364: Chapter 364 The Powerful Emerika

Seeing that Lei Li and Amivika were at a stalemate, the others had not forgotten their own objective.

Although there had been a small interlude just now, it still could not stop the crowd's thirst for treasure.

As the crowd launched their attacks, the pressure was immediately shifted onto the people of Yishi Mansion.

Although Amivika was very strong, facing a siege by over a hundred people, she clearly could not hold out for long.

Just as everyone was about to make their move, the heavily pressured Amivika turned back with a solemn expression and glanced at them: "Protect yourselves!"

As her words fell, Amivika cast a spell, and the storm around her gathered rapidly, subsequently converging in her palm to form a miniature tornado.

Seeing this, the crowd thought Amivika had given up on resistance and began to attack even more vigorously.

The people of Yishi Mansion, remembering Amivika's words, could only work together to set up a protective barrier.

Only Lei Li, who was a Tier 6 Transcendent, noticed that something was amiss.

Suddenly, Lei Li's expression changed drastically, and he turned his head and shouted: "Retreat!"

The crowd did not understand why, but after seeing Lei Li's expression, they all stopped their attacks.

At the same time, Lei Li abandoned his attack, and as he reached out, the shadows beneath the crowd twisted, subsequently transforming into a massive black barrier that blocked the front of the crowd.

The miniature tornado in Amivika's hand suddenly erupted, transforming into a sky full of Wind Blades that swept across the entire sky.

In just an instant, the black barrier released by Lei Li was torn open with gaps.

The people behind the barrier realized something was wrong and had already released their battle aura and magic shields to protect themselves, but there were still slow-reacting Transcendents who were torn apart by the Wind Blades.

As for those who managed to set up shields, facing such sharp Wind Blades, they only managed to block them for a moment before their shields were broken.

However, the Wind Blades came quickly and left just as quickly.

At this moment, wails echoed continuously in the sky.

Most people were injured but survived; only a few unlucky ones died.

The black barrier, like a curtain of water, merged back into the shadows below.

The crowd looked at Lei Li with gratitude.

But at this moment, Lei Li's condition was not optimistic.

Most of Amivika's attacks had been aimed at Lei Li.

Now, Lei Li was covered in lacerations, his left leg had even been severed by the sharp Wind Blades, and a faint streak of blood had appeared between his brows.

"My Lord, are you alright?"

Seeing Lei Li's wretched state, the crowd could not help but be alarmed and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

If Lei Li hadn't blocked most of the attacks just now, I'm afraid few people would have survived that single strike.

"I'm fine."

Lei Li's complexion was slightly pale, and he shook his head slightly.

Originally, he wouldn't have been injured this severely, but these days, it's all about social graces.

The Dark Swamp was a Black Wizard faction, not a faction of madmen, so naturally, they wouldn't want to make enemies casually. Saving these people was just a matter of convenience, and it could also gain the goodwill of the factions behind these people.

After all, the people present were not bad; the lowest were Tier 3 Transcendents, and among them were many geniuses and descendants of aristocratic families.

But he hadn't expected Amivika to be this strong!

This resulted in what should have been a simple, convenient act causing him to suffer severe injuries.

Lei Li looked at Amivika, who was pale-faced not far away, with a complex expression.

"I didn't expect you to have reached this stage."

Lei Li was quite melancholic; his voice carried both emotion and shock, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

One must know that Amivika was only at the peak of Tier 5.

Now it seemed that after so many years, Amivika hadn't been stuck in a bottleneck but had instead gone further on the path of cultivation.

Conversely, although he appeared to have stepped into Tier 6, compared to Amivika, he was far behind.

Amivika smiled noncommittally: "Otherwise, did you think I had been standing still all these years?"

The reason she married Helian in the first place was because he could help her go further.

The facts were indeed so. Now that the two bottlenecks before her were gone, I'm afraid it wouldn't take long for her to reach Tier 7.

"I advise you all to retreat; it is impossible for you to defeat me."

Amivika looked at the old friend before her and said slowly.

In reality, she had held back earlier; otherwise, it wouldn't have just been a blood streak left on Lei Li's forehead.

"Having released such a powerful move, you must be at the end of your strength, right?"

Lei Li had thoughts of retreating, but at this moment, a Tier 5 Transcendent pointed at Amivika and shouted.

At this moment, Amivika's complexion was slightly pale; clearly, that move just now had been a great burden on her.

Even if the opponent had the ability to kill a Tier 6, such a large consumption meant her strength had likely decreased significantly.

"Why don't you try?"

Amivika raised her eyes slightly, her gaze full of disdain.

The person who spoke was momentarily speechless, but he didn't dare to go up and try, so he glared at the Transcendents behind him very unhappily.

'A bunch of trash! You should be ganging up on her!!!'

Quite a few people were eager to try, but they couldn't get a read on Amivika.

Never mind whether she could still release the move from earlier; even if she couldn't, even her ordinary attacks were not something they could withstand.

Not to mention that so much time had passed, and they didn't even know what was inside the forging ground!

