267: Chapter 267 Obstruction

In the room.

Feeling as if her hand had hit an insurmountable barrier, Xing Yaoyan dithered for a moment. She then struggled hard, only to suddenly realize that her wrist seemed to be firmly gripped by something, rendering her completely unable to make any movement.

She turned her head slightly. The first person she looked at was not the man who had appeared beside her at some point, but Huan Wuxing, who stood with her back to them and had originally promised to help block the two people at the door.

She had only one doubt in her mind right now: why, with Huan Wuxing's strength, would she allow this Cleaner beside her, who was only at the fourth stage, to break through and even watch helplessly as he stopped her?

Xing Yaoyan's gaze, a mix of incomprehension, doubt, and anger, pricked toward Huan Wuxing like needles, causing Huan Wuxing to unconsciously get a shiver of goosebumps...

Secretary Wu Ming, who had already prepared himself for death, secretly opened his eyes and looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief. He practically wanted to cry tears of joy in his heart: there really were still people with professional ethics in the Dark Pavilion...

Ming also looked at the youth who had suddenly appeared over there in disbelief. At that moment, he had only felt a sudden spatial fluctuation beside him, and the speed of that spatial fluctuation was so fast that he didn't even have time to intercept it.

What made him even more dumbfounded was that he had actually reached out and blocked the terrifying attack of that Star Cult Priest just like that. One had to know that an attack of that intensity had reached the sixth-stage level. This subordinate of his usually kept a low profile; how could he be so strong?!

The situation froze just like that, with no one making a move...

"Phantom Demon..." Xing Yaoyan's voice, deliberately disguised as a raspy rasp, echoed faintly.

Huan Wuxing swallowed hard in secret.

She couldn't turn back now, nor could she explain.

What to do... what to do...

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her mind!

"Damn it! You actually launched a sneak attack while I wasn't paying attention. I will definitely not let you off!"

Saying this, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from her. The next moment, a purple circular area instantly enveloped the dumbfounded Ming, swallowing his figure almost instantly.

"Qiming! Hold on for a bit! I'll deal with this tough nut first before coming to help you!"

After leaving these words, Huan Wuxing's figure quickly vanished into Stealth within this circular Domain, her aura completely disappearing...

Before long, dull impacts of power echoed in the space, with huge shockwaves of energy collisions occasionally radiating from the Domain, as if the two were fighting fiercely inside...

Xing Yaoyan's brow furrowed.

She felt as if she had been sold out by Huan Wuxing, but she had no proof...

Qian Mo also noticed the sudden incident happening behind him at this moment, but in his heart, he only silently apologized to Mr. Ming.

However, he was still very confident. He knew Mr. Ming's true strength; although he was only at the seventh stage, he had been stuck at the threshold of the eighth stage for a long time. Facing a single eighth-stage opponent, his life should not be in danger in the short term...

As for now...

Qian Mo turned his head, looking seriously at the Star Cult Priest in front of him through the holes in his mask, and said in a deep voice, "He's just an ordinary person; he shouldn't be dragged into this..."

The Star Cult Priest in front of him was a head shorter than him, and since she wasn't looking at him at the moment, looking down from above, he could only see her smooth chin.

It was clear that she was probably quite beautiful.

But Qian Mo didn't feel anything else about this. The information transmitted from his Star Body constantly told him: the opponent had been completely eroded by the Breath of the Abyss, and her emotions were tyrannical and extremely unstable, making her a thoroughly high-risk individual.

"And... Leng You cannot die today, at least not yet..."

Qian Mo shut his mouth, because the Star Cult Priest in front of him had already raised her head to look at him, two terrifying circular red lights shining from the shadow of her hood.

She bared her teeth, revealing sharp fangs.

"I said... anyone who stops me today..."

A strange fluctuation of energy emanated from her body, and a terrifying Killing Intent instantly surged.

The golden patterns on Qian Mo's skin beneath his clothes glowed with flowing light, and a tempestuous wave simultaneously surged in his heart.

Since his Star Body had upgraded, he had never felt this strained. It would be one thing if she were of a higher stage, but she was at the same stage as him!

One had to know that his Star Body, combined with the Balance of Equivalence, could directly nullify the abilities of enemies close to him. Yet at this moment, the intensity of her energy was actually showing a trend of breaking free from his restraint.

"...all of you die!!!"

"Boom!"

Caught off guard, Qian Mo was forced to let go of her wrist under this terrifying impact of power, taking several steps back.

But he still firmly blocked the way in front of Secretary Wu Ming, warily watching the Star Cult Priest before him who looked like a witch from Hell.

"Brother..."

Secretary Wu Ming could also clearly see that the situation was still not optimistic. He spoke hesitantly and tentatively, as if afraid that the other party would back out again if things went south...

"What are you standing there for? Take the mayor and get out of here!"

Before Secretary Wu Ming could react, the next moment, he felt a weight drop into his arms.

"Lord Mayor!"

After clearly seeing the figure thrown into his arms, he hastily bowed to Qian Mo and frantically ran outside.

The purple Domain created by Huan Wuxing was still blocking the door, so Xing Yaoyan originally wasn't worried about them escaping.

But then, Secretary Wu Ming quickly pressed a few times on the door frame, and the door, which was originally only wide enough for two people, instantly expanded several times, revealing several secret passages within the wall.

"Stop!"

The white-robed girl, enveloped in black gas, immediately rushed toward Secretary Wu Ming, who was carrying Leng You on his back and fleeing in panic, but she was quickly blocked by Qian Mo.

He raised both hands sharply, firmly blocking her heavy and powerful claw strike.

With the enhancement of his Star Body, only his sleeves were slightly torn, through which a few pink scratches could be faintly seen on his skin, but overall he was fine.

"[Ding! 'Memory Reading Probe' has been activated. Extraction time: five minutes...]"

Qian Mo let out a sigh of relief.

Now, he only needed to hold off this enraged Star Cult Priest for five minutes...

"However..."

Looking at the black gas on the white-robed woman that caused extreme physical discomfort, Qian Mo's gaze turned cold.

"You people from the Star Cult all deserve to die..."

With a slight thought, a massive black scale emerged behind him.

Countless black threads of spiritual energy coiled toward Xing Yaoyan, but as soon as they got close, they seemed to be assimilated by the black gas on her body, dissipating instantly.

"What a strange power..."

Knowing his Superpower could do nothing to her, Qian Mo simply stopped suppressing his Star Body.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a black circular area centered on the youth instantly expanded in all directions, and the light on the golden patterns on his skin flowed rapidly. Slowly, several golden patterns climbed from his chest to his neck, even showing a tendency to spread to his face.

This was a safe house deep underground, equipped with numerous perception-shielding devices, and with only the two of them present in the room now, it gave Qian Mo the opportunity to fully reveal his true strength.