“Insolent!” Queen Teng Lan’s almond-shaped eyes widened, her whip suddenly lashing out again, not towards the two men this time, but directly at the eerie blood pearl in front of them.
“Quick! Stop her! Don’t let the pearl be destroyed!” Qin Jian roared, breaking several ropes binding him with a sudden burst of strength. However, bound like a mummy, he couldn’t free himself completely in time.
The whip, like a snake striking its prey, aimed directly at the blood pearl. Teng Lan Yuji was visibly shocked by Qin Jian’s sudden outburst, her gaze scanning his vital points where golden needles were still embedded, puzzled as to how he could break free despite being immobilized. Instinctively, she increased her force, thinking that if she could burst the blood pearl mixed with his essence and her demonic energy, even a god would become weak, perfect for capturing a true dragon-tiger battle on camera, though it would be a pity about the naive young man.
“Break!” The whip pierced through the blood pearl. Teng Lan Yuji immediately retracted the whip, aiming it at the mechanism above the dark room. She intended to seal off part of the room before the two men, lost in the pearl’s enchantment, could react violently, allowing her to watch the spectacle from a safe distance.
At the same time, several of her subordinates activated the cameras, capturing the scene from multiple angles.
Clang! Heavy metal bars shot up from the floor and ceiling, locking Qin Jian and Lin Feng in a corner, turning it into a cage.
However, just then, a small, pigeon egg-sized crimson blood pearl mysteriously appeared above Queen Teng Lan’s messy hair. Suddenly, it contracted and then exploded like a dazzling firework, releasing the core’s rapidly spinning smoke into the air. The pink smoke spread out in all directions, and in an instant, the entire secret chamber was filled with this strangely fragrant, pink mist. Queen Teng Lan was shocked and hastily covered her breath while her whip twisted and turned, whipping through the air with a series of swishing sounds. In the blink of an eye, she struck like lightning, wrapping up and hurling four of her closest subordinates, knocking them out in a corner of the room. However, there were too many black-clad figures in the chamber, and these individuals were no ordinary warriors; they were exceptionally skilled. In that moment, she could only deal with four, already reaching the limit of her immediate capabilities.
The power of the Enchantment Pearl was something no one understood better than she did. To deal with Qin Jian, a ninth-level strongman, she had utilized the utmost power of her Heavenly Demon True Qi in crafting this Enchantment Pearl. Therefore, when she realized the pearl had suddenly exploded above her head, even she, the caster, had to retreat three steps in shock. In her haste, her choice was nothing if not ruthless! At the first sign of trouble, she immediately struck like lightning, disarming the four nearby subordinates first, to prevent them from losing their senses to the Enchantment Pearl’s influence, which would leave her with no room for maneuver.
The situation had already turned for the worse, and the even greater mistake was not clearing out her subordinates when she decided to shatter the Enchantment Pearl. After hearing the mocking words of that kid, she impulsively launched her final attack in a heated moment. According to her original plan, she intended to personally teach these two who dared to steal the sacred artifacts a lesson as the Witch Queen. But it was all too late; after disarming the four, there were still ten black-clad subordinates in the chamber, and some of them, with insufficient mental fortitude, were already showing signs of the Enchantment Pearl’s poison affecting them. Their breathing grew heavy, and their eyes flickered with an eerie green light.
Through the dispersing pink mist, one of the black-clad figures tore off his shirt with a wild, beast-like growl, approaching step by step. “Old Qin, are you okay?” Qin Jian, with a faint voice, stopped Lin Feng from pulling out the golden needles on him, “Don’t pull them out!” Lin Feng didn’t insist, understanding that Qin Jian had his reasons for stopping him. After all, his own status as an Intent Master was purely accidental, and he knew little about the many taboos and restrictions of Intent Master cultivation.
“What do we do now?” Both had cloths soaked in some liquid covering their mouths and noses, making conversation difficult. The cloths dripped with a pale yellow liquid, giving off a strange, pungent odor. “Wait!” Qin Jian gave Lin Feng a look, his response terse. “Wait?!” Lin Feng glanced at the scene outside the cage where the pink mist was fading, a spectacle about to begin. He seemed to grasp Qin Jian’s plan, nodding vigorously, “I’ll go adjust the camera angle!” With that, he vanished.
Qin Jian shook his head, his expression extremely odd as he watched Lin Feng’s agile figure moving about. He tossed the cloth on the ground with disgust, muttering, “Young people have such vigor, their urine smell is ten times stronger than mine!”
Qin Jian’s gaze then shifted elsewhere, peering thoughtfully through the thick iron bars, calculating something in his mind. “A foolish woman digging her own grave!”
Earlier, when Teng Lan was enraged by Lin Feng and suddenly attacked with full force, her whip was about to strike the dangerous Enchantment Pearl. Qin Jian, in an attempt to prevent disaster, reversed his heart’s pulse, forcibly opened the sealing needles, and with his extraordinary physical strength, broke free to intervene. He was half a step too late, watching helplessly as the whip pierced through the Enchantment Pearl. Instinctively, he held his breath and gathered his strength to the maximum, ready to charge and break open the iron cage. Unexpectedly, in that critical moment, he vaguely saw a hand gesture near the Enchantment Pearl, and instead of exploding, the pearl, like a fleeting bubble, disappeared within the shadow of the whip.
Then, to his astonishment, the terrifying Enchantment Pearl appeared above the head of his enemy. Just as he thought he was hallucinating, he was suddenly dragged back to a corner. What followed was Queen Teng Lan’s series of emergency actions.