The benefits and the cost were completely disproportionate!

If they were careless, they might end up with the same fate as those who had just died.

At this moment, the crowd couldn't help but shift their gaze to Lei Li.

If Lei Li were willing to lead the charge, they wouldn't mind swarming in, hacking the men of Yishi Mansion into pieces, and taking the women back to enjoy slowly.

Lei Li stared at Amivika for a while and finally gave up the intention of continuing to fight for the treasure.

Considering their many years of friendship, she hadn't used a lethal blow just now; if he didn't leave now, it would be a bit tactless.

Moreover, he really didn't want to be enemies with Amivika.

"I..."

Just as Lei Li was about to announce his departure, the sky was suddenly shrouded by dark clouds.

"Someone has forged a transcendent artifact!"

Someone exclaimed.

The people present were not blind; naturally, they could see some clues.

Causing a celestial phenomenon at the forging ground—if it wasn't a transcendent artifact, what else could it be? It couldn't be that someone was ascending to the realm of gods, could it?

The words on the tip of Lei Li's tongue paused.

Looking at the massive dark clouds gathering in the sky, it was clear that the transcendent artifact being born this time was not to be underestimated.

It was just unclear what type of transcendent artifact it was, or if they were truly forging the Jedi Dream-Returning Needle?

At this moment, no one was attacking, but no one was willing to leave either.

They were waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to snatch the transcendent artifact after it was successfully forged!

For a moment, everyone held their breath, and the entire ruin became quiet, with only the rumbling sounds continuously emitted by the lightning flashing within the dark clouds.

Amivika, who was near the stone hammer, saw this, and a flash of strangeness and helplessness crossed her beautiful eyes.

'That guy really has caused a big trouble for himself.'

Originally, these people had already intended to retreat.

But now, it was bad; he just had to put on such a show.

This place was not Blood Rainbow City, nor was it Yishi Mansion's territory; a fierce battle was bound to be triggered next.

Facing a siege by so many people, she would likely retreat with the disciples of Yishi Mansion.

Because compared to the agreement between the two, this clearly exceeded the scope of their transaction; after all, it was never said at the beginning that Nie Ning needed to forge a transcendent artifact twice.

The reason she could stay here for so long now was also out of consideration for Nie Ning's good potential.

If it were normal times, she might have terminated the transaction long ago.

...

As the dark clouds gathered, bolts of lightning struck down from the sky.

Although it looked imposing, the man and the fox were only forging four god-forbidden rings, not a higher-grade transcendent artifact, so it did not cause the lightning tribulation to mutate.

The moment the lightning struck, it was blocked by the red formation appearing above the stone hammer.

Immediately afterward, it was converted into energy, becoming the driving force for forging the transcendent artifact.

The crowd watched this scene; even though the moment to witness the birth of the transcendent artifact was coming, a strange and uneasy feeling suddenly welled up in their hearts.

Even the strongest powerhouses present, Lei Li and Amivika, could not help but frown simultaneously.

Strange! It was truly too strange!

Especially Amivika, who always felt something was not quite right.

She had seen Nie Ning forge transcendent artifacts, and at that time, she hadn't felt anything unusual.

Moreover, this wasn't Nie Ning's first time forging a transcendent artifact, and if the forging failed, it shouldn't have made her feel so strange.

Could something else have happened?

Amivika scanned her surroundings, and only then did she discover that the Master of Earth Wolf Valley was gone!

"Where is Muer Sen?"

Amivika asked with a frown.

Although her voice was not loud and was obscured by the thunder, her voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

Hearing this, the crowd was stunned for a moment.

They looked around and only then discovered that the Master of Earth Wolf Valley, Muer Sen, had run away at some unknown time.

"Wasn't he being watched by you?"

Someone asked.

"What do you mean watched by me? He was being watched by Sademan, who died just now."

The person asked felt guilty but could only pretend to be calm, shifting the blame onto the deceased.

After all, everyone had been busy attacking the barrier just now; who would bother with that crippled waste?

Of course, this couldn't be said in front of others, lest they be accused by this bunch of hypocrites.

The others, upon hearing this, all looked confused; why ask about that useless guy at a time like this?

But as time passed, lightning flashed continuously in the sky, and the crowd's hearts became increasingly uneasy, as if something bad was about to happen.

"Are you really forging the Jedi Dream-Returning Needle? Or are you messing with other dangerous things?"

At this moment, Lei Li looked at Amivika and asked in a deep voice.

Amivika glanced at Lei Li indifferently, just shook her head slightly, but did not say much more.

Given the current situation, saying anything was useless; the best strategy was to wait for Nie Ning to come out and quickly flee this place.

Although the crowd was uneasy, the transcendent artifact was right before their eyes, so they similarly had no intention of leaving.

Half an hour passed quickly, and the thunderclouds began to dissipate slowly.

Everyone's breathing became rapid; they were already prepared to snatch the transcendent artifact.

'Bang!'

Suddenly, the ground of the forging ground exploded, and two figures rushed out quickly from within.

"There's a monster! Run!"

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