The Seventh Book The Seventh Book Chapter One The Great Escape

  The ground beneath was very soft and the surface became colorful, like mud flowing, soon forming a vast swamp.

  Ye Liu Bing floated quietly on the marsh, drifting with the marsh like a wandering ghost. Just as Gan Zhen and the others approached him, a bright and sticky mass suddenly drilled out of the marsh, twisted and deformed, wrapping Ye Liu Bing in it and sucking him in.

  "Boom", the trio's full-strength blow fell flat, but instead of splashing mud everywhere, it sank deep and then slowly bulged back up. In the deepest part of the marsh, I saw a flicker of colorful light moving around. Afanti sneered, "Night Flowing Ice, no matter how many fantasies your dreams have, you can't escape the pursuit of the Four Spirits."

  Gan Ning and the others charged into the swamp without hesitation, and the colorful mud pits bulged out like a drum, bouncing them out. Afanti flew up, waved his brush, and quickly painted a door on the swamp, pushed the door open, and a strange passage leading to the depths of the swamp appeared behind the door.

  Gan Ning and others rushed in immediately, I had to follow up, looking back, Afanti was waving his brush on the door, colorful symbols flowed down from the door, forming a long carpet, shining brightly, rolling all the way into the depths of the swamp. The mud that came rushing from all sides automatically retreated as soon as it touched the symbol.

  We flew swiftly forward, and a speck of color was also moving rapidly in the depths of the swamp. Finally approaching, the Night Flowing Ice had turned into a cluster of bright mud. Gan Zhen swung his sword to strike, and the boundless water vapor shot straight at the mud, which simultaneously surged violently, meeting the Three Thousand Weak Water Swords' sword energy.

  This was a real and intense fight, with both sides' strengths and weaknesses clearly visible. Gan Ningzi stumbled backward, and the mud gained momentum, almost sticking to her as it chased after her. I saw that things were not going well, so I extended my dragonfly-green claws, wrapping them around Gan Ningzi's waist and pulling her back. At the same time, my red and blue claws grabbed onto the mud with a hot and cold sensation. Just as I was about to exert force, the mud suddenly seeped out from between my claws, instead entwining my paws. With a whooshing sound, the flowing mud rapidly gathered together, like an open-mouthed sack, covering me. Mouse Gonggong rushed forward from behind, violently colliding with the mud, and Hai Ji's meridian knife chopped down in time. The mud splashed open, scattering and flowing everywhere, merging into the marsh.

  The night river ice disappeared, tens of meters away, a moving colorful light flickered in and out of sight.

  I secretly cursed, I didn't think that with our combined strength, we still let Ye Liu slip away.

  "Let go." Gan Zhen's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and I only then realized that my dragonfly claws were still tightly wrapped around her slender waist. I awkwardly released my grip. It was rare to have such close contact with Gan Zhen, and I hadn't even had a chance to savor the feeling yet.

  We once again surrounded him, forcing the colorful light to retreat far away. Ye Liu Bing made a big move in the muddy swamp, and when we approached him, he suddenly flashed far away, not making a direct confrontation at all. He was playing a clever trick. Wait for the effect of the four spirits' attachment to pass, then clean us up.

  Colorful light flickered. The symbols on the ground surged like waves, constantly spreading in all directions and gradually surrounding Ye Liu Bing. A flash of colorful light suddenly appeared, trying to break through the surging tide of symbols. Ye Liu Bing's movements slowed down noticeably, and we immediately formed a circle around him, rushing towards him at high speed.

  Ye Liu Bing suddenly stopped moving, his eyes fixed straight on us. Just as we approached him, two red glows lit up in the dark pupils of Ye Liu Bing's eyes, and the red light jumped rapidly. Like two strange flames, they first spread to both eyes, then continuously radiated outward, bursting into a dazzling red glow.

  In an instant, the entire swamp turned into a raging sea of flames, with hot flames spewing out and red waves rolling in. We were trapped in the sea of fire, surrounded by flying ash and smoke from the talismans. Countless fire snakes emerged from the flames, their open mouths constantly expanding as they let out fierce roars.

  I was scorched by the raging flames, gasping for air. The frost and snow within me automatically circulated, emitting a refreshing chill that made me feel much more comfortable. As the fire snakes pounced on me, my dragonfly blue claws struck out with ice balls, causing the fire snakes to evaporate with a "hiss". My spirit lifted, I looked over at the mermaids, who were completely unafraid of the intense heat, and saw that the fire snakes were being cut down by the golden pulse of the knife energy and the white, swirling Three Thousand Weak Water Sword Energy, letting out pitiful cries.

  I increasingly feel that I am different from the three of them, Haiji and the others. After being possessed by the four spirits, their physical pain completely disappeared, becoming an illusory body like Ye Liu Bing. But I still retain a bit of my original self.

  "I gave the map to someone else." Under his oppression, I found it extremely difficult to speak, and I don't know how Long Die coped at that time. Did he rush to the Yellow Springs Heaven and start reincarnation?

