Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Hua Hua Hua~~
The confinement formation consumed all the spiritual energy, and after it was released on its own, air from the outside world rushed in frantically.

The change in air pressure caused a howling wind, which blew away the countless dust in this chaotic space and gradually revealed the scene inside.

The original official road and the beautiful scenery of lush grass and singing birds had all disappeared, and in their place was a huge pit with a diameter of more than ten miles and a bottom that was difficult to see.

Under the bombardment of the terrifying power of the ancient formation, even the terrain of this area has completely changed.

The mountains were flattened and the flat land turned into cliffs.

As far as the eye can see, there is no grass growing.

In the deep pit, purple lightning flashed from time to time, illuminating the surroundings, but was soon swallowed up by the darkness.
Click... click...

High in the sky, Han Ying withdrew the sword in his hand with a tired look, and his body slowly flew downwards.

When he was almost at the edge of the pit, he suddenly raised his hand.

"Eternal Light Technique."

As the finger gestures were made, a dazzling ball of light the size of a fist instantly appeared in the palm of his hand.

Then he swung his hand and threw the ball of light into the big pit.

Deng!
As the spell was activated, the ball of light exploded instantly. The strong light instantly dispelled the surrounding darkness and completely illuminated the nearby scene.

When he saw the scene inside clearly, Han Ying's pupils suddenly shrank and an expression of extreme shock appeared on his face.

It was as if I had seen something out of the ordinary.

The figure that was originally leaning downwards suddenly stopped and floated in mid-air.

"This...how is this possible..."

But in the area illuminated by the Yongming Technique, there was an area mixed with countless rocks and debris. A solitary figure was half-kneeling on the ground, supporting his upper body with one hand, trying hard not to fall down.

It’s Chai Hongyu!
But now she no longer has the stunning appearance of the past.

Not only was her extremely pale face covered in blood, but most of her hair was gone, and half of her curvy body was also gone, exposing her internal organs and flesh. Blood was all over the floor, and one of her legs was blown to pieces, exposing her white bones to the air, with her legs below the ankle sticking limply to the ground.

The whole person looked extremely miserable.

“He was attacked head-on by the ancient formation, but he didn’t even break into pieces… Is this guy… a monster…”

Han Ying stared at the figure in shock. He could never have imagined that Chai Hongyu could survive the terrifying power of the ancient formation.

If it were him, there would be nothing left.

"cough!"

Under Han Ying's shocked gaze, Chai Hongyu suddenly coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of blood covered in dust.

The sudden movement brought Han Ying back to his senses instantly, and a look of vigilance appeared on his handsome face.

This woman is still alive!

He immediately clenched the sword in his hand, quickly condensing his spiritual power while controlling his body to fly into the sky.

Just now he thought Chai Hongyu was dead, but her body was not blown into pieces, but he didn't expect that she was not dead at all.

Although he couldn't figure out how Chai Hongyu survived, now was not the time to get to the bottom of it. Facing a powerful person in the Guiyi Realm, even if the other party looked seriously injured and dying, he had to remain cautious and never take risks.

While flying upwards, he quickly cast a spell and six flying swords appeared behind him in an instant.

"go with!"

In a panic, he didn't bother to aim. He just calculated the general direction, and then he started the technique with a thought.

Whoosh whoosh! !

The six flying swords turned into dazzling streaks of light and flew towards Chai Hongyu's location at an extremely fast speed.

Chi Chi!

In the blink of an eye, two flying swords flew in front of Chai Hongyu, and then pierced straight into her back and left abdomen, which was only half left, without her reacting. The other four flying swords smashed heavily on the open space beside them.

The powerful impact force raged, raising a cloud of dust in an instant, but it was quickly blown away by the strong wind around it.

Hit by the flying sword, Chai Hongyu's body could no longer support itself, and her miserable body was nailed to the ground, bleeding profusely, and her pale face was visibly draining of life. Seeing this, Han Ying was slightly stunned, and then he couldn't help but feel relieved.

"It seems that although this woman did not die under the bombardment of the ancient formation, she was seriously injured and is now a candle in the wind."

Realizing this, he immediately slowed down his ascent and looked at the situation below with some uncertainty.

At the same time, he made hand gestures again.

The next second, twelve flying swords appeared out of thin air behind him again, six of which were constantly emitting lightning, and the sword bodies were filled with a terrifying aura of destruction.

If you get hit by these flying swords, it won't be as simple as being pierced through.

This time, he did not use a mechanism to activate the technique. Instead, he concentrated his mind and methodically aimed at the vital meridians on Chai Hongyu's body.

As long as Chai Hongyu was as powerless to resist as before, Han Ying was sure that even if she was a strong person in the Guiyi realm, she would definitely die this time.

however--

"Ah…"

Chai Hongyu, who was nailed to the ground by the flying sword, suddenly raised the corner of her mouth and chuckled. Her originally lifeless eyes flashed with a smile of surviving a calamity.

"You missed the only chance to kill me."

The faint voice was like a thunderclap, stirring up a huge storm in Han Ying's heart which had just settled down.

An ominous premonition arose spontaneously, and a strong sense of uneasiness suddenly surged into my heart.

What do you mean? Only chance to kill her?
Is it...

When he thought of this, Han Ying's mind was in such a state of confusion that he no longer cared about aiming and quickly launched the spell.

Whoosh whoosh! !

The twelve flying swords turned into streams of light again, cutting through the sky in an instant and shooting towards Chai Hongyu.

boom!
Under the terrible impact force, craters were instantly blown out on the ground. However, the magic spells cast in a panic were not accurate. This time, not a single flying sword hit Chai Hongyu, and not even those around her were hit.

"very good."

A look of relief appeared on Chai Hongyu's face.

"You missed the last chance."

Hearing this, Han Ying was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"Damn it, you...were you pretending just now?!"

He shouted angrily, then hurriedly condensed the flying sword again.

It’s a pity that Chai Hongyu didn’t lie to him this time. The attack just now was indeed his last chance.

There is no third chance!

Chai Hongyu did not respond to his words, but slowly raised her trembling right hand. One could already see the five fingers of her knuckles slightly coming together. At the same time, her dark eyes slowly emitted a red light.

Seeing this, Han Ying's heart trembled.

Although he didn't know how Chai Hongyu, who was seriously injured and dying and looked like she couldn't be saved even by the help of a god, could make a comeback, but a cultivator in the Return to One Realm couldn't be judged by common sense, not to mention that she also had the blood of an ancient mythical beast.

Run?

Subconsciously, I had the idea of ​​giving up.

But she had just been fooled by the bluff, and who knows if Chai Hongyu is just pretending, but is actually at the end of her rope.

If they ran away and missed this golden opportunity, they would not be able to take action against Lu Chen again if he returned to the capital city which had been purged several times by the imperial court and run like an iron barrel by the empress.

With Lu Chen's talent and the creativity of the Tiangong Division he founded, if he were allowed to return to Beijing safely, it would pose an unimaginable threat to the Southern Imperial Court, which is now growing stronger...

For a moment, Han Ying was in a dilemma.

After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and took out a summoning jade talisman from his arms. (End of this chapter)