Hearing the scream behind him, Li Ming's heart tightened. He recognized the voice of Chen Hao, which meant his companion had already sacrificed himself. The death of Chen Hao twisted Li Ming's heart in agony, but he couldn't afford to be distracted at this moment. If he failed to destroy the Teleportation Array, all the sacrifices would be in vain.
"Chen Hao, your sacrifice will not be in vain!" Li Ming silently vowed, suppressing his pain as he rushed to the Fountain Statue. His eyes were fixed on the tiles beneath him, where a faint dark red glow emanated. Li Ming knew that this glow was coming from the Teleportation Array hidden below.
"I cannot fail, absolutely cannot!" Li Ming took a deep breath, concentrating all his Spiritual Energy. With a powerful swing of his sword, he shattered the tiles, revealing the array beneath. The array exuded a strong aura of darkness, fierce and terrifying, as if mocking all resistance.
Without hesitation, Li Ming activated the Chaos Pearl on his wrist, trying to absorb the dark power from the array quickly. The Chaos Pearl began to emit a bright light as dark energy surged into it like a tide, causing the pearl to vibrate violently under immense pressure.
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Li Ming felt the terrifying pressure from Feng Tianlong drawing closer. He knew time was running out; he had to destroy this Teleportation Array before Feng Tianlong arrived.
The sounds of battle behind him grew more intense. Li Ming could hear Chen Yao and the soldiers fighting desperately against Feng Tianlong's attacks. But he couldn't look back or lose focus; he had to give everything to complete this mission.
"Chen Hao, Chen Yao, everyone... I will succeed!" Li Ming gritted his teeth, beads of sweat forming on his forehead. He felt the immense pressure as the Chaos Pearl absorbed the dark power, but he did not falter. He pressed the Chaos Pearl firmly against the array.
The light from the Chaos Pearl grew stronger as it continued to absorb the dark energy from the array, causing the dark red glow to gradually fade. Li Ming felt a surge of power flowing into him, but he knew this was a necessary price to pay.
"Hurry up, faster!" Li Ming's anxiety mounted; he knew Feng Tianlong could appear at any moment and that he had to finish everything before then.
As Li Ming focused intently on absorbing the dark power from the array, suddenly a soldier's lifeless body was kicked heavily beside him with a dull thud. He looked up in shock to see Feng Tianlong leaping in front of him, tightly gripping an almost lifeless Chen Yao.
Chen Yao's pale face was now smeared with blood, droplets falling one by one. Her eyes were filled with pain and helplessness as she struggled futilely against Feng Tianlong's overwhelming strength.
"Chen Yao!" Li Ming's heart sank as he felt an overwhelming surge of anger and despair. Yet he knew he could not be distracted at this moment; otherwise, all their sacrifices would become meaningless.
Feng Tianlong grinned as he looked at Li Ming, a glimmer of mockery and disdain flashing in his eyes. "A kid still in the Foundation Stage... needing a woman to protect you... how embarrassing! You're so useless, why not just surrender?"
Li Ming clenched his teeth, forcing himself to endure the anger and pain surging within him. He knew that Feng Tianlong was trying to undermine his confidence with words, but he couldn't let him succeed. He had to stay calm and focus on completing the task at hand.
"Let her go, Feng Tianlong!" Li Ming shouted, determination flashing in his eyes. "We will never let you win!"
Feng Tianlong sneered, tightening his grip, causing Chen Yao to emit a painful groan as blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. He looked at Li Ming with a cruel and mocking glint in his eyes. "You so-called heroes are nothing but a joke. A kid in the Foundation Stage, do you really think you can stop me? At this rate, you can't even protect yourself, let alone anyone else."
"You beast!" Li Ming roared in anger, feeling the Chaos Pearl in his hand begin to glow more intensely. He knew he had to absorb the dark power of the formation quickly; only then would he have a chance to defeat Feng Tianlong.
Feng Tianlong coldly regarded Li Ming, suddenly tightening his grip again. Chen Yao gasped in pain, her body going limp. His voice was icy and cruel: "I could end her life right now; do you dare to gamble?"
Li Ming's heart tightened sharply; he knew Feng Tianlong was not joking. Chen Yao's life was in his hands, and any wrong decision could lead to her death.
"Stop absorbing the power of the formation, or I will kill her now," Feng Tianlong said slowly, a cruel light flashing in his eyes.
Li Ming took a deep breath, his sword trembling slightly in his hand. He knew he couldn't yield, but the pressure and pain of the situation weighed heavily on him.
"Do you think you can threaten me? We will not bow down to your tyranny," Li Ming declared loudly, struggling to keep himself calm.
Feng Tianlong's laughter echoed in the air, his gaze filled with immense mockery. "Do you really think you have that ability? Look at yourself; you can't even protect a woman and yet you fantasize about being some kind of hero?"
Li Ming felt an overwhelming tension within him, filled with conflict and pain. Standing before the formation, his sword trembled incessantly as cold sweat beaded on his forehead. Faced with the nearly completed absorption of the formation's power, he felt immense pressure and helplessness; he didn't know what to do next.
His gaze swept over Chen Yao, tightly held by Feng Tianlong, and he saw her snow-white face smeared with blood, her eyes filled with pain and helplessness. Li Ming's heart twisted in agony; he knew he had to save Chen Yao, but at that moment, he felt utterly powerless.
Feng Tianlong laughed heartily, reveling in Li Ming's dilemma, his inner darkness and sadistic tendencies magnified to the extreme. His laughter echoed across the square, laced with unparalleled contempt and cruelty.
"Hahaha, look at you! It's truly laughable!" Feng Tianlong sneered, his eyes flashing with mockery and disdain. "A mere kid at Foundation Stage, unable to even protect yourself, yet you dare to dream of saving this city?"
Li Ming felt an overwhelming surge of anger and despair, but he knew he could not back down. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself, gripping his sword tightly, though it still trembled in his hand.
"Feng Tianlong, you will pay for this!" Li Ming shouted, attempting to make his voice sound more resolute, but the turmoil and helplessness within him were still painfully evident.
"Pay? Hahaha, how naive you are!" Feng Tianlong scoffed, tightening his grip. Chen Yao groaned in pain as blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. Feng Tianlong looked at Li Ming with a glint of cruelty and disdain in his eyes. "Do you think you have that capability? The only thing you can do now is kneel and beg for mercy; perhaps I’ll grant you a quicker death."
Li Ming's heart was filled with rage and unwillingness, but he knew he could not let his emotions control him at that moment. He had to stay calm and find a solution. Yet Feng Tianlong's threats and taunts loomed over him like a massive weight, constantly pressing down.
"Li Ming, don’t let him affect you! We cannot give up!" Chen Yao said weakly, a glimmer of hope and determination flashing in her eyes.
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