164: Life is death, death is life!

Many people nodded and followed the fifth-grade cultivator towards the space-time rift.

Fu Liang immediately said, "Young Master Lu, let's go with them! If we stay here, even if it doesn't hit us, constantly hiding will exhaust us to death!"

Lu Ze looked at Fu Liang with a confused expression and asked, "What exactly did you see?"

Fu Liang was stunned, pointed at the dark clouds above, and said, "Young Master Lu, a god! There's a god up there!"

Lu Ze stared intently at Fu Liang, quickly examining the Spiritual Qi within him to ensure his eyes weren't under an illusion.

"Oh no! There's no time, no time to waste!"

Fu Liang dragged Lu Ze towards the space-time rift, not forgetting to shout back to Song Wushuang and the others, "Go, get out through the rift!"

The few people in the distance nodded, staring upwards, and cautiously moved towards the rift.

Lu Ze seemed to have thought of something and said in his mind, "System, temporarily deactivate the Spirit Eye."

"Received!"

The white light in Lu Ze's eyes dimmed, and when he looked up again, his pupils suddenly constricted!

Above the dark clouds, a figure that almost covered the heavens and earth stood in the world!

Its body was half-hidden in the dark clouds, its face like an enraged Vajra, fierce and malevolent, with seven or eight eyes on its face.

Its eyes darted around, seemingly locking onto its next target.

Three or four hands extended from behind the dark clouds, each holding a weapon, and one of them held a long spear, constantly moving, as if contemplating where to strike.

Is this... a god?

Why did this god appear here? And why was it chasing them?

Could it be a demon?

But why was there no trace of this demon in the Spirit Eye?

Lu Ze thought of something and immediately touched the small red ornament on the hilt of the sword at his back, asking in his mind, "Little Red, is this thing a demon?"

Little Red jolted from its sleepy state, opened its eyes to look up, turned one of its heads, and then went back to sleep.

Lu Ze also made a decision at this moment.

"So, it really is an illusion..."

Lu Ze's lips curved into a smile, and he suddenly exerted force, pulling back Fu Liang, who was dragging him!

Fu Liang was bewildered by this. "Young Master Lu, what are you doing?"

Just as Lu Ze was about to speak, an event that had happened earlier flashed through his mind.

They had previously visited Gao Yan, who crafted their weapons, and had shown him a brief array.

Gao Yan had said at the time, "Only by facing death can one find life."

The remark was baseless, and Lu Ze had only assumed he was being mysterious, pretending to understand something he didn't.

At this moment, everything began to frantically converge in Lu Ze's mind, and a true 'gate of life' appeared before his eyes!

"Life is death, and death is life! Only by facing death can one find life! To enter the gate of life is to fall into an abyss!"

Lu Ze spoke decisively, a hint of exhilaration in his eyes, and a wicked smile curved his lips. "Who designed this array? It's truly interesting! Just a small illusion is enough to make everyone abandon the gate of life and desperately throw themselves into the gate of death!"

Xiong Lu and the others had already gathered around Lu Ze, and upon hearing his words, they were all confused, their gazes falling on Fu Liang.

Fu Liang had been with Lu Ze all along, so he should understand what he meant, right?

Fu Liang shook his head; he understood nothing!

To be honest, he was already wondering if Lu Ze had gone mad!

Before Fu Liang could speak, Lu Ze pointed at the 'god' in the sky, sneering, "This is an illusion! It is the gate of life!"

Then his fingertip swept across this world. "Here, it's all an illusion! It's the gate of death, and also the gate of life!"

"Do you know how to find the gate of life, leave here, and return to Xuanyuan City?"

Listening to Lu Ze's question, everyone shook their heads.

Lu Ze's gaze was firm as he looked up. All the eyes on the 'god's' face were fixed on their location, its gigantic body constantly turning, and then its large hand holding the long spear moved over. A shadow swiftly swept in from afar, covering Lu Ze and the others entirely.

Xiong Lu and Song Wushuang turned pale with fright, and the others weren't much better, their legs all weak.

The long spear, comparable to a tall building, hung above them, ready to strike down at any moment and kill them!

"Run!"

Xiong Lu cried out loudly, about to flee.

However, a Spiritual Pressure belonging to Lu Ze enveloped her tightly, preventing her from moving even an inch!

The others also realized that Lu Ze had already mobilized all his Spiritual Qi to suppress them there, preventing them from leaving!

"Seeking death is the path to survival..."

Lu Ze's voice slowly fell, and the gigantic long spear in the sky also crashed down, shattering layers of space, and the roaring sound exploded downwards, almost piercing their ears.

Everyone's suspended hearts died; even if Lu Ze let them go now, they wouldn't have time to leave.

Fu Liang looked at Lu Ze's calm demeanor and also relaxed his body.

Perhaps Young Master Lu was playing a deeper game.

"Boom!"

The long spear struck the ground with a resounding crash!

Dust rose everywhere, space shattered, and the ground was deeply indented!

Everyone's tense bodies slowly began to relax after a minute; they all clearly knew that they were still conscious!

They were still alive!

Struck down by a god's long spear, and they were still alive!

"Crack!"

A faint sound rang in everyone's ears, and they saw the surrounding space suddenly shatter, spreading out like a spiderweb.

Lu Ze casually drew a long sword from the waist of a person nearby and threw it with all his might at the 'god' in the sky!

"Bang!"

The 'god's' face was directly pierced by the long sword!

The space, which had already cracked like a spiderweb, completely collapsed at this moment!

A brand new scene appeared before everyone's eyes!

Although it was still barren ground, stretching endlessly, with a dark red sun hanging far in the sky, about to set.

But they knew very clearly that they had already returned to the real world!

Because they saw Meng Yanxing!

Meng Yanxing and Huan Shen stood at a Spiritual Qi teleportation gate, looking in their direction.

Meng Yanxing took the cigar from his mouth, chuckled, and said, "How about it? I bet you I wouldn't lose, right? I said Lu Ze's people would definitely come out first!"

Huan Shen was noncommittal, not answering, merely looking at Lu Ze, his eyes shifting slightly.

Lu Ze had changed again... Huan Shen could clearly see that there were some subtle changes on Lu Ze's face, which had originally been enveloped in red; points of golden light flickered in his eyes!

This was... the third color appearing on him... At this very moment, Lu Ze also had the System activate the Spirit Eye.

His gaze swept across, also landing on Huan Shen, his eyes narrowing slightly.

He could clearly see a dense purple Qi belonging to a demon permeating above Huan Shen's eyes!

And this purple Qi was hundreds of times stronger than that of the 'Qin Wan' and the lion-bodied demon he had just seen!

Huan Shen... is a demon?