Chapter 101 – Fleeing the Secret Realm with Heavy Losses
Rumble! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The whole of Di Kun City quaked violently. No one knew what was happening. Rocks rained from above—first pebbles, then boulders, then splintered shards of metallic mechanisms. The trap ensnaring Zhou Zhi sprang open, and the screens imprisoning the other Daxia Sword Sect disciples shattered in succession.
Only the barrier above the Thousand-Mechanism Array held, its surface rippling under the unrelenting barrage of falling debris. The disciples rushed into the array, forming a protective circle around Li Guanqi.
Jiang Su, though still pale, had recovered from most of her injuries. She hurried to Zhou Zhi’s side, asking him to lean on her.
“Send a few people to search for an exit,” Zhou Zhi said, his voice weak. “Check your jade slips. If they’re working, call for the others still in the city to meet us. Everyone else, guard Junior Brother Li while he breaks through!”
A chorus of assent followed, and the disciples moved quickly.
Meanwhile, Li Guanqi remained oblivious to the chaos around him. With Sword Spirit no longer suppressed, her voice finally echoed in his mind, tinged with disbelief. “You... you swallowed a piece of Star Lightning Vine?!”
Li Guanqi replied in a panic, “There’s no time for questions! If this keeps up, I’m going to explode!”
In mere breaths, the vital qi in his dantian had condensed to a terrifying density. The sheer volume of spirit qi released by the Star Lightning Vine far outpaced his ability to refine it.
Sword Spirit licked her lips. “There’s too much Spirit Qi of Heaven and Earth. You won’t be able to absorb it all. Give it to me.”
Li Guanqi had no time to think, so he yelled, “Take it! Take it! Just hurry!”
With a satisfied smirk, she formed a series of hand seals. Li Guanqi’s bloated belly started to shrink visibly. She absorbed the spirit qi that almost caused his dantian to explode.