But before they could even pop the pills into their mouths, they suddenly heard a rumbling sound from Lin Qing’s stomach, followed by a tremendous outburst from his belly.
"BOOM~~~"
The sound, like thunder, instantly swept over everyone. It was followed by a strong, foul odor that enveloped them.
"Ugh~~~"
Deprived of their powers, others were unable to hold their breath and inhaled a large gust of the stench, causing some to vomit directly.
Su Xi fanned herself with her hand in disgust, chasing away the foul odor in front of her.
She felt very fortunate that she had sensed something was wrong and cast a spell to isolate herself from the surrounding stench in time, otherwise, she would have felt nauseous as well.
With Lin Qing’s pleasant release, the spiritual energy that had begun to recover in his body was once again completely depleted.
???
Lin Qing looked at Su Xi, utterly bewildered.
What had just happened?
Was the purpose of this pill merely to embarrass him?
Seeing the expression on Lin Qing's face, Su Xi already knew what he was thinking, and she said, "This pill seems to have some issues and needs further refinement."
Su Xi had originally thought that the restraint on Lin Qing and the others’ bodies was the same as Tang Yifeng’s, so she had used the same pill to save time.
But now it seemed that the poison affecting Lin Qing and the others was more potent, and the previous pill had no effect. To resolve the issues with their bodies, a different solution was required.
Understanding this, Lin Qing’s face was filled with helplessness.
Were they truly unable to recover their spiritual energy?
Seeing the loss of confidence on everyone’s faces, Su Xi knew she couldn't let them lose hope. She said, "Don't worry, even without recovering your spiritual energy, I have a way to get you out."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm." Everyone nodded politely.
However, in their hearts, they didn’t hold much hope.
They simply felt that Su Xi was just comforting them, saying polite words.
Su Xi knew they didn’t believe her and didn’t want to say more.
Matters needed to be seen with practical results to be convincing. Otherwise, saying too much would only lead to more misunderstandings.
"Let's go." Su Xi didn't want to waste any more time and led everyone outside.
The small captain guarding the entrance watched Su Xi bring the people out, a myriad of black lines appearing on his forehead, wondering what Su Xi was up to.
After thinking for a moment, he hurried forward and asked, "My lord, what are you doing?"
His duty was to guard these people. If all of them were dealt with, what would he do next?
Su Xi pointed to the location of the Scar of Heaven and said, "The sealing of the Scar of Heaven is about to break. I must take them to prepare."
The small captain heard Su Xi's words, frowned, and kept weighing the situation in his mind.
Was all of this real or fake?
Why hadn't he received any orders?
Seeing the small captain unwilling to let them pass, Su Xi frowned and reprimanded him sternly, "Are you blocking my way because you refuse to let them go?"
Faced with Su Xi's stern aura, the small captain felt immense pressure and quickly shook his head, denying, "This lowly one dares not."
He was just a minor captain and had no authority to deal with such important prisoners.
It was simply not worth offending Su Xi for these prisoners.
Since Su Xi had a request, he would obey, and he wouldn't have to bear any responsibility for the rest.
After thinking through the implications, he hastily forced a smile and tried to smooth things over, "Since my lord has this arrangement, of course, you can take them. I was just worried that it might be inconvenient for my lord to escort so many prisoners and wanted to help."
After saying that, he instructed the others, "Make way and do not obstruct my lord."
Upon hearing their small captain's words, the others moved aside.
Ouyang Chu Ge watched Su Xi easily bring out the people. He glanced at the group and then honestly followed at the rear of the procession.
He felt no excitement in his heart, only confusion.
The events unfolding before him seemed too easy, so easy that it made him feel that something was amiss.
This was the Demon Realm, and even if those people were arrogant, they shouldn't have been without any preparation. Su Xi's ability to take them away so easily was inherently abnormal.
However, the current situation was perfectly logical, and he couldn't find any flaws. He could only attribute it to overthinking.
Su Xi, walking at the front of the group, also couldn't believe how smoothly things were going.
She had expected a fierce battle, but instead of a fight, they had managed to bring the people out so easily.
When something is too good to be true, there's usually a catch.
With a premonition, Su Xi couldn't help but focus all her attention on their surroundings, trying to see if there were any pursuers.
