Thinking this, she ran while noticing the golden bell behind her, and a flash of inspiration struck her mind! The corners of her lips slowly curled into a smile!
The burly man charged from the right, his long saber exuding an astonishingly malevolent aura! His muscles were powerful, and his killing intent was palpable!
The golden bell flew from behind, surrounded by obscure runes and exuding overwhelming spiritual energy! It was majestic and persistent!
Seeing this, Jin Bao'er immediately changed direction, running towards the right-angled corner formed by the two parties. At the end of this path lay a massive mountain range, leaving her no room to retreat...
The burly man's eyes lit up, and his movements as he brandished his long saber became noticeably more excited. Waves of intense killing intent surged within him. With just one blow, her slender, delicate neck would be cleanly severed, and blood would gush out like a surging river...
Under the control of the other three, the golden bell pressed closer, also noticing the dead end ahead. Jin Bao'er was undoubtedly doomed! A flicker of a smile crossed its eyes! The mission was about to be completed!
At this moment, everyone thought the same thing!
However, in the next second!
The blue-clad woman, who had been running frantically ahead, suddenly stopped. She turned to face the burly man, her gaze cold yet tinged with mockery.
An ominous premonition struck the burly man's heart. He furrowed his brows subconsciously, but the enemy was right before him, and there was no turning back! If he let her escape again, he might not get such a good chance to corner her next time!
Driven by killing intent and annoyance, he resolutely continued forward, only to stop abruptly two seconds later...
Not for any other reason than that the blue-clad woman in front of him was suddenly running towards him. The growing unease intensified. The burly man frowned, watching her. Was she seeking death? Did she think she could escape him?
Heh! Fool! If that's the case, then he would send her on her final journey!
A hint of sarcasm flashed across his face!
As the stunning face grew closer, he was so excited he couldn't speak! The bloodthirsty malevolence in his eyes grew stronger!
Jin Bao'er looked at him, but her peripheral vision was fixed on the golden bell's movements. Seeing that it was still being controlled by the other three and continuously locking onto her position, her eyes flickered, and she suddenly unleashed her domain...
In an instant, before the burly man's eyes, the blue-clad woman vanished! The surroundings plunged into darkness at the same moment!
Two to three seconds later, a golden light suddenly flashed around him. He instinctively swung his long saber to attack, but it struck an incredibly hard object. The vibration frequency accelerated sharply, transferring to his palm through the saber, making his tiger's mouth go numb, both painful and sour...
"Clang..."
The long saber fell to the ground, emitting a heavy thud! The burly man snapped back to his senses, just in time to see Jin Bao'er's exquisite face outside the transparent golden light, not far away...
Before he could recover, his internal spiritual energy suddenly surged violently! Then it plummeted! His cultivation also began to loosen slightly. In the blink of an eye, his cultivation level of Heavenly King Realm Tier Two dropped by a tier!
The burly man was shocked! He looked up abruptly and fully understood his predicament! He was now trapped within the golden bell. The unique characteristic of a first-grade immortal artifact, the golden bell, was to instantly control the opponent and then suppress their cultivation level!
"Ah!!! Bitch!"
A furious roar erupted, echoing back and forth within the golden bell, its resonance fading without depth.
Jin Bao'er did not hesitate. She nodded slightly, revealing a cold smile, her tone utterly sarcastic! Her lips parted slightly, and she uttered only four words!
"Ineffectual rage!"
Her clear voice reached the burly man's ears, angering him so much that he trembled, his eyes wide with fury as he glared at Jin Bao'er, almost audible through his gritted teeth!
"Bitch! You just wait! I'll make your life worse than death!"
Unlike Jin Bao'er's rapid advancement, it was incredibly difficult for others to advance even one tier, becoming exponentially harder as they progressed. Especially since the burly man was the leader among the four because his cultivation was one tier higher than the other three. Do not underestimate this one tier; it was a world of difference!
Now that he had been tricked by Jin Bao'er and directly demoted, how could he not hate her!
However, after saying this, Jin Bao'er turned and continued to set up formations, frantically searching for array points! After all, three Heavenly Kings were behind her, and the golden bell could be recalled at any moment. She had to complete the formations within this opportunity.
The three from a distance had already flown into the sky to survey the entire situation. Upon noticing Jin Bao'er's scheme, their faces turned ashen! They quickly flew down to control the golden bell and release the burly man...
But whether it was because the person locked by the golden bell had escaped multiple times this time, the immortal spirit was enraged! It stubbornly refused to loosen its grip! The three were frantic, and only after a long while did they manage to open the golden bell!
Yes, as an immortal artifact, the golden bell had its own immortal spirit. Each time it devoured the cultivation level of a trapped person, it was a method for it to increase its own strength. (Any artifact spirit produced by an immortal artifact was respectfully referred to as an immortal spirit! Soul Cleaver was only a semi-grade immortal artifact, hence it was not referred to as an immortal spirit before!)
Immortal Spirit: I'm so awesome! Today, I've been tricked and escaped from twice. Why should I loosen my grip? I won't!
Only after the group reluctantly infused it with a lot of spiritual energy did the golden bell finally release its hold! Because immortal artifacts were unruly, only the three of them, Heavenly Kings, could forcefully control it...
Although Jin Bao'er was searching for array points, she was also paying attention to the other group. Hearing their kind words and various explanatory actions, she finally realized!
So... the golden bell was actually quite a useful treasure?
At this moment, her expressionless face was filled with a thought: she had been chased so miserably by these people; at the very least, she should get some compensation!
The golden bell, which had just been retrieved, suddenly sensed something and trembled slightly, emitting a crisp sound. The second in command noticed it and thought nothing of it, believing it was still angry!
The burly man's face was flushed red, his whole body trembling with excitement! Coupled with his beard, which had been neatly cut in half, he looked both ugly and amusing.
This time, the four did not choose the previous method. Instead, they adopted a pincer attack formation, surrounding Jin Bao'er in a four-pointed star, dead or alive.
At this moment, Jin Bao'er had placed the last crystal. As soon as the array core was set... the entire mountain range and the Artifact Forging Sect would become a natural killing array! The stronger the opponent's cultivation, the stronger the array's backlash would be!
"Bitch! Die!"
The voice rang out, and Jin Bao'er turned abruptly, only to realize that just as she had placed the last crystal, the four had already surrounded her, leaving her with no escape.
The burly man was particularly excited. The humiliation he suffered today must be repaid by flaying Jin Bao'er alive to vent his hatred! The long saber in his hand was already thirsty for blood!
Jin Bao'er's expression was grim, her eyes scanning her surroundings, searching for a blind spot to temporarily escape... Her heart was inevitably filled with anxiety! Four Heavenly Kings; to confront them head-on would be suicidal!
However, her expression did not betray her panic. Her gaze was cool as she looked at the burly man! Her tone was indifferent.
"Tsk... I'm tired of hearing that. Can't you say anything else?"