Since Mo Jin was the only one among them who knew the way, it was natural that he would take the lead, followed by Qin Moyu and Zuo Shu, followed by Shen Yebai.

The further we walked inside, the louder the thunder became. From time to time, a bolt of lightning would strike from the sky as thick as someone's wrist. Once, it almost hit several people, startling everyone.

"No, it's too dangerous to go inside." Mo Jin looked at the lake not far away and refused to go any further.

It makes sense why he refuses to move forward, because if he takes a few more steps, there will no longer be lightning flashes with thick wrists, but lightning flashes with someone as thick as a waist. The power of it will make people's scalp numb just by looking at it, let alone Let's go in and have a try.

Mo Jin originally came in to lead the way, but now there is Duxin Lake not far away. There is a vague figure in a pavilion in the middle of the lake. He must be the Demon Lord who is in seclusion to cultivate his chain. Then his mission is completed.

Shen Yebai didn't force it, but this place was really dangerous and he didn't worry about Qin Moyu being here alone.

"You..." Shen Ye was interrupted by Qin Moyu before he could finish his words.

"Don't come near me."

Qin Moyu said this quickly and urgently. He lowered his head and took several steps back, avoiding Shen Yebai's extended hand, as if he was tired of even listening to Shen Yebai's words.

Do you already hate me so much...

Shen Yebai's hands clenched and unclenched. He took a deep breath and turned around to look at Duxin Lake, his voice a little dull.

"If we haven't come back in an hour, you can go back."

Mo Jin hummed, thought for a while and added, "If it's not safe here, I will take him back."

Shen Yebai paused and said, "Okay."

The reason why he turned his back to Qin Moyu was just because he didn't want him to see the lonely expression on his face, so he didn't notice anything was wrong with Qin Moyu.

The fatal dagger was hidden in Qin Moyu's sleeve. At this time, the tip of the dagger showed its sharp edge, but Qin Moyu was still holding the handle of the dagger and was unable to make a move.

Yebai...

【kill him】

But……

【kill him】

But...but...

Qin Moyu's eyes were full of painful struggle.

What they didn't see was that not far away from them, Fen Qi and the Faceless Man had been secretly observing.

"What? Isn't everything arranged? Something went wrong?" Fen Qi crossed his arms and looked at Qin Moyu's back from a distance.

Wulian clicked his tongue. If he had facial features, he would be extremely gloomy at this moment: "He has obviously made so many arrangements, but he is still resisting."

"If I really can't, just control him directly. Don't worry about your bad taste." Fen Qi curled his lips and said.

"...It doesn't matter, he will definitely take action."

The faceless man did not respond to him as expected, which made Fen Qi realize that something was wrong.

"You won't...don't have permission, right?" Fen Qi narrowed his eyes and looked up and down at the faceless man.

I don’t know when, but the faceless man was completely covered by clothes. He even wore gloves on his hands, as if he was afraid of being seen.

"So what." The faceless man snorted, "As long as I complete the plan, I can have a real entity. What's more, now that you and I are both prosperous and destructive, I don't believe you can kick me away."

Although this statement is straightforward, it is true.

If it had been before the Four Continents War that Fen Qi might have resisted when he found out that he had lost all rights to be a Heavenly Dao, but now as the faceless man said, he had no way of turning back, or he could help him gather his body to break through the shackles. Either he fails and waits for Shen Mo to kill him or his lifespan is exhausted and he dies.

There is no way out.

Fen Qi half-closed his eyes and looked at the sky full of thunderclouds, feeling very uncomfortable.

Everyone said that he was a loser who counterattacked and grew from a slave to an overlord. Only he knew how many times he had escaped from death and suffered hardships. When he broke through the tribulation period and slaughtered all his enemies, When he married the woman he loved, he really thought that he had won it through his own hard work and talent.

Until He appears——

"Haven't you ever wondered why you are always being hunted and killed despite escaping death every time?"

When the faceless man first appeared, he didn't even have a human form, just a ball of aura, telling him all the truth in a mocking tone.

It turned out that the life he was proud of was just a script arranged by Him.

Those unexpected treasures, the enemies that keep appearing, all the love, all the hate, have become a joke.

"You should have discovered that no matter how hard you repair the chain, you can't make any progress, because you were forced to come here by me." He said, with a tone full of disgust, "I have used it all. There are so many genius treasures, but they reach the top at the first level of the Tribulation Stage. Sure enough, they are just trash."

Only those who have broken through the Tribulation Transcendence know that the journey from Tribulation Transcendence to Ascension can actually be subdivided into levels one to three. Only by breaking through the third level of Tribulation Transcendence can one try to ascend. Since Fen Qi broke through the Tribulation Transcendence Level one, no matter how he No matter how hard he works, he can't break through any higher, and as long as he doesn't break through for one day, he may run out of life and die.

Fen Qi, who was trapped in the first level of Tribulation Transcendence, had once wondered whether his astonishing promotion speed was just a dream. Now that he woke up from the dream, he seemed to have turned back into the useless person who couldn't even break through the foundation building.

