429: Chapter 429 Discussing Countermeasures

Nie Ning hesitated for a moment, instinctively wanting to refuse, and even subconsciously glanced at the Soul Bone King.

After all, this thing was stolen; if he took it out, wouldn't that confirm he had come specifically for it?

"Rest assured, once it is done, both the Bitar Clock and the five elements exorcism banner will be yours."

Seeing this, the Old Witch continued to speak.

The others looked slightly surprised, not understanding why this Old Witch from Yishi Mansion would say such a thing.

Because even if they didn't know the purpose of the two treasures, it wasn't hard to see their value from the distressed expression on the Dark Swamp Wizard's face.

Furthermore, the others from Yishi Mansion didn't express any objections.

Abnormal!

Too abnormal!

The group hadn't become Tier 7 Transcendent by luck, but by relying on their real brains, so they naturally saw that there must be something fishy going on.

They just didn't know that what happened today was like a bolt from the blue for them.

Their previous deductions could almost all be overturned, and they didn't have much hope left for survival.

The reason they hadn't given up was merely out of a glimmer of wishful thinking; after all, no one wanted to die if they could live—what if?

"I didn't mean that..."

Nie Ning instinctively wanted to offer a few words of defense, but ultimately gave up on explaining, and with a wave of his hand, the five elements exorcism banner appeared in his palm.

The Old Witch beckoned to take the five elements exorcism banner, then looked at the group of Tier 7 Transcendent.

"Next, I will attempt to activate the Star Ring to eliminate the Corruptor outside. I hope everyone can lend me a hand."

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned.

"Can't we leave this place first?"

The Dark Swamp Wizard hurriedly said, which was what everyone was thinking.

The Corruptor outside was too strong, leading them to not want to confront it at all. At the very least, they needed to get out before thinking of a solution, rather than taking risks here.

"I can sense that the magic stone mine below has already been contaminated. This might be our only chance. Without using the Star Ring, there's no way to break through the monster's spatial confinement."

The Old Witch shook her head and explained to the crowd.

With the help of these two treasures, she was already able to connect to the restrictions on the magic stone vein.

However, because a portion of the formation had already been contaminated, it was necessary to first suppress the Corruptor and then restart the formation.

Using the energy from the not-yet-fully-contaminated vein to forcibly wash away the Corruption erosion on the formation.

Of course, this was also to prevent the Corruptor from leaving.

Because she could already foresee that after making so many preparations, things had still developed to this point; avoidance couldn't solve the problem, and only by confronting it head-on might there be a glimmer of hope.

The Tier 7 Transcendent looked at each other and ultimately had no choice but to nod in agreement.

But in their hearts, they were constantly complaining.

'There's no other way but to agree; the initiative is in their hands. Even if we want to leave, we have to rely on these people from Yishi Mansion.'

...

Subsequently, the group discussed for a while and prepared to let half of the Transcendent in the barrier go and attract the Corruptor's attention.

Because the Corruptor was right near the Star Ring, it had completely isolated the sensing of the two treasures, so the Corruptor must first be made to leave that area.

"What about the other Corruptor?"

Nie Ning suddenly asked.

Although he couldn't sense the Human-Faced Balloon, he was certain that the Human-Faced Balloon had not died.

Once the Human-Faced Balloon grew up just like the Jerky Bear Head, this action would likely be no different from courting death.

After all, this group of people couldn't even deal with shadow creatures, so how could they possibly survive outside?

And although he had taken the time to explain it earlier, compared to a high-intensity Corruptor like the Jerky Bear Head, a 'weakling' like the Human-Faced Balloon wasn't worth worrying about at all.

After the group pondered for a moment, the Soul Bone King provided a solution.

"In a while, we will help you forcibly strengthen the spiritual control link. At that time, you will control the strengthened and recovered Corruptor to deal with that bear-headed monster."

Upon hearing this, Nie Ning was immediately unhappy.

"That's not good, I'm afraid I'll be instantly contaminated by Corruption."

That was secondary; the main thing was that he didn't trust the Soul Bone King, fearing that the Soul Bone King would play some tricks in the dark.

After all, this was a Wizard proficient in soul-type spells, and this whole situation was entirely caused by this guy; otherwise, there wouldn't have been any trouble at all.

It was because of the Demon Wizard that he had left the Corruptor there, leading to the current series of subsequent accidents.

"Why are you so troublesome? Only by giving it a shot will there be a chance to get out."

The Black-Robed Person who had been retorted by Nie Ning earlier spoke up to persuade him.

"It's easy for you to say, it's not like you're the one in danger of being corrupted."

Nie Ning rolled his eyes and retorted unceremoniously.

He would rather everyone lose together than see anyone win alone.

The Soul Bone King had a notorious reputation and was never a good thing to begin with; even the formation to enhance Spiritual Power was provided by the Soul Bone King.

And if he opened up his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness, he might be completely controlled by the Soul Bone King, just like those undead creatures before.

"Alright, this is the Soul-Avoiding Bead. It can keep one's mind clear and significantly enhance spiritual resistance, enough to help you resist Corruption erosion for a short time."

At this moment, Wizard Belen took out a translucent bead emitting a white halo and handed it to Nie Ning.

"What about you guys? No compensation?"

Nie Ning took the Soul-Avoiding Bead and turned to look at the people in the Black-Robed Wizard camp.

Anyway, none of them were good people; even if he didn't need it, he had to make these people bleed a little.

The people in the Black-Robed camp had flickering gazes; looking at Nie Ning, who was picking his nose and slacking off, a cold, chilling glint appeared in their eyes.

But after all, they were High-level Wizard, and naturally understood the meaning of trade-offs. As long as they could get out, sooner or later they would make Nie Ning spit out everything he had obtained!

Immediately after, the group of Transcendent began to take out all sorts of strange things.

And Nie Ning picked and chose, throwing the things he didn't want directly to the side, not giving the Black-Robed Person any face at all.

In reality, from his perspective, the chances of getting out alive this time were not high.

What everyone saw was only the tip of the iceberg of the Jerky Bear Head.

That guy had devoured so many people; it certainly wasn't just its shadow ability that had been enhanced.

Once the Black Tide or energy devouring was enhanced, it was likely that even with the power of the formation, it would be hard to win.

Of course, the main concern was still the Yishi Mansion side.

Because just a moment ago, Helian transmitted a message to him, saying they would create an opportunity for them to escape, while trying to leave this group of Black-Robed Transcendent behind.

There was a hint of determination in Helian's tone, showing that Yishi Mansion was determined to kill the Jerky Bear Head.

It was just that Nie Ning hadn't expected Yishi Mansion to take such care of them, that at a time like this, they still didn't have the idea of dragging him and Amivika down with them to die.

It was a pity that the Jerky Bear Head had come out first; this was a major regret.

If it had been the Human-Faced Balloon, given this intensity of spiritual shielding effect, he might now be able to try directly controlling the Jerky Bear Head.

In this way, their chances of escaping would be even greater.