Chapter 1354

Zheng Yingxiong sniffed the overpowering odor, and a sudden chill ran down his spine.

"Bad... Bad... Trouble... Damn it..."

"What's wrong?" Chen Junnan asked, confused. "Hey, kid, don't just blurt out swear words."

"The 'Zhao Zai' scent is too strong!" Zheng Yingxiong yelled. "Chen Junnan, hold on tight!"

"Hold on?" Chen Junnan was startled. "What the hell is that kid Han Yimo up to?!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a huge crack appeared in the floor beneath them, and several unconscious bodies plunged into the abyss.

Zheng Yingxiong and Qin Dingdong reacted quickly, jumping forward to grab two people each. Qin Dingdong managed to catch Yan Zhichun's arm, while Zheng Yingxiong grabbed Zhang Lijuan.

Chen Junnan sensed the danger and rushed forward to pull Zheng Yingxiong back.

"Kid! Let go!" Chen Junnan snapped. "This is bad! You can't hold her!"

"No... I can't!" Zheng Yingxiong said frantically. "I won't let go... Chen Junnan... I won't let go..."

His mind flashed back to "Xian Yuanyang."

He had watched helplessly as his sister Siwei dissipated right in front of him, unable to do anything.

"You stubborn kid..." Chen Junnan strained to pull Zheng Yingxiong backward. "In this situation, you'll die if you keep holding on!"

"I... I can't let go..."

The group was caught in a tense standoff, unable to save the others or understand what was happening to the room.

What exactly had "Zhao Zai" summoned?

"Damn it, Han Yimo...!" Chen Junnan yelled at the top of his lungs toward the door. "Can you hear me? Just knock yourself out properly, you bastard?!"

Before his voice could fade, the entire room collapsed in an instant.

Everyone inside began plummeting downward rapidly.

At the same moment, nearly all the rooms shattered, and countless people fell into the endless black void.

...

Qiao Jiujin, Jin Yuanxun, and Zhang Shan stared in shock at the outside world, where the entire "corridor" and all the rooms had vanished.

People were dropping everywhere, looking from afar like swarms of insects scattered in the darkness.

This time, not just the corridor but all the rooms had crumbled.

"Holy crap!" Qiao Jiujin leaned out cautiously. "Big guy, tell me what's going on out there?!"

"You've got some nerve asking that," Zhang Shan replied. "Hang on, I'll have Xiao Jin make something up for you."

"Uh... Bro... I... um..."

The three of them felt completely lost, wondering why, at such a critical moment, they had no one to guide them.

They were like three giant headless flies in the room.

Qinglong lay on the ground, barely breathing, and turned his head toward the door.

It was now nothing but emptiness.

Though he didn't know what method Qi Xia had used to achieve this, it seemed he and Tianlong were... beyond help?

No...

Qinglong knew there was still a slim chance for him and Tianlong.

That was to sever the "Shuang Sheng Hua."

Since things had come to this point... there was no way he'd let these insects get off easy.

If they cut off the Shuang Sheng Hua, Tianlong might survive on his own, with a tiny chance of rescuing Qinglong as well.

Qinglong smiled bitterly and reached out his trembling hand toward the three figures in the distance.

Jin Yuanxun noticed and signaled the other two.

The three turned around and saw Qinglong lying on the ground, reaching out as if pleading for help.

Qiao Jiujin walked over, furrowed his brow, and asked, "What's up, little green guy? Want a drink?"

"I... I'm about to die," Qinglong said in an extremely weak voice.

"Oh, then we'll drink next time." Qiao Jiujin turned to leave.

"Wait... wait a second..." Qinglong called out to Qiao Jiujin, gasping feebly. "I'm about to die... and Tianlong will die too."

"Oh...?" Qiao Jiujin paused, frowning at him.

Qinglong let out a bitter laugh and said, "Right now... I... have a way... to save Tianlong's life, keep him from dying... Are you interested...?"

"Save... Tianlong's life?" Qiao Jiujin glanced back at Zhang Shan.

Both of them thought it sounded ridiculous.

They had come to this room to kill the ruler here, and now they were considering how to save Tianlong's life.

But was this the right turn of events?

The three amateurs couldn't match the mastermind, so Zhang Shan and Qiao Jiujin both looked at Jin Yuanxun.

"Huh?!" Jin Yuanxun was startled. "Bro... why are you looking at me? Is this okay? Oh?"

"We're just asking for your input," Qiao Jiujin said. "Should we team up with little green guy to save little red guy...?"

Jin Yuanxun thought for a moment, not even sure what was happening here.

Tianlong had seemed fine earlier—how was he suddenly dying?

"How about... we check on Chu Tianqiu and the others first?"

The three headed up the steps together, approaching Tianlong and Chu Tianqiu to assess their condition.

While Chu Tianqiu looked normal, Tianlong appeared clearly unwell, his face turning pale.

Qiao Jiujin reached out and checked Tianlong's nose, then said gravely, "He's barely breathing."

Zhang Shan quickly raised a finger to his lips, signaling Qiao Jiujin to keep quiet.

After nodding to each other, the three retreated down the steps and briefly discussed the situation.

If Tianlong stopped breathing, whatever Chu Tianqiu was doing would fail, so their immediate priority was to cooperate with Qinglong and find a way to save Tianlong.

"How about we hear what Qinglong's method is," Zhang Shan suggested. "If it doesn't make sense, we stick with the original plan."

"Agreed."

Once they'd settled on a strategy, the two went over to Qinglong and asked about his plan.

His plan sounded simple, but it was already impossible to execute.

He needed Tian She to bring someone who could perform "Hun Qian" to see him.

By temporarily transferring one person's soul to an object, they could briefly break the bond of shared life and death.

...

As he fell, Chen Junnan gritted his teeth and looked up, seeing the sky filled with people plummeting alongside him. Only one "door" remained, standing far away in the distance.

That direction was... the room at the "rear of the vehicle"?

What was happening?

While he stared at the door, a figure suddenly jumped out from it.

Chen Junnan was taken aback, then watched as the figure vanished in mid-air and reappeared right in front of him, falling at the same speed.

"You... Xiao Jin?!" he exclaimed. "Where have you been, kid?"

"Bro!" Jin Yuanxun said urgently. "I need to ask you something!"

"What's going on up there?" Chen Junnan cut in quickly with his own question.

"Bro! Don't ask me—I've got something really urgent!" Jin Yuanxun replied. "Do you know where the 'Hun Qian' person in your room is?"

"'Hun Qian'?" Chen Junnan paused. "The lawyer? I think I saw her just now..."

He pointed to a spot far away, where two women were falling with them.

"Got it!" Jin Yuanxun said, then started to disappear, but Chen Junnan grabbed him.

"Xiao Jin, why do you need 'Hun Qian'?"

"Bro, Qinglong is dying!" Jin Yuanxun explained. "But we have to save Tianlong's life, so we're going to use 'Hun Qian' to break the 'Shuang Sheng Hua'!"

"Huh?" Chen Junnan was baffled. "Who came up with that idea?"

"It's Qinglong's own idea!" Jin Yuanxun said seriously, then vanished on the spot.

"Hey, wait!" Chen Junnan shouted. "At least pull us up, you jerk?!"

But Jin Yuanxun had already teleported away, heading toward the lawyer.

Chen Junnan was even more confused now. This was Qinglong's idea?

Using "Hun Qian" to break the "Shuang Sheng Hua"?

He didn't have time to think it through; he just glanced around at the empty void, realizing there wasn't a single "door" in sight, only boundless darkness.