Chapter 968: Don't Disturb Me

"Trying to run?"

Sha Xin sneered coldly, her ten fingers moving in rapid succession.

The Golden-winged Eagle spread its wings, transforming into a streak of golden light, chasing after E Kuai and Madame Liuhua with a series of afterimages. Its speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, it was behind them, its two giant claws reaching down to grab their heads.

At that moment, Madame Liuhua suddenly turned back and flicked her sleeve.

With a "whoosh" sound!

A streak of black light shot out from her sleeve, lightning-fast, striking at the oncoming Golden-winged Eagle.

The black light was composed of countless tiny particles, emitting a strange, subtle fluctuation.

"Taiyin Primordial Magnetic Pole Light! Where did you get this?" Sha Xin exclaimed in shock, her hands grasping at the air before pulling sharply to the left.

The Golden-winged Eagle's body immediately veered to the left, trying to dodge the black light.

But the distance was too close and the speed too fast; the Golden-winged Eagle failed to evade and was struck in the abdomen by the black light.

With a loud "bang," the black light exploded, turning into rippling black waves that clung tightly to the Golden-winged Eagle's body and rapidly spread outward.

The Golden-winged Eagle's once agile movements suddenly became stiff, and a harsh grinding sound came from within its body, as if its internal mechanisms were severely obstructed. No matter how Sha Xin manipulated it, it remained unmoved.

Madame Liuhua and E Kuai took advantage of the moment to slightly adjust their direction, avoiding the Golden-winged Eagle's charging path.

The Golden-winged Eagle continued flying forward at its original speed, like an arrow loosed from a crossbow, slamming heavily into the ground.

With a thunderous crash, the ground was smashed into a huge deep pit, dust and debris flying everywhere.

Sha Xin did not manage to jump off in time and was also thrown into the pit.

Madame Liuhua and E Kuai did not pause for a moment, continuing to fly forward.

As they passed a hidden spot, E Kuai's figure blurred and he darted inside.

A scream was heard, then abruptly cut off.

E Kuai then shot out from the hidden spot, now holding a person in his hand.

Inside the blood formation, Han Li's gaze fell on the person being held by E Kuai, and his expression shifted slightly.

That person was none other than Shi Chuankong.

He had traces of blood on him, his eyes were tightly shut, but his breath was still present, as if he had only been knocked unconscious.

Han Li felt a slight relief, but also found it strange. At a critical moment when he himself was injured and not yet out of danger, why would E Kuai, instead of fleeing for his life, bother to capture Shi Chuankong?

E Kuai continued to fly forward like lightning, appearing in front of the wall full of cracks without stopping.

White starlight blazed on his fist, though somewhat unsteady, and with a "whoosh," it turned into a white meteor, smashing into the wall.

With a deafening crash!

The entire building shook violently, and a hole more than one person tall was blasted into the wall, letting in light from outside.

At that moment, a figure flew out from the distant pit—it was Sha Xin.

"Stop!"

Seeing E Kuai's actions, her face showed anxiety, and she rushed toward them like lightning, also at great speed.

As she flew, Sha Xin waved her hands, and two silver spheres flew out from her sleeves again.

With a "click-clack," the two silver spheres split apart, transforming into two silver giant birds. With rapid flapping of their wings, they shot toward E Kuai and the others like lightning.

At the same time, silver light flickered on the surface of the two giant bird puppets, and countless sharp silver shuttles burst out densely, directly enveloping E Kuai and the others.

Although Sha Xin's series of actions were fast, she was still some distance from E Kuai. Before the silver shuttle puppets could reach them, E Kuai had already pulled Madame Liuhua and flashed out through the large hole, disappearing without a trace.

Chi chi chi!

Countless silver shuttles struck the wall, leaving it riddled with dense tiny holes.

The silver giant bird puppets were somewhat similar in appearance to the Golden-winged Eagle puppet, but their imposing aura was far inferior, and the holes were not very deep, nowhere near those made by the Golden-winged Eagle's golden wings.

However, the two silver giant birds were also extremely fast, not much slower than the Golden-winged Eagle. They shot forward like lightning but could not stop in time, slamming heavily into the large hole in the wall.

With two loud crashes!

The entire building shook violently again, and the large hole in the wall expanded several times, but still not enough for the two puppets to pass through.

A loud cracking sound arose. The two silver puppets got stuck in the large hole, struggling and twisting like living creatures, looking quite comical.

A figure flickered, and Sha Xin's form flew to the wall.

At this moment, her face was as dark as water, and her hands danced like wheels in front of her, rapidly forming hand seals.

The two puppets shimmered with silver light, their massive bodies rapidly shrinking, and in the blink of an eye they reverted into two silver spheres that flew back into her hands.

"Xiao Zi and Kun Yu will come with me to pursue E Kuai. Zhuo Ge, I leave this place to you. The Golden-Winged Owl is also temporarily under your control—kill every last scoundrel from Xuan City here!" Sha Xin turned her head to glance at Zhuo Ge and issued a cold command.

Fu Jian was still trapped inside the blood cocoon, silent all along, and his aura was growing weaker, clearly nearing death.