However, they had already reached the vicinity of the Scar of Heaven, and the journey had been uneventful. They hadn't even seen a single ambush.
As they were about to exit the Demon Realm, Su Xi gradually began to relax.
It seemed that it was truly because she was the protagonist that things went so smoothly, allowing her to bring them out without any trouble.
Upon arriving at the seal of the Scar of Heaven, everything appeared as usual.
Within the seal, a faint halo still circulated, and a strong repulsive force prevented the spread of demonic energy.
Sensing all these changes, Su Xi knew that time was of the essence and was not prepared to delay.
Just as she was leading the group to pass through the Scar of Heaven and head to the Human Realm, a sense of danger suddenly arose in her heart. She felt as if she were being targeted by something extremely terrifying.
As soon as this feeling appeared, she immediately stopped and looked ahead in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Feng and the others, having lost their powers, had not sensed any danger.
They were simply puzzled when Su Xi suddenly stopped.
"There's something strange ahead." Su Xi activated her supercomputer and began scanning the surroundings, trying to find what was causing her to feel this sense of danger.
However, after the supercomputer scanned the area, it still found nothing unusual.
Just as the others were about to question if Su Xi was being overly sensitive, Ouyang Chu Ge, who had been silent all along, suddenly stepped forward and said with certainty, "She's not wrong. Something is indeed not right here."
"Hm?" Hearing Ouyang Chu Ge support her viewpoint, Su Xi turned her gaze towards him.
Although she could sense that something was off about the place, she couldn't pinpoint what it was. Therefore, she placed all her hopes on Ouyang Chu Ge, wanting to get some information from him.
Ouyang Chu Ge looked at the Scar of Heaven, where demonic light was flashing, and instructed Su Xi, "It looks normal on the surface, but you'll know if you send a stream of demonic energy into it."
Due to his physical condition, he was unable to emit demonic energy himself, so he had to rely on Su Xi to break through the disguise.
Su Xi nodded upon hearing Ouyang Chu Ge's words and directly sent out the demonic energy from her body.
With her current strength, channeling a little demonic energy was not a problem for her. Moreover, they were now in the same boat, so she didn't need to worry about Ouyang Chu Ge betraying her.
If something happened to her, Ouyang Chu Ge wouldn't be able to escape either.
As the demonic energy struck the Scar of Heaven, a crisp sound, like breaking glass, instantly echoed through the air.
Following the cracking sound, the scene before everyone’s eyes began to fade inch by inch, like a mirror. The seal of the Scar of Heaven completely disappeared, revealing its true form.
Where the seal had been, a dark, gaping hole appeared. Dense black mist continuously billowed out from the opening, instilling a sense of unknown fear in the impenetrable darkness.
"What is this?" Su Xi looked at the scene before her with a perplexed expression.
When did the Scar of Heaven develop such an illusion?
And if what had just happened was indeed an illusion, it was far too realistic.
It was understandable that she couldn't see it with her naked eye, but the fact that even her supercomputer couldn't detect it was truly strange.
After all, a supercomputer wasn't like the human eye, easily deceived by appearances.
The only explanation was that the illusion was so real that even the supercomputer couldn't distinguish it.
As soon as she considered this possibility, Su Xi felt a surge of shock.
If even her supercomputer couldn't detect something, it was hard to say what power it possessed. They had indeed fallen into a trap.
Ouyang Chu Ge looked at the black hole before him, his eyes filled with terror. He seemed to see something strange.
"Let's go." Ouyang Chu Ge had no time for further explanation and turned to flee.
Before his words had even fallen, a voice, ancient and hoarse, suddenly echoed through the air, "Since you've arrived, why the rush to leave?"
They had gone to great lengths to find these people. If they were allowed to escape now, wouldn't all their plans be in vain?
Did he have no pride?
As the peculiar voice faded, a demon with an arrogant demeanor emerged from the hole.
This demon was covered in black scales that emitted a strange red glow. It also had two large eyes, from which black mist continuously emanated.
Its fangs were sharp and long, occasionally flashing with a cold glint, leaving no doubt as to their sharpness.
Although it was only one being, its powerful aura made it impossible for everyone present to ignore its presence. Its every movement was like that of a king descending.