Published: February 13, 2025
Even without Ye Pingsu, Ye Zhongming planned to leave.
He already knew the gap between himself and true peak experts very clearly, having fought against beings of peak realm in both the Library Palace and the Su Clan.
Although they might have been holding back, that experience of facing them and knowing victory was unattainable kept Ye Zhongming alert at all times.
However, when it was a matter of life and death, the feeling he got from supreme peak experts was one of despair.
Facing Heiting Yanting, especially the version of Heiting Yanting fused with the Divine Eye, Ye Zhongming had no desire to engage. No matter who came, he would find a way to escape.
But this process was not smooth.
That elite Dwarf team followed him like a parasitic worm, showing no concern for the situation of their leader.
When Ye Zhongming broke out, he had already clashed with them; although he had managed to break through the encirclement, he did not shake them off.
The various bizarre routes and unpredictable architectural obstacles in the towering city greatly affected Ye Zhongming's speed, even when he floated up into the air.
Moreover, at least two members of this team were not far from Ye Zhongming in terms of realm.
This forced Ye Zhongming to occasionally turn and fight back, waiting for a better opportunity to break free.
In a short amount of time, Ye Zhongming found himself in intense battles more than a dozen times, killing many enemies but also sustaining some injuries himself.
He knew that if he gave these people a chance to form some kind of formation, he would no longer be able to escape.
Ye Zhongming was very strong; saying he was the number one below the peak would be no exaggeration. He kept fighting, killing, and navigating through the city, hoping to find a way out.
But for some unknown reason, up to this point, he had not found a single ally in the city, nor had he found any quick escape routes.
This puzzled him.
Ye Zhongming could sense that the massive beast of the city had already fallen; its body must have sustained many damages, yet he couldn’t find a single one.
Without any obstacles, Ye Zhongming stopped.
He realized where the problem lay.
The Dwarf team behind him also came to a halt and quickly surrounded him.
For this team, after a short yet brutal chase and at the cost of several dozen members, they finally caught their target.
Ye Zhongming suddenly looked up at the towering city, completely ignoring the enemies surrounding him.
“What is this... a rule?”
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Heiting Yanting's arms opened wide, then quickly closed, only to open again, repeating the motion.
The surrounding space darkened, and Fei Gema, who had been fighting not far away, vanished silently and strangely.
Above the head of the Dwarf leader appeared a semi-transparent eye, identical to the Divine Eye on his forehead, but larger and more eerie, currently closed.
This was not the end; within this pitch-black space, many Illusory Eyes began to appear one after another, at various locations and angles, even on the ground.
Ye Pingsu, who originally had a bent back, straightened little by little as Heiting Yanting’s arms opened and closed.
With each straightening, a crisp sound could be heard, not the cracking of bones, but akin to the sound of porcelain shattering.
When Ye Pingsu fully straightened his body, some glowing light emitted from his back, intertwining with the formation in his hands.
“You old fool, you should have acted sooner. Now that the Illusory Eye is set up, how do you expect to win?” Heiting Yanting's voice suddenly rose, his eye, already deformed from the pressure of the Divine Eye, was filled with madness.
“You don’t just want to defeat me, do you? You’ve sealed off the space within the city; you intend to erase all life that enters here, even including your own people and everything from Divine Artisan City.”
“You know you’ve lost, so you’re trying to ensure we gain as little as possible, even making it a losing battle, so other races can take the opportunity to swallow us, avenging the Tarros Red Dwarf.”