Unfortunately, the truth was crueler than he thought.

Fen Qi angrily drove him away, but all the attacks were of no use to him. On the contrary, he could control the thunder tribulation. When the dark clouds gathered, Fen Qi finally believed that he was the incarnation of heaven.

After all, besides Tiandao, who else can control the thunder tribulation?

"I want to make a deal with you. You are a smart man and know what to do." He said slowly. The thunder outside was a naked threat.

Fen Qi smiled mockingly to himself. His past experience told him that the other party could not help him improve his cultivation out of pure kindness. The so-called cooperation was just to start recovering the interest. The wolf would not stop until he gnawed the person clean.

Sure enough, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

Ever since Fen Qi agreed to the faceless man, he had fallen deeper and deeper step by step. Even though he knew how appalling the things he had done were, he was already numb.

In the dead of night, the memories of being a slave kept tormenting him. He knew how terrible it was to have no power, so even if he trampled on his dignity and abandoned everything, he would hold on to the power in his hands and climb up desperately.

Only by constantly climbing up to the highest level can he look down on those geniuses and prove that he is not a waste.

But, fate is so unreasonable.

He thought that Zhou Donghan and Demon Lord, whose lives were arranged by Him just like him, would also be trapped in the first level of the Tribulation Stage for the rest of their lives - this was what he had been longing for in his heart for countless years - but it turned out that even Zhou Donghan was also trapped in the Tribulation Stage. It can reach the second level of the Tribulation Stage, and the Demon Lord is even trying to break through the third level of the Tribulation Stage now.

From beginning to end, he was the only one who was useless.

But it does not matter.

Fen Qi raised his head, looked at the silvery black cloud, and held it in vain, seeing that he was sure to win.

Even if they are trash, he will do whatever it takes to survive until the end, and then watch them become defeated by his hands from a high place.

…………

Shen Yebai and Zuo Shu bid farewell to Qin Moyu and walked to Duxin Lake together.

The further in, the higher the frequency of lightning strikes. Even though Shen Yebai and Zuo Shu paid full attention to the sky, they inevitably encountered each other several times.

The spiritual energy used in daily life is vulnerable to lightning. No matter how powerful the magic weapon is, it can only withstand lightning for a few seconds, and then it is directly scrapped. Fortunately, Shen Yebai reacted quickly and threw the magic weapon immediately, but he was still affected by the lightning. The entire right hand was electrocuted.

"No, there is no way to enter the pavilion like this." Zuo Shu's face was pale, and her frequent evasion made her exhausted, who was not good at physical skills. She knew that Shen Yebai didn't have many magic weapons on his body, so she couldn't hold on. Not going in.

"What should we do?" Shen Yebai looked at the nearby pavilion with unwillingness in his eyes.

The opportunity to break up with Shen Mo was right in front of him. If he gave up, Shen Yebai would regret it for the rest of his life.

"If we can't get in, we might as well ask the Demon Lord to come out to see us." Zuo Shu clasped her hands together and gritted her teeth and said, "Young master, please protect me."

Shen Yebai's eyes were heavy and he said, "How long will it take?"

"A quarter of an hour."

"Okay." Shen Yebai agreed simply, but in this moment it was easy to say but difficult to do.

In the past, they relied on changing positions to avoid the lightning strikes, but now Zuo Shu had to use spells to be unable to move, which meant that Shen Yebai could at least resist the next lightning strike.

And what Shen Yebai can rely on, apart from the few magic weapons on his body, is only a long sword.

As time passed by, the worst result came -

A waist-thick lightning struck suddenly, and the silver lightning was mixed with purple light.

Shen Yebai threw the magic weapon out without hesitation. All the magic weapons combined did not resist for a while. As the magic weapon was split by lightning, Shen Yebai could only concentrate his sword intent and attack on his own.

The moment lightning touched Shen Yebai's long sword, wisps of blood spilled from the corners of Shen Yebai's lips. The powerful impact made him almost lose his grip on the long sword, and his arms kept sinking. He shouted loudly and ignored it. It was too much, so I tried my best to hold it up.

"Click——"

A slight cracking sound was extremely small among the thunder.

Shen Yebai finally couldn't hold on.

It wasn't that he wasn't strong enough - in fact, he could have lasted longer - but that the sword in his hand couldn't withstand the lightning and shattered.

When the white light shone on his face, Shen Yebai didn't regret his visit, he only regretted not looking at Qin Moyu more just now.

But the pain he imagined didn't come, and the lightning seemed to be blocked by an invisible barrier at every inch of Shen Ye.

The strength of Shen Yebai's physical body alone would never be able to withstand such a powerful force, unless...

Shen Yebai heard a voice, an extremely familiar voice.

[Giving up is not my style]

At this moment, there is no longer any distinction between separate souls and main bodies. Even if they are thousands of miles apart, they are still one person and the same soul.