Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, Ling Xi, and Leng Yue looked towards the source of the sound, only to find Qiao Ying bound by chains inscribed with demonic runes by Ke Le Ji.
Qiao Ying had just had a large amount of blood drawn by the Blood Ancestor. Although Ye Feng had interrupted the Blood Ancestor before he could absorb Qiao Ying's vital essence, the drawn blood did not return to Qiao Ying's body. Instead, it was poured directly onto Qiao Ying, staining her entire body red with her own blood, presenting a terrifying sight.
With a pale face, Qiao Ying was bound by Ke Le Ji's demonic rune chains, which were studded with numerous sharp spikes that pierced into her body.
Qiao Ying's angelic power surged, but she was unable to retaliate, as Ke Le Ji's demonic rune chains were made from the bones of many angels...
"Whoosh! Whoosh!~"
Seeing this, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Xiao Xiao all flickered and charged rapidly towards Ke Le Ji.
Ke Le Ji did not dodge. He took a crystal-clear bubble from his pocket, which bore a strong resemblance to top-grade ice-jadeite, and crushed it.
"Buzz!"
"Bang bang bang!~"
Instantly, a ripple of water spread outwards from Ke Le Ji, forming a light blue spatial barrier around him.
Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Xiao Xiao, who were charging towards Ke Le Ji, were all blocked outside. Caught off guard, Xiao Xiao was even flung backward after colliding with the blue barrier.
"Ugh~!"
"Thud!~"
At this moment, Ye Feng also let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground.
"So... so tired... what's happening?"
Ye Feng was horrified. He had intended to rush forward and rescue Qiao Ying, but after taking just two steps, his body went limp and he fell to the ground...
"Big Brother, what's wrong?"
Xiao Xiao, noticing this, looked at Ye Feng with great concern, but Ye Feng waved his hand at her.
"Shu~ Chulu!~"
"Hoo! Lu~!"
Ling Xi and Leng Yue used their Angel Blades, imbued with angelic power, to stab at the shimmering barrier in front of them, but to no effect.
"Leng... this fluctuation... could it be... Aphrodite's 'Seafoam'?"
Ling Xi's voice trembled slightly, her face filled with shock.
"Yes... yes... it's the true power of the Twelve Olympians!"
Cold sweat beaded on Leng Yue's forehead.
"You actually recognized it..."
Ke Le Ji sounded somewhat surprised upon hearing Ling Xi and Leng Yue's conversation, but his gaze quickly shifted to Ye Feng. "The lost Sky Prison Formation... true energy that penetrates spatial barriers... and connections to angels..."
"That guy Mei You was right, you indeed hold a great secret..."
"If not for the 'Seafoam' of Your Highness Aphrodite today, it might have been truly troublesome!"
With that, Ke Le Ji glanced at the shimmering light blue space around him.
"Mei You? Why that guy again?!"
Lying on the ground, Ye Feng was both surprised and confused, and also increasingly anxious.
He discovered that he had absolutely no strength left in his body, and could barely hold his Tang Dao.
"This is bad! Is it because of the power I used against the Blood Ancestor just now..."
Ye Feng's heart sank to the bottom.
"Ye Feng, is it... you're quite interesting!"
"But I need to take the angel with me. Otherwise, if years of experimentation go to waste, I won't be able to explain it to 'the Prophet'!"
As Ye Feng pondered whether to risk drinking more of the Nectar of the Gods, Ke Le Ji's voice rang out again. "Before we meet again, you absolutely must not die!"
"Whoosh~ Whoosh!~"
"Huala~ Zizla~~"
Suddenly, Yue Miao formed a seal with his hand. The light of the blade he had just used to attack Ke Le Ji, which had fallen to the ground, flickered, and a series of strange runes suddenly extended in the air, tracing the trajectory of the blade's flight.
"Chulu!~"
The runes on Yue Miao's blade rapidly extended towards Ke Le Ji, but upon encountering the "Seafoam" spatial barrier, they shattered and dissipated.
"Child's play!~"
As the words fell, Ke Le Ji formed a seal with his hands, and a strange vortex appeared behind him.
"Li!~"
A small bottle of Nectar of the Gods had appeared in Ye Feng's hand, and he was about to drink it when a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded.
Immediately after, a flame like a long arrow shot towards Ke Le Ji at extreme speed.
"Whoosh!~"
"Hoo~ Zila~"
"Ah~!"
The flaming arrow pierced through the "Seafoam" spatial barrier in the blink of an eye and struck Ke Le Ji directly in the chest, causing him to cry out in pain.
"Whoosh whoosh~ Keng keng!~"
Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Xiao Xiao acted swiftly, rushing in through the shattered "Seafoam" spatial barrier, quickly severing the rune chains binding Qiao Ying and pulling her out.
"Huh?"
Everyone present, including Ye Feng, looked at "Shen Bo Tian" with immense astonishment, for the flaming arrow had come from him.
"No... impossible... Aphrodite's 'Seafoam' was actually... broken..."
"Impossible... impossible... this is the power of the Twelve Olympians..."
Ke Le Ji, with flames burning fiercely on his chest, muttered in disbelief.
"You... you're not 'Shen Bo Tian', who are you? Who the hell are you?"
Ke Le Ji's calm and composed demeanor vanished. His features contorted as he roared at "Shen Bo Tian" in exasperation.
However, "Shen Bo Tian" did not respond, merely looking at him quietly, and of course, not launching a new attack.
"Huhu~"
"Zizla~ Zizla~!"
Ke Le Ji used his hands or demonic runes to try and pat out the flames on his chest, attempting to extinguish them, but to no avail.
"Ah!~ Ah!~"
Amidst his piercing screams, Ke Le Ji was gradually burned to ashes by the flames.
"Thud!~"
As Ke Le Ji's body completely turned to ash and scattered in the wind, "Shen Bo Tian" also fell to the ground.
"That... are you alright?"
Ye Feng, also lying on the ground, called out to "Shen Bo Tian," as the latter had previously told him he was not "Shen Bo Tian," leaving Ye Feng at a loss for a proper address.
"N... no... I'm fine... just need some rest!"
"Shen Bo Tian" replied weakly to Ye Feng.
"Sister Qiao Ying seems to have fainted!"
Seeing that Ye Feng was not in mortal danger, Xiao Xiao immediately checked on Qiao Ying, who was being carried by Ling Xi, with some concern.
"Qiao Ying fainted from excessive blood loss. She'll recover after some rest, she's not seriously injured!"
Leng Yue said quickly after cautiously scanning the surroundings.
"Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, the commotion here is too great. We don't know what or who it might attract. Let's leave this place first!"
After assessing the situation, Ling Xi spoke.
"Okay, let's go!"
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