with the intention of using the Demon Rock Dynasty to eliminate Lin Yi and completely remove any future troubles for him.
Otherwise, if Lin Yi finds out what he did later, he definitely won't let him off the hook.
Huangpu Ying was hostile to Lin Yi from the beginning. After entering the ancient battlefield, he had to lie low for the time being due to the difference in strength.
Along the way, Lin Yi killed the Holy Light Dynasty and others, and obtained a bunch of Qiankun bags, but did not share them with him. Huangpu Ying could not help but feel resentful towards Lin Yi again.
When Lin Yi took away the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree in Thunder Rock Valley, Huangpu Ying felt even more jealous and dissatisfied with Lin Yi.
Huangpu Ying felt that Lin Yi should give him the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree.
After all, he was the weakest among the five. If he could obtain the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree, his spiritual power would definitely increase greatly, and he would at least be able to catch up with Mo Ling and the other two.
Mo Ling and the other two all sided with Lin Yi and were unwilling to stand on his side, which made him dissatisfied with all three of them.
Furthermore, with Chen Mu catching up to him and his life threatened, he did not hesitate to betray Mo Ling and the other two, and proposed a plan to kill Lin Yi.
Once Lin Yi and the other three are all dead, he will become the sole representative of the Great Yan Dynasty. Once he joins a super sect, the Huangpu family will surely gain immense prestige and surpass other forces.
Now, he has no way out!
"Pah, you piece of trash!"
Seeing Huangpu Ying's posture, Man Shan's eyes turned bloodshot, and he spat in his direction.
"It's not worth getting angry over someone like that," Mo Ling advised Man Shan, seemingly not considering Huangpu Ying as a person at all.
“Brother Mo Ling is right,” Du Yun echoed.
"You three are already prisoners, what are you so smug about?" Huangpu Ying's face darkened, and a venomous glint flashed in his eyes.
"You've been fawning over Lin Yi at every turn, but he doesn't care about your lives at all! You'd better hope Lin Yi shows up, otherwise even if Lord Chen Mu doesn't make a move, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"Bah! You ungrateful beast! If it weren't for Brother Lin Yi, you would have died several times over on this ancient battlefield!" Man Shan glared at Huangpu Ying and shouted angrily.
Huangpu Ying said venomously, "What good intentions do you think Lin Yi'an has? He just wants us to gather information for him. He's just using us as his henchmen."
"Why should he get all the benefits along the way? And this time, after he stole the ancient key and ran away, did he even consider our safety?"
"I don't talk to beasts!" Man Shan cursed, then turned his head away.
"Wait till I smash all your teeth, then let's see if you can still be so stubborn!" Huangpu Ying's eyes were filled with resentment. His powerful Yuan energy condensed into a sharp spear in his palm. With a flick of his arm, the spear tore through the air and stabbed towards Man Shan's mouth!
"call out!"
The spear shot into the iron cage, and in the next instant, it appeared right in front of Manshan's mouth.
Just then, the spear of elemental energy suddenly and strangely solidified...
Chapter 170 The Demon Rock Dynasty, what are they anyway? [Please continue reading]
The spear solidified out of thin air, as if some invisible and powerful force had grabbed it, and then with a "bang," it was completely crushed away!
Then, outside the iron cage, a ghostly figure slowly emerged amidst countless shocked gazes.
The bustling square seemed to fall silent in an instant, and all eyes were fixed on the figure that had appeared out of nowhere.
"Brother Lin Yi!"
Inside the iron cage, Mo Ling, Man Shan, and Du Yun spoke almost simultaneously, their voices filled with surprise and joy, their hearts overflowing with deep gratitude towards Lin Yi.
The sudden appearance of this figure instantly attracted the attention of the powerful figures of the Demon Rock Dynasty. Immediately, their powerful Yuan energy erupted, and they stared at the intruder with wary and cold eyes.
However, Lin Yi's expression remained completely unchanged in the face of these heavily armed Demon Rock Dynasty experts. He looked at the cage in front of him, then slowly stretched out his palm and clenched it from a distance.
"squeak!"
As Lin Yi grasped it from thin air, the dark iron cage began to slowly twist.
The iron cage was clearly made of a special material, and it faintly emitted a light, trying to resist the enormous power. However, in the end, it still exploded completely with a cracking sound as it could not withstand the pressure.
"You do have some guts, actually daring to show yourself..." Chen Mu looked at Lin Yi, his tone slightly strange.
"I'll give you a chance: hand over the ancient key and submit to my Demon Rock Dynasty, and I might spare your life!"
"Are you alright?" Lin Yi ignored Chen Mu and looked at Mo Ling and the other two beside him.
"It's just a minor injury," Man Shan grinned, cupped his fists at Lin Yi, and said, "Brother Lin Yi, thank you very much."
Mo Ling and Du Yun, who were standing to the side, also thanked Lin Yi.
Lin Yi shook his head slightly, "No need for formalities. I was delayed after I obtained the ancient key that day. In fact, I'm the one who dragged you into this."
After Lin Yi survived the tribulation of wind and thunder, he inquired about the situation of Mo Ling and the other three, and learned that they had been captured. So he went straight to Yangcheng.
"How can you blame yourself? It's all that bastard Huangpu Ying's fault. He betrayed us!" Manshan said hatefully.
A cold glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes. "What exactly happened?"
When Lin Yi asked, Mo Ling recounted the details of his arrest to him.
After hearing this, Lin Yi suddenly looked up and gazed at Huangpu Ying not far away.
Sensing Lin Yi's gaze, Huangpu Ying's expression suddenly changed, a chill ran down his spine, and he subconsciously took a few steps back, a look of fear flashing in his eyes.
"Useless trash!" Chen Mu cursed upon seeing this, then looked in Lin Yi's direction, his voice filled with killing intent, "Lin Yi, it seems you're determined to die!"
Lin Yi dared to ignore him, which infuriated Chen Mu.
"It's you who are looking for death!"
Lin Yi sneered, and with a thought, released the powerful spiritual energy from his Niwan Palace.
"boom!"
In an instant, thunder roared and flashed in the sky, and then lightning condensed like lightning, instantly forming a pitch-black lightning palm hundreds of feet long!
"What a strong spirit!"
Sensing the powerful spiritual energy permeating the world, the crowd around the plaza erupted in uproar, retreating hastily. Even Chen Mu's pupils contracted.
"Devouring Thunder Palm!"