Of the other three city lords, Qin Yuan had died by lightning, and Chen Yang had long since defected to Puppet City.

On Xuan City's side, only Han Li, Sun Tu, Duan Tong, Zhu Ziyuan, and Zhu Ziqing remained.

Hearing this, Duan Tong, Zhu Ziyuan, and Zhu Ziqing of Xuan City changed expression drastically. They wanted to flee but dared not move recklessly, cowed by Sha Xin's might.

Sun Tu, whose body was flickering with black light—having used some secret technique to stand up—also darkened at the words.

"Xiao Zi..." Han Li murmured to himself.

"Yes! Rest assured, City Lord." Zhuo Ge said expressionlessly, cupping his fists.

The black-robed woman and the burly man acknowledged and stepped forward, landing on either side behind Sha Xin.

"She's called Xiao Zi!" Han Li's eyes flickered as he stared fixedly at the black-robed woman.

Sha Xin was about to move when she sensed something and turned back to look at Han Li inside the blood array.

Han Li's heart tightened. He quickly composed himself, focusing on playing the fool.

Sha Xin frowned slightly, a trace of doubt flashing in her eyes, but she did not delay further. Soon she withdrew her gaze and shot out through the large hole.

The black-robed woman and the burly man followed closely behind Sha Xin, also flying out through the large hole and disappearing into the distance.

Without another word, Zhuo Ge waved his hand. Wu Yun, the two bald men, Chen Yang, Xuan Yuan Xing, and the others—six in total—surrounded Sun Tu and the other three.

The four looked grim. Though they had been fighting each other moments ago, they now instinctively stood back to back.

Inside the blood array, Han Li paid no attention to Zhuo Ge and the others. He stared in the direction the black-robed woman had gone, gritting his teeth.

Then his expression calmed again, and he continued to drive the blood array, frantically absorbing the vast blood energy from underground.

With Sha Xin and E Kuai both gone, he no longer had to hold back. He intercepted nearly half the blood array's energy, channeling it into his body and refining it with the Heavenly Fiend Prison Suppression Art.

A bright blood light immediately radiated from his body as he once again began to break through his acupoints.

The power of nearly half the blood array's energy was immense. White light flashed repeatedly on Han Li's body, and with a series of dull thuds, one acupoint after another burst open.

The entire Blood Weeping Array also flared up suddenly, countless blood lights swirling within it, faintly forming a vortex.

The sudden change in the blood formation immediately caught the attention of Zhuo Ge and the others.

In the moment Zhuo Ge and his companions were distracted, two figures—Sun Tu and Duan Tong—shot out from the puppet city's encirclement with a whoosh.

Zhu Ziyuan and Zhu Ziqing, the brother and sister, also turned into two afterimages, flew out of the encirclement, and fled in another direction.

Zhuo Ge silently cursed himself for his carelessness and immediately chased after Sun Tu and the other man along with a bald man, while shouting, "Wu Yun, you and Hei Er go after the other two. Chen Yang, Xuan Yuan Xing, the two in the blood formation are left to you."

Wu Yun and another bald man acknowledged and went after the Zhu siblings.

Meanwhile, Chen Yang and Xuan Yuan Xing flashed to the side of the blood formation and looked inside.

At that moment, a cold snort suddenly sounded in their ears, and their bodies trembled violently, their faces showing pain.

Their souls seemed to be stabbed by a red-hot knife. Just as they were about to cry out in pain, two beams of crystalline light shot out from the blood formation, within which several chains could be faintly seen, and in a flash, they disappeared into their heads.

Chen Yang and Xuan Yuan Xing's bodies instantly froze completely, and they stood there blankly with vacant eyes.

This series of changes happened as fast as lightning. Zhuo Ge and the others did not notice; from a distance, Chen Yang and the other man seemed to be observing the blood formation.

"For the sake of our past acquaintance, I will not take your lives, but do not disturb me," Han Li murmured inside the blood formation, as a wisp of crystalline light slowly dissipated from between his brows.

With these words, he continued to fully operate the blood formation, impacting the hidden acupoints.

Sun Tu and Duan Tong, having escaped the encirclement, immediately ran toward the large hole that E Kuai had blasted open.

However, both of them were injured and limited in speed, so they were intercepted halfway by Zhuo Ge and the bald man.

With two loud bangs, a white giant wolf and a silver giant leopard descended from the sky, landing heavily in front of them, blocking their path.

Both puppets were about a dozen zhang tall, their massive bodies casting large shadows that enveloped the two men.

Zhuo Ge and the bald man each stood atop one of the giant beasts.

Sun Tu and Duan Tong stopped, their expressions extremely grim, a hint of despair faintly visible deep in their eyes.

"You two, although I have no grudge against you, the city lord has just ordered me to take your lives, so I must offend," Zhuo Ge said calmly.

As he spoke, his ten fingers moved slightly, and crystalline threads flickered faintly at his fingertips.

"Roar!"

The white wolf puppet opened its bloody mouth wide, revealing two rows of gleaming white teeth, and lunged to devour Sun Tu and the other man.

Before the mouth reached them, a gust of wind blew in their faces, causing Sun Tu and Duan Tong to sway, as if they could barely keep their footing.