649: They deliberately ventured into the tiger's den!

You Mingcheng didn't dare to take the hit head-on. Although he was also at the Earth Immortal stage, facing a siege from five experts of the same or even higher rank, resisting directly would only lead to death.

The first person he thought of was his Royal Father; as long as his Royal Father acted, he would surely be safe!

"Royal Father, save me!!!"

You Mingcheng quickly crushed a specially made communication Jade Slip.

This was a life-saving trump card Netherworld Heaven had left him; once crushed, Netherworld Heaven would be able to sense it even across hundreds of millions of miles.

However, as the Jade Slip shattered and dissipated into dots of fluorescent light, there was no response from the Void Realm.

You Mingcheng's heart instantly chilled halfway.

Netherworld Heaven was in secluded meditation, cutting off all Karma and messages; he couldn't sense any calls from the outside world at all.

There was no other way. As the First Highness, he naturally possessed many protective Magic Treasures. He immediately activated a Heavenly Immortal rank Immortal Artifact, forming a massive protective immortal shield around himself.

Bang!

That early-stage Heavenly Immortal expert manifested a giant palm of spiritual energy and slammed it against the protective immortal shield. The shield immediately dented inward but did not break.

However, under the massive force, You Mingcheng was sent smashing toward the ground like a cannonball, creating a bottomless pit in the hard rock layer.

"Pfft!"

The counter-shock caused You Mingcheng's blood and Qi to churn, and he immediately spat out a mouthful of blood. Ignoring the sharp pain, he pulled a golden-glowing Formation Plate from his robes.

God-Moving Shape-Shifting Formation Plate!

This was an extremely precious teleportation Formation Plate. With just a slight activation, it could transport someone to any location hundreds of millions of miles away!

Its value was immeasurable; only someone like You Mingcheng, being the First Highness, could obtain one.

"The God-Moving Shape-Shifting Formation Plate! Not good, interfere with the Void Realm with all your strength! Don't let him successfully activate the Formation!"

The Heavenly Immortal expert shouted, then flicked his horsetail whisk. Thousands of silver threads instantly turned into a cage, completely locking down the space for ten thousand miles around.

The other four experts also dropped their contemptuous attitudes and immediately put all their effort into interfering with the Void Realm.

You Mingcheng fueled the God-Moving Shape-Shifting Formation Plate with great anticipation. The plate flickered twice, connecting with the surrounding spatial Dao, but an instant later, the light actually faded away!

The God-Moving Shape-Shifting Formation Plate had failed!

"No! This... how is this possible!"

You Mingcheng let out a low roar.

He wretchedly dodged the ensuing attacks while frantically activating his many Magic Treasures.

For a time, You Mingcheng's speed was incredibly fast, and with so many protective Magic Treasures around him, the five of them were actually somewhat unable to deal with him.

The Heavenly Immortal expert snorted coldly:

"As expected of the First Highness of Cang Kong City, you truly have many Magic Treasures. However, I want to see just how long you can hold out!"

The five pursued relentlessly, and the First Highness could only flee blindly.

During the pursuit, You Mingcheng, in his panic, sent a transmission to his Ninth Brother!

"Ninth Brother, run! I've been ambushed by the Xuantian Sect on the outskirts of the Kuji Wasteland! They've taken the Magic Treasure, and their next target will definitely be you. Run!!!"

After sending this message, You Mingcheng gave a tragic laugh.

If his Royal Father still didn't emerge from seclusion, he feared he was truly doomed today... "First Highness, stop struggling."

The Xuantian Sect Elder stepped through the air, approaching step by step like a cat playing with a mouse:

"Hand over that treasure, and this old man can give you a quick death."

With disheveled hair and a ghastly expression, You Mingcheng stared fixedly at the five approaching people, a flash of madness in his eyes.

"You want the treasure? In your next life!"

He burned his blood essence once more to fuel his Magic Treasure, his body turning into a streak of bloody light as he fled frantically toward an unknown direction.

The No-Man's Land was extremely eerie; if he could encounter a forbidden zone, there might still be a slim chance of survival!

"Stubborn and foolish."

The Xuantian Sect Elder shook his head. As he performed hand Seals, his speed increased by several notches, leaving the four people behind somewhat unable to keep up.

"Sword-Leading Incantation!"

The Xuantian Sect Elder shouted softly.

A sharp streak of Sword Qi instantly pierced through three of You Mingcheng's layers of protection, even piercing his left shoulder.

"Hmph..."

You Mingcheng groaned, his body stumbling, but he didn't dare to stop for a moment, continuing to run headlong... Deep within the mine of Chaotic Soul Mountain.

As Netherworld Cold was anxiously waiting for news from his elder brother, the jade pendant at his waist suddenly grew burning hot.

He quickly picked it up to check; upon learning the news within, his face instantly turned pale.

"Big Brother!!!"

The two brothers had always been very close. In this moment of life and death, that blood-bond affection made his heart twitch violently.

Almost instantly, Netherworld Cold moved to get up and go rescue his elder brother!

If his big brother died, Cang Kong City would surely fall into chaos.

Moreover, his big brother had come specifically to deliver a Magic Treasure to him!

But soon, he calmed down. The opponents were a Heavenly Immortal expert plus four Earth Immortal experts; even if he went, he definitely wouldn't be able to save his brother and would only get himself killed as well.

At that point, there would be no one left to save his brother.

Netherworld Cold looked at his palm.

He had only just touched the threshold of the Heavenly Immortal stage; he was still too weak!

If he went, it would just be throwing his life away.

What to do?

Netherworld Cold was extremely anxious.

Forget it, no matter what, I must go save Big Brother!

For half a breath, a battle between heaven and man raged in Netherworld Cold's mind.

Netherworld Cold finally stood up, thinking silently to himself:

"I still have a supreme protective treasure bestowed by Royal Father; maybe there's a chance to save Big Brother! If I ignore this, my Dao Heart will be flawed!"

After thinking this, Netherworld Cold's figure flickered. Taking advantage of the fact that the seven people below were completely distracted by the Seal, he rushed out of the Formation and headed straight for the place where the First Highness was ambushed!

Above the underground Seal, the seven people were working together to crack it. As Netherworld Cold used his Cultivation Technique to rush out of the Formation, they quickly noticed that someone had left!

"Someone's there?!"

"Who is it?!"

The seven people furrowed their brows, their faces full of astonishment. They had searched every inch of Chaotic Soul Mountain for so long; how could they not have known there was someone with such high cultivation hidden underground?

To be able to forcibly rush out of the Formation—even if this Formation had been heavily damaged in the previous battle and was only temporarily repaired, it was still something the seven of them had set up together!

Duanmu Qin said with a dark expression:

"Truly strange. Nothing has happened for over a hundred years, yet in just one short hour, so many things have occurred..."

Another person said:

"Elder Duanmu, should we pursue? I feel like there's something strange about these people."

Duanmu Qin pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said:

"Forget it. That person's cultivation is not ordinary; we might not even be able to catch up. Right now, the top priority is this Formation. Let the seven of us study it first. I have already reported to the Sect Master, and experts from the Sect will arrive soon."

With that, the seven of them stopped talking and continued to quietly study the Formation before them.

They had never seen this Formation before, so studying it would take some time. Previously, Netherworld Cold had only been able to successfully enter the Seal and discover the altar with his father's help.