Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 691: Heavy Casualties, Escaping Alive
In such an environment, magical power was rapidly depleting every second.
They had to continuously use various means to resist the Black Rain, and Guo Poyun, Liao Yunxi, and the others had no energy left to turn back for rescue.
At this moment, Xu Haoran and the others had even less ability to act independently from Liu Yu.
They clearly understood that turning back now could very well mean never returning!
As expected, in just three breaths, the team had ascended less than two miles when a Purple Scarf Army cultivator could no longer hold on.
“Ugh~”
The spell connection failed, and the magical power shield was corroded by the Black Rain, leaving one Purple Scarf Army cultivator's physical body exposed in the black rain curtain.
“Pitter patter”
“Zizi~”
His clothes were instantly corroded by the Black Rain.
Blood holes appeared on the golden core body, quickly turning into a bizarre black-purple color.
In the blink of an eye, the entire person was unrecognizable.
“Whoosh”
No longer able to maintain his flight, this person fell directly downwards, disappearing into the unfathomable darkness.
In everyone's perception, this person's life force rapidly weakened, and soon after, it completely vanished.
Seeing this scene, some cultivators' eyes were filled with pain and reluctance, but under the relentless downpour of the Black Rain, they were helpless.
“Daoist Gu Cheng.”
Under the silver-white barrier, seeing a close companion die a tragic death, Xu Haoran and the others opened their mouths to speak but hesitated.
Maintaining the barrier, Liu Yu's expression was serious, and he could only gently shake his head, indicating he was powerless to help.
In fact, he certainly had the ability to rescue them.
However, the suddenly appearing toxic Black Rain made one think of the impending restoration of the “Black Water Cave Phantom Formation.”
In such a situation, every moment was critical.
Liu Yu naturally did not want to waste time for a few Purple Scarf Army cultivators and put himself in danger.
After all, the main goal of this trip was Xu Haoran; as long as they brought him out safely, even if a few other cultivators suffered casualties, it could still be considered a task accomplished.
At this moment, maintaining the silver-white barrier, he was sweating profusely, looking as if he had exhausted all his strength, leaving no one able to criticize him.
The Black Rain was extraordinarily strange, and since others did not know how difficult it was for Liu Yu to maintain the silver-white barrier, naturally, they had nothing to say.
“Ugh~!”
Not flying far, another miserable scream rang out from behind.
Another Purple Scarf Army cultivator could no longer hold on, his physical body exposed to the toxic Black Rain, screaming as he fell into the depths of darkness, his life force rapidly dwindling.
Of course, after ascending five miles, as they saw the light source representing the exit to the Immortal Prison, the pressure they endured increased severalfold.
Like a collapsing domino effect, one by one, the Purple Scarf Army cultivators could no longer hold on and fell into the dark depths.
Some screamed in terror, their eyes filled with fear; some held onto hope, wishing for their companions to rescue them; while others recognized reality and did not let out a single scream, as if the pain on their bodies did not exist.
Under the threat of death, various cultivators displayed different reactions.
Under the baptism of the toxic Black Rain, in just a few breaths, the team lost nearly half their numbers, with ten Purple Scarf Army cultivators dead.
Excluding the eleven protected by the silver-white barrier, none of the others were spared.
And Guo Poyun, Liao Yunxi, and the nine others, despite their profound cultivation and intact strength, were also beginning to stabilize their breaths under the toxic Black Rain.
It seemed they could not hold on for much longer.
But fortunately, the exit was close at hand!
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“Pitter patter~”