37: Chapter 37 Beast Horde Surrounds Cave Heaven, Yue Li Voluntarily Aids the Battle

Chen Yaojia's expression was solemn. With a flash of her figure, she silently approached the entrance of the grotto-heaven and carefully peered out through the crack they had broken open.

This sight caused her to gasp sharply, her scalp tingling with numbness!

Outside the grotto-heaven, in the depths of the forest that was originally relatively quiet, Demonic Qi was now soaring to the sky, and dark shadows were everywhere!

Dozens of Yao Beasts of various shapes, their fangs and claws glinting with a cold light, had surrounded the cave entrance so tightly that not even a drop of water could leak through!

Most of them were Second-rank Yao Beasts with ferocious auras. Their crimson eyes were filled with greed and brutality as they continuously emitted low growls, impatiently pawing at the ground with their sharp claws.

What was even more alarming was that among the beast swarm stood three giant beasts with exceptionally massive bodies and auras that far surpassed their peers!

One was a Xisi Beast covered in cyan-black scales with a single horn on its head. Its breath emitted a muddy, khaki-colored light, and every time it stepped, the ground trembled slightly.

Another was a Red-feathered Eagle, entirely crimson with feathers like burning flames. Its sharp eagle eyes were locked onto the crack in the cave entrance, and its wingspan was several meters wide, radiating a scorching and dangerous aura.

The last one was actually the Black Bear Monster that had hunted them before. It was now standing upright, a hideous scar on its chest particularly striking. The look it directed at the cave entrance was filled with fury and the flames of revenge!

These three giant beasts were all Third-rank Yao Beasts, equivalent to human Kaiyuan Realm cultivators!

The beast swarm hissed and roared, and the dense Demonic Qi had almost condensed into a physical form, turning this area into a suffocatingly dangerous place!

They were clearly attracted by the commotion of the previous Restriction being broken and the majestic Origin Qi leaking from the grotto-heaven!

If not for the screen of the ancient Restriction, which although tattered was still stubbornly present and barely blocking them, these crazed Yao Beasts would have likely rushed into the grotto-heaven and trampled it into ruins long ago!

Although Li Siwen and the others had opened a gap from the inside, the Restriction was not completely broken and still provided a certain level of isolation and protection from the outside.

Although Li Siwen didn't go to the cave entrance, he could vaguely perceive the "tide-like ferocious Demonic Qi" outside through the rock walls, and his breathing hitched for a moment.

When Chen Yaojia returned with a pale face, before she could speak, Li Siwen said in a deep voice, "There's at least the aura of a Third-rank Yao Beast, and more than one?"

Chen Yaojia's pupils shrank slightly, and her fingertips were still trembling as she nodded. "Three! A Xisi Beast, a Red-feathered Eagle, and that black bear that chased us before! The scar on its chest is still there, and its eyes look like they want to eat people! The Restriction..."

She pointed toward the cave entrance, and before she could finish her sentence, a loud "boom" came from outside, and the ground of the grotto-heaven shook.

"It just shook three times from being hit, and the cracks have already reached waist height!"

She looked at Li Siwen, a flash of determination in her beautiful eyes. "I have now entered the Kaiyuan Realm. If I give it my all, there might be a slim hope of fighting a bloody path to break through... but the hope is slim. If I take you..."

She shook her head and didn't say the rest, but the meaning was clear.

If the two of them left together, they would surely die!

After hearing this, Li Siwen frowned deeply, and his face darkened.

Three Third-rank Yao Beasts were far beyond the limit of what they could handle!

Looking at Chen Yaojia's worried expression, he suddenly grinned and patted her shoulder with feigned ease.

"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, we'll just get married and have children here, living in seclusion and Cultivating for a few years! By the time our child is old enough to run errands, those guys outside might have long since dispersed. Then, the three of us can fight our way out. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Chen Yaojia was both exasperated and amused by his improper joke. Her pretty face flushed slightly, and she gave him a reproachful punch. "Look at what time it is, and you're still not being serious! Who wants to have children with you here!"

However, with his interruption, the tense and oppressive atmosphere eased quite a bit.

Yet, while Li Siwen was joking, his mind was racing to think of a countermeasure.

Suddenly, he remembered the [Dao Yi Puppet (Damaged)] he had just obtained from the twenty consecutive draws!

[Dao Yi Puppet (Damaged)]: A growth-type Puppet. Its current upper limit is the Tianyuan Realm. It is activated after attaching Spiritual Sense.

A bold idea instantly emerged!

He immediately asked the System in his mind: "System! Can Yue Li's Remnant Soul serve as the Spiritual Sense core to be attached to the Dao Yi Puppet, thereby activating and controlling it?"

If Yue Li could control this Puppet with Tianyuan Realm combat power, wouldn't the current crisis be easily resolved?!

The System's cold notification sound quickly rang out:

[Theoretically feasible! This Remnant Soul possesses the essence of Spiritual Sense, and its weakened state makes it easier to perform a preliminary Fusion with the Puppet's core.]

[Warning: The host currently has no effective means to restrain this Remnant Soul. Once her Spiritual Sense dominates the Puppet and gains Tianyuan Realm power, if she harbors ill intentions, the host will be completely at her mercy and will likely face a backlash with unimaginable consequences. The risk is extremely high!]

Li Siwen's heart sank instantly. The System's warning was like a bucket of cold water over his head.

Indeed, although Yue Li seemed innocent and harmless now, she was once the owner of this place and had an unfathomable past. She had even admitted to killing intruders. Who could guarantee she wouldn't turn on them after gaining power?

This was simply a massive gamble!

If he won the gamble, the crisis would be resolved; if he lost, he would lose everything, and might even cost both his and Chen Yaojia's lives!

Just as he was hesitating and weighing the pros and cons—

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Outside the grotto-heaven, those three Third-rank Yao Beasts finally seemed to lose their patience and suddenly launched a violent attack on the crumbling Restriction screen!

The Xisi Beast lowered its head and charged, the yellow light on its single horn shining brightly as it slammed into the screen with a deafening roar. The screen shook violently, and ripples surged wildly!

The Red-feathered Eagle let out a sharp screech and flapped its wings. Countless burning red feathers poured down like a rain of arrows, striking the same spot on the screen and causing a continuous series of explosions. The screen's light dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The Black Bear Monster stood even taller on its hind legs, swinging its millstone-sized giant paws. Carrying terrifying physical strength and dark red demonic power, it crazily pounded the screen. Every strike made the entire grotto-heaven entrance tremble slightly!

Crack... Crack...

Under the joint assault of the three Third-rank Yao Beasts, the Restriction screen—which was already fragile and suffering from severe energy loss due to the gap being opened—finally let out an overwhelmed wail. Fine cracks began to appear on its surface and spread rapidly!

"Not good! The Restriction is about to break!" Chen Yaojia cried out in alarm.

She instantly drew her short sword, and the Origin Qi in her body erupted without reservation as she prepared to fight to the death!

Li Siwen's expression also changed drastically. The crisis was imminent, and there was no time left for further deliberation!

He suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as he turned to Yue Li's Remnant Soul, whose illusory figure was fluctuating and shivering from the terrifying commotion outside.

To gamble, or not to gamble?!

But just then, an illusory hand gently tugged at the corner of his clothes.

Li Siwen turned around and saw Yue Li with her watery eyes wide open, her voice carrying a hint of a sob. "I... I don't want to be eaten by Yao Beasts... I'll help you..."

Her figure was still swaying from the impact outside, yet she gripped the corner of his clothes tightly, like a drowning person clutching at a straw.