The two curse marks struck, and the power of decay spread across Rurmo’s body.
He could no longer maintain his composure. The power within him was rapidly draining, and his body was aging at an alarming rate. If this decaying force wasn't stopped soon, it would directly extinguish his future.
With Rurmo's current strength, it would take at most a thousand years to ascend to the Ninth Realm King.
This was a very short time for the Shitians.
Thus, Rurmo had boundless prospects. If he lost the possibility of future advancement due to fighting Li Qingyun and the others, he absolutely could not accept it.
Therefore, gritting his teeth, he forcefully broke free from Li Qingyun and Wang Teng and rushed towards the outside of the barrier.
However, he was a bit flustered at this moment. He had forgotten how powerful the Emperor Artifact "Pillar of Heaven" once was. He couldn't break this golden barrier.
Rurmo's eyes erupted with terrifying killing intent. He stared intently at the heavily injured Wang Teng: "Damn it! If I can't break it, I'll kill you first!"
...
Outside, the others also looked solemn.
Luo Xiaowei said solemnly, "Let's go in."
Liang Zifan hesitated and said, "We don't know if he hit him..."
"Hit or miss, we have to go in. We can't possibly abandon the two of them, can we?"
"Makes sense. Let's go in and get him!"
Everyone charged into the barrier with solemn expressions. They had long been branded by the "Pillar of Heaven," so this barrier was like a free passage for them.
When Li Qingyun proposed the plan earlier, he said that if his "Barren Curse" missed Rurmo, they would immediately abandon him and Wang Teng.
But clearly, they all thought Li Qingyun was talking nonsense.
When Wu Yuan and Bai Hong saw the Ice Sword Mercenary group heading into the black barrier filled with black mist, their brows furrowed.
By normal logic, charging in would likely be suicidal.
Many might think that since the Ice Sword Mercenary group could easily kill an Eighth Realm Shitian, they wouldn't fare too badly against an Eighth Realm peak expert, even if they couldn't win.
But that wasn't how it worked. With Rurmo's abilities, he could instantly kill them.
The only reason Li Qingyun and Wang Teng weren't dead yet was that before entering, everyone had cast many buffs on Li Qingyun, and Wang Teng had the "Indestructible Golden Body," allowing him to withstand a few hits.
If anyone else was grazed by that dagger, they would basically die on the spot.
Therefore, to defeat Rurmo, they could only weaken him until he was like a normal Eighth Realm expert, then they would have a chance.
"Sword Domain: Heavenly Chasm!!"
Luo Xiaowei, who had just charged in, saw Rurmo, who was emanating a dense aura of decay, moving to attack Wang Teng.
He immediately transformed into a sharp sword, activated his sword domain, and appeared before Wang Teng.
Feeling the black dagger slash towards him at close range, he instantly felt terrifying vengeful spirits gnawing at him.
And his sword domain, which had extremely strong defensive capabilities, only lasted for less than two seconds before shattering. He suffered a backlash and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Gritting his teeth, he circulated the "Grass Character Sword Art." A force of endless vitality erupted from Luo Xiaowei's sword intent.
"Spring breeze blows and life returns!"
A gust of wind blew, and the just-shattered sword domain instantly revived.
Although it was immediately shattered again, Luo Xiaowei had already bought them a lot of time.
Wang Teng, covered in blood, also quickly retreated. He had lost most of his combat effectiveness. Before Li Qingyun entered, he had fought Rurmo one-on-one for a while and was almost killed.
But where was Li Qingyun?
Li Qingyun's condition was even worse than Wang Teng's. His entire state was extremely weak, and his shoulder wound was emitting black smoke.
He felt an extremely cold and sinister force ravaging his body from within. The remnant soul of the Green Emperor left in his body was resisting this force.
With a pale face, he retreated to the side with Wang Teng.
Given their current states, it would be very dangerous for them to leave. Now, even an ordinary Seventh Realm Shitian could easily take their lives.
Yet, he still weakly told his companions who had just entered, "I've hit him with two 'Barren Curses.' I apologize for missing one. Hold on for a few minutes until his strength drops..."
Wang Teng looked at Li Qingyun's terrifying wounds and swallowed, "Brother Qingyun, are you alright?"
Li Qingyun's lips were already pale. Trembling, he said, "This might be serious. I feel two forces within me engaged in a world-shattering battle."
"Should I leave the 'Pillar of Heaven' here, and we go out first?"
"Go out... and we'll die even faster..."
Saying this, Li Qingyun took out several Grade Six pills from his storage ring and stuffed them into his mouth.
He suddenly thought of something and quickly reminded Luo Xiaowei and the others, "Don't let him get into the black mist, and don't let him cast skills. We're in great danger right now..."
"Got it, got it!!"
"You guys rest up. If he can get past me, I'll hang myself from the southeast branch!"
"Be careful to stick together, damn it, Xiao Long, are you looking for death?"
"......"
It turned out that Xiao Long had not retreated. Instead, he directly dove into the "Chaos Bell" and charged towards Rurmo.
"Don't worry, I'm very tanky!!"
*Clang!!!*
A piercing bell sound rang out. Rurmo's eyes widened. He truly detested this "Chaos Bell."
His master didn't ring it himself, but let the enemy ring it, which gave him a shameful feeling of "hitting myself."
Xiao Long had still underestimated Rurmo's attack power. He was sent flying backward, person and bell together, embedding heavily into the wall.
"Pfft..."
He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire being became much weaker, with countless broken ribs.
But thanks to him, Rurmo was stunned by the "Chaos Bell" and fell into a chaotic state.
This showed that his strength had visibly declined. Previously, when the "Chaos Bell" was on Li Qingyun, he had also struck it once, and at that time, he had only been slightly dazed.
"Damage, damage! He Guangxin! Liang Zifan! Xiaoxiao!"
The three main damage dealers immediately understood and, holding their immortal artifacts, charged towards the stunned Rurmo.
Qin Xiaoxiao had directly entered her berserk mode.
A strong sense of crisis awakened Rurmo. His eyes turned crimson. Staring at the three charging at him, he roared, "Get lost!!"
Boundless black energy erupted from his body, transforming into skulls that lunged and bit at them...