Chapter 1622: Trapped in a Siege

Back then, Ye Yuan descended into this bottomless abyss relying on the Yuan Magnetic Spirit Wood.

Now, he no longer needed it.

With his understanding of the laws of space, going down was not difficult.

But even so, it took their large group a full day and night to reach the bottom.

"Not good! My... my cultivation is being suppressed!"

"Mine too! I... I'm only at the first level of the Divine Lord realm now!"

"Have you noticed? The force field here is too strong; we can't fly at all!"

...

As soon as they landed, panicked cries rang out from the crowd.

Clearly, this situation was completely different from what they had imagined.

Divine Lord realm experts unable to fly, their cultivation suppressed—this was extremely uncomfortable for them.

Moreover, the force field here was so powerful that even breathing was difficult, making them feel very unaccustomed.

Gao Yuan's face was extremely grim, because his cultivation was also suppressed, now only barely at the fourth level of the Divine Lord realm.

This suppression added to his worries about this expedition.

But when his gaze fell on Ye Yuan, his expression darkened further.

Ye Yuan's cultivation seemed unchanged, as if the suppression had no effect on him.

This discovery greatly displeased him.

As for the people from Tianying Imperial City, thanks to Ye Yuan's warning, they were mentally prepared and not as alarmed as the others.

Ye Yuan quietly released his Yuan Magnetic force field, canceling out a large part of the force field below.

The remaining bit had little effect on him.

"Alright, everyone, don't panic. This cultivation suppression isn't just for us; the魔族 experts will also be suppressed. But we don't know what dangers lie here, so everyone must be careful and not get separated," said Ling Zikun.

These people had experienced great battles; after the initial panic, they quickly accepted reality and calmed down.

Apart from Jiangyong Imperial City, three other imperial cities had come to support them: Zhining Imperial City, Luyang Imperial City, and Tianying Imperial City.

Among these three forces, Zhining Imperial City was clearly the strongest, followed by Tianying Imperial City.

Luyang Imperial City had only sent one elder at the eighth level of the Divine Lord realm, making it the weakest.

Jiangyong Imperial City had sent over thirty people, including Ling Zikun, a ninth-level Divine Lord expert, and two eighth-level Divine Lord experts.

This lineup was quite impressive.

But now, except for Gao Yuan, a half-step Heavenly God suppressed to the fourth level of the Divine Lord realm, all other ninth-level Divine Lord experts were suppressed to the third level.

Mid-stage Divine Lord experts were suppressed to the second level, and early-stage Divine Lord experts to the first level.

This outcome was something none of them had anticipated before descending.

The group traveled together, surrounded by jagged rocks, barren of vegetation, with dim light. They lit divine fires to barely see the path ahead.

"We haven't seen any trace of the魔族 yet. Could it be they can't find a way down?" Ling Zikun suddenly said, a hint of excitement in his voice.

Gao Yuan's eyes lit up at this, and he said, "If that's the case, our chances of obtaining the opportunity have greatly increased!"

"I don't believe the魔族 have experts who understand the laws of space. At most, only a few of them can come down. With so many of us, we can easily wipe them out!" said Zuo Qing, an eighth-level Divine Lord from Luyang Imperial City.

But Ye Yuan said, "You're overthinking it! A hundred years ago, the魔族 had already built flying boats that could hover above the chasm. With the strength of Divine Lord experts and those boats, the魔族 experts might have already descended long ago."

Ye Yuan's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, instantly chilling them to the bone.

"Haha... This kid is clever!"

"Cleverness is useless; you're still going to die here!"

"These humans are truly fools, still hoping we wouldn't come. Hahaha..."

...

At that moment, a burst of unrestrained laughter echoed from all around, causing everyone's expression to change drastically.

Only魔族 experts could speak like that.

No one expected to be suddenly surrounded.

Most crucially, as they looked around, they couldn't find any trace of the魔族 experts.

They could hear their voices but not see them!

"You魔 dogs, come out! Sneaking around, what kind of skill is that?"

"If you have the guts, fight us openly! A bunch of turtles!"

...

The human experts' roars sounded somewhat blustering.

They wanted to provoke the魔族 experts into coming out, but why would the魔族 experts oblige?

Ye Yuan suddenly said, "Stop shouting. We've already fallen into a great array set by the魔族. They are nearby, but you just can't see them."

Hearing this, everyone's face changed.

These魔族 experts had clearly set an ambush, waiting for them to walk right into the trap!

"Hey, this kid has some insight, realizing we're in an array. But it's useless. This Soul-Devouring Demon Cloud Array is a peak fourth-rank divine array. Even a ninth-level Divine Lord would die if trapped in it, let alone you all with suppressed cultivation!" a sinister voice sneered.

Gao Yuan's face turned extremely ugly. He hadn't expected to fall into a dead end before even seeing the treasure.

A peak fourth-rank divine array—if he weren't suppressed, escaping would be no problem.

But now, he was only at the fourth level of the Divine Lord realm. How could he escape?

Could it be that they would die before even achieving anything?

"Enjoy the power of the Soul-Devouring Demon Cloud Array. This innate profound treasure belongs to us魔族 now!"

With that, clusters of red mist materialized out of thin air, enveloping everyone.

The red mist was so thick that they couldn't see their hands in front of their faces, and they lost sight of their companions.

"Kill, kill, kill! Kill you, you魔 dog!"

Suddenly, someone among the humans screamed and swung his sword at a companion beside him.

"Pfft!"

The caught-off-guard companion had his head sliced off, dead beyond dead.

This Soul-Devouring Demon Cloud Array directly affected the warriors' souls, causing hallucinations and making them slaughter each other.

In an instant, all their companions appeared as ferocious魔族 experts.

They attacked each other fiercely, fighting as if mortal enemies.

A red light flashed in Ye Yuan's eyes, as if he could see through the red mist.

Then, his figure moved and disappeared from sight.

Among the main force of the魔族, Tianxing frowned slightly and said to Dean, "Don't you think that kid's brows look a bit like someone?"

With the innate profound treasure appearing this time, the Blood Yan Hall and Dalan Imperial City had reached a tacit understanding and sent a large number of experts.

Tianxing and Dean were among them.

Dean was not familiar with Ye Yuan, but Tianxing had a deep impression of him.

At this moment, Tianxing finally sensed something amiss.