  "You're looking for death." The white-robed man's voice was flat and emotionless, as a cloud of energy erupted from his feet, hugging the bridge surface, and rapidly flew towards him. The cloud enveloped his entire body. His white robes fluttered, and he transformed into a cloud of white mist.

  "Bang!" I was heavily slammed, spitting out fresh blood, and thrown into the air. But the white-robed man also stumbled backward, his body severely shaken. The筋斗 cloud made contact with my body, shattering into threads. Another two white-robed men flew over, attempting to grab me. In mid-air, a talisman slipped out of my bosom, and I subconsciously grabbed it, throwing it at the opponent with force.

  Dark light flickered, and only a loud roar was heard at the ear, the illusion of the previous life disappeared in an instant, turning into a dark and mysterious dream pool.

  Ye Liu Bing was in the depths of Meng Tan, staring at me with a shocked expression. Between me and Meng Tan, there was an infant covered in black scales, its limbs twisted into a peculiar pose. The infant suddenly transformed into a black-scaled seal, embedded within which were a pair of bright, shiny black eyes, forming the character "Ding"!

  Yuè Hún suddenly exclaimed: "So this symbol doll can temporarily stop the opponent's movement, equivalent to a petrification spell!"

  I suddenly realized that earlier, in my daze, I had thrown out the talisman and temporarily stopped Ye Liu's magic. That was how I escaped from the illusion of my past life. The Ye Liu in the dream pond was indeed motionless, frozen by the talisman. But his hypnotic spell was also terminated at the same moment. The surroundings were spinning wildly, with countless cracks crisscrossing each other, filling my field of vision. With a loud rumble, the world of dreams lost Ye Liu's control and automatically collapsed.

  We have woken up from our dreams.

  "Great King!" A shrill cry came from afar, the night was pitch black, on the mountain slope, dazzling torches were densely packed everywhere, and all around us were demonic soldiers and generals staring at us with their eyes wide open.

  "Draw a prison on the ground!" Ah Fangti was the first to react, his brush dancing rapidly around him, colorful walls rising layer by layer, blocking the monsters outside.

  The night flowed like ice, still and unmoving. The black dream pool had shrunk down to just cover his entire body. Gan Zhen and the other two charged at him again, but when they reached his front, they suddenly stumbled, panting heavily. The dragon horn, swallow feather, and ghost shell all fell away, and the three of them seemed to be on the verge of collapse, their faces pale and their limbs trembling. I looked down at my hand, where the white tiger pattern was growing fainter and fainter, eventually turning into a few drops of colorful liquid that seeped out of my hand and dripped onto the ground.

  "The time limit for the Four Spirits' possession has arrived." Afanti said in a low voice, and with a flick of his brush, the colorful ink transformed into a long string of talismans that shot towards Ye Liu. With a loud crash, Meng Tan shattered all the talismans.

  Sun Simiao stood behind Avanti, hugging his junior sister, frowning: "What to do now? Can't even kill Ye Liu Bing like this, and there won't be another chance in the future."

  "We'll take our leave first!" My gaze swept across, and I made a swift decision. Our purpose for this trip was to rescue Ji Danmei, and Ye Liu Bing's life or death was secondary. Moreover, Fu Wa's effect had a time limit, and Ye Liu Bing could regain his freedom of movement at any moment. With so many demons under our command, not escaping would be foolish.

  Afan Ti's eyes were gloomy, but I didn't care about him. After all, everyone was using each other, it was just a transaction. I pulled up Gan Zhen and the three of us blew out the Blowing Wind.

  "Little rascal, I really can't move anymore. Let's not drag you down." Hai Ji said with a trembling voice, her whole body covered in sweat, her golden hair disheveled and scattered on her shoulders. Mouse Gonggong had simply fainted, but Gan Ning was indeed formidable, his eyes calm and collected, holding the Three Thousand Weak Water Sword, only his hand slightly shaking.

  "Hai'er, don't say that! We'll either live together or die together!" I shouted in anguish, wrapping my left arm around Hai'er and pulling her into a tight hug. A faint, mournful smile appeared at the corner of her mouth as she wrapped her arms around me, her head weakly resting on my chest.

  Aventi's painting was incredibly magical, the monsters outside couldn't get in, and the people inside could come and go freely. I grabbed Xifuwa and was about to rush out when Aventi suddenly said: "Hand over Xifuwa to me, and in exchange, I'll take you through a secret passage to escape!"

  I was stunned, and Afanti calmly said: "Since we can't kill Ye Liu Bing this time, of course we can only choose to give up."

  I admire him to the core, the old fox can put it down and pick it up, never being blinded by hatred and reason. Just this attitude is enough for me to learn from. I handed Xifu over to him without hesitation, and Afanti's eyes also showed appreciation, nodding: "Good! When to cut, it's a man of character!"

  I smiled slightly, as long as I could escape alive, what did external things matter? The principle of dying for wealth was still clear to me. Afanti picked up the symbol doll, and with a magical brush, drew a door on the ground, opened it, and below appeared a deep and winding tunnel. We entered the tunnel one after another, and at the moment the door closed, the Night Flowing Ice burst out of the pond, it was truly dangerous.