Chapter 469: Chapter 469: The Measures Left Behind by Zuo Qiutian

The Scorching Barbarian Monarch didn’t expect to meet his downfall in such an unremarkable way. His calculations were flawless; in the Blazing Flame Array, very few could withstand it.

But he didn’t foresee that Li Rui’s strategy was to kill him before dying himself, thus avoiding the need to endure.

At this moment, three Thunder Generals were beheaded, two Barbarian Monarchs were deceased, and Chongxu, already highly capable in battle, was overwhelming the two remaining Barbarian Monarchs. The result of the battle was self-evident. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Outside the inner city, everyone anticipated a gruelling fight, yet when the battle concluded, it somehow wasn’t as challenging as expected.

Those present were too powerful to be judged by ordinary standards.

At this moment, the Huang Manjun was already dead, while the Qing Manjun was severely wounded and detained by Chongxu using eighteen Array Talismans.

Li Rui jumped forward and harshly questioned, "Tell me, after seizing the Barbarian Emperor’s power, what do you intend to do?"

"Ignorant child, the heavens are about to collapse, do you not seek refuge, what awaits you then?"

Li Rui glanced at Chongxu and then said, "Don’t you know, Zuo Qiutian has already escaped beyond the realm; clearly, he doesn’t care about your life or death."

The Qing Manjun sneered, "You don’t understand."

After saying this, countless blood lines suddenly shot out from his body, severing his meridians to commit suicide.

"Such tenacity."

At this time, Cheng Mingyue and another rushed over, seeing the Barbaric Beasts either dead or severely injured. As the Barbarian Monarchs were all eliminated, naturally, the remaining ones dared not advance.

Guan Gui shook his head: "That’s not right."

"What isn’t right?" Li Rui asked.

After finishing the battle, Jingming returned to his timid state: "I suspect he meant that if these Barbarian Monarchs sought only survival rather than believing in a cause, would they sacrifice themselves so willingly?"

Li Rui narrowed his eyes, sensing that the words held truth.

Just then, the body of the Qing Manjun, originally restrained in front of them, suddenly dissolved into a pool of blood, a scene they had indeed witnessed before.

"What’s happening!" Cheng Mingyue and others quickly retreated a few steps, wanting to stay far from that thing, Jingming was also highly alert.

Suddenly, Li Rui remembered.

"I’ve seen this before..."

"Blood Exchange Rebirth Skill!"

He and Chongxu spoke simultaneously about the cause of the transformation ahead.

This was Zuo Qiutian’s trick.

As everyone retreated towards the deeper parts of the Palace City, all four Barbarian Monarchs stood up from the pool of blood, their massive true forms emitting an immense aura, seemingly more formidable than before they had died once.

"Chongxu."

".....Do not leave."

"With your head."

"Offer it to my king!"

"Awooooo——"

As a roar echoed, a large number of Barbarian Beasts regrouped and charged towards them.

"Daoist, considering the situation, I think fleeing is the best strategy!"

Li Rui shouted, and everyone began to dash deeper into the palace.

Chongxu said, "I never expected Zuo Qiutian to hand such an Evil Skill to these few Barbarian Monarchs. I don’t know how many times it allows for rebirth, but direct combat is not a wise plan."

Isn’t that obvious!

Li Rui, out of respect for the old Daoist, didn’t voice it, but everyone could tell that fighting now was impossible.

Others were unaware, but he knew that the buffs from the heart of thunder within him were about to end, his recollection and salvation skills were all on cooldown, and taking on the Scorching Barbarian Monarch again was certainly not feasible.

It appeared that Jingming could not transform consecutively either, relying on Chongxu to fight four Barbarian Monarchs alone seemed too difficult for the old man.

At this point, Guan Gui, who mostly remained silent, said, "Go release the Barbarian Emperor."

Upon hearing this, everyone unanimously agreed.

Chongxu said, "I agree as well; since we already know Da Ze’s secrets and that the Barbarian Emperor is suppressed by the court coup, let’s release him, and naturally, we will not fear those Barbarian Monarchs."

Having reached a consensus, everyone immediately directed their actions towards a singular goal and moved together.

The goal now had shifted from killings to delaying the enemy.

Guan Gui sent out a large number of low-level resurrected beings to clash with the pursuers, while others used their respective methods to counter any attacks from the Barbarian Monarch level.

Li Rui summoned a wall of mist behind to disrupt the pursuers’ sight.

The group scrambled through the palatial structures of the Barbaric Beasts, taking much time to find a path because the size of the Barbaric Beasts significantly dwarfed that of the Human Race, causing differences in construction regulations, making their escape path longer.

Luckily, everyone had exceptional skills; when intent on delaying, it wasn’t so easy to be caught.

Passing through countless palatial chambers, finally, a deep pool appeared abruptly in the depths of the palace.

"Daoist, what is this?"

Anyone could see this pool was extraordinary; it wasn’t very large, forming an irregular circle with a radius of about several tens of meters, its water pitch black, emitting a chilling aura with two giant iron chains sinking from the edge into the water.

"The Dragon-locking Well."

Chongxu said, "Everyone, buy me some time."

As he spoke, evil-looking Fierce Beasts sprinted out from several corners outside the pool, modified by Blood Fury Power, appearing abnormal, akin to zombies compared to the living beings.

Upon hearing Chongxu’s plea, Li Rui hesitated not for a moment, loudly asking Cheng Mingyue for buffs, then activated all his status skills and charged into the enemy ranks.

The others lacked his recovery methods, suffering injuries and fatigue, their Spiritual Power greatly depleted, at this juncture relying on Li Rui while seeking ways to coordinate and support.

Barbaric Beasts and Fierce Beasts were innumerable; after all, this was the realm of the Golden Scale Royal Court. Even if regular minions weren’t foes for Li Rui in a single exchange, they overwhelmed with numbers, furiously surging amidst distant obscured roars of Barbarian Monarchs.

Li Rui could only pray Chongxu would hurry; if the four major Barbarian Monarchs arrived, it would be hopeless.

He wove through the enemy ranks repeatedly, leading Guan Gui’s resurrected cavalry to strike fiercely, relying on Blood Leech-infused resilience to persevere for a long time.

Apart from him, Jingming, who originally held a higher rank, also displayed courage and could share some firepower.

However, the respite was brief, as the Barbarian Monarchs eventually penetrated layer upon layer of mist walls and beast formations, appearing not far away.

Upon arrival, they first saw the Daoist, enveloped in golden radiance, hovering mid-air, with a Golden Body Skill manifest beside him, its hands holding the iron chains of Dragon-locking Well, emitting sizzling black smoke at the points of contact.

This scene horrified them, and they all turned into streams rushing forward.

However, Li Rui and Jingming certainly wouldn’t let them succeed, one transforming again into a three-headed six-armed Divine General and the other unleashing All Heaven Void Thunder Fire Seal Spell.

Though the two ultimate skills blocked ahead, unable to defeat, they bought some time.

The only question was whether this brief timeframe would suffice.

Li Rui used all remaining Spiritual Power to launch an All Heaven Thunder Fire Spell, barricading the Monarchs’ advance. It was all he could do.

After exhausting his skills, just as he was about to look back and check on Chongxu’s situation, clangs resounded.

Then a regal aura suddenly enveloped the entire scene, and all Barbarian Beasts halted and knelt down, not daring to move.

Amidst the splashing water sounds, the dragon head slowly emerged from the Dragon-locking Well, its rising golden dragon eyes overlooking all Barbarian Beasts, focusing on the trembling four Barbarian Monarchs.

"You certainly have a lot of nerve."