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Chapter 214 Escape
In the distance, faint sounds of fighting and wailing filled with despair and sorrow could be heard.

"here it is……"

Li Zhe struggled to his feet from the pile of corpses.

He could clearly feel his body; although it was still intact, it was extremely weak.

The body's muscle and armor energy was almost completely depleted.

Even the auras of Zero and the two ship spirits became faint, as if they might dissipate at any moment.

"We...are still alive?"

He muttered to himself, his voice filled with disbelief.

In that self-destruction that could have reduced everything to nothingness, he actually...

Miraculously, he survived?
Just as his thoughts were wandering.

"kill--!"

A sharp cry, filled with grief and determination, suddenly came from not far away.

Li Zhe looked in the direction of the sound.

A woman dressed in plain white robes, covered in blood but still exuding unparalleled beauty, was holding a long sword whose blade had long been dulled.

She was engaged in a fierce battle with several demonic cultivators clad in heavy black armor and exuding an ominous aura.

Her swordsmanship was sharp yet full of spirit.

But ultimately, outnumbered, they were already at their limit.

She was about to pass away...

Li Zhe frowned slightly.

Although I don't know what happened or where I am.

but……

Let's do it first and talk about it later.

He took a deep breath and unleashed the last bit of muscle armor energy within his body without reservation!
With a swift movement, like a ghost, he instantly appeared in front of the woman.

"clang--!"

A crisp metallic clang rang out.

His flesh and blood body managed to withstand the several demonic blades that came slashing down.

The blade, sharp enough to cut through even fine steel, landed on him without leaving a single white mark.

"what?!"

The demonic cultivators stared in disbelief and shock at the man who had suddenly appeared before them, a man exuding mystery and power.

The woman stared blankly at the broad back of the man who had shielded her from a fatal blow, as if he were a god descending from heaven.

For a moment, I was speechless.

"Are you okay, miss?"

Li Zhe didn't turn around, but asked in a calm tone with a hint of concern.

"I...I'm fine..."

The woman snapped out of her daze, her pretty face flushed, and her voice was barely audible.

"That's good."

Li Zhe nodded and turned his gaze to the few demonic cultivators who were already terrified.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes.

"Now, it's your turn."

……

The outcome of the battle was a foregone conclusion.

Although Li Zhe's energy had already been completely exhausted.

However, his body, which had been strengthened and tempered countless times and was comparable to a divine weapon, was still not something these small fry could shake.

He didn't even use any moves.

It was solely based on the purest, physical level of overwhelming superiority.

They then swatted those demonic cultivators into mincemeat one by one, like swatting flies.

When the last enemy turned into a pool of blood.

Li Zhe, exhausted, stumbled and nearly fell to the ground. "Are you...are you alright?"

The woman rushed forward and helped him up, her voice filled with worry.

“It’s nothing…” Li Zhe shook his head, forcing a slightly pale smile, “It’s just… a little exhausted.”

"Thank you... thank you so much for saving my life, young master."

The woman looked at him, her eyes, as clear as autumn water, filled with gratitude and curiosity.

"May I ask your esteemed name, young master?"

"Li Zhe".

"My name is... Shangguan Wan'er."

The woman's voice was gentle yet magnetic.

Like a clear spring in the mountains, it can instantly soothe the restlessness in one's heart.

“I am… the sect leader of the Misty Cloud Sect.”

She paused, looking at Li Zhe's wary and distant eyes, and gave a bitter smile.

"Young master, there is no need to worry. I mean no harm."

"Our Misty Cloud Sect is one of the few reputable sects on the Tianyuan Continent that still upholds the righteous path."

"But nowadays... the demonic path is rampant, the righteous path is weak, and even our Misty Cloud Sect..."

A hint of indescribable sadness flashed in her eyes.

Li Zhe looked at her and understood.

It seems that I was randomly teleported to a more chaotic and dangerous "new map" by that self-destruction.

And this gentle and beautiful older female sect leader in front of me might become my only "newbie guide" in this world?
Li Zhe sized up the stunningly beautiful sect leader before him, who called herself "Shangguan Wan'er".

His mind raced as he assessed the current situation.

Although the other party looked gentle and weak, with an innocent appearance.

But Li Zhe could clearly sense that she possessed an extremely pure and powerful spiritual energy.

Even though he was seriously injured and his spiritual power was exhausted, the inherent strength of a powerful person still remained.

Judging from the energy I sensed before...

The opponent is at least at the late Golden Core stage, and may even have reached the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage.

Someone of this caliber is definitely a top-tier figure in this "newbie village".

More importantly, the aura emanating from her was dignified and upright, full of light and peace, completely different from the sinister and eerie aura of those demonic cultivators.

"It seems I can trust them for now," Li Zhe thought to himself.

"Sect Leader Shangguan, this place is not safe to stay for long. Let's find a safe place to heal our wounds first," Li Zhe suggested. He urgently needed a quiet environment to recover his strength and figure out exactly where he had been blown up.

“What you say is absolutely right, young master.” Shangguan Wan’er nodded, a grateful smile appearing on her pretty face, which was slightly pale from blood loss. “However… our sect has been breached by the demonic path, and our disciples have suffered heavy casualties. Now… I’m afraid we have nowhere to go.”

Her voice carried a hint of undisguised sorrow.

"I know a place."

Through his senses, Li Zhe discovered that the energy reaction in a distant place was quite familiar.

Just like the teleportation array we saw before...

"follow me."

Li Zhe handed the captured, relatively intact longsword to Shangguan Wan'er, gesturing for her to follow.

The two walked one after the other through the ruins of this battlefield filled with death and smoke.

Along the way, Li Zhe cleverly avoided several patrol teams of demonic cultivators several times, relying on his superhuman perception and various counter-surveillance techniques learned from the United Government's database.

This made Shangguan Wan'er, who was following behind him, even more surprised.

She noticed that the man in front of her didn't seem to have any cultivation.

But her fighting instincts, her sense of danger, and her composure in the face of adversity were hundreds of times stronger than any of the so-called "chosen ones" she had ever met.

Who exactly is he?

With this curiosity and awe.

Shangguan Wan'er silently followed in Li Zhe's footsteps.

Finally, they arrived at a valley shrouded in mist and filled with an air of mystery...

(End of this chapter)