"Let's deal with the cannon fodder first!"
Xue Ba turned to look at the auction house that had descended into chaos. He formed a series of complex seals with his hands and then slammed them onto the ground.
"Whoosh!"
"Ahhh! Ah! Ugh!"
In the blink of an eye, the entire auction house floor was covered in red runes conjured by Xue Ba. The crowds who were fighting or fleeing screamed out in pain as the red runes on the ground pierced their bodies.
"What the hell is going on?"
"These runes... could it be... Damn it, we're inside a huge sacrificial array!"
"Damn it, the entire auction house is actually a giant sacrificial array!"
...
Amidst the curses and rage of the crowd, bizarre red runes also began to appear on the spherical dome above the auction house, corresponding to the red runes on the auction floor below.
"Ah! Hiss!"
"Help! Sss!"
"Wuwuwu~ Ah! Son of a bitch blood clan!"
...
As the explorers cried out in agony, the red runes cut their bodies, leaving them scarred and bleeding. Their flesh began to fall off, leaving behind only bare white skeletons...
In a short while, the entire auction house was flooded with a large expanse of thick, blood-red liquid, the flesh and blood of the adventurers who had attended the auction.
Immediately, the runes on the auction house dome surged and formed a gaping maw made of bizarre red runes. The thick blood and flesh in the arena was instantly sucked upwards, merging into the dense red runes. It looked as if a giant monster had swallowed it whole...
...
Meanwhile,
Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Yue Miao fought their way through.
"Youngster, release this Blood Bone Rune Prison quickly, your hand!"
Within the bizarre red cage, the angel anxiously shouted at Ye Feng because the red cage had grown numerous thorny spikes that were coiling around Ye Feng's arm.
"Blood Bone Rune Prison?"
Ye Feng punched a Level 4 Elder Blood Clan member away and turned to look at Qiao Ying with a hint of confusion.
Qiao Ying was now half-seated, facing Ye Feng. Although the light was dim and her face was covered in blood, and she looked utterly exhausted, she still possessed a stunning beauty.
"Yes!"
Qiao Ying nodded. As she spoke, she used the armor on her wrists and legs to strike the red cage. The spikes that had been coiling around Ye Feng immediately retracted partially and began attacking the angel's armor instead...
"Bang~ Crack! Crack!"
The thorny spikes within the red sphere, infused with red runes, continuously attacked the angel's armor. In no time, the angel's already depleted armor was almost entirely shattered.
At this moment, Qiao Ying's own aura also became noticeably weaker.
She took several deep breaths and spoke with a sense of urgency, "Ye Feng, put me down quickly. This cage that's trapping me is made from the bones of Hell Pythons from hell."
"It's inscribed with special runes. Any plants or trees that get close will wither, and ordinary people who touch it will have their life force instantly drained, turning them into dried husks. The arcane energy of Arcanists will be corroded and pierced, and then..."
Qiao Ying stopped mid-sentence as she noticed that the thorny spikes of the Blood Bone Rune Prison, though pricking Ye Feng's arm, were unable to penetrate it...
"Oh, these thorns can't hurt me. My body is very tough!"
Ye Feng had noticed the strangeness of the red cage a while ago but wasn't particularly worried. He looked at Qiao Ying seriously, "Your name is Qiao Ying, right?"
The angel was slightly taken aback and replied slowly, "You... how do you know my name?"
Qiao Ying's expression was filled with surprise. Whether it was infiltrating the Brad Base and battling the Ten Great Blood Guards or escaping... and then being captured... she hadn't mentioned her name or even spoken throughout the entire process...
Yet, this young man she had just met... actually knew her name...
And this name... hadn't been called by anyone for many years... Except for a few of her close sisters, probably no one else knew it...
"This... I'm not too sure! Someone asked me to save you!"
Ye Feng scratched his head, feeling a bit dejected, as he didn't know how to explain the system to her.
"Sister Qiao Ying... you... you're so beautiful... No... but you're exposed..."
As Qiao Ying was looking at Ye Feng in amazement, Xiao Xiao suddenly whispered to Qiao Ying.
"Ah~!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Ying was slightly stunned. She let out a surprised yelp, her legs instantly pressed together, and she curled up into a ball, her pretty face flushing deeply.
Ye Feng also felt awkward!
Because Qiao Ying's attire was similar to Ling Xi's, a white top paired with a crimson short skirt. Before, she had silver armor on her legs, and since she was curled up, protecting herself with her white wings, it wasn't so noticeable.
However, because she was talking to Ye Feng, Qiao Ying naturally faced him. Coupled with the shattered silver armor and the Blood Bone Rune Prison slung at Ye Feng's waist...
In this way, Ye Feng's gaze inevitably fell between Qiao Ying's two round, straight, fair, smooth, and shapely legs...
Although the light was poor, Ye Feng's eyesight was far beyond that of ordinary people, and he was quite close, so Ye Feng could see that they were fair... and full... and seemed to be very... elastic?
Amidst the awkwardness, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Qiao Ying remained silent. Ye Feng silently sped up his pace of killing blood clan members and moving forward.
"Ye Feng, do you know that Xue Shi?"
At this moment, Yue Miao, who was ahead, spoke with a hint of confusion.
"No!"
Ye Feng decapitated three charging Blood Attendants with a single slash of his Mithril long saber and shook his head slightly. "Why do you ask?"
"The fake Ye Feng I created earlier would absolutely not fool Xue Shi. I tried the same trick before, and he saw through it!"
"Although it sounds a bit strange, Xue Shi's reaction just now... seemed to be... intentionally letting you go!"
Yue Miao said as she killed the blood clan members rushing towards them.
"This..."
Ye Feng frowned. "When I snatched this Blood Bone Rune Prison, neither Xue Ba nor Xue Shi chased after me... It is indeed a bit strange!"
"Little girl... you... the hairpin on your head... it looks familiar... Could it be Ling Xi's...?"
At this moment, Qiao Ying noticed the silver hairpin on Xiao Xiao's head, and her expression changed drastically.
"Sister Qiao Ying, my name is Xiao Xiao!"
Xiao Xiao said to Qiao Ying as she knocked away a blood clan member with a fireball.
"Miss Xiao Xiao, is that hairpin of yours... Ling Xi's?"
Qiao Ying's face was filled with disbelief.
"Yes!"
Xiao Xiao nodded. "Sister Ling Xi gave it to me!"
"Ling Xi... this bizarre auction... the unusual actions of the Ten Great Blood Guards... Bad!"
Qiao Ying frowned in thought, and suddenly her expression changed. "Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, did Ling Xi send you? Stop immediately, don't mind me, just escape! Tell Ling Xi, this is a trap!"
"The blood clan wants to use me to lure and capture other angels. And tell Ling Xi, the Stone of Hope possessed by the Brad Base is also a trap!"
Qiao Ying shouted anxiously at Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao.
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