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When he opened his eyes again, there was not a trace of hesitation in Yin Tianzheng's cloudy old eyes.

"Don't even mention a grandson."

"Even if it costs my entire Yin family, this seal must not be touched."

"Ah Chen's life was the price he had to pay as a descendant of the Yin family."

The courtyard was deathly quiet, and the old man's face looked exceptionally cold.

Hong Yuan's breathing became heavy, and the axe blade struck the stone slab with a crisp sound, brewing with anger.

Long Ao took a step forward, but An Changqing stopped him with a hand.

An Changqing looked directly at Yin Tianzheng, his voice loud and clear, leaving no room for ambiguity: "Mr. Yin, we will not abandon our friend."

"Furthermore, you should know that the fact that Guan Jinyue dared to make this demand means that she has the ability to destroy Shanghai."

"If you don't go, she will never give up."

Yin Tianzheng's eyes turned cold.

An overwhelming pressure, so heavy it was suffocating, poured out from him, causing the lanterns around the courtyard to explode simultaneously, and shredded paper flying everywhere in the shockwave.

The bluestone slab began to crack from beneath his feet, and the cracks spread in all directions.

Long Ao and Hong Yuan simultaneously half-squatted down to withstand the pressure, veins bulging on their foreheads.

Su Yuehe was shielded behind An Changqing, who withstood most of the oppressive force.

"Destroyed Shanghai?"

Yin Tianzheng's voice rang out amidst the oppressive aura, cold and devoid of any warmth.

"She doesn't have that ability yet."

"But if you dare to interfere, don't blame this old man for intimidating you juniors first."

The oppressive aura rolled down on Yin Tianzheng, invisible and intangible, yet so heavy that it made one's knees tremble.

"Old man, it's no use trying to scare us anymore."

Chen Guan took over the conversation, and only then did Yin Tianzheng realize that the young man's expression was normal, as if he didn't feel anything at all.

"Yin Chen is my friend, I can't just watch him die."

"Instead of wasting your time scaring us younger generation, you might as well go and bring your grandson back."

The oppressive aura suddenly dissipated.

Everyone swayed forward at the same time, and Hong Yuan almost stumbled. Long Ao grabbed her and caught her, which was a way of repaying the time when Hong Yuan had grabbed him in the Northern Territory.

Yin Tianzheng turned around, his back to everyone.

The courtyard remained quiet for a long time.

When he spoke again, all the sharpness in his voice had vanished: "You don't understand."

His tone sounded extremely distressed: "That thing has no reason. Once released, it will immediately devour the soul in the center of the formation and then completely lose control."

"That girl, her soul has been trapped there for three years."

Yin Tianzheng looked up at the sky, as if he were talking to someone.

Do you know why I used living people as the core of the formation back then?

An Changqing did not respond.

"That thing is the remains of a fallen demon god from the past. It has no consciousness, but it has instincts. Its instinct is to awaken and then destroy."

Yin Tianzheng's hands were behind his back, his fingers trembling slightly.

"I tried seventy-three sealing methods, all of which failed. That thing's power is too immense; no inanimate object can suppress it."

"In the end, the girl came to us herself."

He paused for a moment.

She said her soul was pure enough to deceive the mutilated body, making it believe it was still asleep.

"I refused three times."

Yin Tianzheng's voice lowered.

"The fourth time, she cried in front of me, saying that if I didn't agree, the thing would wake up and the whole of Shanghai would be finished."

She said that exchanging one person for a city was worthwhile.

No one spoke in the courtyard.

Long Ao clenched his fist and then relaxed it, relaxed it and then clenched it again.

It's really hard to judge right or wrong in this kind of thing.

Hong Yuan lowered her head and said in a muffled voice, "So now, are we just going to watch Yin Chen get caught up in this too?"

"You think I'm not heartbroken?"

Yin Tianzheng turned around: "I raised Achen myself. When he first awakened his superpower, I was by his side."

The old man's voice was choked with sobs.

"But have you considered that once I break the seal, the moment that mutilated body awakens, the girl in the center of the formation will have her soul devoured?"

"By then, Guan Jinyue will be unable to save anything. She will go completely mad and release thousands upon thousands of monsters into the cave."

"At least for now she still has a glimmer of hope. Once that hope is shattered, everything will become terrifying."

"And that mindless remnant of the demon god will go completely berserk in the heart of the demon city."

"By then, it won't be just one person who dies, it will be hundreds of thousands."

An Changqing finally understood.

Every word the old man said pointed to the same conclusion.

This is an unsolvable problem.

After saving Yin Chen, the seal was broken, and the soul in the center of the formation was devoured by the remnant body of the demon god. Guan Jinyue's sister was completely destroyed, but the remnant body was revived, and the demon capital fell.

If Guan Jinyue doesn't rescue Yin Chen, he will gamble with the hostages and the entire city, and the outcome will be equally unpredictable. However, at least Guan Jinyue is still in the stage where his conscience is not completely lost, so the consequences are relatively mild.

"Then let's rush in and snatch Yin Chen back!"

Long Ao finally couldn't hold back any longer and raised his voice to its highest point.

"What's the point of sitting here waiting to die? Isn't that woman surnamed Guan at the top of the tower? Let's all go together and take her down!"

Yin Tianzheng shook his head.

"Her spatial abilities are too unstoppable. You'll just be throwing your lives away if you rush in. Even I can't do it because she's backed by that legendary demon god. Baal is an extremely protective demon god."

The old man's tone was eerily calm; as someone who had lived a long life, he knew all too well how terrifying that demon was.

"And it will completely enrage her, and Ah Chen will die instantly."

Long Ao opened his mouth, but couldn't say a word.

Hongyuan slammed the axe into the ground with a muffled sound.

"So we're just going to do nothing? Just let things drag on like this?"

Yin Tianzheng did not answer.

Su Yuehe peeked out from behind An Changqing, her voice soft but clear.

"Mr. Yin, Guan Jinyue only gave us one hour, and we've already used up twenty minutes."

These words struck a chord with everyone.

An Changqing slowly lowered his hand that was holding the sword: "Mr. Yin, is it possible to not completely break the seal, but just open a gap to let the girl's soul out?"

Yin Tianzheng gave a wry smile.

"The seal and the core of the array are one. Once the soul is extracted, the seal will collapse. There is no compromise."

Everyone fell silent.

The air was so heavy it was hard to breathe, and the broken lantern paper scraps were scattered all over the courtyard, with no wind to clean them up.

Chen Guan, who had been standing at the very back, finally spoke.

"There is a way."

All eyes turned to him at the same time.

Yin Tianzheng also turned around, his eyes filled with hope.

He recognized the child; he was the top performer in the Northern Territory this time, someone his former subordinate Li Ce had praised highly.

"you say."

Chen Guan took two steps forward, looked at Yin Tianzheng in front of him, and spoke each word clearly.

"The seal is loosening because of me."